Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102710]
Researchers:
Associate Professor Karen Cheney
(Chief Investigator)
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Associate Professor Karen Cheney
(Chief Investigator)
,
Emeritus Professor Justin Marshall
(Chief Investigator)
,
Emeritus Professor Justin Marshall
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof John Endler
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description How different is different: highly contrasting colours in animal patterns. Red apples in green trees and blue berries on the ground create very different visual signals to animals. Furthermore, elaborate animal colour patterns have evolved to render them conspicuous or camouflaged against their background. Despite the ecological and evolutionary importance of animal colour patterns, little is known about how larger colour contrasts and complex patterns are perceived by animals. This project aims to fill this knowledge gap specifically it endeavours: to provide useful tools for behavioural ecologists and visual neuroscientists, and to understand for the first time the full gamut of colour signalling in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
Funding Amount $497,800
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102710
- ARC : DP150102710