High sensitivity to short wavelengths in a lizard and implications for understanding the evolution of visual systems in lizards
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Keywords: colour, lizard, photoreceptor, pigments, ultraviolet, vision
2011
UVS is Rare in Seabirds
Publication/Journal: Vision Research
Keywords: albatross, gulls, phylogeny, seabirds, sws1 opsin, uvs, vs
2011
Plumage maintenance affects ultraviolet colour and female preference in the budgerigar
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: condition-dependent trait, melopsittacus undulatus, ornaments, plumage reflectance, preening, sexual selection
2010
Quantifying the vitamin D3 synthesizing potential of UVB lamps at specific distances over time
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: fluorescent lamps, mercury vapor lamps, metabolic bone disease, uvb
2010
Voluntary exposure of some western-hemisphere snake and lizard species to ultraviolet-B radiation in the field: how much ultraviolet-B should a lizard or snake receive in captivity?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive requirements, field exposure, ultraviolet, uv-index
2010
Ultraviolet vision in birds: a review
Publication/Journal: Veterinarni Medicina
Keywords: coloring, communication, food detection, plumage, reflectance, uv
2009
Studies on UV reflection in feathers of some 1000 bird species: are UV peaks in feathers correlated with violet-sensitive and ultraviolet-sensitive cones?
Publication/Journal: Ibis
Keywords: avian vision, color, colour, feather, fluorescence, light environment, perception, plumage, sexual dimorphism, signalling, ultraviolet, ultraviolet vision, uv, uv reflection
2008
What is it like to be a rat? Rat sensory perception and its implications for experimental design and rat welfare
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, communication, olfaction, perception, rats, refinement, vision
2008
Amphibian Biology and Husbandry
Publication/Journal: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal
Keywords: amphibian, caecilian, care, frog, herpetoculture, husbandry, salamander, toad.
2007
Evaluation of UVB reduction by materials commonly used in reptile husbandry
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: attenuation, uvb, vitamin d
2007