18th African Amphibian Working Group (AAWG)
My first AAWG was back in 1996, when I was still finishing my PhD at Bristol University. It was the only conference that I attended during the entirety of my PhD studies, and it happened in Bristol - yes, that exotic far flung location that I had been saving myself up for…
This year, the 18th AAWG was held in the town of George, in the Western Cape, South Africa from 7-8 October 2019. The venue was the Garden Route Botanical Gardens, George. George is close to the Outeniqua Mountains, and is the home to a range of interesting frogs includingBreviceps fuscus,Afrixalus knysnae(pictured above) andHeleophryne regis.
We had a lot of fun listening to lots of different talks about amphibians from all over the continent. The CIB was well represented with talks from Anneke Schoeman, Natasha Kruger, John Measey, Mac Mokhatla and Sarah Davies (see pic!).
There were a bunch of talks from the MeaseyLab. See below for titles:
Talks:
Natasha Kruger, Jean Secondi, Louis du Preez, Anthony Herrel, John Measey 2019. The local adaptation of development and survival of nativeXenopus laevistadpoles in different climatic regions in South Africa.18th African Amphibian Working Group, George, South Africa.
Mohlamatsane Mokhatla, Dennis Rödder, John Measey 2019. Using physiology and performance to predict climate driven distribution range shifts in three temperate African anurans species: a hybrid modelling approach. 18th African Amphibian Working Group, George, South Africa.
Sarah Davies, Dean Impson, Jonathan JA Bell, Clova Jurk-Mabin, Marco Meyer, Chandre Rhoda, Louise Stafford, Kirstin Stephens, Mfundo Tafeni, Andrew A Turner, Nicola J van Wilgen, John RU Wilson, Julia Wood, John Measey 2019. Coordinating invasive alien species management in a biodiversity hotspot: The CAPE Invasive Alien Animals Working Group. 18th African Amphibian Working Group, George, South Africa.
Francois Becker, Jasper Slingsby, John Measey, Krystal Tolley, Res Altwegg 2019. Searching for rare species and determining their absence for conservation applications. 18th African Amphibian Working Group, George, South Africa.
John Measey 2019. Rapid adaptation of an invasive African toad:Sclerophrys gutturalis. 18th African Amphibian Working Group, George, South Africa.
