RPeters – Animal Behaviour Group

Paper! Avian alarm calls

In this paper we review putative ecological variables that predict the occurrence of alarm calls by birds in the Australian

We report for the first time the movement-based signals of four lizards from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Abstract

We demonstrate that the visual amplitudes generated by tail flicking of Jacky lizards are larger than obvious alternative (push-ups) and

Jose quantified the motion displays of five members of the C. decresii complex (see below) in the context of their respective habitats

Ben Wilson publishes his undergraduate honours project on the Peninsula Dragon (Ctenophorus fionni) in the Australian Journal of Zoology. A

Xue (‘Snow’) Bian’s final data chapter has been published in the journal Scientific Reports. Snow used 3D animation technology to

A quick expedition to photograph Jacky lizards of the NSW south coast We had a relatively early start on 18th

The second island destination for Estefania (Tefa) Boada’s PhD work was on the island of Floreana. The island supports a much

Estefania (Tefa) Boada’s PhD work on Ecuador’s lava lizards (Microlophus sp.) continues from December 2019 and takes place in the

Snow’s second paper has been accepted by Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution. Check out the abstract below and scroll down

One of the most memorable fieldtrips of 2018 for the ABG was the few weeks we spent exploring the Kimberley

Congratulations to our collaborator A/Prof Yin Qi who has led a successful bid to the Natural Science Foundation of China

Our Virtual Lens project has attracted media interest with Richard and Snow filmed by Channel Ten. Filming indoors and outdoors

We are pleased to report that Snow’s paper – the Virtual Lens Project method paper – was just published in

Chameleons are known to spontaneously perform jerky movements when walking. This jaggered walking behaviour has been assumed to be mimicking