by Whiting | Sep 11, 2012 | field work volunteers
I’m looking for several volunteers to help me with my PhD research on the tawny dragon lizard Ctenophorus decresii, a small agamid lizard. Male dragons found in the Flinders Ranges are seen in four different colour forms. I am investigating if colour types differ in...
by Whiting | Sep 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
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...
by Whiting | Aug 22, 2012 | China field work, Lab news, Publications, Toad-headed agamas
Gilead Amit has featured our recent PLoS One paper (full reference below) in New Scientist. Read the article by clicking the link below. Cold-blooded burrow sharing in Tibetan lizards and to download the PLoS One article for free, click on the article diagram below. Y...
by Whiting | Jul 19, 2012 | Behaviour, China field work, Lab news, Lizard Lab adventures, Toad-headed agamas
Blog posting by Dr. Qi Yin, Chengdu Institute of Biology (CAS) When you see the colorful and threatening face above, what response does this evoke? Imagine a lizard predator about to grab a lizard and suddenly it flares it’s cheek flaps and simultaneously...
by Whiting | Jul 6, 2012 | Behaviour, China field work, Lab news, Lizard Lab adventures, Toad-headed agamas, Uncategorized
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...
