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The image-forming mirror in the eye of the scallop by Palmer, Benjamin A., Taylor, Gavin J., Brumfeld, Vlad, Gur, Dvir, Shemesh, Michal, Elad, Nadav, Osherov, Aya, Oron, Dan, Weiner, Steve, Addadi, Lia

“…Scallops possess a visual system comprising up to 200 eyes, each containing a concave mirror rather than a lens to focus light. The hierarchical organization…”
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Comment on Manna et al. SARS-CoV-2 Inactivation in Aerosol by Means of Radiated Microwaves. Viruses 2023, 15 , 1443 by Taylor, Gavin J, Margueritat, Jérémie, Saviot, Lucien

“…In a recent article published in by Manna et al. [...]…”
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Bumblebee visual allometry results in locally improved resolution and globally improved sensitivity by Taylor, Gavin J, Tichit, Pierre, Schmidt, Marie D, Bodey, Andrew J, Rau, Christoph, Baird, Emily

“…The quality of visual information that is available to an animal is limited by the size of its eyes. Differences in eye size can be observed even between…”
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FicTrac: A visual method for tracking spherical motion and generating fictive animal paths by Moore, Richard J.D., Taylor, Gavin J., Paulk, Angelique C., Pearson, Thomas, van Swinderen, Bruno, Srinivasan, Mandyam V.

“…•We present FicTrac, a freely available system for tracking tethered animal walking.•FicTrac measures animal motion via a spherical treadmill and an…”
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Selective attention in the honeybee optic lobes precedes behavioral choices by Paulk, Angelique C., Stacey, Jacqueline A., Pearson, Thomas W. J., Taylor, Gavin J., Moore, Richard J. D., Srinivasan, Mandyam V., van Swinderen, Bruno

“…Attention allows animals to respond selectively to competing stimuli, enabling some stimuli to evoke a behavioral response while others are ignored. How the…”
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Vision and air flow combine to streamline flying honeybees by Taylor, Gavin J., Luu, Tien, Ball, David, Srinivasan, Mandyam V.

“…Insects face the challenge of integrating multi-sensory information to control their flight. Here we study a ‘streamlining’ response in honeybees, whereby…”
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Gradients of Orientation, Composition, and Hydration of Proteins for Efficient Light Collection by the Cornea of the Horseshoe Crab by Spaeker, Oliver, Taylor, Gavin J., Wilts, Bodo D., Slabý, Tomáš, Abdel‐Rahman, Mohamed Ashraf Khalil, Scoppola, Ernesto, Schmitt, Clemens N. Z., Sztucki, Michael, Liu, Jiliang, Bertinetti, Luca, Wagermaier, Wolfgang, Scholtz, Gerhard, Fratzl, Peter, Politi, Yael

“…The lateral eyes of the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, are the largest compound eyes within recent Arthropoda. The cornea of these eyes contains hundreds…”
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Characterisation of Grains and Flour Fractions from Field Grown Transgenic Oil-Accumulating Wheat Expressing Oat WRI1 by Snell, Per, Wilkinson, Mark, Taylor, Gavin J, Hall, Stephen, Sharma, Shrikant, Sirijovski, Nick, Hansson, Mats, Shewry, Peter R, Hofvander, Per, Grimberg, Åsa

“…Wheat ( L.) is one of the major staple crops in the world and is used to prepare a range of foods. The development of new varieties with wider variation in…”
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Exploring the visual world of fossilized and modern fungus gnat eyes (Diptera: Keroplatidae) with X-ray microtomography by Taylor, Gavin J, Hall, Stephen A, Gren, Johan A, Baird, Emily

“…Animal eyes typically possess specialized regions for guiding different behavioural tasks within their specific visual habitat. These specializations, and…”
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The Dual Function of Orchid Bee Ocelli as Revealed by X-Ray Microtomography by Taylor, Gavin J., Ribi, Willi, Bech, Martin, Bodey, Andrew J., Rau, Christoph, Steuwer, Axel, Warrant, Eric J., Baird, Emily

“…Visually guided flight control in the rainforest is arguably one of the most complex insect behaviors: illumination varies dramatically depending on location…”
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Quantifying the regularity of a 3D set of points on the surface of an ellipsoidal object by Comin, Cesar H., Taylor, Gavin J., Costa, Luciano da F.

“…•Proposes a methodology for characterizing the regularity of 3D compound structures.•A 3D Delaunay triangulation constrained on an underlying surface is…”
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Using an abstract geometry in virtual reality to explore choice behaviour: visual flicker preferences in honeybees by Van De Poll, Matthew N, Zajaczkowski, Esmi L, Taylor, Gavin J, Srinivasan, Mandyam V, van Swinderen, Bruno

“…Closed-loop paradigms provide an effective approach for studying visual choice behaviour and attention in small animals. Different flying and walking paradigms…”
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Insects modify their behaviour depending on the feedback sensor used when walking on a trackball in virtual reality by Taylor, Gavin J, Paulk, Angelique C, Pearson, Thomas W J, Moore, Richard J D, Stacey, Jacqui A, Ball, David, van Swinderen, Bruno, Srinivasan, Mandyam V

“…When using virtual-reality paradigms to study animal behaviour, careful attention must be paid to how the animal's actions are detected. This is particularly…”
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Molecular and microstructural inventory of an isolated fossil bird feather from the Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark by Gren, Johan A., Sjövall, Peter, Eriksson, Mats E., Sylvestersen, Rene L., Marone, Federica, Sigfridsson Clauss, Kajsa G. V., Taylor, Gavin J., Carlson, Stefan, Uvdal, Per, Lindgren, Johan, Gabbott, Sarah

“…An isolated, yet virtually intact contour feather (FUM‐1980) from the lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark was analysed using multiple imaging and molecular…”
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Comment on Manna et al. SARS-CoV-2 Inactivation in Aerosol by Means of Radiated Microwaves. IViruses/I 2023, I15/I, 1443 by Taylor, Gavin J, Margueritat, Jérémie, Saviot, Lucien

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Biologically controlled crystal growth: the image-forming mirror in the eye of the scallop by Palmer, Benjamin A., Taylor, Gavin J., Brumeld, Vlad, Gur, Dvir, Shemesh, Michal, Elad, Nadav, Osherov, Aya, Oron, Dan, Weiner, Steve, Addadi, Lia

“…Abstract only…”
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