Evolution of compound eye morphology underlies differences in vision between closely related Drosophila species

AD Buffry, JP Currea, FA Franke-Gerth… - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Background Insects have evolved complex visual systems and display an astonishing range
of adaptations for diverse ecological niches. Species of Drosophila melanogaster subgroup …

[HTML][HTML] Divergent visual ecology of Drosophila species drives object-tracking strategies matched to landscape sparsity

M Rimniceanu, D Limbania, SM Wasserman, MA Frye - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Maintaining stable gaze while tracking moving objects is commonplace across animal taxa,
yet how diverse ecological needs impact these processes is poorly understood. During …

Measuring compound eye optics with microscope and microCT images

JP Currea, Y Sondhi, AY Kawahara… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
With a great variety of shapes and sizes, compound eye morphologies give insight into
visual ecology, development, and evolution, and inspire novel engineering. In contrast to our …

Night skies through animals' eyes—Quantifying night-time visual scenes and light pollution as viewed by animals

AL Stöckl, JJ Foster - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A large proportion of animal species enjoy the benefits of being active at night, and have
evolved the corresponding optical and neural adaptations to cope with the challenges of low …

Insect vision: A steady gaze over different landscapes

J Theobald - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
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Body size and light environment modulate flight speed and saccadic behavior in free flying Drosophila melanogaster

E Barredo, H Yang, JP Currea, Y Sondhi… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
For flying insects, visual control relies on acquiring adequate light, but many circumstances
limit this, such as dim environments, high image speeds, or eyes of modest light gathering …