Kate Sanders
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Kate Sanders is a researcher at the University of Adelaide, specialising in the study of sea snakes. She received a PhD from Bangor University in 2003 and was an Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2013-2017).[1] Sanders has undertaken field work that has resulted in the identification of new species, including the sea snake Aipysurus mosaicus.[2]
Sanders has examined and published on the aquatic snakes of seas off the Western Australian and Indonesian coasts.[1][3] Recent work has included new discoveries on the evolution of sea snake vision [4], cutaneous respiration in the forehead of some sea snakes[5], and the presence of light sensors in the tails of some sea snakes [6]
Sanders's work includes an appointment as co-chair of the IUCN/SSC Sea Snake Specialist Group.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Dr Kate Sanders". Researcher Profiles. The University of Adelaide.
- ^ "Aipysurus mosaicus Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry, 2012". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "'Seeing' tails help sea snakes avoid predators". ScienceDaily.
- ^ "Sea Snakes Have Been Modifying Genetically to See Underwater for 15 Million Years". SciTech Daily. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "Deep breath: this sea snake gathers oxygen through its forehead". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "These sea snakes can sense light using their tails". Earth.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
