Roxy Holmes

🚨 New paper alert! 👀In our new opinion piece in @Trends_Ecol_Evo, we propose #cephalopods as model systems to investigate the link between tactical #deception and #cognition in animals 🐙🦑🪄✨🧠 Read the paper here: 🔗 cell.com/trends/ecology…

Moreover, we find that when controlling for underlying abundance, #lionfish are encountered deeper, form larger maximum #group sizes and are caught in larger maximum catch sizes in areas with higher #hunting pressure. @Sam_Matchette @MarineBehavEcol @JHerbertread

🚨Our new paper is out now in Biological Invasions. Using a #citizenscience approach we find correlations between #invasive #lionfish abundance, the length of time invaded, and human #hunting pressure in the western #Atlantic and #Caribbean Sea. doi.org/10.1007/s10530…

An interesting day spent at the 1st European #Lionfish Conference in Crete and a great visit to the aquarium and @hcmr_gr. Thanks @KotrschalA for organising.

🤝 A HUGE thanks to @CamESS_CCLEAR for funding this work, to the @EcologyofVision group for inviting me to their lab at @BristolBioSci to conduct these experiments, and to my wonderful co-authors (and PhD supervisors) @JHerbertread and @DrMartinJohnHow 🥳🎉💪

Thanks to my supervisor @JHerbertread and @Nadia_Hamilton_ and @14Katie41 and everyone in @MarineBehavEcol for your help with this study.

🚨 Our new paper is out now in Ethology. Here we show that #lionfish show social attraction to conspecifics when selecting shelters. doi.org/10.1111/eth.13…

Overall, we find no evidence that lionfish utilise ambient soundscapes of different habitat types for directional orientation during the day.

Moreover, lionfish activity was not influenced by the habitat playback type, nor did their preference interact with body size.

🚨Excited that the first chapter from my PhD is now out in Marine Biology. Here we show that #lionfish do not show any directional preferences for ambient #soundscapes during diurnal hours. 🔗link.springer.com/article/10.100… 🧵A thread to find out more:

Had a lovely day at @CamZoology Seminar Day on Friday. Tried my hand at a 1-minute flash talk to promote my poster on #lionfish sociability.

🚨We are delighted to announce that our new paper is out NOW in @CurrentBiology 🦑🌅Here we show how #cuttlefish alter their #camouflage response under naturally occuring dynamic lighting ('water caustics')! 🔗authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S09… 🧵A thread to find out more:

🚨So thrilled to announce that I've passed my PhD viva this week! A big thanks to @SensoryEcology and @EdgarCTurner for the great viva, as well as @JHerbertread and my lab @MarineBehavEcol for the most amazing cephalopod and crustacean-themed presents!🦑🦀 #PhDone #DrDre #DrErup

🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟 to @IslaBaila on the 1st paper from her #PhD. Celebrating #ECR success is right up there as the best part of my job. Thanks to coauthors @BenWilliamsSci @JohnStratford_ @sharkslikejazz @DrSteveSimpson Read the #OpenAccess paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…

🚨We are delighted to announce that our new paper is out in #Ethology 🦀🦐🦑 Here we show that dynamic illumination has limited influence on the habitat selection and behavioural activity of #crustaceans and #cephalopods. 🔗doi.org/10.1111/eth.13… 🧵Thread to find out more: (1/5)

Thrilled to be featured in #Forbes - I'm over the moon that our research is reaching so many interested people 🎺🐠

🚨 We are delighted to announce that our new paper is out TODAY in @CurrentBiology 🚨 Here we provide the first direct evidence of how a predator - the trumpetfish - can use ANOTHER ANIMAL for concealment when hunting! 🔗 tinyurl.com/4p424mbx 🧵 Thread to find out more: (1/7)

Congratulations to the poster winners! Paul Whitelaw @LizziePearmain @roxybholmes.

Had a great time yesterday listening to interesting talks and presenting my first poster at @CamZoology seminar day. Was very proud to win the poster competition with my work on #lionfish activity in response to ambient sound!