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Rochelle Meah
@rochellemeah.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at Bristol University with the Ecology of Vision lab. Interested in insect conservation, light pollution, sensory ecology, and kindness 🕷️🌈🦋 (She/Her)
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Multiple anthropogenic stressors can negatively impact species but can a single stressor also have multiple, concurrent impacts? Here we show that light pollution creates several simultaneous impacts to the nocturnal movement ecology of a moth and a spider: tinyurl.com/5eku5bff (1/5)
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Finally out! We studied the retinas of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, and found that the retinas remain remarkably healthy in animals around 150 years old. What is the mechanism? It may be a highly efficient DNA repair system. Enjoy!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 6, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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POSTDOC ALERT🚨

Two exciting social evolution postdoc positions live today!

We're looking for two excellent field biologists. Join us to explore the evolution of sociality in wasps across Africa. Apply by 11th January.

Collaboration with
@dustinrubenstein.com

@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Great #BBC1 Breakfast feature on protecting sharks from illegal fishing in the Mediterranean. Some great science from @virginiatech.bsky.social and @bluemarinef.bsky.social, and top contribution from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social shark expert @clemencywhite.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Our researchers reveal that light pollution disrupts nocturnal insects & spiders' movements.🏙️🕷️

Dr Rochelle Meah & Prof Nicholas Roberts highlight two key effects:

1️⃣ Masked day-to-night transitions. 🌙🕷️
2️⃣ Blinded polarized light for navigation.☀️🦋

Read➡️: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Light pollution creates multiple threats to the movement ecology of nocturnal arthropod taxa
Light pollution is a major contributing factor to declines in global biodiversity1,2 that is steadily increasing in both severity and spatial extent.3…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Multiple anthropogenic stressors can negatively impact species but can a single stressor also have multiple, concurrent impacts? Here we show that light pollution creates several simultaneous impacts to the nocturnal movement ecology of a moth and a spider: tinyurl.com/5eku5bff (1/5)
December 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thanks so much to ASAB and the #ASABwinter2025 organisers for a cracking conference. Not sure why I’m so excited here, I guess the yoghurt and granola had just been served…
December 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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University of Bristol Beacon House Queens Road Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 9000 Contact us
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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Do you work (/want to work) with caterpillars? Or sensory systems? Or BOTH?! Well good golly do we have the paper for you! We explain the senses that caterpillars have, what they use them for, and how anthropogenic sensory pollution might be messing it all up 🐛 doi.org/10.1007/s003...
The sensory ecology of caterpillars - Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Caterpillars (larval Lepidoptera) are one of the most ecologically and evolutionarily significant taxa on Earth. As both feeders and food, they shape the dynamics of enumerate ecosystems on land. Key ...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Caterpillars are great for neuroethology research, and they also stand to benefit from being studied in this way! It was a pleasure to write this with friends Callum McLellan (@bristolbiosci.bsky.social), @rochellemeah.bsky.social, @benitoexplains.bsky.social and @laurensr.bsky.social 👀👂⚡🧪🔥🌎〰️
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It was such a joy to be a part of this review and to be a part of the 'Give Caterpillars A Chance' movement that I've just made up in my head. As Sam said, they're great study animals for neuroethology and there's still so much to find out 🐛🙇
Caterpillars are great for neuroethology research, and they also stand to benefit from being studied in this way! It was a pleasure to write this with friends Callum McLellan (@bristolbiosci.bsky.social), @rochellemeah.bsky.social, @benitoexplains.bsky.social and @laurensr.bsky.social 👀👂⚡🧪🔥🌎〰️
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In May I attended the Status of Insects RCNs Light Pollution Working Group at Exeter Uni's Penryn campus and it was truly one of the most inspiring meetings I've attended. I was reunited with some old pals and made some new ones. Ofc, I took no pictures so thanks @grahancock.bsky.social for the pic!
July 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you can, consider donating to this @GoodLawProject crowdfunder to help fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision 🏳️‍⚧️❤️🏳️‍⚧️ :https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
May 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Another pal with an enviable study species! Cedric and co-authors present a method for studying comparative phylogenetics in colour space and visual modelling that is highly adaptable to a range of species and contexts
April 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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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: doi.org/10.1111/1365....
Amazing work with amazing people! #colsci #micaToolbox #AnimalEcology
Diel activity correlates with colour pattern morphology of heterobranch sea slugs
The authors show that daytime activity fundamentally shapes the appearance of prey animals to potential predators and that colour pattern phenotypes likely associated with visual signalling are predo....
doi.org
April 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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New Scientist video about our recent cuttlefish paper. @ecologyofvision.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @matteosanton.bsky.social
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February 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Matteo always gets those videos that make you rethink your choice of study animals 🤔
First paper out on this incredible study system! We describe the remarkably different hunting displays used by the broadclub cuttlefish in the wild.

Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy....

Stay tuned for more!!

@drmartinjhow.bsky.social @vancedberg.bsky.social @ecologyofvision.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM