Signaling species occurring in sympatry areoften exposed to similar environmental constraints, so similar adaptations to enhance signal efficacy are expected.
Tag: JRamos
Quantifying ecological constraints on motion signaling
The environment in which animal signals are generated has the potential to affect transmission and reliable detection by receivers. To
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Intraspecific variation in motion displays
Habitat characteristics influence the efficacy of animal communication, and population differences insignal structure due to habitat variation are well known
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PhD Theses submissions
Thesis submissions December 2016 | Nicole Butler became the first ABG student to submit a PhD thesis: Comparing the Anti-Predator
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Social context and tail displays by Chinese dragons
Competition between animals for limited resources often involves signaling to establish ownership ordominance. In some species, the defended resource relates
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Australian dragons: motion displays
Australia’s dragon lizards (Family: Agamidae) employ dynamic visual signals in a variety of contexts but the signalling behaviour of this
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ASSAB funding to Jose Ramos
Many thanks to the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour for awarding $1000 to support Jose’s research: Dragon Wars:
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Dragons of Oz
Motion displays are a feature of social signalling by many of Australia’s dragon lizards (Family: Agamidae). They are used in
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Lizards of Ecuador
Our research investigates two genera of lizards from Ecuador: Anolis and Microlophus. Anolis lizards are diurnally active arboreal lizards found in
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On Air: ABG students
ABG students discuss their PhD projects with Robyn Williams on the Science Show with Robyn Williams: September 2012 : Nicole Butler