A tunable reflector enabling crustaceans to see but not be seen

K Shavit, A Wagner, L Schertel, V Farstey, D Akkaynak… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Many oceanic prey animals use transparent bodies to avoid detection. However,
conspicuous eye pigments, required for vision, compromise the organisms' ability to remain …

Scorpionfish rapidly change colour in response to their background

L John, M Santon, NK Michiels - Frontiers in Zoology, 2023 - Springer
Background To facilitate background matching in heterogenous environments, some
animals rapidly change body colouration. Marine predatory fishes might use this ability to …

Effects of a fishing closure area on the structure and diversity of a continental shelf fish assemblage in the NW Mediterranean Sea

VM Tuset, M Farré, U Fernandez-Arcaya… - Regional Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bottom trawling is the most extensive fishing activity affecting the continental shelf in
Mediterranean waters. This gear has caused negative effects on the communities and …

Redirection of ambient light improves predator detection in a diurnal fish

M Santon, PP Bitton, J Dehm… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cases where animals use controlled illumination to improve vision are rare and thus far
limited to chemiluminescence, which only functions in darkness. This constraint was recently …

Scorpionfish adjust skin pattern contrast on different backgrounds

L John, M Santon, NK Michiels - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The two scorpionfish species Scorpaena maderensis and S. porcus are well camouflaged
ambush predators that rapidly change body colouration to adjust to background colour in …

Small benthic fish strike at prey over distances that fall within theoretical predictions for active sensing using light

N Neiße, M Santon, PP Bitton… - Journal of Fish …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Small, benthic, cryptic fishes represent a species‐rich guild on marine substrates. Most of
them are micropredators that feed on crustaceans that are often smaller than 1 mm. Typical …

A context analysis of bobbing and fin‐flicking in a small marine benthic fish

M Santon, F Deiss, PP Bitton… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Most antipredator strategies increase survival of individuals by signaling to predators, by
reducing the chances of being recognized as prey, or by bewildering a predator's …

The retinal topography of the red lionfish (Pterois volitans): towards an understanding of the visual system of a highly invasive species

JP Ibáñez - 2023 - research.library.mun.ca
Retinal specializations provide organisms with the spatial information needed to engage in
visually guided behaviours aimed at maximizing fitness; nevertheless, little is known about …

Visual modelling supports the potential for prey detection by means of diurnal active photolocation in a small cryptobenthic fish

PP Bitton, SA Yun Christmann, M Santon, UK Harant… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Active sensing has been well documented in animals that use echolocation and
electrolocation. Active photolocation, or active sensing using light, has received much less …

Visual modelling validates prey detection by means of diurnal active photolocation in a small cryptobenthic fish

PP Bitton, SAY Christmann, M Santon, UK Harant… - bioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
Active sensing has been well documented in animals that use echolocation and
electrolocation. Active photolocation, or active sensing using light, has received much less …