Chris Freelance

Long-term captivity is associated with changes to sensory organ morphology in a critically endangered insect

Christopher B Freelance, Michael JL Magrath, Mark A Elgar, Bob BM Wong

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Captive breeding programmes are key to many threatened species reintroduction strategies but could potentially be associated with ..

The eyes have it: dim-light activity is associated with the morphology of eyes but not antennae across insect orders

Christopher B Freelance, Simon M Tierney, Juanita Rodriguez, Devi M Stuart-Fox, Bob BM Wong, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

The perception of cues and signals in visual, olfactory and auditory modalities underpins all animal interactions and provides cru..

Developed through natural selection: the morphology of insect sensory organs

Christopher Barry Freelance

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2021

All animals must perceive information about their environment, such as the location and nature of potential mates, food sources, s..

To Regulate or Not to Regulate? The Future of Animal Ethics in Experimental Research with Insects

Christopher B Freelance

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS

Regulatory ethical frameworks governing animal experimentation are a hallmark of modern biology. While most countries have ethical..

Antennal asymmetry is not associated with social behaviour in Australian Hymenoptera

Christopher B Freelance, Megha Majoe, Simon M Tierney, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUSTRAL ENTOMOLOGY

Lateralisation of biological form and function are well known for vertebrates and are being increasingly documented among inverteb..

Insect Antennal Morphology: The Evolution of Diverse Solutions to Odorant Perception

Mark A Elgar, Dong Zhang, Qike Wang, Bernadette Wittwer, Thi Pham Hieu, Tamara L Johnson, Christopher B Freelance, Marianne Coquilleau

Journal article  |  2018  |  Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

Chemical communication involves the production, transmission, and perception of odors. Most adult insects rely on chemical signals..

Polychromatic Light Exposure as a Therapeutic in the Treatment and Management of Parkinson's Disease: A Controlled Exploratory Trial

Gregory L Willis, Jamilee Boda, Christopher B Freelance

Journal article  |  2018  |  FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a disorder characterized by loss of dopamine (DA) in the nigro-striatal dopamine (NSD) system with the..

The effect of light exposure on insomnia and nocturnal movement in Parkinson's disease: an open label, retrospective, longitudinal study

Jessica K Martino, Christopher B Freelance, Gregory L Willis

Journal article  |  2018  |  SLEEP MEDICINE

Insomnia, hypersomnia and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RSBD) during sleep are major problems for patients suffering from Parkinson..

The effect of intravitreal cholinergic drugs on motor control

Gregory L Willis, Christopher B Freelance

Journal article  |  2018  |  BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

The retina bears embryological, neurochemical and functional similarities to the circadian and dopamine systems of the brain. Rece..

Emerging preclinical interest concerning the role of circadian function in Parkinson's disease

Gregory L Willis, Christopher B Freelance

Journal article  |  2018  |  BRAIN RESEARCH

The importance of circadian function in the aetiology, progression and treatment of Parkinson's disease is a topic of increasing i..