Sensory Ecology Lab
@sensoryecology.bsky.social
Dr. Daniel Pessoa
Professor of Animal Behavior and Physiology at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil. Interested in Animal Communication and Sensory Ecology.
Opinions are my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2516-6766
www.sel.cb.ufrn.br
Professor of Animal Behavior and Physiology at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil. Interested in Animal Communication and Sensory Ecology.
Opinions are my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2516-6766
www.sel.cb.ufrn.br
“This makes the tokay gecko the first amniote (the clade comprising all reptiles, birds, and mammals) known to use the saccule for this purpose.”
October 12, 2024 at 5:09 PM
“This makes the tokay gecko the first amniote (the clade comprising all reptiles, birds, and mammals) known to use the saccule for this purpose.”
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,383,968!
September 19, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,383,968!
Checkout our latest article, just published in Animal Behaviour: The role of carapace colour in species recognition in a fiddler crab.
We examined whether Leptuca fiddler crabs use male body colour in species recognition.
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#fiddlercrab
#evolutionarybiology
We examined whether Leptuca fiddler crabs use male body colour in species recognition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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#fiddlercrab
#evolutionarybiology
August 23, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Checkout our latest article, just published in Animal Behaviour: The role of carapace colour in species recognition in a fiddler crab.
We examined whether Leptuca fiddler crabs use male body colour in species recognition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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#fiddlercrab
#evolutionarybiology
We examined whether Leptuca fiddler crabs use male body colour in species recognition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪🦑🌈🦀
#fiddlercrab
#evolutionarybiology
“A male palm cockatoo puts on a musical mating display from trees in his territory. He sings, twirls and drums rhythmically against the tree, often using a percussion instrument, a stick or seed pod, clutched in his left foot…”
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June 12, 2024 at 5:12 AM
“A male palm cockatoo puts on a musical mating display from trees in his territory. He sings, twirls and drums rhythmically against the tree, often using a percussion instrument, a stick or seed pod, clutched in his left foot…”
www.sciencenews.org/article/wild...
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Article: Effect of luminosity on color discrimination of dichromatic marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).
Under intermediate luminosity (e.g. dawn) colourblind marmosets improve their color vision and can discriminate orange targets against a dappled green background.
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Under intermediate luminosity (e.g. dawn) colourblind marmosets improve their color vision and can discriminate orange targets against a dappled green background.
opg.optica.org/josaa/viewme...
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May 2, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Article: Effect of luminosity on color discrimination of dichromatic marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).
Under intermediate luminosity (e.g. dawn) colourblind marmosets improve their color vision and can discriminate orange targets against a dappled green background.
opg.optica.org/josaa/viewme...
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Under intermediate luminosity (e.g. dawn) colourblind marmosets improve their color vision and can discriminate orange targets against a dappled green background.
opg.optica.org/josaa/viewme...
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Review: The genetic and evolutionary drives behind primate color vision.
“Despite several leading hypotheses, the reasons for the different evolutionary paths taken by Old and New World primates for trichromacy are still unclear and remain to be confirmed.”
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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“Despite several leading hypotheses, the reasons for the different evolutionary paths taken by Old and New World primates for trichromacy are still unclear and remain to be confirmed.”
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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April 30, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Review: The genetic and evolutionary drives behind primate color vision.
“Despite several leading hypotheses, the reasons for the different evolutionary paths taken by Old and New World primates for trichromacy are still unclear and remain to be confirmed.”
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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“Despite several leading hypotheses, the reasons for the different evolutionary paths taken by Old and New World primates for trichromacy are still unclear and remain to be confirmed.”
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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Article: Detection of insect prey by wild common marmosets: The effect of color vision.
Males and females capture similar rates of cryptic insects, while females capture more conspicuous insects. Among dichromats, insect captures do not differ between sex.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Males and females capture similar rates of cryptic insects, while females capture more conspicuous insects. Among dichromats, insect captures do not differ between sex.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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April 28, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Article: Detection of insect prey by wild common marmosets: The effect of color vision.
Males and females capture similar rates of cryptic insects, while females capture more conspicuous insects. Among dichromats, insect captures do not differ between sex.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Males and females capture similar rates of cryptic insects, while females capture more conspicuous insects. Among dichromats, insect captures do not differ between sex.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Article: Colour vision variation in leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae): Links to cave roosting and dietary specialization.
“We find independent support for the hypothesis that obligate cave roosting drives colour vision loss.”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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“We find independent support for the hypothesis that obligate cave roosting drives colour vision loss.”
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April 26, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Article: Colour vision variation in leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae): Links to cave roosting and dietary specialization.
“We find independent support for the hypothesis that obligate cave roosting drives colour vision loss.”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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“We find independent support for the hypothesis that obligate cave roosting drives colour vision loss.”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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E-Book: What Sensory Ecology Might Learn From Landscape Ecology?
We hope that this compilation of 13 manuscripts stimulates new research, studying the sensory challenges for animals in a rapidly changing word.
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🧪🦑 #review #chemical #visual #acoustic #electric #color
We hope that this compilation of 13 manuscripts stimulates new research, studying the sensory challenges for animals in a rapidly changing word.
books.google.com/books/about/...
🧪🦑 #review #chemical #visual #acoustic #electric #color
April 24, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Article: Female Brazilian whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus ocellifer) prefer males with high ultraviolet ornament reflectance.
We provide the first empirical evidence for the importance of UV color in female preference in a mutually ornamented lizard species.
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We provide the first empirical evidence for the importance of UV color in female preference in a mutually ornamented lizard species.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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April 23, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Article: Female Brazilian whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus ocellifer) prefer males with high ultraviolet ornament reflectance.
We provide the first empirical evidence for the importance of UV color in female preference in a mutually ornamented lizard species.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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We provide the first empirical evidence for the importance of UV color in female preference in a mutually ornamented lizard species.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Article: The evolution of the concept of sensory ecology
and the influence of behavioral ecology.
www.scielo.br/j/aabc/a/rNb...
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and the influence of behavioral ecology.
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April 21, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Article: The evolution of the concept of sensory ecology
and the influence of behavioral ecology.
www.scielo.br/j/aabc/a/rNb...
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and the influence of behavioral ecology.
www.scielo.br/j/aabc/a/rNb...
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Article: The conspicuousness contradiction: brighter males have lower mating chances in the damselfly Argia hasemani but not in Argia croceipennis.
We suggest that females might avoid brighter males owing to increased risk of predation during copulation.
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
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We suggest that females might avoid brighter males owing to increased risk of predation during copulation.
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
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April 19, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Article: The conspicuousness contradiction: brighter males have lower mating chances in the damselfly Argia hasemani but not in Argia croceipennis.
We suggest that females might avoid brighter males owing to increased risk of predation during copulation.
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
#science🧪
We suggest that females might avoid brighter males owing to increased risk of predation during copulation.
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
#science🧪
Meeting: the 27th meeting of the International Colour Vision Society will be held from July 5 to July 9, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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April 18, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Meeting: the 27th meeting of the International Colour Vision Society will be held from July 5 to July 9, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
www.icvs2024.com
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O II CBB ocorrerá nos dias 2 a 5 de julho, dentro da XXXVIII Reunião Anual da FeSBE, na UNICAMP (Campinas, SP).
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April 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
O II CBB ocorrerá nos dias 2 a 5 de julho, dentro da XXXVIII Reunião Anual da FeSBE, na UNICAMP (Campinas, SP).
www.sbba.com.br
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April 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Article: The trade-off between color and size in lizards’ conspicuous tails.
Larger red-tailed lizard are more prone to be attacked by birds, since the benefit of having conspicuous tails decreases as body size increases.
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🧪 #decoy #predation #zoology #sensory
Larger red-tailed lizard are more prone to be attacked by birds, since the benefit of having conspicuous tails decreases as body size increases.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #decoy #predation #zoology #sensory
April 18, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Article: The trade-off between color and size in lizards’ conspicuous tails.
Larger red-tailed lizard are more prone to be attacked by birds, since the benefit of having conspicuous tails decreases as body size increases.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #decoy #predation #zoology #sensory
Larger red-tailed lizard are more prone to be attacked by birds, since the benefit of having conspicuous tails decreases as body size increases.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #decoy #predation #zoology #sensory
Congresso Colombiano de Bioacústica & Ecoacústica.
Medellín, del 18 al 22 de noviembre de 2024.
#2CCBE #Bioacoustics #sensoryecology #sound
#meeting #science🧪
Medellín, del 18 al 22 de noviembre de 2024.
#2CCBE #Bioacoustics #sensoryecology #sound
#meeting #science🧪
April 17, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Congresso Colombiano de Bioacústica & Ecoacústica.
Medellín, del 18 al 22 de noviembre de 2024.
#2CCBE #Bioacoustics #sensoryecology #sound
#meeting #science🧪
Medellín, del 18 al 22 de noviembre de 2024.
#2CCBE #Bioacoustics #sensoryecology #sound
#meeting #science🧪
Article: Melanism and color saturation of butterfly assemblages: A comparison between a tropical rainforest and a xeric white forest.
Rainforest butterflies have more melanic dorsal wing surfaces, which might be seen as a form of protection against parasites.
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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Rainforest butterflies have more melanic dorsal wing surfaces, which might be seen as a form of protection against parasites.
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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April 17, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Article: Melanism and color saturation of butterfly assemblages: A comparison between a tropical rainforest and a xeric white forest.
Rainforest butterflies have more melanic dorsal wing surfaces, which might be seen as a form of protection against parasites.
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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Rainforest butterflies have more melanic dorsal wing surfaces, which might be seen as a form of protection against parasites.
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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Article: Detection of conspicuous and cryptic food by common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): An evaluation of the importance of color and shape cues.
Males outperform females when searching for green food against a green background.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #primates #colorvision
Males outperform females when searching for green food against a green background.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #primates #colorvision
April 16, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Article: Detection of conspicuous and cryptic food by common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): An evaluation of the importance of color and shape cues.
Males outperform females when searching for green food against a green background.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #primates #colorvision
Males outperform females when searching for green food against a green background.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪 #primates #colorvision
Article: Thin-fingered fiddler crabs display a natural preference for UV light cues but show no sensory bias to other hypertrophied claw coloration.
We propose hypertrophied claws might work as aposematic signals or decoys.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#science🧪 #fiddlercrabs #coloration
We propose hypertrophied claws might work as aposematic signals or decoys.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#science🧪 #fiddlercrabs #coloration
April 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Article: Thin-fingered fiddler crabs display a natural preference for UV light cues but show no sensory bias to other hypertrophied claw coloration.
We propose hypertrophied claws might work as aposematic signals or decoys.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#science🧪 #fiddlercrabs #coloration
We propose hypertrophied claws might work as aposematic signals or decoys.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#science🧪 #fiddlercrabs #coloration
Article: Diet and the evolution of ADH7 across seven orders of mammals.
Our analyses span 171 mammal species, including 59 newly sequenced. We report extensive variation, especially among frugivorous and nectarivorous bats.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#science🧪 #sugar #ethanol
Our analyses span 171 mammal species, including 59 newly sequenced. We report extensive variation, especially among frugivorous and nectarivorous bats.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#science🧪 #sugar #ethanol
April 15, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Article: Diet and the evolution of ADH7 across seven orders of mammals.
Our analyses span 171 mammal species, including 59 newly sequenced. We report extensive variation, especially among frugivorous and nectarivorous bats.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#science🧪 #sugar #ethanol
Our analyses span 171 mammal species, including 59 newly sequenced. We report extensive variation, especially among frugivorous and nectarivorous bats.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#science🧪 #sugar #ethanol
Article: Conspecifics of the Striped Lava Lizard are able to distinguish sex and male colour morphs in apparently homogeneous dull dorsal colouration.
UV reflection at the throat is an important body region for signalling.
brill.com/view/journal...
#science🧪 #lizard #sensoryecology #color #chroma
UV reflection at the throat is an important body region for signalling.
brill.com/view/journal...
#science🧪 #lizard #sensoryecology #color #chroma
April 14, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Article: Conspecifics of the Striped Lava Lizard are able to distinguish sex and male colour morphs in apparently homogeneous dull dorsal colouration.
UV reflection at the throat is an important body region for signalling.
brill.com/view/journal...
#science🧪 #lizard #sensoryecology #color #chroma
UV reflection at the throat is an important body region for signalling.
brill.com/view/journal...
#science🧪 #lizard #sensoryecology #color #chroma
Article: Influence of color and brightness on ontogenetic shelter preference by the prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Decapoda: Palaemonidae).
Shelter preference changed with ontogeny: juveniles chose blue shelters, while adults preferred dark grey shelters.
www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/79g...
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Shelter preference changed with ontogeny: juveniles chose blue shelters, while adults preferred dark grey shelters.
www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/79g...
#science🧪
April 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Article: Influence of color and brightness on ontogenetic shelter preference by the prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Decapoda: Palaemonidae).
Shelter preference changed with ontogeny: juveniles chose blue shelters, while adults preferred dark grey shelters.
www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/79g...
#science🧪
Shelter preference changed with ontogeny: juveniles chose blue shelters, while adults preferred dark grey shelters.
www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/79g...
#science🧪