Amanda Franklin

Impacts of toxic red tide algae Karenia brevis on shell selection behavior of the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus

CE Ball, A Franklin, DL Clark, JA Pechenik

Journal article  |  2023  |  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Eutrophication and global climate change may be increasing the duration and severity of Karenia brevis red tide algal blooms aroun..

Disentangling thermal from alternative drivers of reflectance in jewel beetles: A macroecological study

Lu-Yi Wang, Amanda M Franklin, Andrew F Hugall, Iliana Medina, Devi Stuart-Fox

Journal article  |  2023  |  GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Aim: To predict future colour–climate relationships, it is important to distinguish thermal drivers of reflectance from other evol..

Exposure to thermal extremes favors higher solar reflectivity in intertidal gastropods

Amanda M Franklin, Katrina J Rankin, Andre Hugall, Devi Stuart-Fox

Journal article  |  2022  |  ISCIENCE

During low tides, intertidal animals can be exposed to extreme temperatures that can exceed the animals' thermal limits. Reflectan..

All camouflage strategies are not equal Comment

Amanda M Franklin

Journal article  |  2022  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Insect visual sensitivity to long wavelengths enhances colour contrast of insects against vegetation

Lu-Yi Wang, Devi Stuart-Fox, Geoff Walker, Nicholas W Roberts, Amanda M Franklin

Journal article  |  2022  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

The sensitivity of animal photoreceptors to different wavelengths of light strongly influence the perceived visual contrast of obj..

Cracks in the mirror hypothesis: High specularity does not reduce detection or predation risk

Amanda M Franklin, Katrina J Rankin, Laura Ospina Rozo, Iliana Medina, Jair E Garcia, Leslie Ng, Caroline Dong, Lu-Yi Wang, Anne E Aulsebrook, Devi Stuart-Fox

Journal article  |  2021  |  FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Some animals, including certain fish, beetles, spiders and Lepidoptera chrysalises, have such shiny or glossy surfaces that they a..

Heating rates are more strongly influenced by near-infrared than visible reflectance in beetles

Lu-Yi Wang, Amanda M Franklin, Jay R Black, Devi Stuart-Fox

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Adaptations to control heat transfer through the integument are a key component of temperature regulation in animals. However, the..

Gloss

Amanda M Franklin, Laura Ospina-Rozo

Journal article  |  2021  |  CURRENT BIOLOGY

Amanda M. Franklin and Laura Ospina-Rozo introduce the biology and physics of gloss in nature.

The Paradox of Iridescent Signals

Devi Stuart-Fox, Laura Ospina-Rozo, Leslie Ng, Amanda M Franklin

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Signals reliably convey information to a receiver. To be reliable, differences between individuals in signal properties must be co..

Differences in signal contrast and camouflage among different colour variations of a stomatopod crustacean, Neogonodactylus oerstedii

Amanda M Franklin, Justin Marshall, Adina D Feinstein, Michael J Bok, Anya D Byrd, Sara M Lewis

Journal article  |  2020  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Animal colouration is often a trade-off between background matching for camouflage from predators, and conspicuousness for communi..