Dr Martin John How
@DrMartinJohnHow
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Research Fellow, Ecology of Vision, enthralled by crustaceans and cephalopods.
University of Bristol
Joined March 2016
Fresh from the field— just had 20 days of following peacock mantis shrimp in the wild with @MatteoSanton! This work will show how mantis shrimp navigate and use their habitats. Thank you so much @neuroethology @CrustaceanSoci @challengersoc @ECSAssociation and @DrMartinJohnHow
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Join us for our next #BVIseminar on Friday 22 November at 4pm GMT where @DrMartinJohnHow will be discussing 'Stealth and deception: motion camouflage by hunting cuttlefish'. Come along in-person, or online via Zoom - https://t.co/kMypzZOYP9
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PhD position available: The influence of nighttime lighting on predator-prey dynamics and the landscape of fear. Working with RSPB and endangered shorebirds, visual modelling, field & experimental work, check it out https://t.co/hljnaip6Lr
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Cool article by @SofiQuaglia on the amazing colour changing cephalopods:
nationalgeographic.com
Camouflage isn't the only way cephalopods have evolved to change their appearance.
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New Postdoc Research Scientist position available to work on #shark movements & distributions under #ClimateChange w/ biologging data Please apply here: https://t.co/oR8wecfD4A
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🦈 We have two exciting job opportunities available @TheSimsLab to work on #shark biologging movements, behaviour & distributions under #ClimateChange as part of the OCEAN DEOXYFISH project: 🌊 Project Technical Officer 🔬 Postdoctoral Research Scientist https://t.co/qgItUSWQh0
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New paper on the wonderful googly eyes of alciopid worms out now in @CurrentBiology! We found that alongside vertebrates, arthropods, and cephalopods, this group of polychaetes is capable of high-resolution vision - but mysteries remain...🪱👀 https://t.co/80AQd1f1Rk
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Join our team ⬇️ 🐠 Research Assistant 🐠 Laboratory Technician - Blue Carbon 🐠 Ecological Modeller in Connectivity Science 🐠 Fish Ecology Technician 🐠 Geospatial Analyst 🐠 Infrastructure Program Manager Applications close this month. Apply ➡️ https://t.co/Q6QFdOlHx1
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New paper on fish camouflage🐟 We placed scorpionfish on backgrounds of different pattern granularity to see whether they adjust their skin pattern. Find out what changes we observed! With @MatteoSanton @MicaToolbox
https://t.co/1r813Ta3r7
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Very proud to see @_leoniejohn_'s second chapter finally published! More #colsci on cryptic marine sit-and-wait predatory fish!
New paper on fish camouflage🐟 We placed scorpionfish on backgrounds of different pattern granularity to see whether they adjust their skin pattern. Find out what changes we observed! With @MatteoSanton @MicaToolbox
https://t.co/1r813Ta3r7
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We're really excited about this great work by @amarbiome + Michael Blumer and gaggle of our science pals, including Frederik Mollen, @shahrouzamini @FindingAMcIvor @joana_gcc More to come on this species soon! @HFSP @AdvOpticalMat photo: Morgan Bennett-Smith
How do #stingrays produce blue, nature's rarest color? Our paper https://t.co/UEea3wQgSS in @AdvOpticalMat shows the mechanism: a combo of melanin + a unique #structuralcolor cell, with a #coreshell #photonicglass structure @MasonDeanlab M Blumer @FindingAMcIvor @shahrouzamini
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Such an inspiring talk by @EmelieBrodrick at our ECR seminar bound to the new Blue Planet unit! Amazing research of coral biology: light sensing, decision making and settlement in larvae with new directions for coral conservation! @BristolBioSci @DrSteveSimpson @HugoBHarrison
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Ah, diving days are the best days. Babbacombe Beach with @vancedberg (credit for the pic). @EcologyofVision
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New cost:benefit approach shows photoreceptor costs shape entire eye, including optics. Investments in photoreceptors compete with investments in optics to determine eye design https://t.co/KNiC3VIMgr Made possible by brilliant co-author, Fran Heras
biorxiv.org
Because an animal invests in an eye’s optics and photoreceptor array to meet behavioural needs at minimum cost, optics and photoreceptors compete for resources to maximise eye performance. This...
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🚨We are delighted to announce that our new paper is out in #Ethology 🦀🦐🦑 Here we show that dynamic illumination has limited influence on the habitat selection and behavioural activity of #crustaceans and #cephalopods. 🔗 https://t.co/MQ3rbxUUvd 🧵Thread to find out more: (1/5)
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Thinking what to do this weekend?🤔 Why not apply to @BBSRC @SWBio_DTP😀 A #PhD training programme in the #biosciences based across the South West + Wales <100 projects available across wide range of disciplines 👉 https://t.co/DSx4Yx6yvL Application deadline⏰Mon 4 Dec
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Congratulations to @jie_vun for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled "How the sensory ecology of the bumblebee affects their functional traits". Many thanks to the opponent @DrMartinJohnHow for a great discussion and the examination committee!
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The deadline is 1 December for early-career researchers to apply for a funded place at our Workshop 'Vision 2024: Building Bridges in Visual Ecology' organised by Eleanor Caves @EleanorCaves, Sonke Johnsen @sonkelab & Lorian Schweikert @LoriSchweikert
https://t.co/I298qCOAQw
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