PUBLIC LECTURE: UWA Albany Skywest Series Lecture

In this lecture, visiting Professor Dale Roberts will introduce you to the world of frogs. Discover the real truth about their bizarre breeding habits, the origins of their evolution, the reasons behind the extinction of many frogs in Australia since the 1980’s and the future prospects for conservation of frog diversity in Australia.

Professor Roberts has a broad area of research interests in animal biology. They range from evolutionary biology, biogeography and biodiversity; all with a strong focus on frogs in the South West of WA. Other areas of research include frog calls, sexual selection, mating systems and frog evolution.

In his research in conservation biology Professor Roberts has co-written recovery plans for three threatened frog species. He has published over 100 papers, mostly on frogs, and recorded the calls of all frogs in the South West of WA, currently available on CD from the WA Museum.

Professor Roberts is a Winthrop Professor in the School of Animal Biology, UWA Perth. He teaches behavioural ecology and contributes to units in introductory biology, ecology and conservation biology. He also supervises honours and post-graduate students working on animal biology research topics. He is currently on study leave and working at the Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management (CENRM), Albany.