K. J. McCulloch

Larval swimming in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis is sensitive to a broad light spectrum and exhibits a wavelength-dependent behavioral switch

This study investigates light sensitivity in Nematostella vectensis larvae, finding wavelength-dependent behavioral responses and a switch in swimming direction based on light wavelength.

Multiple parallel expansions of bilaterian-like phototransduction gene families in the eyeless Anthozoa

The paper identifies bilaterian-like phototransduction gene families in the eyeless sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, suggesting ancestral phototransduction diversity in eumetazoans.

Nematostella vectensis exemplifies the exceptional expansion and diversity of opsins in the eyeless Hexacorallia

This study identifies 29 opsins in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, showing lineage-specific duplications and diverse expression patterns, suggesting novel sensory functions in eyeless cnidarians.

Sex-linked gene traffic underlies the acquisition of sexually dimorphic UV color vision in Heliconius butterflies

The paper identifies that sex-specific UV color vision in Heliconius butterflies evolved through gene duplication and movement to the W chromosome, leading to female-specific UVRh1 expression.

Multiple mechanisms of photoreceptor spectral tuning following loss of UV color vision in Heliconius butterflies

The paper examines how the loss of the UV2 photoreceptor in Heliconius butterflies has led to multiple spectral tuning mechanisms in their visual systems.