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Robyn Grant

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Comparative Anatomy, Physiology & Behaviour Scientist. Sensory Biologist. Interested in all things whisker-related! Views are my own.
Manchester, England sste.mmu.ac.uk/staff/staffbio… Joined April 2015
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Robyn Grant @RobynAnneGrant
Excited to share our new paper "Head and Whisker Behaviours Observed During Foraging in Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris)"
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The first description of infrasound and whisker movements occurring together!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com Head and Whisker Behaviours Observed During Foraging in Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angusti... We observed a range of behaviours during foraging, including forward swimming, vertical diving, swooping, dabbing, sweeping and rotations. Head dabbing was also sometimes accompanied by the seal...
Robyn Grant @RobynAnneGrant
We have a new paper on rictal bristle development in Tawny Frogmouths: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/de…
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com The Development of Facial Bristles in Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) Facial bristles are present in many avian species, although their morphology and function are still not well understood. Previous studies have suggested that rictal bristles are tactile and may play...