Roxy Holmes

PhD student in @MarineBehavEcol @CamZoology. Interested in the behavioural and sensory ecology of fish 🐠🐟🐡

[Christian Drerup @Chris_Drerup]

🚨 New paper alert! 👀In our new opinion piece in @Trends_Ecol_Evo, we propose #cephalopods as model systems to investigate the link between tactical #deception and #cognition in animals 🐙🦑🪄✨🧠
Read the paper here:
🔗 https://t.co/OEhMYthHPz

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

Moreover, we find that when controlling for underlying abundance, #lionfish are encountered deeper, form larger maximum #group sizes and are caught in larger maximum catch sizes in areas with higher #hunting pressure. @Sam_Matchette @MarineBehavEcol @JHerbertread

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

🚨Our new paper is out now in Biological Invasions. Using a #citizenscience approach we find correlations between #invasive #lionfish abundance, the length of time invaded, and human #hunting pressure in the western #Atlantic and #Caribbean Sea. https://t.co/YHWpV4NtyO

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

An interesting day spent at the 1st European #Lionfish Conference in Crete and a great visit to the aquarium and @hcmr_gr. Thanks @KotrschalA for organising.

[Christian Drerup @Chris_Drerup]

🤝 A HUGE thanks to @CamESS_CCLEAR for funding this work, to the @EcologyofVision group for inviting me to their lab at @BristolBioSci to conduct these experiments, and to my wonderful co-authors (and PhD supervisors) @JHerbertread and @DrMartinJohnHow 🥳🎉💪

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

Thanks to my supervisor @JHerbertread and @Nadia_Hamilton_ and @14Katie41 and everyone in @MarineBehavEcol for your help with this study.

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

🚨 Our new paper is out now in Ethology. Here we show that #lionfish show social attraction to conspecifics when selecting shelters. https://t.co/D678IshjJ2

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

Overall, we find no evidence that lionfish utilise ambient soundscapes of different habitat types for directional orientation during the day.

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

🚨Excited that the first chapter from my PhD is now out in Marine Biology. Here we show that #lionfish do not show any directional preferences for ambient #soundscapes during diurnal hours.
🔗https://t.co/6P43HIRsNv
🧵A thread to find out more:

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

Moreover, lionfish activity was not influenced by the habitat playback type, nor did their preference interact with body size.

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

Had a lovely day at @CamZoology Seminar Day on Friday. Tried my hand at a 1-minute flash talk to promote my poster on #lionfish sociability.

[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:

[Christian Drerup @Chris_Drerup]

🚨So thrilled to announce that I've passed my PhD viva this week! A big thanks to @SensoryEcology and @EdgarCTurner for the great viva, as well as @JHerbertread and my lab @MarineBehavEcol for the most amazing cephalopod and crustacean-themed presents!🦑🦀
#PhDone #DrDre #DrErup

[Dwarf Mongoose @Dwarf_Mongoose]

🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟 to @IslaBaila on the 1st paper from her #PhD. Celebrating #ECR success is right up there as the best part of my job.

Thanks to coauthors @BenWilliamsSci @JohnStratford_ @sharkslikejazz @DrSteveSimpson

Read the #OpenAccess paper here: https://t.co/eocCsHEvSj

[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)

[Sam Matchette @Sam_Matchette]

Thrilled to be featured in #Forbes - I'm over the moon that our research is reaching so many interested people 🎺🐠

[Sam Matchette @Sam_Matchette]

🚨 We are delighted to announce that our new paper is out TODAY in @CurrentBiology 🚨 Here we provide the first direct evidence of how a predator - the trumpetfish - can use ANOTHER ANIMAL for concealment when hunting!
🔗 https://t.co/9vaKLh0Wdw
🧵 Thread to find out more: (1/7)

[Dept of Zoology @CamZoology]

Congratulations to the poster winners! Paul Whitelaw @LizziePearmain @roxybholmes.

[Roxy Holmes @roxybholmes]

Had a great time yesterday listening to interesting talks and presenting my first poster at @CamZoology seminar day. Was very proud to win the poster competition with my work on #lionfish activity in response to ambient sound!