THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL ECOLOGY OF VISION RESEARCH GROUP
We are an internationally leading vision research group that focuses on visually guided behaviours. We study how animal vision functions in a wide range of species - including crustaceans, insects, fish and cephalopods. A particular strength of the group is discovering new optical principles behind the ways animals manipulate light and understanding how and why vision and animal optics have evolved.
Follow this link to a complete and up-to-date list of the groups publications.
Most recent: Conrad Helm, Michael J Bok, Pat Hutchings, Elena Kupriyanova and María Capa. 2018 Developmental studies provide new insights into the evolution of sense organs in Sabellariidae (Annelida) BMC Evolutionary Biology 18:149 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1263-5
Our research group consists of a mix of biologists, physicists and engineers. This allows us to successfully follow cross-disciplinary approaches in our research. A full list of current group members can be found here.
Filmed by Viktor Gruev
Much of the research work we undertake is experimental field work. We use field sites in the Pyrenees, Spain, Panama and the coral reefs off Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The video above shows us heading out to Horseshoe Reef just off Lizard Island where we were setting up remote polarization cameras.
Latest Updates
News from the Lab
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New collaborative paper on the evolution of ecdysozoan colour vision. #ColSci @BristolBioSci https://t.co/RLPxDrmZIQ -
RT @EmelieBrodrick: Overcoming / renewing my dislike of cockroaches by trying a new insect TEM fixing protocol with these little guys.… https://t.co/46upwlxjOk
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RT @mikebok: IT'S HAPPENING!!! The legendary International Conference on Invertebrate Vision is FINALLY returning to Bäckaskog C… https://t.co/gE25svyu4A
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RT @Samuel_Smithers: Photoreceptor projection from a four‐tiered retina to four distinct regions of the first optic ganglion in a jumpin… https://t.co/QEob1eWVVJ
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RT @almut_kelber: Cool talk today by Elizabeth Jakob from Univ of Massachusetts Amherst on jumping spider vision. Even cooler: She us… https://t.co/WiNkhqcAYg
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