Dr Amanda Franklin
Honorary (Principal Fellow)
School of BioSciences
36 Scholarly works
5 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Visual ecology: The trade-off of dazzling, glossy signals
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.12.0522026
Journal article
Deep dive into ocean light
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.12.0072025
Journal article
A new ultrafast movement enables escape at low temperature
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07650-72025
Journal article
Global selection on insect antipredator coloration
DOI: 10.1126/science.adr73682024
Research grants (other domestic)
Linking Movement and Animal Vision to Uncover Functions of Dynamic Colours
2024
Research grants (other domestic)
Two-Way Bioinspiration: Testing the Developmental Origins of Beetles\2019 Colour Polymorphism
2022
Research grants (other domestic)
Dazzling Displays: How Motion Affects Perception and Function of Iridescence and Gloss
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Prey movement, size, and glossiness interact to impact praying mantid attack behaviors
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/araf1072025
Journal article
Emerging frontiers in visual ecology
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.2505372025
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Infrared camouflage in leaf-sitting frogs: A cautionary tale on adaptive convergence
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.07712024
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Glossiness disrupts predator localisation of moving prey
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.0662024
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Red vision in animals is broadly associated with lighting environment but not types of visual task
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.108992023
Journal article
Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials
DOI: 10.1038/s43246-023-00405-z
RECENT PROJECTS
2025
Research grants (other domestic)
The Evolution and Ecology of Dynamic Coloration in Insects
2020
Internal Research Grant
Seeing Invisible Light: How Beetles Detect Infrared and Polarised Light