Dr Roger Santer
PhD
Lecturer in Zoology
Contact Details
- Email: rds5@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0002-8248-0532
- Office: 1.16, IBERS Penglais
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 628776
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
I studied BSc zoology (1999), and completed a PhD in invertebrate neuroethology (2003), at Newcastle University. Prior to joining IBERS, I had postdoctoral research positions at Newcastle University (2003-2006), and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2006-2008), and a lectureship in biology at the University of Limerick (2008-2010). I joined IBERS as a lecturer in zoology in 2010.
Teaching
Module Coordinator
- BR15720 - Wildlife Forensics
- BR21620 - Animal Behaviour
- BR23920 - Behavioural Ecology
- BR35320 - Behavioural Neurobiology
- BR15700 - Wildlife Forensics
Coordinator
- BR15720 - Wildlife Forensics
- BR21620 - Animal Behaviour
- BR15700 - Wildlife Forensics
- BR23920 - Behavioural Ecology
- BR35320 - Behavioural Neurobiology
Lecturer
- VE10610 - Neurology, ophthalmology and special senses
- BR15700 - Wildlife Forensics
- BR14110 - Comparative Animal Physiology
- BR15720 - Wildlife Forensics
- BR13300 - Applied Animal Biology
- BR35320 - Behavioural Neurobiology
- BR13320 - Applied Animal Biology
- BR30220 - Advanced Animal Behaviour
- BR21620 - Animal Behaviour
- BR23920 - Behavioural Ecology
- BR25420 - Invertebrate Zoology
- BR30120 - Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Conservation (Trec) Field Course
- BR26820 - Vertebrate Zoology
- BR12410 - Study and Communication Skills
- BR25620 - Research Methods
- BRS0060 - Integrated Year in Industry
Tutor
- BR14110 - Comparative Animal Physiology
- BR15720 - Wildlife Forensics
- BR25420 - Invertebrate Zoology
- BR35320 - Behavioural Neurobiology
- BR15700 - Wildlife Forensics
- BR23920 - Behavioural Ecology
- BR21620 - Animal Behaviour
- BR30220 - Advanced Animal Behaviour
Moderator
- BR30220 - Advanced Animal Behaviour
- BR13210 - The Biosphere
- BR35020 - Marine and Freshwater Field Course
Grader
- BR36400 - Research Project
- BRM2860 - MBiol Research Project
- BR36440 - Research Project
- BRM2800 - MBiol Research Project
Course Builder
Research
I am interested in animal behaviour, and the neural mechanisms that underlie it. At the moment I am especially interested in understanding visually-guided behaviour, and I mainly conduct my research on insects and arachnids. My investigations use a range of electrophysiological, behavioural, and computational techniques.
Publications
Choi, N, Adams, M, Fowler-Finn, K, Knowlton, E, Rosenthal, M, Rundus, A, Santer, R, Wilgers, D & Hebets, EA 2022, 'Increased signal complexity is associated with increased mating success', Biology Letters, vol. 18, no. 5, 20220052. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0052
Kundu, P, Choi, N, Rundus, A, Santer, R & Hebets, EA 2022, 'Previously presumed visual motion signals likely function to generate air particle movement important for mating success in the wolf spider Schizocosa retrorsa', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.939133
Santer, RD, Okal, MN, Esterhuizen, J & Torr, SJ 2021, 'Evaluation of improved coloured targets to control riverine tsetse in East Africa: A Bayesian approach', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 15, no. 6, e0009463. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009463
Santer, R 2019, 'Olfactory and tactile cues can guide near-distance location of a refuge by whip spiders (Arachnida, Amblypygi)', Animal Behaviour, vol. 158, pp. e1-e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.10.020
Santer, R, Vale, G, Tsikire, D & Torr, S 2019, 'Optimising targets for tsetse control: Taking a fly’s-eye-view to improve the colour of synthetic fabrics', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 13, no. 12, e0007905. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007905
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