Kathy Potter

Macquarie Uni PhD student, FATS Events Coordinator, frog enthusiast, opinions and content my own

[Evolutionary Applications @EvolAppJournal]

Frogs are darker within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
https://t.co/Z2P88aEEPP
by Burraco et al @pabloburraco @GOrizaola

This pattern can be linked to extreme radiation levels due to the nuclear accident and the protective role of melanin

#colour #frog #pollution #radioactivity

[Kathy Potter @FrogPotter]

Hanging at Science in the Swamp Western Sydney Parklands.

[Kathy Potter @FrogPotter]

Having a great time at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Watch out for FATS frogs at events all over Sydney this week!

[Botanic Gardens of Sydney @BotanicSydney]

Always wanted to know what it's like to be a #scientist? 🔬Come along to the Women in Science Panel at @fleursdevilles for #NationalScienceWeek! Read our latest blog to delve into our panelists' ground-breaking #conservation research. ⤵️

https://t.co/fvf3mFNIh2

[NationalScienceWeek @Aus_ScienceWeek]

Discover what #WomeninSTEM can accomplish at the 150th celebration of the Overland telegraph at the Alice Springs telegraph station Open Day on Saturday 13 August. #scienceweek
https://t.co/LvXkvBeo8d

[Botanic Gardens of Sydney @BotanicSydney]

Can't make it in person to this Saturday's #SydneyScienceTrail? Tune in to @abcsydney Weekend Mornings with Simon Marnie on Saturday 13 August for a live broadcast behind the scenes at the Royal Botanic Gardens: https://t.co/78q8lGnntq

[The Lizard Lab @lizard_lab]

@MacQUniversity PhD scholarship available to work on lizard sociality + mechanisms underlying sociality with @lizardlab @GeoffWhile + others, based in @mqnatsci. International applicants welcome. Masters degree required. Start date soon: 1 October! Details below

[Dr David Hamilton @davidghamilton1]

A young wombat on a stroll for #WombatWednesday

[Birgit Szabo 🦎🐸🏳️‍🌈, PhD @birgit_szabo]

This is an amazing opportunity! I did my PhD @mqnatsci with @lizard_lab and it was the best time. A PhD is stressfull but the lizard lab team has your back! Plus you get to work with amazing 🦎 and an amazing topic!

[The Lizard Lab @lizard_lab]

Great talks and posters by the lab at Australia Herpetology Society conference #ASH2022! @eco_jolly @KoHuanLee @shannonwkaiser @LeviByou @FrogPotter @whatisitdoing @DanHoops @aus_herp Grant Webster

[Samantha Wallace @WallacxFrogging]

Very excited to be kicking off #ESAus21 😃
Dr Martine Maron gave us food for thought on Australia's approach to species #conservation - "We're rich and we're smart, and yet we spend hardly anything on threatened species recovery." 🌏🐸🌿🐝🦜🐀
@Stocklet_ @KayaKlop @C_Alley93

[Kathy Potter @FrogPotter]

Found this in the carport. No idea what type of spider it is, but seriously creepy!

[Kathy Potter @FrogPotter]

Surprise meeting at Penrith Reptile Expo! Not the best smelling animal, but full of personality

[Kathy Potter @FrogPotter]

Cute Peron's Tree Frogs enjoying a break from the crowds at the Penrith Reptile Expo

[Dr Kaya Klop-Toker @KayaKlop]

Bit late, but ready to catch up on day 2 of #AmphibianWeek. Today's theme is the secret lives of amphibians. Which are very secretive. Many species, like this red-eyes tree frog, are only seen for a few nights per year when they come out to find a mate.
@amphibiansorg

[Catherine Young @CatMYoung]

There is an election in #Tasmania this weekend. I urge you to please consider the environment in your vote.
If we continue down our current path future generations will not get the opportunity to know the joy of baby swift parrots 💔
Pic @davidghamilton1

[Amphibian Survival Alliance @amphibiansorg]

#AmphibianWeek is coming!

Join the movement on May 2-8, 2021. All week we'll be sharing information about #amphibians, how important they are, the threats they face, and how you can help them.

We invite you to do the same! Follow this thread to learn how 👇🧵

[Dr Kate Umbers @kateumbers]

Thomas E White (USyd) and I conducted a meta-analysis that suggests warning colours are generally pretty good indicators of toxicity, at least how they're usually measured. #colsci
Here's the Nature Research Highlights pickup. Article almost published! https://t.co/HVAkYnM0cU

[Dr Kate Umbers @kateumbers]

Here’s the article. 🐞
https://t.co/Q4PcQ9po1J

[Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social @MicrobeMik]

Massive shout out to my friend and colleague @daniwallace95 for her keen ear in finding the elusive giant burrowing frog!! 🐸
Such great news for the conservation of another amphibian.

#herpetology #conservation #frog

https://t.co/CXRrpY5oe4