by Whiting | Oct 18, 2012 | Cognition, Lab news, Water skink project
For anyone interested in comparative cognition, these are exciting times and 2012 has been a good year for lizards! Manuel Leal and Robert Powell’s study of Anolis cognition demonstrated that lizards are capable of behavioural flexibility. (Behavioural flexibility, a...
by Whiting | Oct 12, 2012 | Lab news, Weird and unusual
The Lizard Lab has an official artist: Sid (aka Steve) Sledge! Here is some of his recent work entitled “the anti-gravity effects of lizard perturbations…”. See more of his amazing work or for insights on life and art, see his...
by Whiting | Sep 27, 2012 | Chameleons, Ecology, Publications
See our new paper on the natural history of the flap-necked chameleon from southern Africa. It can be downloaded for free from the MCZ web page:...
by Whiting | Sep 17, 2012 | Lab news
We have been loading tons of photos from past field trips and of many of our study animals. Our photos are arranged in “sets”, which is really a gallery/album. Follow the link below and have a look at a set of your choice during your next coffee break!...
by Whiting | Sep 13, 2012 | Behaviour, Frog, Lab news, Sexual selection
Dynamic (physiological) colour change in the context of sexual selection is almost unstudied in frogs. The whirring tree frog (Litoria revelata) is one of several Australian frogs which use colour during sexual advertisement. Grant Webster’s honours project is...
