Selected Publications
Grether, G.G., Cummings, M.E. & J. Hudon (in press) Countergradient variation in the
sexual coloration of guppies (Poecilia reticulata): drosopterin synthesis balances carotenoid
availability. Evolution
Cummings, M.E. (2004) Modelling divergence in luminance and chromatic
detection performance across measured divergence in surfperch (Embiotocidae)
habitats. Vision Research, 44: 1127-1145.
Cummings, M. E., Rosenthal, G.G. & Ryan, M.J. (2003) A private ultraviolet channel in visual communication.
Proceedings of the Royal Society, London Series B, 270: 897-904.
Cummings, M.E., & Partridge, J.C. (2001) Visual pigments and optical habitats of surfperch (Embiotocidae)
in the California kelp forest. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 187: 875-889.
Partridge, J.C. & Cummings, M.E. (1999) Adaptations of visual pigments to the aquatic environment.
In: Archer S.N., Djamgoz M.B.A., Loew, E.R., Partridge J.C., & Valerga, S. (eds) Adaptive mechanisms
in the ecology of vision. Kluwer, UK, pp: 251-284.