June 2015: Lucy Nash from OUP, Dottybacks change colour to hide from prey, and moths that slow their brains down

In this episode I discover that some species of coral reef fish change colour, and they do this to grab a sneaky meal! I also find out how moths find flowers in the dark. And in the scientific spark I talk to Lucy Nash, who is commissioning editor for science at Oxford University Press. Download the MP3 Copyright © N Justin Marshall/Courtesy of University of Basel Quicklinks: Will Feeney's webpage Fabio Cortesi's webpage The dottyback paper in Current Biology Hovering hawkmoth paper in science

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This episode was published on Aug 10, 2015.

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