Kirsty Y. Wan

This study quantifies the behavioural ecology of excavate flagellates, revealing how prey availability influences motility and feeding strategies across species.

This study investigates mechanosensory responses in tintinnid ciliates, revealing a novel form of cilia-associated habituation to mechanical stimuli.

The paper studies the locomotion of a ciliated algal protist, revealing that complex behavioral patterns emerge from low-dimensional dynamics of ciliary beating.

This study develops a simulation platform to model microswimmers and explores morphology-function relationships across species.

The paper describes how Acropora coral larvae respond to light dimming by contracting and stopping ciliary movement, which may help them position themselves in reef environments.

This study shows Chlamydomonas reinhardtii switches swimming trajectory handedness in response to light intensity through flagellar beat plane reorientation.

The paper investigates metachronal wave dynamics in the ciliary band of Platynereis dumerelii larvae, revealing local coupling within cells and a role for the nervous system in wave coordination.

The paper studies diatom motility patterns across five species, revealing species-specific motility states and their ecological implications.