Marcus Byrne | |
Field: | Entomology Zoology |
Work Institution: | University of the Witwatersrand |
Alma Mater: | University of the Witwatersrand University of London |
Professor Marcus Byrne won the 2013 Ig Nobel Prize for Biology/Astronomy along with: Marie Dacke, Emily Baird, Clarke Scholtz, and Eric Warrant, for discovering that when dung beetles get lost, they can navigate their way home by looking at the Milky Way.[1] This research has practical applications, for example helping how to develop complex visual systems.[2] [3]