by Whiting | Jun 12, 2018 | Behaviour, Bluetongue lizard, Bluetongue skink, Uncategorized
There was some interest in our recent paper on bluetongue lizards (blueys) and why they have this amazing blue tongue, which is actually a UV-blue tongue. (See our previous blog post.) Here is an interview from ABC news: Helen Shield interviews Martin Whiting on ABC...
by Whiting | Aug 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
We are looking for a PhD student interested in studying the evolution of colour signals in lizards. The overarching aim of the project is to study adaptive co-variation across and between lizard colour patterns/signals in relation to socio-ecological factors (e.g....
by Noble | Jul 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Social learning—the ability of an animal or human to acquire information by learning from the actions of others is a short-cut to solving many of life’s problems or simply acquiring information more quickly. Just think back to when you got your first video recorder...
by Whiting | Feb 14, 2014 | Science news, Sexual selection, Social behaviour, Uncategorized
Lizard Lab alumnus Pau Carazo is best known for his work on communication in lizards. Along the way he has dabbled with beetles and now, fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). In a recent paper in Nature, Pau and his colleagues at Oxford designed a novel series of...
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 | 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...
