A5092875991- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Neural Networks and Applications
University of Nevada, Reno
2021-2024
University of Washington
2024
The evolutionary expansion of sensory neuron populations detecting important environmental cues is widespread, but functionally enigmatic. We investigated this phenomenon through comparison homologous olfactory pathways Drosophila melanogaster and its close relative sechellia, an extreme specialist for Morinda citrifolia noni fruit. D. sechellia has evolved species-specific expansions in select, noni-detecting (OSN) populations, multigenic changes. Activation inhibition defined proportions...
SUMMARY For organisms tracking a chemical cue to its source, the motion of their surrounding fluid provides crucial information for success. Swimming and flying animals engaged in olfaction driven search often start by turning into direction an oncoming wind or water current. However, it is unclear how adjust strategies when directional cues are absent unreliable, as case nature. Here, we use genetic toolkit Drosophila melanogaster develop optogenetic paradigm deliver temporally precise...
The evolutionary expansion of sensory neuron populations detecting important environmental cues is widespread, but functionally enigmatic. We investigated this phenomenon through comparison homologous neural pathways
ABSTRACT Organisms and machines must use measured sensory cues to estimate unknown information about themselves or their environment. Cleverly applied sensor motion can be exploited enrich the quality of data improve estimation. However, a major barrier modeling such active sensing problems is lack empirical, yet rigorous, tools for quantifying relationship between movement estimation performance. Here, we introduce “BOUNDS: Bounding Observability Uncertain Nonlinear Dynamic Systems”. BOUNDS...
A key challenge for linking experiments of organisms performed in a laboratory environment to their performance more complex environments is determine thermal differences between and the energetically terrestrial ecosystem. Studies do not account many factors that contribute realized temperature an organism its natural environment. This can lead modelling approaches use experimentally derived data erroneously link air temperatures heterogenous ecosystems. Traditional solutions this classic...
Field work is an essential component not just for organismal biology, but also the expanding umbrella of disciplines which have turned their attention towards living systems. Observing organisms in naturalistic contexts a critical discovery; however, conducting field research can be massive barrier scientists who do experience working with context under challenging conditions. Here we propose 8 steps organizing and executing interdisciplinary curiosity-driven research, drawing on insights...