Brett Seymoure
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Lab Affiliation: Living Earth Collaborative
I am a behavioral ecologist studying the effects of lighting on animal behavior, physiology, and ecology. In particular, my research investigates how both natural light cycles (e.g. daylight, twilight, full moon, etc.) and anthropogenic lighting (e.g. LEDs, high pressure sodium, sky glow, etc.) drive and disturb organisms from the physiological level up to ecosystems. My work tests theories of visual ecology that shed light onto evolutionary biology and can inform conservation policy and land managers on how to better mitigate sensory pollution. I am currently a Living Earth Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow working with Amanda Koltz (WUSTL), Kasey Fowler-Finn (SLU) and Tony Dell (NGRREC).
see more:
- Four ways to curb light pollution, save bugs
- Light pollution is key 'bringer of insect apocalypse'
- Using Amber-Filtered Bulbs Instead of White Light Attracts Fewer Bugs
- Brood X cicadas emerge in a rapidly changing world
- Can scientists help insects survive their fatal attraction to light at night?
- The argument for switching off lights at night