Dr Roger Santer

PhD

Dr Roger Santer

Senior Lecturer in Zoology

Department of Life Sciences

Contact Details

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.

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

Santer, R & Allen, W 2025, 'Insect visual perception and pest control: Opportunities and challenges', Current Opinion in Insect Science, vol. 68, 101331. 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101331
Santer, RD & Akanyeti, O 2025, 'Using artificial neural networks to explain the attraction of jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) to colored traps', Insect Science. 10.1111/1744-7917.13496
Thomas, RK, Gay, AP, Gwynn-Jones, D, de Vere, N & Santer, RD 2024, 'Lighting and behaviour in captivity: Butterflies prefer light environments containing UV wavelengths', Animal Behaviour, vol. 214, pp. 165-172. 10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.03.014
Dutta, S, Burk, J, Santer, R, Zwiggelaar, R & Boongoen, T 2024, Noise Profiling for ANNs: A Bio-inspired Approach. in N Naik, P Jenkins, P Grace, L Yang & S Prajapt (eds), Advances in Computational Intelligence Systems: Contributions Presented at the 22nd UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI 2023), September 6–8, 2023, Birmingham, UK. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 1453, Springer Nature, pp. 140-153. 10.1007/978-3-031-47508-5_12
Santer, RD & Allen, WL 2024, 'Optimising the colour of traps requires an insect's eye view', Pest Management Science, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 931-934. 10.1002/ps.7790
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