by James Baxter-Gilbert | Jun 17, 2018 | Anti-predator behaviour, Behaviour, Herpetology, Lizard ecology, Water dragon project
Animals often instinctively assess their environment, and display innate behavioural responses. For example, many newly born reptiles and fish know how to respond to predators – knowing when to “fight” and when to “flee” – right after hatching out of their...
by Whiting | Feb 10, 2014 | Cane toads, Lab news, Lizard Lab adventures, Water dragon project
Freek Vonk is a Dutch scientist and nature documentary presenter. He and his crew have just wrapped season 1 of “Freek in Australia”. Part of this series consisted of a day at our lab filming cane toads and discussing our work on cognition followed by a...
by Dani | Jan 13, 2011 | Lab news, Water dragon project
Yes everyone, it’s what we’ve all been waiting for- the water dragon babies are hatching!! YAY! The first baby hatched on 03/01/11, here are some photos of his super-cute emergence:
by Whiting | Nov 30, 2010 | Lab news, Water dragon project
Recently, the Lizard Lab had the pleasure of a visit from Jonathan Losos (Harvard University). Ofcourse, this meant a trip to the water dragon site for some dragon wrangling. Here are a few photos of the...
by Whiting | Nov 30, 2010 | Lab news, Water dragon project
Prior to the ISBE conference in Perth, the Lizard Lab was visited by Mike Cant (University of Exeter), Marlene Zuk (UC Riverside) and John Alcock (Arizona State University). All visited the water dragon site (at different times) and tried their hands at catching water...
