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Email

laura.ospinarozo@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Fellow in Biophotonics
School of BioSciences
ORCID

0000-0002-1904-202X

Dr Laura Bibiana Ospina Rozo

Research Fellow in Biophotonics
School of BioSciences

13 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Visual ecology: The trade-off of dazzling, glossy signals
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.12.052
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Polarization and reflectance are linked to climate, size and mechanistic constraints in a group of scarab beetles
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-80325-1
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Two-Way Bioinspiration: Testing the Developmental Origins of Beetles\2019 Colour Polymorphism
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Modelling structural colour from helicoidal multi-layer thin films with natural disorder
    DOI: 10.1364/OE.503881
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Deconstructed beetles: Bilayered composite materials produce green coloration with remarkably high near-infrared reflectance
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2023.100363
  • 2022

    Journal article

    A generalized approach to characterize optical properties of natural objects
    DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blac064
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Iridescence untwined: Honey bees can separate hue variations in space and time
    DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac055
Laura Bibiana Ospina Rozo

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2022

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Light manipulation by Christmas beetles: quantification, mechanisms and ecological relevance
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Cracks in the mirror hypothesis: High specularity does not reduce detection or predation risk
    DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13963
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Pretty Cool Beetles: Can Manipulation of Visible and Near-Infrared Sunlight Prevent Overheating?
    DOI: 10.1093/iob/obac036
  • 2021

    Journal article

    The Paradox of Iridescent Signals
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.009

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