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Email

amandaf@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Principal Fellow)
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
Tufts University
PhD
Tufts University
Masters
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-8650-8344

Dr Amanda Franklin

Honorary (Principal Fellow)
School of BioSciences

36 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Visual ecology: The trade-off of dazzling, glossy signals
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.12.052
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Deep dive into ocean light
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.12.007
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A new ultrafast movement enables escape at low temperature
    DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07650-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Global selection on insect antipredator coloration
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adr7368
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Linking Movement and Animal Vision to Uncover Functions of Dynamic Colours
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Linking Movement and Animal Vision to Uncover Functions of Dynamic Colours
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Dazzling Displays: How Motion Affects Perception and Function of Iridescence and Gloss
Amanda Franklin

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Prey movement, size, and glossiness interact to impact praying mantid attack behaviors
    DOI: 10.1093/beheco/araf107
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Emerging frontiers in visual ecology
    DOI: 10.1242/jeb.250537
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Infrared camouflage in leaf-sitting frogs: A cautionary tale on adaptive convergence
    DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0771
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Glossiness disrupts predator localisation of moving prey
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.066
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Red vision in animals is broadly associated with lighting environment but not types of visual task
    DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10899
  • 2023

    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
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Two-Way Bioinspiration: Testing the Developmental Origins of Beetles\2019 Colour Polymorphism

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