by Whiting | Jul 16, 2015 | Augrabies flat lizards, Lab news, Publications
David Attenborough has had, and continues to have, a remarkable career making documentaries about the natural world. To this end, he has inspired generations of biologists. We were very pleased when he turned his attention to amphibians and reptiles for the making of...
by Whiting | Sep 16, 2011 | Augrabies flat lizards, Behaviour, Sexual selection, Visual ecology
Take a look at a this article by Max Mason in the Sydney Morning Herlad about Augrabies flat lizards. This is based on new work recently published by Fleishman, Loew and Whiting. It also refers to our previous work on UV-based signals that includes a whole list of...
by Whiting | Mar 21, 2011 | Augrabies flat lizards, Ecology, Lab news, Sexual selection
Lizards found to send secret signals – Australian Geographic.
by Whiting | Mar 21, 2011 | Augrabies flat lizards, Lab news, Sexual selection
Augrabies Flat lizards, made famous in David Attenborough’s Life in Cold Blood (Dragons of the Dry) and also in Planet Earth (Deserts) have made the news again. Our study of their visual system reveals remarkably high sensitivity to UV. In fact, they are...
