Richard Peters La Trobe University Lecturer in the Department of Zoology

PhD Students

	Nicole Butler La Trobe University Project: Responding to alarm in Zebra Finches			Jose Ramos La Trobe University Project: Comparative study of signalling in Australian dragon lizards
	Andrea Narvaez La Trobe University Project: Evaluating replacement or co-utilization of motion and colour during signaling by Anolis lizards of Ecuador			Xue ("Snow") Bian La Trobe University Project: Animal behaviour through a virtual lens: using sophisticated 3D animation to study motion signalling by Australia's dragon lizards

Undergraduate Honours Student(s)

Erin Bouckley La Trobe University Honours Project: Visual and vibratory communication by Australian wolf spiders

Volunteers (past and present) Shannon Braun, Marijke Dobbelsteen, Juan Hernandez, Rowan Mott, George Troup, Derek Wrede

Alumni

Juan Hernandez La Trobe University Research Assistant: Video analysis, general handyman and self-appointed lizard catching expert

Angela Simms La Trobe University 3rd Year student project: Do veiled chameleons use motion masquerade - Semester 2, 2014

Lydia Rehnberg La Trobe University Honours Project: Environmental enrichment methods to reduce stress levels of domestic cats held in restricted environments - August 2012 - May 2013

Jonathan Salisbury La Trobe University Honours Project: Structure and function of jacky lizard body patterns and markings - August 2013 - May 2014

Christine Giuliano La Trobe University Honours Project: Alarm calling in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) August 2011 - May 2012

Katy Weller La Trobe University Honours Project: Influence of predators on the signalling behaviour of Jacky lizards (Amphibolurus muricatus) - August 2011 - May 2012

Emma Birnbaum (September 2010 - June 2011) Honours Project: The effects of abiotic factors on jumping behaviour in the ant Myrmecia croslandi. → see adjacent video. In her thesis, Emma presents evidence that surface temperatures, and surprisingly wind speeds, influence the probability of jumping in these ants. -

Movement-based signals by lizards

	Jan Hemmi Fellow The Australian National University		Martin Whiting A. Prof Macquarie University		Jochen Zeil Professor The Australian National University
	Tom Chandler Lecturer Monash University		Yin Qi Research Fellow Chengdu Institute of Biology
	Marco Barquero PhD student Macquarie University		Shaun New PhD student The Australian National University

Alarm calling by zebra finches

Rob Magrath A. Prof The Australian National University

Simon Griffith Prof Macquarie University

Andrea Griffin Lecture University of Newcastle

Vibratory communication in psyllids

	Martin Steinbauer ARC Future Fellow La Trobe University		Kevin Farnier PhD student La Trobe University		Umar Lubanga PhD student La Trobe University
	Rachel Wood Undergraduate Honours student La Trobe University

Jack jumper ants

Ajay Narendra ARC APD Fellow The Australian National University