by Whiting | Nov 27, 2011 | Cane toad cognition, Cane toads, Lab news
In case you are not Australian, you may not know that the cane toad was introduced into Australia in 1935 to control beetle pests in sugar cane fields in Queensland. Martin is working with Pau Carazo, Rick Shine and Josh Amiel on toad cognition and brain structure. In...
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...
by Whiting | Sep 19, 2011 | Behaviour, Lab news, Lizard ecology
The Lizard Lab has just launched their latest feature (and public service): “Ask an expert”. You may have noticed an unusual lizard in your garden or during your travels. You may even have filmed an unusual behaviour, such as a crazy tail wave. Or you may...
by Whiting | Sep 15, 2011 | Lab news, Lizard ecology
An enthusiastic and capable volunteer field assistant is required for a research project on frillneck lizards (Chlamydosaurus kingii) in Wyndham, Western Australia. This project will form part of a PhD study on the colour and function of the frill in the frillneck...
by Whiting | Sep 13, 2011 | Frog, Lab news, Science news, Sexual selection
Here is an article in the Sydney Morning Herald by Max Mason, reporting on work recently published by Phil Byrne and Martin Whiting. Best to sleep around to help the kids – if you’re a...
by Whiting | Aug 8, 2011 | Habitat use, Lab news, Lizard ecology
Siobhan Dennison, in collaboration with Shannon Smith and Adam Stow have just published a paper examining patterns of gene flow between populations of coppertail skinks on rocky ridgetops in NSW. This study is important because bush rock removal is a serious threat to...
