Marcus Byrne

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Marcus Byrne
Alma mater University of the Witwatersrand
University of London
Known for Dung beetle research
winning Ig Nobel Prize
Scientific career
Fields Entomology
Zoology
Institutions University of the Witwatersrand

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]

Byrne is a professor of zoology and entomology at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. [4]

Byrne is the author of Dance of the Dung Beetles. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Dacke, M.; Baird, E.; Byrne, M.; Scholtz, C. H.; Warrant, E. J. (2013). "Dung Beetles Use the Milky Way for Orientation". Current Biology. 23 (4): 298–300. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.12.034 . PMID   23352694.
  2. ↑ Wits. "Marcus Byrne", University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Johannesburg, unknown date. Retrieved on 6 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Wits. "Marcus Byrne - entomologist", TED , USA, unknown date. Retrieved on 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Explorer Home". explorers.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Marcus Byrne". NYU Press. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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