Ioan Smart

Teaching fellow | Using virtual reality as a tool for examining camouflage

[Ioan Smart @Ioan_Smart]

@Zeke_Rowe_ @ISBE2024 I unfortunately missed it! Will you be putting it up on ISBE+

[Ioan Smart @Ioan_Smart]

I am very excited to be presenting some of my PhD work on examining camouflage effectiveness in Virtual reality environments today. Come along to session 1G if you would like to hear more #ISBE2024

[Jolyon Troscianko @jTroscianko]

Play our new find-the-harvester game! By playing you'll be helping us to understand the weird and wonderful diversity in harvester colouration https://t.co/VUNRSiYdO7 @UniExeCEC

[Laura Kelley @lauraakelley]

👇 last minute PhD studentship available to start in September 2024, deadline to apply 29th July! https://t.co/5XTr0s6W2x

[Christian Drerup @Chris_Drerup]

🚨We are delighted to announce that our new paper is out NOW in @CurrentBiology 🦑🌅Here we show how #cuttlefish alter their #camouflage response under naturally occuring dynamic lighting ('water caustics')!
🔗https://t.co/CX5pmzVclP
🧵A thread to find out more:

[Ioan Smart @Ioan_Smart]

@ISBE2024 @BehavEcol Thanks - Looking forward to it!! See you then!

[Jolyon Troscianko @jTroscianko]

Exciting new gadget - a hyperspectral camera/imager that you can build for ~£350. It can measure radiance or reflectance, ~320-880nm, 9nm FWHM, customisable spatial resolution, enormous dynamic range, and a simple GUI for desktop or android.

https://t.co/XIqcHUJid6

[Sam England @SamJakeEngland]

Have you ever felt like you have a "sixth sense"? That you can somehow feel that danger is coming? Turns out caterpillars really can! We've just discovered that they can sense the static electricity of predators and react defensively. Out now in @PNASNews https://t.co/eaMF1FWhMj

[Laura Kelley @lauraakelley]

New bowerbird paper led by @menno_vanberkel! Male great bowerbirds build display courts that are linked to mating success, and we found that object availability 🧱 rather than male building ability 👷 explains variation in court quality https://t.co/R7zbCgn5g7

[Ioan Smart @Ioan_Smart]

Its been a week and I still don’t think it’s set in… I’m delighted to say that I passed my viva with minor corrections! A huge thanks to @HannahMRowland and Jim Bown for a thoroughly enjoyable discussion on the use of VR in camouflage research. #Camouflage #VirtualReality #PhD

[Lund Vision Group @LundVision]

This fall, we will again be running the renowned Sensory Ecology postgrad course here in Lund. Find information and sign up at the link below. Registration is on a first come-first serve basis.

https://t.co/wYvuNK0HSO

[Christian Drerup @Chris_Drerup]

🚨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)

[Benito Wainwright @BenitoExplains]

Very happy that our beginner's guide to the ithomiine butterfly visual system is now alive and kickin' in @J_Exp_Biol! 🙌 We report extensive variation in the visual system, hinting at its lability to evolve adaptations to distinct visual environments. 🦋https://t.co/afSnWjkyPt

[George Hancock 🥚🦋🦎 @ghancockzoology]

Hi everyone be sure to check out brains vs prawns a joint game, made by me and the amazing @EcoColourCamo, investigating how invasive seaweeds might impact the camouflage of prawns. Every play contributes to

https://t.co/mR5xCkQ02a

[ISBE2024 @ISBE2024]

Listen up folks and please spread the word. Call for abstracts for #ISBE2024 is now open!! See you all in Melbourne! @BehavEcol

https://t.co/ia5Gj4zu29

[Jen Kelley @JenKelley10]

Can patterns with illusory depth cues enhance camouflage? An example of of how learning by wild birds may override camouflage (and outwit the investigators!). @aleejessop @lauraakelley @jTrosci
https://t.co/djvt5o2efq
Here is one of the culprits:

[George Hancock 🥚🦋🦎 @ghancockzoology]

Well, that's paper number 2 of the PhD out. Using 3D scans, multispectral imaging and spatial image analyses we show how lapwing use local geometry and camouflage to hide their nests. Special thanks to @GWCT and @GW4plusDTP for funding this research.
https://t.co/Xlp5LdxEvb

[Sam Matchette @Sam_Matchette]

🚨New paper!🚨 In a recent in-depth review, we ask: what's the (current) deal with dazzle? @BristolBioSci @CamZoology @ucdavis https://t.co/2J181kFysL #dazzle #camouflage #illusions #perception

[Ioan Smart @Ioan_Smart]

@Dwarf_Mongoose @IslaBaila @TheresaRueger @_StephanieLKing @clemencyewhite @DrSteveSimpson @BristolBioSci @cathyhobbs123 @EmmaFishGal @AmyMorrisDrake @Harryfsuter @Padraig_Kennedy @BristolUni Awesome news @IslaBaila ! Well done! 🎉🍾