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Dr. Birgit Szabo talks lizard smarts!

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...

PhD opportunity: social intelligence and the evolution of brain size in lizards

by Whiting | Aug 10, 2014 | Cognition, PhD opportunity, Social behaviour, Social intelligence

We are looking for a PhD student to work on an Australian Research Council grant testing for social intelligence in Egernia skinks. Here is some background: Uncovering the evolution of intelligence is one of science’s greatest challenges. Social intelligence theory...

PhD Scholarship opportunity to work on social intelligence in Egernia skinks

by Whiting | Nov 8, 2012 | Behaviour, Cognition, Cunningham skink project, Social intelligence

Macquarie University is currently offering MQRES scholarships for prospective Australian or NZ PhD students who can commence by 15 December 2012. We know this is short notice, but the combination of a positive outcome in the latest funding round from the Australian...
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