PhD Student: Evolution of colour signals in lizards

We are looking for a PhD student interested in studying the evolution of colour signals in lizards. The overarching aim of the project is to study adaptive co-variation across and between lizard colour patterns/signals in relation to socio-ecological factors (e.g....

Lizards learn from their elders too!

Social learning—the ability of an animal or human to acquire information by learning from the actions of others is a short-cut to solving many of life’s problems or simply acquiring information more quickly. Just think back to when you got your first video recorder...

Reptiles of the Tukai Desert, China

Here are a selection of photos of reptiles from our field work in the Tukai Desert, northern China. See our previous blog post: Dispatches from the field: in search of the mystical Secret Toad-headed Agama and other tail waving lizards in China We will soon be posting...

Dispatches from the field: in search of the mystical Secret Toad-headed Agama and other tail waving lizards in China

This dispatch comes to you from the Tukai Desert in north-west China, a short drive (about 15 km) from the Kazakhstan border. We are three weeks into a six-week field trip. The lab is currently working on the evolution of complex tail waves and colour signals in Asian...