by siobhan | Jan 2, 2013 | Desert skink project
Well, after three months of a four-month fieldtrip to AWC Newhaven, I thought it was time to send a long-overdue update via the Lizard Lab Blog! Newhaven veterans Chris Turnbull and Andy Beattie joined me for the first month of the trip, and as always, were incredibly...
by siobhan | Jul 10, 2012 | Desert skink project
An enthusiastic and capable fieldwork assistant is needed for a study on Great Desert Skinks (Liopholis kintorei) in the Northern Territory. The project forms the behavioural component of a PhD investigating the sociality and dispersal of these unique lizards. In...
by Whiting | May 9, 2012 | Desert skink project, Lab news, Lizard Lab adventures
A Lizard Lab update is long overdue! The lab has had the pleasure of hosting Stephan Leu as a visiting postdoc. Stephan and Martin have been working on a paper together and planning upcoming research on blueys (social networks) and sleepy lizards (with Mike Bull)....
by Whiting | Oct 17, 2011 | Desert skink project, Lab news, Lizard Lab adventures
We are currently at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (about 350 km WNW of Alice Springs) working on sociality in the Great Desert Skink (Liopholis kintorei), which is the subject of Siobhan Dennison’s PhD. Adam Stow, Steve McAlpin and Martin Whiting flew in to Alice...
