Jamie Theobald
- Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Publications
selected publications
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2021Stabilizing responses to sideslip disturbances in Drosophila melanogaster are modulated by the density of moving elements on the ground. BIOLOGY LETTERS. 17.Full Text via DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0748 Web of Science: 000626170600001
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2021Light environment drives evolution of color vision genes in butterflies and moths. COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 4.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01688-z Web of Science: 000620177600002
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2020Ventral motion parallax enhances fruit fly steering to visual sideslip. BIOLOGY LETTERS. 16.Full Text via DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0046 Web of Science: 000536615500001
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2020Small eyes in dim light: Implications to spatio-temporal visual abilities in Drosophila melanogaster. VISION RESEARCH. 169:33-40.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2020.02.007 Web of Science: 000522141500005
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2019Insect Neurobiology: What to Make of a Small Spot?Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.023 Web of Science: 000471783100008
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2019Fruit 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
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2018Small fruit flies sacrifice temporal acuity to maintain contrast sensitivity. VISION RESEARCH. 149.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2018.05.007 Web of Science: 000440959200001
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2016The 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.
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2015A visual horizon affects steering responses during flight in fruit flies. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY. 218:2942-2950.
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2015Body Size, Rather Than Male Eye Allometry, Explains Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Activity in Low Light. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE. 15.
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2013Flying fruit flies correct for visual sideslip depending on relative speed of forward optic flow. FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 7.
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2011An Olfactory Circuit Increases the Fidelity of Visual Behavior. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 31:15035-15047.
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2010Visual stabilization dynamics are enhanced by standing flight velocityFull Text via DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0845
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2010Dynamics of optomotor responses in rosophila to perturbations in optic flowFull Text via DOI: 10.1242/jeb.037945
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2007Flight performance in night-flying sweat bees suffers at low light levelsFull Text via DOI: 10.1242/jeb.003756
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2006Visual summation in night-flying sweat bees: A theoretical studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.01.002
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2006Light intensity limits foraging activity in nocturnal and crepuscular beesFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj001
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Editorial Material
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2020Insect Neurobiology: How a Small Spot Stops a Fly. CURRENT BIOLOGY. R761-R763.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.005 Web of Science: 000588736900010
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2018Insect Neurobiology: Optical Illusions at the Cellular Level. CURRENT BIOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.023 Web of Science: 000451904300005
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Meeting Abstract
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2018Limited Larval Feeding Leads to Smaller and Slower Adult Eyes in the Fruit Fly. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E46-E46.Web of Science: 000429309600182
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2018Pursuit flight patterns in long-legged flies. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E195-E195.Web of Science: 000429309602297
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2017Larval feeding affects visual acuity and sensitivity in adult fruit flies. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E428-E428.Web of Science: 000398668702424
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2016Flies use stabilizing visual cues to approach virtual targets. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E220-E220.Web of Science: 000372457601238
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2016The response of the zebrafish lateral line to white noise stimulation. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E213-E213.Web of Science: 000372457601209
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2015A visual horizon modifies fruit fly bar tracking responses. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E24-E24.Web of Science: 000352658400094
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2015Characterization of flight patterns in long-legged flies of the genus Condylostylus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae).. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E157-E157.Web of Science: 000352658400627
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2015Comparison 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
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2014Flies use visual elevation to modulate different responses to translational and rotational displacements. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E208-E208.Web of Science: 000333049501361
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2013Flying fruit flies correct for visual sideslip using motion parallax cues. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. E213-E213.Web of Science: 000316991401388
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advised honors theses
- Cabrera, Stephanie, Drosophila Flight Stabilization Depends on Apparent Distances in Optic Flow Field 2012
Research
principal investigator on
- CAREER: Image speed and visual acuity during fly flight awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2023
Teaching
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
Contact
full name
- Jamie Theobald
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Recent publications and grants in Scholars@FIU
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