by Whiting | Jul 16, 2021 | Cognition, Egernia, Publications
This blog post was written by Birgit Szabo. Birgit did her PhD in the Lizard Lab, working on cognition in lizards, with a focus on behavioural flexibility. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bern in Switzerland, working in Dr. Eva...
by Whiting | Oct 28, 2020 | Behaviour, Ecology, Global warming, Saiphos equalis
By Iván Beltrán Environmental temperature determines many important aspects of an animal’s life. In ectotherms, commonly known as ‘cold-blooded’ animals, the temperature experienced during embryonic development significantly impacts a hatchling’s physiology and...
by Whiting | Oct 15, 2019 | Behaviour, Cognition, Egernia, Lab news
Birgit recently gave a public lecture about her research on lizard cognition at a mini-conference “The Future of Herpetology, Inspiring Women and Forgotten Frogs: A conference promoting women’s voices in herpetology”. Watch her talk (below) and find out...
by Whiting | Aug 29, 2019 | Bluetongue lizard, Bluetongue skink, Cognition
By Birgit Szabo As children we have much to learn after we are born. We learn to walk, to talk, to develop our social skills, and when we start school we learn how to read, write and do maths. Humans, and many other animals, are considered altricial, meaning that...
by Whiting | Oct 18, 2018 | Cognition, Conservation, Podarcis, Publications
Check out our new paper on social learning in the Italian wall lizard, Podarcis sicula. This work formed part of Isabel Damas’ PhD thesis, and it was a huge effort! The question of what makes an invasive species successful compared to other species, that may fail to...
