Travis Longcore (UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability) has compiled large databases that characterize the spectral sensitivity of terrestrial wildlife species. He digitized or otherwise acquired 177 different spectral response curves that help investigate whether spectral tuning to avoid impacts from light pollution would have potential.

Open access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179123000506

#Biology #Vision #VisualEcology #LightPollution

𝘈𝘱𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘢 is a honeybee that can forage at night when the moon is at least half-full. But can they see colour at night? We explored this in our paper, out now in @RSocPublishing
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1267
Here is a short explainer of what we found 🧵 1/8

#Honeybees #ColourVision #VisualEcology #Ecology #AnimalBehaviour #Foraging

#Introduction #AcademicMastodon

MSc #MarineBiology
BSc Animal Biology
BDes Industrial Design

I’ve spent most of my adult life working towards being able to specialize in the #VisualEcology of marine organisms.

My hopes for the future of marine biology are for marine scientists to be able to study the lives of seemingly inaccessible organisms at a similar resolution to those that are familiar. I believe that this advancement will be achieved largely through the development of new #techniques.

Out now: Using colour pattern edge contrast statistics to predict detection speed and success in triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus).
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/225/23/jeb244677/285905/Using-colour-pattern-edge-contrast-statistics-to

#behaviour #colsci #visualecology #visualmodelling #PredatorPreyDynamics