Welcome to the Peters Lab
La Trobe University, Australia

Research in the lab considers animal behaviour in the light of sensory system function and evolutionary processes. Particular attention is paid to motion vision that is of functional importance to animals: communication, predator avoidance and prey detection. Additional projects consider (will consider) other aspects of animal signal evolution and visual ecology.

Established in 2010, we have great facilities for housing animals indoors and outdoors as well as ample bench space for lab work. Access to the resources of La Trobe University's Department of Zoology, including a 4WD vehicle, ensure fieldwork can also be supported. Please contact Richard Peters if you are interested in joining the lab at Undergraduate Honours, Postgraduate or Postdoctoral level. We can discuss projects related to the kind of work described on this site, but also open to suggestions of other projects.