J. Troscianko

Adapting genetic algorithms for artificial evolution of visual patterns under selection from wild predators

This paper develops methods to evolve visual patterns under wild predator selection using genetic algorithms and demonstrates their feasibility in field experiments with birds.

OSpRad; an open-source, low-cost, high-sensitivity spectroradiometer

OSpRad is an open-source, low-cost, high-sensitivity spectroradiometer designed for ALAN research, capable of measuring low light levels with high accuracy.

Automatic identification of bird females using egg phenotype

This study uses phenotypic and genetic data to identify individual common cuckoo females through egg appearance, finding that supervised methods can reliably assign eggs to mothers without genetic data.

Sensory-based quantification of male colour patterns in Trinidadian guppies reveals nonparallel phenotypic evolution across an ecological transition in multivariate trait space

The paper quantifies male color patterns in Trinidadian guppies to assess phenotypic evolution across ecological transitions, finding nonparallel divergence in multivariate trait space.

The conspicuousness of the toxic Heliconius butterflies across time and habitat

This study examines how Heliconius butterfly warning colors vary in contrast across habitats and times of day, finding greater variation in butterfly vision than avian vision.

Quantitative Colour Pattern Analysis (QCPA): A Comprehensive Framework for the Analysis of Colour Patterns in Nature

The paper introduces QCPA, a framework for analyzing colour patterns in nature by integrating calibrated photography and visual modeling with psycho-physiological approaches.

No evidence for motion dazzle in an evolutionary citizen science game

This study challenges the motion dazzle hypothesis by showing that low contrast, featureless targets are harder to catch than high contrast patterns in a citizen science game.

Sexual selection drives the evolution of wing interference patterns.

This study shows that wing interference patterns in Drosophila simulans evolve under sexual selection and correlate with male attractiveness.

Evolution of correlated complexity in the radically different courtship signals of birds-of-paradise

The paper analyzes courtship signal complexity in birds-of-paradise to show positive correlations between visual and acoustic traits, suggesting integrated evolution of a composite courtship phenotype.