Recent publications from the lab
Pathogenesis of Bohle iridovirus infection in Krefft’s freshwater turtle hatchlings (Emydura macquarii krefftii) (2022)
W Wirth, MJ Forzán, L Schwarzkopf & E Ariel, Veterinary Pathology,
The country toad and the city toad: comparing morphology of invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) from rural and urban environments (2022)
H Komine, K Yasumiba & L Schwarzkopf, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Dancing to a different tune: changing reproductive seasonality in an introduced chital deer population (2022)
CL Kelly, L Schwarzkopf, IJ Gordon, A Pople, DL Kelly & BT Hirsch, Oecologia, 1-10
Invading the soundscape: exploring the effects of invasive species’ calls on acoustic signals of native wildlife (2022)
JM Hopkins, W Edwards & L Schwarzkopf, Biological Invasions, 1-13
The interplay of fungal and bacterial microbiomes on rainforest frogs following a disease outbreak (2022)
DT McKnight, R Huerlimann, DS Bower, L Schwarzkopf, RA Alford, ... R Zenger Ecosphere 13 (7), e4037
Sharing land with giants: habitat preferences of Galapagos tortoises on farms (2022)
KN Pike, S Blake, IJ Gordon, F Cabrera, A Nieto-Claudin, SL Deem, ... L Schwarzkopf, Global Ecology and Conservation 37, e02171
Afraid of the Dark? The Influence of Natural and Artificial Light at Night on the Behavioral Activity of a Nocturnal Gecko (2022)
EJ Nordberg & L Schwarzkopf, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10
Population structure and morphology of Canarium (Canarium) incisum and Canarium (Canarium) esculentum (Mollusca: Neostromboidae: Strombidae) from the Philippines with preliminary notes on aperture colouration based on DArTseq data (2022)
S Maxwell, SJ Todd & TL Rymer, Acta Zoologica 0: 1-7
Homage to Reptiles and Amphibians as Model Systems: One Ecologist's View (2022)
L Schwarzkopf, Journal of Herpetology 56 (1), 45-55
Variation in density, but not morphology, of cutaneous sensilla among body regions in nine species of Australian geckos (2022)
J Riedel & L Schwarzkopf, Journal of Morphology
Using citizen science to test for acoustic niche partitioning in frogs (2022)
S Allen-Ankins & L Schwarzkopf, Scientific reports 12 (1), 1-7
Using a novel visualization tool for rapid survey of long-duration acoustic recordings for ecological studies of frog chorusing (2022)
S Brodie, M Towsey, S Allen-Ankins, P Roe & L Schwarzkopf, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 1036
Body size, sex and high philopatry influence the use of agricultural land by Galapagos giant tortoises (2022)
KN Pike, S Blake, F Cabrera, IJ Gordon & L Schwarzkopf, Oryx 56 (1), 16-25
Designing solar farms for synergistic commercial and conservation outcomes (2021)
EJ Nordberg, MJ Caley & L Schwarzkopf, Solar Energy 228, 586-593
Spectral overlap and temporal avoidance in a tropical savannah frog community (2021)
S Allen-Ankins & L Schwarzkopf, Animal Behaviour 180, 1-11
Parallel evolution of toepads in rock-dwelling lineages of a terrestrial gecko (Gekkota: Gekkonidae: Heteronotia binoei) (2021)
J Riedel, SM Zozaya, CJ Hoskin & L Schwarzkopf, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 (2), 636-654
Leech removal is not the primary driver of basking behavior in a freshwater turtle (2021)
DT McKnight, W Wirth, L Schwarzkopf & EJ Nordberg, Ecology and Evolution 11 (16), 10936-10946
Testing measures of boldness and exploratory activity in native versus invasive species: geckos as a model system (2021)
E Nordberg, R Denny & L Schwarzkopf, Animal Behaviour 177, 215-222
Population growth lags in introduced species (2021)
CL Kelly, L Schwarzkopf, IJ Gordon & BT Hirsch, Ecology and Evolution 11 (9), 4577-4587
Acoustic monitoring reveals year-round calling by invasive toads in tropical Australia (2021)
S Brodie, K Yasumiba, M Towsey, P Roe & L Schwarzkopf, Bioacoustics 30 (2), 125-141
An endangered bird calls less when invasive birds are calling (2021)
JM Hopkins, W Edwards, JM Laguna, L Schwarzkopf Journal of Avian Biology 52 (1)
Geckos cling best to, and prefer to use, rough surfaces (2020)
R Pillai, E Nordberg, J Riedel & L Schwarzkopf, Frontiers in Zoology 17 (1), 1-12
Automated species identification of frog choruses in environmental recordings using acoustic indices (2020)
S Brodie, S Allen-Ankins, M Towsey, P Roe & L Schwarzkopf, Ecological Indicators 119, 106852
Ecological niche and microhabitat use of Australian geckos (2020)
J Riedel, E Nordberg, & L Schwarzkopf, Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 66 (3-4), 209-222
Infection dynamics, dispersal, and adaptation: understanding the lack of recovery in a remnant frog population following a disease outbreak (2020)
DT McKnight, LJ Carr, DS Bower, L Schwarzkopf, RA Alford & KR Zenger, Heredity 125 (3), 110-123
Skin hydrophobicity as an adaptation for self‐cleaning in geckos (2020)
J Riedel, MJ Vucko, SP Blomberg & L Schwarzkopf, Ecology and Evolution 10 (11), 4640-4651
Nonlinear variation in clinging performance with surface roughness in geckos (2020)
R Pillai, E Nordberg, J Riedel & L Schwarzkopf, Ecology and Evolution 10 (5), 2597-2607
Ants drive invertebrate community response to cattle grazing (2020)
H Neilly, H Jones & L Schwarzkopf, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 290, 106742
Social context alters retreat- and nest-site selection in a globally invasive gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus (2020)
BJ Muller, RM Andrews, L Schwarzkopf, DA Pike Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 129 (2), 388-397
Do morphological adaptations for gliding in frogs influence clinging and jumping? (2020)
DT McKnight, J Nordine, B Jerrett, M Murray, P Murray & R Moss, Journal of Zoology 310 (1), 55-63
W Wirth, MJ Forzán, L Schwarzkopf & E Ariel, Veterinary Pathology,
The country toad and the city toad: comparing morphology of invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) from rural and urban environments (2022)
H Komine, K Yasumiba & L Schwarzkopf, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Dancing to a different tune: changing reproductive seasonality in an introduced chital deer population (2022)
CL Kelly, L Schwarzkopf, IJ Gordon, A Pople, DL Kelly & BT Hirsch, Oecologia, 1-10
Invading the soundscape: exploring the effects of invasive species’ calls on acoustic signals of native wildlife (2022)
JM Hopkins, W Edwards & L Schwarzkopf, Biological Invasions, 1-13
The interplay of fungal and bacterial microbiomes on rainforest frogs following a disease outbreak (2022)
DT McKnight, R Huerlimann, DS Bower, L Schwarzkopf, RA Alford, ... R Zenger Ecosphere 13 (7), e4037
Sharing land with giants: habitat preferences of Galapagos tortoises on farms (2022)
KN Pike, S Blake, IJ Gordon, F Cabrera, A Nieto-Claudin, SL Deem, ... L Schwarzkopf, Global Ecology and Conservation 37, e02171
Afraid of the Dark? The Influence of Natural and Artificial Light at Night on the Behavioral Activity of a Nocturnal Gecko (2022)
EJ Nordberg & L Schwarzkopf, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10
Population structure and morphology of Canarium (Canarium) incisum and Canarium (Canarium) esculentum (Mollusca: Neostromboidae: Strombidae) from the Philippines with preliminary notes on aperture colouration based on DArTseq data (2022)
S Maxwell, SJ Todd & TL Rymer, Acta Zoologica 0: 1-7
Homage to Reptiles and Amphibians as Model Systems: One Ecologist's View (2022)
L Schwarzkopf, Journal of Herpetology 56 (1), 45-55
Variation in density, but not morphology, of cutaneous sensilla among body regions in nine species of Australian geckos (2022)
J Riedel & L Schwarzkopf, Journal of Morphology
Using citizen science to test for acoustic niche partitioning in frogs (2022)
S Allen-Ankins & L Schwarzkopf, Scientific reports 12 (1), 1-7
Using a novel visualization tool for rapid survey of long-duration acoustic recordings for ecological studies of frog chorusing (2022)
S Brodie, M Towsey, S Allen-Ankins, P Roe & L Schwarzkopf, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 1036
Body size, sex and high philopatry influence the use of agricultural land by Galapagos giant tortoises (2022)
KN Pike, S Blake, F Cabrera, IJ Gordon & L Schwarzkopf, Oryx 56 (1), 16-25
Designing solar farms for synergistic commercial and conservation outcomes (2021)
EJ Nordberg, MJ Caley & L Schwarzkopf, Solar Energy 228, 586-593
Spectral overlap and temporal avoidance in a tropical savannah frog community (2021)
S Allen-Ankins & L Schwarzkopf, Animal Behaviour 180, 1-11
Parallel evolution of toepads in rock-dwelling lineages of a terrestrial gecko (Gekkota: Gekkonidae: Heteronotia binoei) (2021)
J Riedel, SM Zozaya, CJ Hoskin & L Schwarzkopf, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 (2), 636-654
Leech removal is not the primary driver of basking behavior in a freshwater turtle (2021)
DT McKnight, W Wirth, L Schwarzkopf & EJ Nordberg, Ecology and Evolution 11 (16), 10936-10946
Testing measures of boldness and exploratory activity in native versus invasive species: geckos as a model system (2021)
E Nordberg, R Denny & L Schwarzkopf, Animal Behaviour 177, 215-222
Population growth lags in introduced species (2021)
CL Kelly, L Schwarzkopf, IJ Gordon & BT Hirsch, Ecology and Evolution 11 (9), 4577-4587
Acoustic monitoring reveals year-round calling by invasive toads in tropical Australia (2021)
S Brodie, K Yasumiba, M Towsey, P Roe & L Schwarzkopf, Bioacoustics 30 (2), 125-141
An endangered bird calls less when invasive birds are calling (2021)
JM Hopkins, W Edwards, JM Laguna, L Schwarzkopf Journal of Avian Biology 52 (1)
Geckos cling best to, and prefer to use, rough surfaces (2020)
R Pillai, E Nordberg, J Riedel & L Schwarzkopf, Frontiers in Zoology 17 (1), 1-12
Automated species identification of frog choruses in environmental recordings using acoustic indices (2020)
S Brodie, S Allen-Ankins, M Towsey, P Roe & L Schwarzkopf, Ecological Indicators 119, 106852
Ecological niche and microhabitat use of Australian geckos (2020)
J Riedel, E Nordberg, & L Schwarzkopf, Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 66 (3-4), 209-222
Infection dynamics, dispersal, and adaptation: understanding the lack of recovery in a remnant frog population following a disease outbreak (2020)
DT McKnight, LJ Carr, DS Bower, L Schwarzkopf, RA Alford & KR Zenger, Heredity 125 (3), 110-123
Skin hydrophobicity as an adaptation for self‐cleaning in geckos (2020)
J Riedel, MJ Vucko, SP Blomberg & L Schwarzkopf, Ecology and Evolution 10 (11), 4640-4651
Nonlinear variation in clinging performance with surface roughness in geckos (2020)
R Pillai, E Nordberg, J Riedel & L Schwarzkopf, Ecology and Evolution 10 (5), 2597-2607
Ants drive invertebrate community response to cattle grazing (2020)
H Neilly, H Jones & L Schwarzkopf, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 290, 106742
Social context alters retreat- and nest-site selection in a globally invasive gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus (2020)
BJ Muller, RM Andrews, L Schwarzkopf, DA Pike Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 129 (2), 388-397
Do morphological adaptations for gliding in frogs influence clinging and jumping? (2020)
DT McKnight, J Nordine, B Jerrett, M Murray, P Murray & R Moss, Journal of Zoology 310 (1), 55-63
Top banner image: False-colour spectrograms generated using acoustic indices - courtesy of Sheryn Brodie
Golden spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus taenicauda) - courtesy of Rishab Pillai