M. Santon

Chemical defences indicate distinct colour patterns with reduced variability in aposematic nudibranchs

The paper quantifies colour pattern diversity in aposematic nudibranchs and links it to the strength of their chemical defences, finding reduced variability in defended species.

Highly defended nudibranchs 'escape' to visually diverse background habitats

The paper tests the escape and radiate hypothesis by analyzing if chemically defended nudibranch species occupy visually distinct backgrounds, finding support for spatiochromatic differences but not increased background diversity.

Visual modelling supports the potential for prey detection by means of diurnal active photolocation in a small cryptobenthic fish

The paper models diurnal active photolocation in the triplefin fish T. delaisi, showing it can detect prey at relevant foraging distances.

Active sensing with light improves predator detection in a diurnal fish

The paper tests if diurnal triplefin fish use light redirection to detect cryptic predators, finding that shading their iris reduces their ability to detect scorpionfish.

Daytime eyeshine contributes to pupil camouflage in a cryptobenthic marine fish

This study investigates daytime eyeshine in scorpionfish, showing it reduces pupil contrast and enhances camouflage through two mechanisms.