Elizabeth Postema – Our 2025 Elton Prize Shortlisted Candidate’s #StoryBehindThePaper

Elizabeth Postema (she/her) provides the story behind her paper, “Eyespot peek-a-boo: Leaf rolls enhance the antipredator effect of insect eyespots“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about her journey into animal ecology. About the paper: What is your shortlisted paper about, and what are you seeking to answer with your research? In this paper, I was interested in how the behavior of a prey animal might impact the effectiveness of its defensive visual...