by Whiting | Jun 12, 2011 | Behaviour, China field work, Lizard Lab adventures, Toad-headed agamas, Uncategorized
We are currently in a race against the clock. Unfortunately the weather hasn’t exactly been kind to us. Yesterday was great, we had a nice sunny day and collected tons of data. (We are in China visiting and assisting Dr. Qi Yin on his toad-agama project with an eye to...
by Noble | Jun 8, 2011 | China field work, Lab news, Lizard Lab adventures, Toad-headed agamas
For all those Lizard Lab followers, you’re in for a treat! For those of you who are not aware, Martin and Dan have been travelling through China with some colleagues (Dr. Qi Yin and Wu Yau Yong) to look at a peculiar and unique lizard population in the far North of...
by Whiting | Jun 1, 2011 | Lab news, Water skink project
On Monday, Kerrie (Wechmann, that is), handed in her honours thesis! And with this, she is the first member of the Australian branch of the Lizard Lab to hand in a thesis of any shape or form. Well done Kerrie! A big celebration is planned. Kerrie did a paternity...
by Whiting | May 25, 2011 | Lab news
The latest ground-breaking news from the lab is that Pau Carazo, who is currently ranked the top postdoc in the lab, has won the prestigious Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado. This highly competitive annual prize is awarded to the best 1-2 doctoral students in their...
by Barquero | May 13, 2011 | Lab news
Are you interested in: 1. Biological sciences and research? 2. Traveling to beautiful and remote areas across Australia? 3. Learning about lizards? If your answers are “yes”, then you might want to participate as a volunteer in this high quality research project. I am...
by Whiting | Mar 30, 2011 | Lab news
The Christopher Barnard Award for Outstanding Contributions by a New Investigator is awarded annually by the Animal Behaviour Society. The Lizard Lab would like to congratulate our good friend Sarah Pryke for this exceptional accomplishment. The following text is...
by Whiting | Mar 21, 2011 | Augrabies flat lizards, Ecology, Lab news, Sexual selection
Lizards found to send secret signals – Australian Geographic.
by Whiting | Mar 21, 2011 | Augrabies flat lizards, Lab news, Sexual selection
Augrabies Flat lizards, made famous in David Attenborough’s Life in Cold Blood (Dragons of the Dry) and also in Planet Earth (Deserts) have made the news again. Our study of their visual system reveals remarkably high sensitivity to UV. In fact, they are...
by Whiting | Mar 11, 2011 | Cunningham skink project, Lab news
New arrivals! The long awaited Cunningham’s skink babies have started to drop alive and well. Proud mothers started giving birth last week, and there are 10 babies so far with many more to come. They all weigh between 7g and 9g and are very lively. Their arrival...
by Whiting | Mar 7, 2011 | Behaviour, Frog, Sexual selection
Here is an Australian Geographic report on all Phil’s hard work in the field! Harmonious orgy is winning formula for frogs – Australian Geographic.
