Arthur Georges

Nesting ecology of Chelodina longicollis in stormwater ponds, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Despite urbanisation threatening many species worldwide, the eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis) inhabits urban ponds and wetlands across Australia. However, little is known about its nesting habits in these environments, information that would help to understand a...

Genomic predisposition is associated with the direction of sex chromosome evolution

Sex chromosome evolution is among the most dynamic genomic innovations in vertebrates, yet why some lineages evolve XY while others evolve ZW remains unclear. Using chromosome-level genomes from 19 geckos, we found that gecko sex chromosomes originated independently from 16 ances...