@chapple_lab

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

 Melbourne, Victoria
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Joined December 2017
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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 sciencedirect.com/science/ar… ...
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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: careers.pageuppeople.com/513…
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⭐️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 👉link.springer.com/article/10…

Temporal repeatability of behaviour in a lizard: implications for behavioural syndrome studies

Evolutionary Ecology - It is well established that, across taxa, individuals within populations exhibit consistent differences in their behaviour across time and/or contexts. Further, the...

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A big congratulations to @JackAndrewBrand (cosupervised with @chapple_lab), who submitted his PhD thesis today 🥳🌟
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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. cob.silverchair-cdn.com/cob/… @chapple_lab @BBM_Wong @Craig_R_White
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#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. flinders.wd3.myworkdayjobs.c…
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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. timeshighereducation.com/uni… – at Melbourne, Victoria
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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 nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Biological invasions as a selective filter driving behavioral divergence

Nature Communications - Invasive species are a leading driver of global biodiversity loss. Here, the authors show that the process of invasion itself can promote behavioral changes important to the...

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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: bit.ly/3rM3rgW
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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. nature.com/articles/s41467-0… 📸Jules Farquhar @FarquharJules
Delicate skink

ALT Delicate skink

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Georeferenced photographs obtained from #iNaturalist to study geographical variation in colour polymorphism reveals a mesic–arid gradient in the Lace Monitors (Varanus varius). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @FarquharJules @arman_pili @russell_wyn
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Shai Meiri@uncshai8 Oct 2022
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 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates

Aim Viviparity has evolved more times in squamates than in any other vertebrate group; therefore, squamates offer an excellent model system in which to study the patterns, drivers and implications...

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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.... nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Ornaments are equally informative in male and female birds

Nature Communications - Ornaments are often less elaborate in females than males. Regardless of such sex differences, this meta-analysis across mutually-ornamented birds supports that ornamental...

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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 🔗 fal.cn/3swRa
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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: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… (We had @webvein create the Lace monitor artwork for us. Check out their other artworks!)
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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
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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
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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
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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 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-0…
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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 link.springer.com/article/10…

Social context mediates the expression of a personality trait in a gregarious lizard

Oecologia - The social environment is a key factor that influences behavioural traits across a wide array of species. Yet, when investigating individual differences in behaviour, studies tend to...

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