micaToolbox

Twitter-home of the 'Multispectral Image Calibration & Analysis Toolbox' (MICA). Follow for news, software updates, & related research. Admin: @vancedberg

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

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[Cedric van den Berg @vancedberg]

It's out! Read about how to combine advanced animal vision modelling and colour pattern analysis with comparative phylogenetic methods in arguably some of the most incredible critters in the ocean: https://t.co/giyCu9YpTr. Amazing work with amazing people! #colsci #micaToolbox

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

BUG ALERT: Naive Bayes clustering in QCPA

When using Naive Bayes clustering in <v2.3, the standard deviations instead of the means are used for downstream colour pattern analysis. For details & fix, read here: https://t.co/nhAHFL3Vzj #colsci

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

The toolbox update v2.3 is online now. It provides several bug fixes and switches to a new LibRAW (DCRAW) version, which offers support for many more recent RAW camera file formats: https://t.co/SijQrRvUMg

[Nafee Alothyqi @nafee_alothyqi]

Excited to share our new #colsci paper on how learning egg appearance guides nesting site choice for better camouflage. I enjoyed conducting this study with @CornishJackdaws and @SensoryEcology. Image analysis via @Micatoolbox. https://t.co/bSkytk7nDw
@UniofExeter @uqu_bio

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

Showcasing the ability of @MicaToolbox to capture complex visual properties of natural scenes:

[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

[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

[Hannah Weller, PhD (she/her) @hannahiweller]

This dataset is bananas. High quality, calibrated UV + visible-spectrum images of >100 species of snakes let us compare across six different visual systems with @MicaToolbox. Working on it with Hayley, John David, and Alison was a genuine privilege, and I am SO GLAD IT'S OUT 🌈🐍

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

Reminder! Come join us in Melbourne for an all-day venture into animal vision modelling and analysis in September! #colsci https://t.co/PSimZbjrZy

[Laura Kelley @lauraakelley]

Interested in the role that sensory processing plays in perception of animal signals? Fully funded four-year PhD to start September 2024, deadline to apply 12th May. https://t.co/jDU4eYbBM2

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

We have considered the option to make this a dual mode (online/in person) event. To provide the best quality of the workshop for participants we will stick with an in-person format for this workshop, but will hopefully be able to run an online version in the near future.

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

Registration for the 2024 visual modelling workshop in Melbourne is now open. Come learn about all things animal vision modelling using ImageJ & R 🐟🐦‍⬛🦎🐝The workshop is conveniently timed with the opening of @ISBE2024 (29.09.2024). Please share! #colsci https://t.co/PSimZbjrZy

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

In this handy and very approachable review, @thehemi65 et al. provide a neat overview of a broad section of currently available tools and methods for the study of colour patterns in nature. Worth a read! #colsci

[Dr. Christopher Hemingson @thehemi65]

Excited to finally have this paper out after multiple years in the making with @bellwoodlab, @ReefFunctionHub, and @pete_cowman

"Analysing biological colour patterns from digital images: An introduction to the current toolbox"

https://t.co/IpDwDrpNQI

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

@JPLawrencePhoto @ISBE2024 Hi, not at this stage but something we can look into!

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

Article

'Predator selection on phenotypic variability of cryptic and aposematic moths' #colsci https://t.co/JtYWj6NvRP

[Cedric van den Berg @vancedberg]

Convenient QCPA batch scripting with data wrangling tutorials in R for everyone! All peer reviewed and sparkly now 🎉 with @DrNickCondon , @ConradsenCara, Tom White and @karen_cheney. #colsci @EcoVisUQ @EcologyofVision https://t.co/opppHnvxu1

[Leonie John @_leoniejohn_]

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

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

Registration for the workshop will open in March

[micaToolbox @MicaToolbox]

🥁Workshop announcement: Modelling animal vision using spectrophotometry and calibrated digital imaging. 29.09.2024 in Melbourne (AUS) as a 'satellite' to #ISBE2024 (or join us for the workshop alone). Registration TBA, but save the date!
https://t.co/bAmEYfiwIB #colsci

[Hannah Weller, PhD (she/her) @hannahiweller]

Paper for recolorize, my R package for color segmentation, is out! Featuring a couple of new examples. Special shoutout to @SVBelleghem, who lit a candle when we submitted it and also was just the most helpful coauthor you could hope for. https://t.co/uRO2XoE3Ed

[Yusan Yang 楊雨珊 @yusan_yang]

My lab at @USouthFlorida is looking for a postdoc to collaborate on a project on the evolution of poison frog color, behavior, and learning. I will be at #SICB2024 to chat - come join us 😀
Details on how to apply: https://t.co/jI3iWc0vPw
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