by Whiting | Nov 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
by siobhan | Oct 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Day 19 – Siobhan here, filling in for Martin now that he’s out of the field and back in Sydney. On Friday, Christine and I said goodbye to Martin, Adam and Steve, and welcomed Mike Gillings and Andy Beattie to our humble desert demountable. We’ve really had...
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 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 | 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...
by Whiting | Jul 28, 2011 | Books, Lab news
Things have been a little hectic lately, otherwise we would have posted this a month ago! Nevertheless, The Lizard Lab feels duty bound to put in a plug for our good friend Rob Brook’s new book. Its a must read. For more information, see Rob’s web site....
by Whiting | Jul 23, 2011 | Science news, Weird and unusual
This has been out for a little while now, but it includes some of our colleagues and students from Macquarie University and UNSW (University of New South Wales). Its a keeper!
