Theobald, Jamie

Jamie Theobald
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Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Contact Info

theobald@fiu.edu

305-348-7319

selected publications

Article
- 2019
  
  Fruit flies increase attention to their frontal visual field during fast forward optic flow. BIOLOGY LETTERS. 15.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0767 Web of Science: 000456789800014
- 2018
  
  Fruit flies are multistable geniuses. PLOS BIOLOGY. 16.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005429 PMID: 29444072 Web of Science: 000426253300025
- 2016
  
  The forensically important blow fly, Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is more likely to walk than fly to carrion at low light levels. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL. 266:245-249.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.06.004 PMID: 27343754 Web of Science: 000386334600056
- 2015
  
  A visual horizon affects steering responses during flight in fruit flies. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY. 218:2942-2950.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1242/jeb.119313 PMID: 26232414 Web of Science: 000362006300020
- 2014
  
  To keep on track during flight, fruitflies discount the skyward view. BIOLOGY LETTERS. 10.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.1103 PMID: 24554476 Web of Science: 000332378300015
- 2013
  
  Flying fruit flies correct for visual sideslip depending on relative speed of forward optic flow. FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 7.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00076 PMID: 23847482 Web of Science: 000321187300001
- 2011
  
  An Olfactory Circuit Increases the Fidelity of Visual Behavior. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 31:15035-15047.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1736-11.2011 PMID: 22016537 Web of Science: 000296274000023
Editorial Material
- 2018
  
  Insect Neurobiology: Optical Illusions at the Cellular Level. CURRENT BIOLOGY.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.023 Web of Science: 000451904300005
- 2018
  
  Insect Vision: Judging Distance with Binocular Motion Disparities. CURRENT BIOLOGY. R148-R150.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.01.039 PMID: 29462578 Web of Science: 000425377900005
- 2017
  
  Insect Flight: Navigating with Smooth Turns and Quick Saccades. CURRENT BIOLOGY. R1125-R1127.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.09.002 PMID: 29065297 Web of Science: 000413441700016
- 2017
  
  Insect Neurobiology: An Eye to Forward Motion. CURRENT BIOLOGY. R1156-R1158.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.09.038 PMID: 29112866 Web of Science: 000414581700007
- 2014
  
  Insect Neurobiology: How Small Brains Perform Complex Tasks. CURRENT BIOLOGY. R528-R529.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.015 PMID: 24892915 Web of Science: 000336668500012
Letter
- 2017
  
  Optic flow induces spatial filtering in fruit flies. CURRENT BIOLOGY. R212-R213.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.018 PMID: 28324732 Web of Science: 000397351800005
Meeting Abstract
- 2018
  
  Limited Larval Feeding Leads to Smaller and Slower Adult Eyes in the Fruit Fly. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E46-E46.
  Web of Science: 000429309600182
- 2018
  
  Pursuit flight patterns in long-legged flies. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E195-E195.
  Web of Science: 000429309602297
- 2017
  
  Larval feeding affects visual acuity and sensitivity in adult fruit flies. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E428-E428.
  Web of Science: 000398668702424
- 2016
  
  Flies use stabilizing visual cues to approach virtual targets. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E220-E220.
  Web of Science: 000372457601238
- 2016
  
  The response of the zebrafish lateral line to white noise stimulation. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E213-E213.
  Web of Science: 000372457601209
- 2015
  
  A visual horizon modifies fruit fly bar tracking responses. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E24-E24.
  Web of Science: 000352658400094
- 2015
  
  Characterization of flight patterns in long-legged flies of the genus Condylostylus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae).. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E157-E157.
  Web of Science: 000352658400627
- 2015
  
  Comparison of eye morphology in Chrysomya megacephala males of differing sizes and the potential behavioral implications. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E170-E170.
  Web of Science: 000352658400681
- 2014
  
  Flies use visual elevation to modulate different responses to translational and rotational displacements. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E208-E208.
  Web of Science: 000333049501361
- 2013
  
  Flying fruit flies correct for visual sideslip using motion parallax cues. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E213-E213.
  Web of Science: 000316991401388

advised honors theses

Cabrera, Stephanie, Drosophila Flight Stabilization Depends on Apparent Distances in Optic Flow Field 2012

principal investigator on

CAREER: Image speed and visual acuity during fly flight awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2023

teaching activities

BSC3941-U46: Biological Sciences Research Internship Fall Term 2019
BSC6913-U40: Student Research Lab Spring Term 2019
BSC6926-U01: Workshop in Biology Spring Term 2019
ZOO5785-U01: Advanced Neurobiology Fall Term 2019

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Jamie Theobald

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publication subject areas

Behavioral Sciences
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Legal Medicine
Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
Neurosciences & Neurology
Zoology

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