Professor Scott Keogh
Professor in Evolutionary Biology
Division of Ecology & Evolution, Research School of Biology
ANU College of Science
Areas of expertise
- Animal Structure And Function 060807
- Animal Systematics And Taxonomy 060301
- Behavioural Ecology 060201
- Biogeography And Phylogeography 060302
- Phylogeny And Comparative Analysis 060309
Research interests
My primary research interest is the study and evaluation of evolutionary processes and we work mostly on reptile and frog systems because they are the animals I know the most about. My research interests and those of the group are quite broad. We concentrate on four main research areas: molecular phylogenetics at all scales, comparative evolutionary biology, behavioural and molecular ecology, and natural history and conservation biology. Of course there is overlap between these research themes, particularly in some of the molecular methods used to tackle questions. What we do in each of these areas are described on my lab web site and have a look through our publications to get a better feel for what my group does.
For more information on our lab you can go to these links:
Biography
Scott Keogh completed his BS at the University of Illinois (1991) and MS at Illinois State University (1993) before moving to Australia to do a PhD at the University of Sydney (1993-1997). He started an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Sydney in 1997 but won his Lectureship and started at ANU in 1998. Since then he has supervised to completion 15 honours students, five MPhil students, 15 PhD students and hosted nine Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellows and multiple postdoctoral research associates. His current group is listed on his lab web site. He served as Convenor of the Graduate Program in Evolution, Ecology and Genetics (2000-2011), Associate Director (HDR) for the Research School of Biology (2009-2011), Head of the Division of Ecology and Evolution (2012-2019, 2023) and Interim Director of the Research School of Biology (2020-2021).
Publications
- Tiatragul, S, Brennan, I, Broady, E et al. 2023, Australia's hidden radiation: Phylogenomics analysis reveals rapid Miocene radiation of blindsnakes, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 185, pp. 107812.
- Tiatragul, S, Skeels, A & Keogh, S 2023, Paleoenvironmental models for Australia and the impact of aridification on blindsnake diversification, Journal of Biogeography, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1899-1913.
- Pavon Vazquez, C, Esquerre Gheur, D & Keogh, S 2022, 'Ontogenetic drivers of morphological evolution in monitor lizards and allies (Squamata: Paleoanguimorpha), a clade with extreme body size disparity', BMC Ecology, vol. 22, no. 15, pp. 19pp.
- Esquerre Gheur, D, Keogh, S, Demangel, D et al. 2022, 'Rapid radiation and rampant reticulation: Phylogenomics of South American Liolaemus lizards', Systematic Biology, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 286-300.
- Pavon Vazquez, C, Brennan, I, Skeels, A et al. 2022, 'Competition and geography underlie speciation and morphological evolution in Indo-Australasian monitor lizards', Evolution, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 476-495.
- Hoops, D, Whiting, M & Keogh, S 2022, 'A smaller habenula is associated with increasing intensity of sexual selection', Brain, Behavior and Evolution, vol. 97, no. 5, pp. 265-273.
- Whiting, M, Holland, B, Keogh, S et al. 2022, 'Invasive chameleons released from predation display more conspicuous colors', Science Advances, vol. 8, no. 19, pp. 8pp.
- Pavon Vazquez, C, Esquerre Gheur, D, Fitch, A et al. 2022, 'Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 173.
- Jaya, F, Tanner, J, Whitehead, M et al. 2022, 'Population genomics and sexual signals support reproductive character displacement in Uperoleia (Anura: Myobatrachidae) in a contact zone', Molecular Ecology, vol. 31, no. 17, pp. 4527-4543.
- Esquerre Gheur, D, Brennan, I, Donnellan, S et al. 2022, 'Evolutionary models demonstrate rapid and adaptive diversification of Australo-Papuan pythons', Biology Letters, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 7pp.
- Melville, J, Chapple, D, Keogh, S et al. 2021, 'A return-on-investment approach for prioritization of rigorous taxonomic research needed to inform responses to the biodiversity crisis', PLoS Biology, vol. 19, no. 6.
- Pepper, M & Keogh, S 2021, 'Life in the “dead heart� of Australia: The geohistory of the Australian deserts and its impact on genetic diversity of arid zone lizards ', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 716-746.
- Geyle, H, Tingley, R, Amey, A et al. 2021, 'Reptiles on the brink: identifying the Australian terrestrial snake and lizard species most at risk of extinction', Pacific Conservation Biology, vol. 27, pp. 3-12.
- Brennan, I, Lemmon, A, Lemmon, E et al. 2021, 'Phylogenomics of Monitor Lizards and the Role of Competition in Dictating Body Size Disparity', Systematic Biology, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 120-132.
- Natusch, D, Esquerre Gheur, D, Lyons, J et al. 2021, 'Phylogenomics, biogeography and taxonomic revision of New Guinean pythons (Pythonidae, Leiopython) harvested for international trade', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 158, pp. 10pp.
- HIME, P, Lemmon, A, Lemmon, E et al. 2021, 'Phylogenomics Reveals Ancient Gene Tree Discordance in the Amphibian Tree of Life', Systematic Biology, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 49-66.
- Catullo, R & Keogh, S 2021, 'Seen only once: an evolutionarily distinct species of Toadlet (Uperoleia: Myobatrachidae) from the Wessel Islands of northern Australia', Zootaxa, vol. 5057, no. 1, pp. 52-68.
- Lamichhaney, S, Catullo, R, Keogh, S et al. 2021, 'A bird-like genome from a frog: Mechanisms of genome size reduction in the ornate burrowing frog, Platyplectrum ornatum', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 118, no. 11, pp. 12pp.
- Noble, D, Kar, F, Nakagawa, S et al. 2021, 'Sexual selection on performance traits in an Australian lizard with alternative reproductive tactics', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 34, pp. 451-464.
- Kelleher, S, Scheele, B, Silla, A et al. 2021, 'Disease influences male advertisement and mating outcomes in a critically endangered amphibian', Animal Behaviour, vol. 173, pp. 145-157.
- Byrne, P, Keogh, S, O'Brien, D et al. 2021, 'Evidence that genetic compatibility underpins female mate choice in a monandrous amphibian', Evolution, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 529-541.
- Chapple, D, Roll, U, Bohm, M et al. 2021, 'Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk', Biological Conservation, vol. 257, pp. 12pp.
- Esquerre Gheur, D, Donnellan, S, Pavon Vazquez, C et al. 2021, 'Phylogeography, historical demography and systematics of the world's smallest pythons (Pythonidae, Antaresia)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 161, pp. 19pp.
- Pavon Vazquez, C, Brennan, I & Keogh, S 2021, 'A Comprehensive Approach to Detect Hybridization Sheds Light on the Evolution of Earth's Largest Lizards', Systematic Biology, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 877-890.
- Burbank, F, Grazziotin, F, Pyron, R et al. 2020, 'Interrogating Genomic-Scale Data for Squamata (Lizards, Snakes, and Amphisbaenians) Shows no Support for Key Traditional Morphological Relationships', Systematic Biology, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 502-520.
- Novikova, P, Brennan, I, Booker, W et al. 2020, 'Polyploidy breaks speciation barriers in Australian burrowing frogs Neobatrachus', PLoS Genetics, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 1-24.
- Esquerré, D, Donnellan, S, Brennan, I et al. 2020, 'Phylogenomics, Biogeography, and Morphometrics Reveal Rapid Phenotypic Evolution in Pythons After Crossing Wallace's Line', Systematic Biology, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 1039-1051.
- Natusch, D, Esquerré, D, Lyons, J et al 2020, 'Species delimitation and systematics of the green pythons (Morelia viridis complex) of melanesia and Australia', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 142, pp. 13pp.
- O'Brien, D, Keogh, S, Silla, A et al. 2019, 'Female choice for related males in wild red-backed toadlets (Pseudophryne coriacea)', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 928-937.
- Esquerré, D, Brennan, I, Catullo, R et al 2019, 'How mountains shape biodiversity: The role of the Andes in biogeography, diversification, and reproductive biology in South America's most species-rich lizard radiation (Squamata: Liolaemidae)', Evolution, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 214-230.
- Esquerré, D, Ramirez-Alvarez, D, Pavon Vazquez, C et al 2019, 'Speciation across mountains: Phylogenomics, species delimitation and taxonomy of the Liolaemus leopardinus clade (Squamata, Liolaemidae)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 139, no. 106524, pp. 17pp.
- Rosauer, D, Byrne, M, Blom, M et al. 2018, 'Real-world conservation planning for evolutionary diversity in the Kimberley, Australia, sidesteps uncertain taxonomy', Conservation Letters, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. e12438.
- Pepper, M, Sumner, J, Brennan, I et al. 2018, 'Speciation in the mountains and dispersal by rivers: Molecular phylogeny of Eulamprus water skinks and the biogeography of Eastern Australia', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 2040-2052.
- Brennan, I & Keogh, S 2018, 'Miocene biome turnover drove conservative body size evolution across Australian vertebrates', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 285, no. 1889, pp. 1-10pp.
- Hoops, D, Desfilis , E, Ullmann, J et al. 2018, 'A 3D MRI-based atlas of a lizard brain', Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol. 526, no. 16, pp. 2511-2547pp.
- Kealley, L, Doughty, P, Pepper, M et al. 2018, 'Conspicuously concealed: revision of the arid clade of the Gehyra variegata (Gekkonidae) group in Western Australia using an integrative molecular and morphological approach, with the description of five cryptic species', PeerJ, vol. 6, pp. 1-33pp.
- Sherratt, E, ANSTIS, M & Keogh, S 2018, 'Ecomorphological diversity of Australian tadpoles', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 8, no. 24, pp. 12929-12939pp.
- Moritz, C, Pratt, R, Bank, S et al. 2018, 'Cryptic lineage diversity, body size divergence, and sympatry in a species complex of Australian lizards (Gehyra)', Evolution, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 54-66.
- Vidal Garcia, M, Bandara, L & Keogh, S 2018, 'ShapeRotator: An R tool for standardized rigid rotations of articulated three-dimensional structures with application for geometric morphometrics', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 4669-4675pp.
- O'Brien, D, Keogh, S, Silla, A et al. 2018, 'The unexpected genetic mating system of the red-backed toadlet (Pseudophryne coriacea): A species with prolonged terrestrial breeding and cryptic reproductive behaviour', Molecular Ecology, vol. 27, no. 14, pp. 3001-3015.
- Bragg, J, Potter, S, Bi, K et al. 2017, 'Resources for phylogenomic analyses of Australian terrestrial vertebrates', Molecular Ecology Resources, vol. 17, pp. 869-876pp.
- Pepper, M, Hamilton, D, Merkling, T et al. 2017, 'Phylogeographic structure across one of the largest intact tropical savannahs: Molecular and morphological analysis of Australia’s iconic frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 106, pp. 217-227pp.
- Hoops, D, Ullmann, J, Janke, A et al. 2017, 'Sexual selection predicts brain structure in dragon lizards', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 244-256.
- Openshaw, G, D’amore, D, Vidal Garcia, M et al. 2017, 'Combining geometric morphometric analyses of multiple 2D observation views improves interpretation of evolutionary allometry and shape diversification in monitor lizard (Varanus) crania', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 120, no. 3, pp. 539-552.
- Bragg, J, Potter, S, Bi, K et al. 2017, 'Resources for phylogenomic analyses of Australian terrestrial vertebrates', Molecular Ecology Resources, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 869-876.
- Vertucci, S, Pepper, M, Edwards, D et al. 2017, 'Evolutionary and natural history of the turtle frog, Myobatrachus gouldii, a bizarre myobatrachid frog in the southwestern Australian biodiversity hotspot', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 12, no. 3, pp. e0173348-e0173348.
- Vega Trejo, R, Head, M, Keogh, S et al. 2017, 'Experimental evidence for sexual selection against inbred males', Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 394-404.
- Pepper, M, Hamilton, D, Merkling, T et al. 2017, 'Phylogeographic structure across one of the largest intact tropical savannahs: Molecular and morphological analysis of Australia's iconic frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 106, pp. 217-227.
- Vidal Garcia, M & Keogh, S 2017, 'Phylogenetic conservatism in skulls and evolutionary lability in limbs - Morphological evolution across an ancient frog radiation is shaped by diet, locomotion and burrowing', BMC Evolutionary Biology (now BMC Ecology and Evolution), vol. 17, no. 165, pp. 165-165.
- Hoops, D, Vidal Garcia, M, Ullmann, J et al. 2017, 'Evidence for Concerted and Mosaic Brain Evolution in Dragon Lizards', Brain, Behavior and Evolution, vol. Online, pp. 13pp.
- Sherratt, E, Vidal Garcia, M, ANSTIS, M et al. 2017, 'Adult frogs and tadpoles have different macroevolutionary patterns across the Australian continent', Nature Ecology & Evolution, vol. 1, no. 9, pp. 1385-1391.
- Vidal Garcia, M & Keogh, S 2017, 'Invasive cane toads are unique in shape but overlap in ecological niche compared to Australian native frogs', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 19, pp. 7609-7619.
- Head, M, Kahn, A, Henshaw, J et al. 2017, 'Sexual selection on male body size, genital length and heterozygosity: Consistency across habitats and social settings', Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 1458-1468.
- Hoops, D, Vidal Garcia, M, Ullmann, J et al. 2017, 'Evidence for Concerted and Mosaic Brain Evolution in Dragon Lizards', Brain, Behavior and Evolution, vol. 90, pp. 211-223pp.
- Pepper, M, Keogh, S & Chapple, D 2017, 'Molecular biogeography of Australian and New Zealand reptiles and amphibians', in Malte C. Ebach (ed.), Handbook of Australasian Biogeography, CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 295-328.
- Esquerré, D, Sherratt, E & Keogh, S 2017, 'Evolution of extreme ontogenetic allometric diversity and heterochrony in pythons, a clade of giant and dwarf snakes', Evolution, vol. 71, no. 12, pp. 2829-2844.
- Clulow, S, ANSTIS, M, Keogh, S et al. 2016, 'A new species of australian frog (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the New South Wales mid-north coast sandplains', Zootaxa, vol. 4184, no. 2, pp. 285-315.
- Couper, P, Peck, S, Emery, J et al. 2016, 'Two snakes from eastern Australia (Serpentes: Elapidae); a revised concept of Antaioserpens warro (De Vis) and a redescription of A. albiceps (Boulenger)', Zootaxa, vol. 4097, no. 3, pp. 396-408pp.
- Booksmythe, I, Head, M, Keogh, S et al. 2016, 'Fitness consequences of artificial selection on relative male genital size', Nature Communications, vol. 7, no. 11597, pp. 11597-11597.
- Esquerré, D & Keogh, S 2016, 'Parallel selective pressures drive convergent diversification of phenotypes in pythons and boas', Ecology Letters, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 800-809.
- Macdonald, A, Knopp, T, Pepper, M et al. 2015, 'The first complete mitochondrial genome of Pygopodidae (Aprasia parapulchella Kluge)', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 111-114.
- Whiting, M, Branch, W, Pepper, M et al. 2015, 'A new species of spectacularly coloured flat lizard Platysaurus (Squamata: Cordylidae: Platysaurinae) from southern Africa', Zootaxa, vol. 3986, no. 2, pp. 173-192.
- Edwards, D, Melville, J, Joseph, L et al. 2015, 'Ecological divergence, adaptive diversification, and the evolution of social signaling traits: An empirical study in arid Australian lizards', The American Naturalist, vol. 186, no. 6, pp. E144-E161.
- Vidal Garcia, M & Keogh, S 2015, 'Convergent evolution across the Australian continent: ecotype diversification drives morphological convergence in two distantly related clades of Australian frogs', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 28, no. 12, pp. 2136-2151.
- Noble, D, McFarlane, S, Keogh, S et al. 2014, 'Maternal and additive genetic effects contribute to variation in offspring traits in a lizard ', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 633-640pp.
- Pepper, M & Keogh, S 2014, 'Biogeography of the Kimberley, Western Australia: A review of landscape evolution and biotic response in an ancient refugium', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 1443-1455.
- Catullo, R & Keogh, S 2014, 'Aridification drove repeated episodes of diversification between Australian biomes: Evidence from a multi-locus phylogeny of Australian toadlets (Uperoleia: Myobatrachidae)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 79, pp. 106-117.
- Oliver, P, Keogh, S & Moritz, C 2014, 'New approaches to cataloguing and understanding evolutionary diversity: a perspective from Australian herpetology', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 417-430.
- Rosauer, D, Ferrier, S, Williams, K et al. 2014, 'Phylogenetic generalised dissimilarity modelling: a new approach to analysing and predicting spatial turnover in the phylogenetic composition of communities', Ecography, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 21-32.
- Rosauer, D, Ferrier, S, Williams, K et al. 2014, 'Phylogenetic generalised dissimilarity modelling: a new approach to analysing and predicting spatial turnover in the phylogenetic composition of communities', Ecography, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 21-32.
- Vidal Garcia, M, Byrne, P, Roberts, J et al. 2014, 'The role of phylogeny and ecology in shaping morphology in 21 genera and 127 species of Australo-Papuan myobatrachid frogs', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 181-192.
- Catullo, R, Doughty, P & Keogh, S 2014, 'A new frog species (Myobatrachidae: Uperoleia) from the Northern Deserts region of Australia, with a redescription of U-trachyderma', Zootaxa, vol. 3753, no. 3, pp. 251-262.
- Pepper, M, Barquero, M, Whiting, M et al. 2014, 'A multi-locus molecular phylogeny for Australia's iconic Jacky Dragon (Agamidae: Amphibolurus muricatus): Phylogeographic structure along the Great Dividing Range of south-eastern Australia', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 149-156.
- Binning, S, Barnes, J, Davies, J et al. 2014, 'Ectoparasites modify escape behaviour, but not performance, in a coral reef fish', Animal Behaviour, vol. 93, pp. 1-7.
- Noble, D, McFarlane, S, Keogh, S et al. 2014, 'Maternal and additive genetic effects contribute to variation in offspring traits in a lizard', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 633-640.
- Shine, R, Spencer, C & Keogh, S 2014, 'Morphology, Reproduction and Diet in Australian and Papuan Death Adders (Acanthophis, Elapidae)', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 9, no. 4, pp. e94216-e94216.
- Catullo, R, Lanfear, R, Doughty, P et al. 2014, 'The biogeographical boundaries of northern Australia: evidence from ecological niche models and a multi- locus phylogeny of Uperoleia toadlets ( Anura: Myobatrachidae)', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 659-672.
- Openshaw, G & Keogh, S 2014, 'Head shape evolution in monitor lizards (Varanus): interactions between extreme size disparity, phylogeny and ecology', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 363-373.
- Esquerré, D, Keogh, S & Schwanz, L 2014, 'Direct effects of incubation temperature on morphology, thermoregulatory behaviour and locomotor performance in jacky dragons (Amphibolurus muricatus)', Journal of Thermal Biology, vol. 43, pp. 33-39.
- Noble, D, Keogh, S, Wechmann, K et al. 2013, 'Behavioral and morphological traits interact to promote the evolution of alternative reproductive tactics in a lizard', The American Naturalist, vol. 182, no. 6, pp. 726-742.
- Osborne, L, Umbers, K & Keogh, S 2013, 'The effects of perch height, time in residence and distance from opponent on aggressive display in male lizards', Acta Ethologica, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 41-46.
- Pepper, M, Doughty, P & Keogh, S 2013, 'Geodiversity and endemism in the iconic Australian Pilbara region: A review of landscape evolution and biotic response in an ancient refugium', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 1225-1239.
- Keogh, S, Umbers, K, Wilson, E et al. 2013, 'Influence of alternate reproductive tactics and pre- and postcopulatory sexual selection on paternity and offspring performance in a lizard', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 629-638.
- Noble, D, Keogh, S & Whiting, M 2013, 'Multiple mating in a lizard increases fecundity but provides no evidence for genetic benefits', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1128-1137.
- Morrison, S, Biciloa, P, Harlow, P et al. 2013, 'Spatial Ecology of the Critically Endangered Fijian Crested Iguana, Brachylophus vitiensis, in an Extremely Dense Population: Implications for Conservation', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 8, no. 9, pp. e73127-e73127.
- Pepper, M, Doughty, P, Fujita, M et al. 2013, 'Speciation on the Rocks: Integrated Systematics of the Heteronotia spelea Species Complex (Gekkota; Reptilia) from Western and Central Australia', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 8, no. 11, pp. e78110-e78110.
- Bohm, M, Collen, B, Baillie, J et al. 2013, 'The conservation status of the world's reptiles', Biological Conservation, vol. 157, pp. 372-385.
- Noble, D, Wechmann, K, Keogh, S et al. 2013, 'Behavioral and morphological traits interact to promote the evolution of alternative reproductive tactics in a lizard', The American Naturalist, vol. 182, no. 6, pp. 726-742.
- Noble, D, Keogh, S & Whiting, M 2013, 'Multiple mating in a lizard increases fecundity but provides no evidence for genetic benefits', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1128-1137.
- Pavlova, A, Amos, J, Joseph, L et al 2013, 'Perched at the mito-nuclear crossroads: Divergent mitochondrial lineages correlate with environment in the face of ongoing nuclear gene flow in an australian bird', Evolution, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 3412-3428.
- Lukoschek, V, Keogh, S & Avise, J 2012, 'Evaluating Fossil Calibrations for Dating Phylogenies in Light of Rates of Molecular Evolution: A Comparison of Three Approaches', Systematic Biology, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 22-43.
- Keogh, S, Noble, D, Wilson, E et al. 2012, 'Activity Predicts Male Reproductive Success in a Polygynous Lizard', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 7, no. 7, pp. e38856-e38856.
- Kay, G & Keogh, S 2012, 'Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of the Ctenotus labillardieri (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) species group and a new species of immediate conservation concern in the southwestern Australian biodiversity hotspot', Zootaxa, vol. 3390, no. 3390, pp. 1-18.
- Edwards, D, Keogh, S & Knowles, L 2012, 'Effects of vicariant barriers, habitat stability, population isolation and environmental features on species divergence in the south-western Australian coastal reptile community', Molecular Ecology, vol. 21, no. 15, pp. 3809-3822.
- Osborne, L, Umbers, K, Backwell, P et al. 2012, 'Male tawny dragons use throat patterns to recognize rivals', Naturwissenschaften, vol. 99, no. 10, pp. 869-872.
- Umbers, K, Osborne, L & Keogh, S 2012, 'The Effects of Residency and Body Size on Contest Initiation and Outcome in the Territorial Dragon, Ctenophorus decresii', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 7, no. 10, pp. e47143-e47143.
- Umbers, K, Jennions, M, Gardner, M et al. 2012, 'Twenty-five new polymorphic microsatellites for the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki (Actinopterygii: Poeciliidae), an invasive species in Australia', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 235-237.
- Byrne, M, Steane, D, Joseph, L et al. 2011, 'Decline of a biome: evolution, contraction, fragmentation, extinction and invasion of the Australian mesic zone biota', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 1635-1656.
- Catullo, R, Doughty, P, Roberts, J et al. 2011, 'Multi-locus phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Uperoleia toadlets (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the western arid zone of Australia, with a description of a new species', Zootaxa, vol. 2902, no. 2902, pp. 1-43.
- Pepper, M, Fujita, M, Moritz, C et al. 2011, 'Palaeoclimate change drove diversification among isolated mountain refugia in the Australian arid zone', Molecular Ecology, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 1529-1545.
- Pepper, M, Ho, S, Fujita, M et al. 2011, 'The genetic legacy of aridification: Climate cycling fostered lizard diversification in Australian montane refugia and left low-lying deserts genetically depauperate', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 750-759.
- Pepper, M, Doughty, P, Hutchinson, M et al. 2011, 'Ancient drainages divide cryptic species in Australia's arid zone: Morphological and multi-gene evidence for four new species of Beaked Geckos (Rhynchoedura)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 810-822.
- Loynes, K, Joseph, L & Keogh, S 2011, 'Circumscription, diagnosis and description of a subfamily of Australo-Papuan robins', Zootaxa, vol. 3106, no. 3106, pp. 67-68.
- Dubey, S, Sumner, J, Pike, D et al. 2011, 'Genetic Connectivity among Populations of an Endangered Snake Species from Southeastern Australia (Hoplocephalus bungaroides, Elapidae)', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 218-227.
- Pepper, M, Fujita, M, Moritz, C et al. 2011, 'Palaeoclimate change drove diversification among isolated mountain refugia in the Australian arid zone', Molecular Ecology, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 1529-1545.
- Byrne, M, Steane, D, Joseph, L et al. 2011, 'Decline of a biome: evolution, contraction, fragmentation, extinction and invasion of the Australian mesic zone biota', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 1635-1656.
- Sumner, J, Webb, J, Shine, R et al. 2010, 'Molecular and morphological assessment of Australia's most endangered snake, Hoplocephalus bungaroides, reveals two evolutionarily significant units for conservation', Conservation Genetics, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 747-758.
- Dubey, S, Keogh, S & Shine, R 2010, 'Plio-pleistocene diversification and connectivity between mainland and Tasmanian populations of Australian snakes (Drysdalia, Elapidae, Serpentes)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 1119-1125.
- Doughty, P, Pepper, M & Keogh, S 2010, 'Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species', Zootaxa (online), vol. 2393, pp. 33-45.
- Scott, I, Hayes, C, Keogh, S et al. 2001, 'Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers from the Australian tiger snakes (Elapidae: Notechis) and amplification in the closely related genus Hoplocephalus', Molecular Ecology Notes, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 117-119.
- Read, K, Keogh, S, Scott, I et al. 2001, 'Molecular phylogeny of the Australian frog genera Crinia, Geocrinia, and allied taxa (Anura: Myobatrachidae)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 294-308.
- Keogh, S 1998, 'Molecular phylogeny of elapid snakes and a consideration of their biogeographic history', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 177-203.
- Keogh, S, Shine, R & Donnellan, S 1998, 'Phylogenetic Relationships of Terrestrial Australo-Papuan Elapid Snakes (Subfamily Hydrophiinae) Based on Cytochromeband 16S rRNA Sequences', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 67-81.
- Shine, R, Harlow, P, Keogh, S et al. 1998, 'The allometry of life-history traits: Insights from a study of giant snakes (Python reticulatus)', Journal of Zoology, vol. 244, no. 3, pp. 405-414.
- Shine, R, Harlow, P, Keogh, S et al. 1998, 'The influence of sex and body size on food habits of a giant tropical snake, Python reticulatus', Functional Ecology, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 248-258.
- Byrne, P & Keogh, S 2009, 'Extreme sequential polyandry insures against nest failure in a frog', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 276, pp. 115-120.
- Doody, J, Freedberg, S & Keogh, S 2009, 'Communal egg-laying in reptiles and amphibians: evolutionary patterns and hypotheses', Quarterly Review of Biology, vol. 84, no. 3, pp. 229-252.
- Morrison, S, Harlow, P & Keogh, S 2009, 'Nesting ecology of the critically endangered Fijian Crested Iguana Brachylophus vitiensis in a Pacific tropical dry forest', Pacific Conservation Biology, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 135-147.
- Whiting, M, Webb, J & Keogh, S 2009, 'Flat lizard female mimics use sexual deception in visual but not chemical signals', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 276, pp. 1585-1591.
- Moore, D, Halliday, D, Keogh, S et al. 2009, 'Positive Darwinian selection results in resistance to cardioactive toxins in true toads (Anura: Bufonidae)', Biology Letters, vol. 5, pp. 513-516.
- Loynes, K, Joseph, L & Keogh, S 2009, 'Multi-locus phylogeny clarifies the systematics of the Australo-Papuan robins (Family Petroicidae, Passeriformes)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 53, pp. 212-219.
- Keogh, S 2009, 'Evolutionary, behavioural and molecular ecology must meet to achieve long-term conservation goals', Molecular Ecology, vol. 18, pp. 3761-3762.
- Sanders, K, Lee, M, Leys, R et al. 2008, 'Molecular phylogeny and divergence dates for Australasian elapids and sea snakes (hydrophiinae): evidence from seven genes for rapid evolutionary radiations', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 21, pp. 682-695.
- Edwards, D, Roberts, J & Keogh, S 2008, 'Climatic fluctuations shape the phylogeography of a mesic direct-developing frog from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 35, pp. 1803-1815.
- Lukoschek, V, Waycott, M & Keogh, S 2008, 'Relative information content of polymorphic microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA for inferring dispersal and population genetic structure in the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis', Molecular Ecology, vol. 17, pp. 3062-3077.
- Pepper, M, Doughty, P, Arculus, R et al. 2008, 'Landforms predict phylogenetic structure on one of the world's most ancient surfaces', BMC Evolutionary Biology (now BMC Ecology and Evolution), vol. 8, no. 152, pp. 1-7.
- Byrne, M, Yeates, D, Joseph, L et al. 2008, 'Birth of a biome: insights into the assembly and maintenance of the Australian arid zone biota', Molecular Ecology, vol. 17, pp. 4398-4417.
- Morgan, M, Hunter, D, Pietsch, R et al. 2008, 'Assessment of genetic diversity in the critically endangered Australian corroboree frogs, Pseudophryne corroboree and Pseudophryne pengilleyi, identifies four evolutionarily significant units for conservation', Molecular Ecology, vol. 17, no. 15, pp. 3448-3463.
- Keogh, S, Edwards, D, Fisher, R et al. 2008, 'Molecular and morphological analysis of the critically endangered Fijian iguanas reveals cryptic diversity and a complex biogeographic history', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 363, pp. 3413-3426.
- Head, M, Doughty, P, Blomberg, S et al. 2008, 'Chemical mediation of reciprocal mother-offspring recognition in the Southern Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei)', Austral Ecology, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 20-28.
- Symula, R, Keogh, S & Cannatella, D 2008, 'Ancient phylogeographic divergence in southeastern Australia among populations of the widespread common froglet, Crinia signifera', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 47, pp. 569-580.
- Chapple, D, Hutchinson, M, Maryan, B et al. 2008, 'Evolution and maintenance of colour pattern polymorphism in Liopholis (Squamata:Scincidae)', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 103-115.
- Morgan, M, Byrne, P, Hayes, C et al. 2008, 'Microsatellite markers in the endangered Australian northern corroboree frog, Pseudophryne pengilleyi (Anura: Myobatrachidae) and amplification in other Pseudophryne species', Conservation Genetics, vol. 9, pp. 1315-1317.
- Backwell, P, Matsumasa, M, Double, M et al. 2007, 'What are the consequences of being left-clawed in a predominantly right-clawed fiddler crab?', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 274, pp. 2723-2729.
- Hodges, K, Rowell, D & Keogh, S 2007, 'Remarkably different phylogeographic structure in two closely related lizard species in a zone of sympatry in south-eastern Australia', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, pp. 64-72.
- Byrne, P & Keogh, S 2007, 'Terrestrial toadlets use chemosignals to recognize conspecifics, locate mates and strategically adjust calling behaviour', Animal Behaviour, vol. 74, pp. 1155-1162.
- Kondo, J, Downes, S & Keogh, S 2007, 'Recent Physical Encounters Affect Chemically Mediated Retreat-Site Selection in a Gecko', Ethology, vol. 113, pp. 68-75.
- Melville, J, Goebel, S, Starr, C et al. 2007, 'Conservation genetics and species status of an endangered Australian dragon, Tympanocryptis pinguicolla (Reptilia: Agamidae)', Conservation Genetics, vol. 8, pp. 185-195.
- Whiting, M, Reaney, L & Keogh, S 2007, 'Ecology of Wahlberg's velvet gecko, Homopholis wahlbergii, in southern Africa', African Zoology, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 38-44.
- Morgan, M, Roberts, J & Keogh, S 2007, 'Molecular phylogenetic dating supports an ancient endemic speciation model in Australia's biodiversity hotspot', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 44, pp. 371-385.
- Keogh, S, Webb, J & Shine, R 2007, 'Spatial genetic analysis and long-term mark-recapture data demonstrate male-biased dispersal in a snake', Biology Letters, vol. 3, pp. 33-35.
- Shine, R, Branch, W, Webb, J et al. 2007, 'Ecology of cobras from southern Africa', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, pp. 183-193.
- Edwards, D, Roberts, J & Keogh, S 2007, 'Impact of Plio-Pleistocene arid cycling on the population history of a southwestern Australian frog', Molecular Ecology, vol. 16, pp. 2782-2796.
- Smith, W, Scott, I & Keogh, S 2007, 'Molecular phylogeography of Rosenberg's goanna (Reptilia:Varanidae: Varanus rosenbergi) and its conservation status in New South Wales', Systematics and Biodiversity, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 361-369.
- Chapple, D & Keogh, S 2006, 'Group Structure and Stability in Social Aggregations of White's Skink, Egernia whitii', Ethology, vol. 112, pp. 247-257.
- Stapley, J & Keogh, S 2006, 'Experimental and molecular evidence that body size and ventral colour interact to influence male reproductive success in a lizard', Ethology Ecology & Evolution, vol. 18, pp. 275-288.
- Lukoschek, V & Keogh, S 2006, 'Molecular phylogeny of sea snakes reveals a rapidly diverged adaptive radiation', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 89, pp. 523-539.
- Pepper, M, Doughty, P & Keogh, S 2006, 'Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Australian Diplodactylus stenodactylus (Gekkota; Reptilia) species-group based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes reveals an ancient split between Pilbara and non-Pilbara D. stenodactylus', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 41, pp. 539-555.
- Stapley, J & Keogh, S 2005, 'Behavioral syndromes influence mating systems: floater pairs of a lizard have heavier offspring', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 514-520.
- Chapple, D, Keogh, S & Hutchinson, M 2005, 'Substantial genetic substructuring in southeastern and alpine Australia revealed by molecular phylogeography of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group', Molecular Ecology, vol. 14, pp. 1279-1292.
- Chapple, D & Keogh, S 2005, 'Complex mating system and dispersal patterns in a social lizard, Egernia whitii', Molecular Ecology, vol. 14, pp. 1215-1227.
- Stapley, J, Hayes, C, Webb, J et al. 2005, 'Novel microsatellite loci identified from the Australian eastern small-eyed snake (Elapidae: Rhinocephalus nigrescens) and cross species amplification in the related genus Suta', Molecular Ecology Notes (electronic), vol. 5, pp. 54-56.
- Kuch, U, Keogh, S, Weigel, J et al. 2005, 'Phylogeography of Australia's king brown snake (Pseudechis australis) reveals Pliocene divergence and Pleistocene dispersal of a top predator', Naturwissenschaften, vol. 92, pp. 121-127.
- Head, M, Keogh, S & Doughty, P 2005, 'Male southern water skinks (Eulamprus heatwolei) use both visual and chemical cues to detect female sexual receptivity', Acta Ethologica, vol. 8, pp. 79-85.
- Keogh, S, Scott, I & Hayes, C 2005, 'Rapid and Repeated Origin of Insular Gigantism and Dwarfism in Australian Tiger Snakes', Evolution, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 226-233.
- Scott, I, Keogh, S & Whiting, M 2004, 'Shifting sands and shifty lizards: molecular phylogeny and biogeography of African flat lizards (Platysaurus)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 31, pp. 618-629.
- Wong, B, Keogh, S & Jennions, M 2004, 'Mate recognition in a freshwater fish: geographical distance, genetic differentiation, and variation in female preference for local over foreign males', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 17, pp. 701-708.
- Wong, B, Keogh, S & McGlashan, D 2004, 'Current and historical patterns of drainage connectivity in eastern Australia inferred from population genetic structuring in a widespread freshwater fish Pseudomugil signifer (Pseudomugilidae)', Molecular Ecology, vol. 13, pp. 391-401.
- Chapple, D & Keogh, S 2004, 'Parallel adaptive radiations in arid and temperate Australia: molecular phylogeography and systematics of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 83, pp. 157-173.
- Stapley, J & Keogh, S 2004, 'Exploratory and antipredator behaviours differ between territorial and nonterritorial male lizards', Animal Behaviour, vol. 68, pp. 841-846.
- Wong, B, Jennions, M & Keogh, S 2004, 'Sequential male mate choice in a fish, the Pacific blue-eye Pseudomugil signifer', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 56, pp. 253-256.
- Chapple, D, Keogh, S & Hutchinson, M 2004, 'Molecular phylogeography and systematics of the arid-zone members of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 33, pp. 549-561.
- Keogh, S, Scott, I, Fitzgerald, M et al. 2003, 'Molecular phylogeny of the Australian venomous snake genus Hoplocephalus (Serpentes, Elapidae) and conservation genetics of the threatened H. stephensii', Conservation Genetics, vol. 4, pp. 57-65.
- Keogh, S 2003, 'Cobras, kraits, seasnakes, death adders, and relatives (Elapidae)', in Bernard Grzimek (ed.), Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (2nd ed), Thomson Gale, New York USA, pp. 483-499pp.
- Stapley, J, Hayes, C & Keogh, S 2003, 'Population genetic differentiation and multiple paternity determined by novel microsatellite markers from the Mountain Log Skink Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii', Molecular Ecology Notes (electronic), vol. 3, pp. 291-293.
- Morrison, S, Keogh, S & Scott, I 2002, 'Molecular determination of paternity in a natural population of the multiply mating polygynous lizard Eulamprus heatwolei', Molecular Ecology, vol. 11, pp. 535-545.
- Head, M, Keogh, S & Doughty, P 2002, 'Experimental evidence of an age-specific shift in chemical detection of predators in a lizard', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 541-554.
- Keogh, S 2002, 'Where did sea snakes come from?', Nature Australia, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 62-71.
- Keogh, S, Barker, D & Shine, R 2001, 'Heavily exploited but poorly known: systematics and biogeography of commercially harvested pythons (Python curtus group) in Southeast Asia', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 73, pp. 113-129.
- Read, K, Keogh, S, Scott, I et al. 2001, 'Molecular Phylogeny of the Australian Frog Genera Crinia, Geocrinia, and Allied Taxa (Anura: Myobatrachidae)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 294-308.
- Scott, I, Hayes, C, Keogh, S et al. 2001, 'Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers from the Australian tiger snakes (Elapidae:Notechis and amplification in the closely related genus Hoplocephalus', Molecular Ecology Notes (electronic), vol. 1, pp. 117-119.
- Scott, I, Hayes, C, Keogh, S et al. 2001, 'Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers from the Australian water skink Eulamprus kosciuskoi and cross-species amplification in other members of the species-group', Molecular Ecology Notes (electronic), vol. 1, pp. 28-30.
- Wuster, W, Bush, B, Keogh, S et al. 2001, 'Taxonomic contributions in the Amateur literature: comments on recent descriptions of new genera and species by Raymond Hoser', Litteratura Serpentium, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 67-91.
- Slowinski, J & Keogh, S 2000, 'Phylogenetic Relationships of Elapid Snakes Based on Cytochrome b mtDNA Sequences', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 157-164.
- Keogh, S 2000, 'Snake penises', Nature Australia, vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 42-49.
- Keogh, S, Scott, I & Scanlon, J 2000, 'Molecular phylogeny of viviparous Australian elapid snakes: affinities of Echiopsis atriceps (Storr, 1980) and Drysdalia coronata (Schlegel, 1837), with description of a new genus', Journal of Zoology, vol. 252, pp. 317-326.
- Keogh, S, Branch, W & Shine, R 2000, 'Feeding ecology, reproduction and sexual dimorphism in the colubrid snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia in southern Africa', Herpetological Association of Africa Journal, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 129-137.
- Keogh, S & Wallach, V 1999, 'Allometry and sexual dimorphism in the lung morphology of prairie rattlesnakes, Crotalus viridis viridis', Amphibia-Reptilia, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 377-389.
- Keogh, S 1999, 'Evolutionary implications of hemipenial morphology in the terrestrial Australian elapid snakes', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 125, no. 2, pp. 239-278.
Projects and Grants
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- Conservation genetics of captive corroboree frog populations (Primary Investigator)
- Biological diversification across Australia in space and time (Primary Investigator)
- Uncovering diversity in the 'dead heart' of Australia: Systematics and taxonomy of arid zone geckos. (Secondary Investigator)
- New approaches to understanding the forces driving convergent evolution (Primary Investigator)
- Phenotypic diversity dynamics at a continental scale (Primary Investigator)
