Nicholas E. Scott‐Samuel

University of Bristol — United Kingdom

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

32h-index3.4kcitations134works1.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Visual perception and processing mechanisms(48), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(38), Plant and animal studies(17), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(15), Neural dynamics and brain function(13)

Publications134 total

CamoLab: biologically inspired defensive solutions derived from empirical work and modelling
2025
Undergraduate Psychology Students’ Perceptions of Open Research: The Relationship Between Statistics Understanding, Attitudes, and Questionable Research Practices
Collabra Psychology·2025Open Access
Fiddler crabs (Afruca tangeri) detect second-order motion in both intensity and polarization
Communications Biology·2024Open Access
How background complexity impairs target detection
Animal Behaviour·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Dazzle: surface patterns that impede interception
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2023· 19 citedOpen Access
Interactions between color and gloss in iridescent camouflage
Behavioral Ecology·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
The geometry of high-level colour perception reflects the amount of information provided by colours about objects.
Journal of Vision·2022Open Access
The effect of spatial and temporal scale on camouflage in North African rodents
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2022· 2 cited
Beetle iridescence induces an avoidance response in naïve avian predators
Animal Behaviour·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
Background complexity can mitigate poor camouflage
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2021· 24 citedOpen Access
We discovered why giant pandas are black and white: here’s how
2021Open Access
The giant panda is cryptic
Scientific Reports·2021· 24 citedOpen Access
Birds learn to avoid aposematic prey by using the appearance of host plants
Current Biology·2021· 15 citedOpen Access
Colour pattern variation forms local background matching camouflage in a leaf‐mimicking toad
Journal of Evolutionary Biology·2021· 16 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Colour pattern variation forms local background matching camouflage in a leaf‐mimicking toad"
2021Open Access
The Camouflage Machine: Optimizing protective coloration using deep learning with genetic algorithms
Evolution·2021· 17 citedOpen Access
A platform for initial testing of multiple camouflage patterns
Defence Technology·2020· 18 citedOpen Access
Camouflage in arid environments: the case of Sahara-Sahel desert rodents
Journal of Vertebrate Biology·2020· 9 citedOpen Access
Correction to ‘Underwater caustics disrupt prey detection by a reef fish’
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2020Open Access
Imperfect transparency and camouflage in glass frogs
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2020· 35 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Innes C. Cuthill(32), Roland Baddeley(11), James B. Barnett(6), Joanna R. Hall(5), Samuel R. Matchette(5), Mark A. Georgeson(4), Karin Kjernsmo(4), Benedict G. Hogan(4), William L. Allen(3), Constantine Michalis(3), László Tálas(3), Angela Attwood(3), Marcus R. Munafò(3), Andrew T. Smith(3), Heather M. Whitney(2), Ute Leonards(2), John Fennell(2), Ossi Nokelainen(2), Tim Caro(2), Timothy N. Volonakis(2)