Alexander L Davis
@alexldavis_
@McKinsey consultant | @Duke PhD | Former @NDSEG Fellow
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19-09-2017 20:16:58
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For #sicb2021, Sonke Johnsen & I consider one impact of #climatechange on #sensoryecology: as waters warm, some aquatic organisms are shifting deeper. We discuss how depth shifts impact the ambient illuminant & so may affect visual (especially color) signaling bit.ly/3rzlaaa
For #sicb2021, Alexander L Davis, @osbornLab, Katie Thomas 🦑, Freya Goetz, Bruce Robison, and I will be discussing how deep-sea fishes absorb more light than almost anything else on the planet, and why it matters. #colsci sicbannualmeeting.pathable.co/meetings/virtu…
Awesome work Patrick Green ! Congrats on the cover article!
Seeking papers on FDTD simulations in biology! For a review by Alexander L Davis and me, we'd welcome (i) links to papers (sea creatures, birds, #colsci, etc) and (ii) images we could reproduce of your species, optical structures (e.g. in SEMs), and simulation screenshots.
Out today in Royal Society Publishing: Sonke Johnsen & I explore how #climatechange is pushing some aquatic organisms deeper, changing the ambient illumination spectrum & potentially impacting visual (especially color) perception & signaling interactions bit.ly/32ACzUB
Postdoc available in my #sensorybiology and #animalnavigation lab at Duke Blue Devils. Up to four years funding starting as early as October 1. Link to ad below, but please write for questions. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18790 #scitwitter, #AcademicTwitter
Interested in animal vision, optics, biophotonics, signaling, camouflage, bioluminescence, deep-sea, or navigation? Consider doing a PhD in our lab starting Fall 2022! Write me at [email protected] if interested. opticsoflife.org #scitwitter
Congrats to Alexander L Davis, who led a paper on ultrablack coloration in deep-sea fish coauthored by me, K. Osborn Lab, Katie Thomas 🦑, @freyaGoetz, and Bruce Robison. Just selected as the best paper in 2020 by the deep sea biology society (Deep-Sea Biology Society)! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #16DSBS
New methods paper out, on finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) optical simulations for biologists!! Colorful signals, evolution, bioinspired technology, and more! With Anna Shneidman, Alexander L Davis , & Joanna Aizenberg in Micron (Elsevier Physics). sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Out in Journal of Experimental Biology Laura Kelley, Fanny de Busserolles, & I demonstrate sex differences in behavioral vs anatomical estimates of visual acuity in green swordtails Xiphophorus helleri, with implications for signal (like sword length & body size) perception bit.ly/32cvQDs
Colour signals and high-contrast backgrounds: a new #ProcB article investigates the influence of visual background on discrimination of signal-relevant colours in zebra finches ow.ly/9fHC50Jsm8N Alexander L Davis Matthew Zipple 🇺🇦 Danae Diaz 🇨🇺 🐶 Outta here Sonke Johnsen
my first story with Discover Magazine is live! new research from National Oceanography Centre shows that deep-sea oil and gas pipelines are biodiverse trash collectors. discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/d…
Out in PNASNews! New #OA paper w/ Faye Thompson & Michael Cant. Part of my HFSP fellowship w/ Mongoose Project. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… What drives who wins and loses fights like these? For banded mongooses, it’s properties at the group AND individual levels.
🤯THIS JUST IN🤯 When asleep, glass frogs HIDE THEIR RED BLOOD CELLS INSIDE THEIR LIVERS, which are covered in GUANINE-CRYSTAL DISCO MIRRORS that scatter light & make the frogs 2-3 TIMES MORE SEE-THROUGH. 🪩🪩🩸🩸🩸🐸🩸🩸🩸🪩🪩 Study in Science Magazine dx.doi.org/10.1126/scienc…
