ChappleLab

Dave Chapple's Research Group - Monash Uni, Australia. We are a research lab investigating the evolutionary ecology of environmental change. #lizard #skink

[Ian Brennan @ian_g_brennan]

Ever seen a Bluetongue skink?
What about a Monkey-tailed skink?

No? Well, let me tell you a little about these guys and what we've learned from studying their evolution.

Sidenote: check out our new paper in @CurrentBiology https://t.co/NgauZM7v37
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[School of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol]

Is this you? We are seeking to appoint multiple new colleagues who will cultivate and demonstrate excellence in both research and teaching within the field of Ecology. We welcome applicants from any area of Ecology, but see more details here: https://t.co/W3vG3E4Oza

[Giovanni Polverino @GioPolverino]

⭐️NEW🗞️in @evoecology
We show that #activity is more reliable than other behavioural traits in estimating individual differences in behaviour that are stable over a good portion of the animals' life... 🦎 in this case
👉https://t.co/51G808aNZ9

[Bob Wong (@bbmwong.bsky.social) @BBM_Wong]

A big congratulations to @JackAndrewBrand (cosupervised with @chapple_lab), who submitted his PhD thesis today 🥳🌟

[School of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol]

Madeleine de Jong et al found only partial support for hypothesis that different incubation temperatures would result in phenotypes characterised by a ‘cool’ or ‘hot’ thermal type in the delicate skink. https://t.co/qIfdd6Ysiw @chapple_lab @BBM_Wong @Craig_R_White

[Frédérik Saltré @FredSaltre]

#jobalerts : we are #hiring. 12-months #Research #Assistant position @Flinders. Work with me, @JohnLlewelyn2 @GlobEcoFlinders and be part of a big #collaborative project @cabahCoE: building a #trait + #interaction #Database for tetrapods in #Sahul. https://t.co/yGRvrggJ2q

[Andrew Mackintosh ❄️ @AMacGlac]

Please RT! Continuing (tenured) academic position (starting at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer) in Water Science. Join our excellent, inclusive & welcoming team @MonashEAE. @MonashUni is a global top 50 university and Aus/Melbourne is wonderful! Closes 15 Nov. https://t.co/zQ4gmZIAHx

[Nature Communications @NatureComms]

Chapple et al. show that the process of invasion itself can promote behavioral changes important to the success of widespread invaders.

@chapple_lab @JackAndrewBrand @annieNaimo @BBM_Wong @MonashBiol @ucdavis @SLUwildresearch @MasseyUni
https://t.co/SB2C8zzXCs

[Monash Science @Monash_Science]

Temperament and territory 🦎🌏: Extraversion enables greater success for invasive species, as discovered in a @MonashBiol international study in @NatureComms which compares native Australian and international invasive populations of the delicate skink: https://t.co/UiiZGkdnit

[Bob Wong (@bbmwong.bsky.social) @BBM_Wong]

1/4 🧵Does the invasion process favour extroverts? Our new @NatureComms paper shows how selective filtering of behavioural traits can mediate the success of alien species.

https://t.co/enFMtyClFA

📸Jules Farquhar @FarquharJules

[Biogeography.News @JBiogeography]

Georeferenced photographs obtained from #iNaturalist to study geographical variation in colour polymorphism reveals a mesic–arid gradient in the Lace Monitors (Varanus varius).

https://t.co/F1I5flyYeE

@FarquharJules
@arman_pili
@russell_wyn

[Shai Meiri @uncshai]

very happy to annunce a cool new paper from Anna Zimmin and #GARD: A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates https://t.co/A5LsMSk0Ip

[Anne Peters @AP_BirdBehavEco]

I am proud to share this paper with you all, published today. The results are quite surprising: in females, #ornaments have equal potential to be #adaptive by acting as honest signals as in males, regardless of their tendency for reduced elaboration....
https://t.co/E96ypFr4bH

[Museums Victoria @museumsvictoria]

When is a creature extinct? It might seem a straightforward⁠ question—but it’s not always easy to answer. You have to be certain it isn’t out there, somewhere.

Dr Jane Melville hopes this is the case for Melbourne’s missing dragon.

Continue reading 🔗 https://t.co/ZOvu87SI54

[Jules Farquhar @FarquharJules]

This week I published a paper – along with @arman_pili and Wyn Russell – in @JBiogeography exploring geographical variation in Lace monitor colour (A thread)

Paper: https://t.co/sPVwsrhGby

(We had @webvein create the Lace monitor artwork for us. Check out their other artworks!)

[Ro Aguilar @RoAguilar15]

1st day on my new job at @lizarddocmelville lab! That's how you start your herp field trip to QLD 👌🐍🦎🌞❤
#Chillagoe #fieldtrip #scientistlife #quaternaryreptileproject @museumsvictoria #melbournemuseum @MVLizards

[Jane Melville AM @MVLizards]

Last day on Darling Downs. Comdamine Earless Dragon is one of Australia's most threatened lizards. A grassland species but less than 1% of native grasslands remaining here. Crop and road verges are so important for this beautiful dragon @museumsvictoria @MonashBiol @chapple_lab

[Ro Aguilar @RoAguilar15]

Last official day as a Monash employee CTscanning all Australian species of lizards! We managed to scan 711 spp, that's more than 83% of them all! Plus hundreds for collaboration projects🦎🐍🐸
Thank you! @chapple_lab #australianlizards @monash_uni @melbourne_uni @melbournemuseum

[Jack Brand @JackAndrewBrand]

New paper from my PhD out in Oecologia! We find that the social context mediates the expression of animal personality traits in the delicate skink. Big thanks to @annieNaimo @mrmic1 @Martin_J_M_34 Andrew Sih @BBM_Wong & @chapple_lab. Check it out here 👉 https://t.co/kGGCDtvdcL

[Bob Wong (@bbmwong.bsky.social) @BBM_Wong]

Social context, personality and gregarious lizards. 🦎🦎🦎 Check out the latest @MonashBiol PhD paper by @JackAndrewBrand (cosupervised with @chapple_lab) with @annieNaimo @mrmic1 @Martin_J_M_34 & Andy Sih. #BobWongLab #MonashEcology

https://t.co/TtuaCK9TTp