Tim Caro Content

How Zebra Stripes Disrupt Flies’ Flight Patterns

Katherine E Kerlin — February 20, 2019 - 3:36pm

Scientists learned in recent years why zebras have black and white stripes — to avoid biting flies. But a study published today in the journal PLOS ONE probes the question further: What is it about stripes that actually disrupts a biting fly’s ability to land on a zebra and suck its blood?

The Biology of Color

Katherine E Kerlin — August 03, 2017 - 11:00am

Scientists are on a threshold of a new era of color science with regard to animals, according to a comprehensive review of the field by a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by professor Tim Caro at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis.

Why Pandas Are Black and White

Katherine E Kerlin — March 03, 2017 - 12:18pm

The scientists who uncovered why zebras have black-and-white stripes (to repel biting flies), took the coloration question to giant pandas in a study published this week in the journal Behavioral Ecology.