The nudiviruses (family: Nudiviridae) are large double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses that
infect insects and crustaceans, and have most recently been identified from ectoparasitic …

Knowledge of crustacean vision is lacking compared to the more well-studied vertebrates
and insects. While crustacean visual systems are typically conserved morphologically, the …

Many marine species can regulate the intensity of bioluminescence from their ventral
photophores in order to counterilluminate, a camouflage technique whereby animals closely …

Subterranean animals living in perpetual darkness may maintain photoresponse. However,
the evolutionary processes behind the conflict between eye loss and maintenance of the …

Eye loss occurs convergently in numerous animal phyla as an adaptation to dark
environments. We investigate the cave planarian Girardia multidiverticulata (Gm), a …

Extraocular photoreception, the ability to detect and respond to light outside of the eye, has
not been previously described in deep-sea invertebrates. Here, we investigate …

Morphologically diverse eyes have evolved numerous times, yet little is known about how
eye gain and loss is related to photic environment. The pteriomorphian bivalves (eg, oysters …

Behaviour is considered among the most important factors in colonising new habitats. While
population divergence in behaviour is well-documented, intraspecific variation in exploratory …

Background Vision is a crucial sense for the evolutionary success of many animal groups.
Here we explore the diversity of visual pigments (opsins) in the transcriptomes of amphipods …

Diel vertical migration (DVM) of marine animals represents one of the largest migrations on
our planet. Migrating fauna are subjected to a variety of light fields and environmental …