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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Aug 15

Within the scope of their #ECR Spotlight series, The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social also interviewed me about this paper in particular and my career in general:

doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Aug 15

A huge thanks to my amazing co-authors @drmartinjhow.bsky.social and James Herbert-Read, as well as all members of the @marinebehavecol.bsky.social at @camzoology.bsky.social and @ecologyofvision.bsky.social for their help, and @thembauk.bsky.social for their brilliant logistical support! 🤝

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Aug 15

🚨Our new paper is out NOW in @jexpbiol.bsky.social 👀 Here we show that cuttlefish use visual contrast cues to inform their 3D camouflage, but these contrast cues can derive from true background features as well as exposure to dynamic lighting patterns. 🦑🔆
🔗 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Jul 23

🚨New paper alert! If you want to know more about #trumpetfish and how their colours affect the behaviour of their prey, check out our new paper in @behavecol.bsky.social #BehavioralEcology.
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Sam Matchette @sammatchette.bsky.social · Jul 23

🔴New #trumpetfish content!🔴 This species is colour #polymorphic so we dove (pun intended) into how the relative abundance and saliency of each morph influences the #behaviour of their prey. Find out more via the link below! 🎺🐠
🔗 tinyurl.com/39vn5skp #behavioralecology

Antagonistic effects of predator color morph abundance and saliency on prey anti-predator responses

Predators can have different color morphs, but whether morph abundance or saliency is more influential in shaping antipredator behavior in prey remains unc

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · May 27

🚨 New paper alert! 👀 In our new opinion piece in TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social, we propose #cephalopods as model systems to investigate the link between tactical #deception and #cognition in animals 🐙🦑🪄✨🧠
Read the paper here:
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Tactical deception in cephalopods: a new framework for understanding cognition

Many animals rely on deception, including signalling misinformation, to gain advantages over others. While many deceptive strategies rely on deterministic patterns or conditioning, some taxa can flexi...

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · May 12

🚨Our new paper is out NOW in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 👀 Here we show that prior exposure to dynamic illumination can have a persisting effect on the visual perception of 🦀, reducing their ability to detect predators even after the dynamic illumination has ended.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Motion After‐Effects Induced by Dynamic Illumination in Crab Vision

While in humans, background motion can disrupt the detection of visual cues even after the moving background component has ceased, it remains unknown whether natural forms of background motion might ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · May 12

🤝 A HUGE thanks to @ecologyofvision.bsky.social group for inviting me to their lab at @bristolbiosci.bsky.social to conduct these experiments, and to my wonderful co-authors (and former PhD supervisors) James Herbert-Read (@marinebehavecol.bsky.social) and @drmartinjhow.bsky.social 🥳🎉💪

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · May 12

🚨Our new paper is out NOW in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 👀 Here we show that prior exposure to dynamic illumination can have a persisting effect on the visual perception of 🦀, reducing their ability to detect predators even after the dynamic illumination has ended.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Motion After‐Effects Induced by Dynamic Illumination in Crab Vision

While in humans, background motion can disrupt the detection of visual cues even after the moving background component has ceased, it remains unknown whether natural forms of background motion might ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Matteo Santon @matteosanton.bsky.social · Mar 27

In our latest paper, we describe how the passing-stripe hunting display of the broadclub cuttlefish camouflages the hunting predator during the final moments of the attack.

Read more here www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

@drmartinjhow.bsky.social @jtroscianko.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Mar 27

Big thanks to @biologists.bsky.social for organising the amazing #biologists100 conference in #Liverpool and giving me the opportunity to present my work on the effect of background motion on animal visual systems. 🙏

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Emily Mitchell @egmitchell.bsky.social · Mar 10

Merry #MolluscMonday - here are some Sepioteuthis australis attempting to mate at the Rainbow Reef in Fiji - thanks @christiandrerup.com for the id and explanation 🦑 youtu.be/9qf4H49IRSI?...

Squid Sepioteuthis australis attempting to mate in Viani Bay, Fiji

YouTube video by Emily Mitchell

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Mar 4

That can certainly be arranged!

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Mar 4

Cheers Vivek! Would be really cool if I can visit your lab at some point this year 🙂

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Mar 4

I'm thrilled to announce that I've started a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at @insectneurolab.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social this week, working with @lenariab.bsky.social on behavioural and physiological adaptations in mosquito pupae. In summary, I'll be working on 🦟🚱🦟👁️👃➡️💧?

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Dec 4

Hi, can I be added please?

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Dec 3

#Dustmas != #Crustmas

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Dec 3

Hey Warren @octonation.bsky.social, can you please add me as well?

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Dec 3

Added, and also added @rockthekaspa.bsky.social 💪

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · Dec 2

Reminder that there's one week left to apply for this job. Please pass on the information to anyone who might be interested!

Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · Oct 29

Job Alert! New postdoc position in our lab investigating cognitive biases in wild bumblebees. Thanks to Wild Animal Initiative for the funding.

Position for 31 months. Deadline: December 9th. Please apply/boost

#PostdocJob #AcademicJobs #Bees

jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Bumblebee on anthers that form the yellow central spot of a large pink flower. Out of focus greenery in the background.

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Dec 1

I made the Insect Sensory Neuro starter pack - let me know in the comments if you'd like to be added! (and also I'm sure I missed tons of people - tag them in!)
go.bsky.app/JW7c5LN

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Nov 26

Could I please be added? 💪

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Bugz n Slugz @moistmacro.bsky.social · Nov 25

Is #MolluscMonday a thing? Here is some type of Sepiolida (Bobtail Squid) from Anilao in the Philippines. One of the best things about night dives in the tropics is finding these little ones.
#MarineLife #Inverts

A photo of a small bobtail squid nestled on top of the sand. The squid is covered in dark spots but also has an iridescent sheen across its body with different shades of green and blue.

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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · Nov 25

Lots of great sounding PhD projects available from the NERC GW4+ DTP: www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk

Including (a very flexible) one with us on the role of brain and behavioural adaptation, and hybrid disruption, in speciation: www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk/projects-202...

🧪 #evolution #behaviour

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Nov 25

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Nov 23

🙋 (soon-to-be)

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