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Shiny signaling: production, detection and neurobiological processing of brilliant colour

Collaboration with Drs. Casper van der Kooi (University of Groningen, the Netherlands) and Darrell Kemp (Macquarie University, Australia)

Assoc. Prof. Michiyo Kinoshita Lab

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Human Frontier Science Program #RGP023/2023

The aim of the project is an integrative understanding of the ecological significance of shiny coloured signal. For the purpose, we are studying the optical properties of the shiny signal, biological meaning of the signal in foraging and mating behavior, and neural processing of the signals in the insect brain by combining the expertise of biophysics, behavioral ecology and neurethology.This project is supported by Human Frontier Science Program .