Matteo Santon

Marie Curie Fellow 🐙 Vis ecology | Mar Bio | Stats 🦀
Fish | Cephalopods | Crustaceans 🐡 Scuba diving & photography

[Matteo Santon @MatteoSanton]

To my contacts: Moved to Bluesky at https://t.co/A4j4999Jno for obvious reasons.. Would be great to stay connected with all of you there!

[CamillaSguotti @CamillaSguotti]

PostDoc open📢️ New position open in my lab to expand knowledge on how to use data-driven networks to model feedbacks in natural systems! Funded by @ERC_Research FEEDRES based at @DiBio_UniPD. Check out the call and apply! Contact me for questions! Link in comments!

[Martha M. M. Daniel @m3d_biology]

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

[Ecology of Vision @EcologyofVision]

🚨PhD siren #2!🚨A 4 year PhD project based in Exeter with @SensoryEcology in collaboration with us taking a deep dive into the visually-guided colour change behaviour of chameleon prawns🦐Funded by SWBio DTP to start in Sept 2025! Apply here: https://t.co/CmWU6O9mGU

[Ecology of Vision @EcologyofVision]

🚨 PhD siren!🚨 We have an exciting 4 year PhD project on offer using information theory to investigate why different visual systems have evolved in ecologically similar species. Funded by SWBio DTP to start in Sept 2025! Apply here: https://t.co/CmWU6O9mGU

[Eduardo Sampaio @OctoEduardo]

We describe how octopus-fish groups can work, can malfunction, and can lead to benefits! Give it a read and don't forget to see the videos for punching, displacements, and examples of solo vs collaborative hunting!! 🐙🐠🐟 Out in @NatureEcoEvo!!

[Matteo Santon @MatteoSanton]

Latest work in collaboration with @vancedberg at @EcologyofVision!!

[Cedric van den Berg @vancedberg]

Out now in Behavioural Ecology: Highly defended nudibranchs “escape” to visually distinct background habitats - https://t.co/xpOH0UIxqK with @karen_cheney @MatteoSanton @UQscience @EcoVisUQ @EcologyofVision #colsci

[Matteo Santon @MatteoSanton]

@Chris_Drerup @Cambridge_Uni Congrats Chris!!!!!

[Royal Society Publishing @RSocPublishing]

Chemical defences indicate bold colour patterns with reduced variability in aposematic nudibranchs | https://t.co/oOCMuZDqD2 #ProcB @vancedberg @MatteoSanton

[Cedric van den Berg @vancedberg]

Out in ProcB - Chemical defences indicate bold colour patterns with reduced variability in aposematic nudibranchs - https://t.co/E62Qo1XuJ4.
Data & thoughts on the ecology & evolution of aposematism, feat. our fave critters! 🐌🌊 @MicaToolbox #colsci @EcoVisUQ @EcologyofVision

[Lauren Sumner-Rooney @Lauren_hSR]

✨Huge✨ congratulations to @KaylinChong on the publication of her 1st paper on the evolution of 🕷️ eye size in @CurrentBiology yesterday! 🎉
Full 🧵 later but if allometry, kooky eyes & comparative phylogenetic methods float your boat, look no further 👀
https://t.co/nFEKia2iFJ

[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:

[Matteo Santon @MatteoSanton]

This is what reefs should look like. This is what is worth fighting for.

[Michael Bok @mikebok]

New perspective published in @PNASNews about fluorescence in tetrapods. Briefly: Fluorescence is probably usually not a visual signal, but that doesn't mean it isn't interesting!
https://t.co/T5TTykkfw5

w/ @MichalNicola1 @abalosaurus Liliana D'Alba @mdshawkey & @JGoldenbergEvo

[Department of Biology – University of Padova @DiBio_UniPD]

@CamillaSguotti presents data from her @MSCActions project on resilience mechanisms to avoid tipping points of climate change #DiBioRetreat2024

[Cedric van den Berg @vancedberg]

@EcologyofVision and others from the Bristol lot will be well represented! #colsci

[Matteo Santon @MatteoSanton]

Amazing opportunity right here!!

[Rob Heathcote @rjpheathcote]

⚡️Postdoc in sensory ecology!⚡️ 3 year position at @OxfordBiology on colouration in fish schools! If antipredator colour, collective behaviour, fieldwork in nice places, and fun experiments with predatory fish is your thing, get in touch! Pls RT 🐟🐟🐠🐠💥https://t.co/lLYRqpLjic

[JJFosterLab @JJFosterLab]

How do sky conditions impact bumblebee navigation? In collab w/ @araujobees of @INSECTLab_SU Frida & @kolyfetis took polarization images of skies at @navarinoNEO that were clear, overcast & even full of Sahara dust! These help us understand how insects use the sky to navigate🐝🧭

[Michael Bok @mikebok]

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