
@article {163999,
	title = {Sensory biology in a changing world: multisensory systems and interdisciplinary collaboration.},
	journal = {J Exp Biol},
	volume = {229},
	year = {2026},
	month = {2026 Feb 15},
	abstract = {<p class="rtejustify">Animals have evolved multiple sensory systems that can acquire environmental information guiding their behaviour, allowing them to adapt physiological parameters to current conditions. However, over the past century, anthropogenic changes have increasingly made information on environmental conditions less reliable, by introducing novel elements (such as synthetic chemicals or artificial light), by altering environmental parameters such as temperature, and by introducing fluctuations. Animals using multimodal information perceived through multiple senses may be more resilient to changes, as they can adjust their sensory strategy, giving more weight to information channels that are less disturbed than others. In this Commentary, we propose that to better understand how animals are affected by disturbed access to sensory information that is caused by anthropogenic influences, sensory biologists need to study all developmental stages of a wide range of species, and include entire ecosystems in their thinking. Comparative, interdisciplinary studies will be increasingly important if we are to understand and mitigate the sensory consequences of anthropogenic changes for animals.</p>
},
	keywords = {Animals, Ecosystem, Interdisciplinary Communication, Sensation},
	issn = {1477-9145},
	doi = {10.1242/jeb.251786},
	url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41668653/},
	author = {Kelber, Almut and Gilmour, Kathleen M and Sane, Sanjay P}
}
@article {137344,
	title = {Through the looking glass: attempting to predict future opportunities and challenges in experimental biology.},
	journal = {J Exp Biol},
	volume = {226},
	year = {2023},
	month = {2023 Dec 15},
	abstract = {<p>To celebrate its centenary year, Journal of Experimental Biology (JEB) commissioned a collection of articles examining the past, present and future of experimental biology. This Commentary closes the collection by considering the important research opportunities and challenges that await us in the future. We expect that researchers will harness the power of technological advances, such as {\textquoteright}-omics{\textquoteright} and gene editing, to probe resistance and resilience to environmental change as well as other organismal responses. The capacity to handle large data sets will allow high-resolution data to be collected for individual animals and to understand population, species and community responses. The availability of large data sets will also place greater emphasis on approaches such as modeling and simulations. Finally, the increasing sophistication of biologgers will allow more comprehensive data to be collected for individual animals in the wild. Collectively, these approaches will provide an unprecedented understanding of {\textquoteright}how animals work{\textquoteright} as well as keys to safeguarding animals at a time when anthropogenic activities are degrading the natural environment.</p>
},
	keywords = {Animals, Environment, Genomics},
	issn = {1477-9145},
	doi = {10.1242/jeb.246921},
	author = {Gilmour, Kathleen M and Daley, Monica A and Egginton, Stuart and Kelber, Almut and McHenry, Matthew J and Patek, Sheila N and Sane, Sanjay P and Schulte, Patricia M and Terblanche, John S and Wright, Patricia A and Franklin, Craig E}
}
