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V. Vasas

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Organism:chicken / avian· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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E. Versace· 2 shared L. Freeland· 2 shared A. G. Siegle· 1 shared D. Fulton· 1 shared D. Hanley· 1 shared D. Kepplinger· 1 shared E. R. Ferre· 1 shared J. V. Gomes· 1 shared

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2022-2023 · peak 2/yr

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Assessing preferences for adult vs juvenile features in young animals: newly-hatched chicks spontaneously approach red and large stimuli

L. Freeland, V. Vasas, J. V. Gomes, E. Versace

This study shows that newly hatched chicks prefer red and large stimuli, suggesting they use these features to distinguish adults from juveniles without prior experience.

bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2023 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Recording animal-view videos of the natural world

V. Vasas, M. C. Lowell, J. Villa, Q. D. Jamison, A. G. Siegle, P. K. R. Katta, P. Bhagavathula, P. G. Kevan, D. Fulton, N. Losin, D. Kepplinger, S. Salehian, R. E. Forkner, D. Hanley

This paper introduces hardware and software to record animal-perceived colors in motion, enabling ecologists to study color use in natural environments and animal visual perception.

bioRxiv · Nov 22, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Newborn chicks prefer stimuli that move against gravity

L. Bliss, V. Vasas, L. Freeland, R. Roach, E. R. Ferre, E. Versace

Newborn chicks show a preference for upward-moving stimuli over downward ones, suggesting an innate attraction to movement against gravity as a cue of animacy.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition