Science

Specific interests include: aquaculture, ecology, genetics, genomics, evolution, behavior, synthetic biology, science education, public outreach, art+science

Penikese Science+Nature Camp for Girls, June 2019
Thirteen middle school girls from Martha’s Vineyard spent 4 days exploring the island of Penikese and learning from female scientists about nesting birds, shellfish, engineering, camouflage, and climate change.

Journal Publication: Vision Research, August 2018
Dark scene elements strongly influence cuttlefish camouflage responses in visually cluttered environments
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Journal Publication: Biological Bulletin, October 2015
Second Author, Editor’s Pick
Tactical decisions for changeable cuttlefish camouflage: visual cues for choosing masquerade are relevant from a greater distance than visual cues used for background matching.
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Journal Publication: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, January 2015
Cuttlefish adjust body pattern intensity with respect to substrate intensity to aid camouflage, but do not camouflage in extremely low light
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Journal Publication: Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2014
Expression of squid iridescence depends on environmental luminance and peripheral ganglion control
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Journal Publication: Biological Bulletin, December 2013
Defensive Responses of cuttlefish to different teleost predators
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Journal Publication, Biological Bulletin, April 2013
First-Author, Editor’s Pick
Vertical visual features have a strong influence on cuttlefish camouflage
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Journal Publication: Vision Research, March 2013
Second-Author
How visual edge features influence cuttlefish camouflage patterning
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Video: Uniform, Mottle, & Disruptive Patterns in Cuttlefish, 2012
Cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis, dynamic body pattern change: Uniform, Mottle, Disruptive