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Paul Doughty is affiliated with the Western Australian Museum in Australia and focuses research on amphibian and reptile biology, species distribution and climate change, and genetic diversity and population structure. Their work spans key areas within Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with research outputs in related subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, and Ecological Modeling.

Doughty's main research interests include topics like amphibian and reptile biology, animal behavior and reproduction, as well as wildlife ecology and conservation.

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Their recent scholarly contributions include papers published in several scientific journals. Among these are:

  • "The global diversity and distribution of lizard clutch sizes" (2020), published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Polyploidy breaks speciation barriers in Australian burrowing frogs Neobatrachus" (2020), published in PLoS Genetics
  • "Reptiles on the brink: identifying the Australian terrestrial snake and lizard species most at risk of extinction" (2020), published in Pacific Conservation Biology
  • "A return-on-investment approach for prioritization of rigorous taxonomic research needed to inform responses to the biodiversity crisis" (2021), published in PLoS Biology
  • "Diversity gradients of terrestrial vertebrates - substantial variations about a common theme" (2023), published in Journal of Zoology

Doughty frequently publishes in venues including Zootaxa, Records of the Western Australian Museum, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Global Ecology and Biogeography, and PLoS Genetics.

  • Zootaxa
  • Records of the Western Australian Museum
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • PLoS Genetics

Collaborations form an important aspect of Doughty's research. Frequent co-authors in their body of work include Stephen C. Donnellan, J. Scott Keogh, Carlos J. Pavón-Vázquez, Alison Fitch, and David G. Chapple.

  • Stephen C. Donnellan
  • J. Scott Keogh
  • Carlos J. Pavón-Vázquez
  • Alison Fitch
  • David G. Chapple

Their research contributes primarily to Environmental Science, integrating aspects of genetics and systematics to analyze species distributions, biodiversity patterns, and conservation challenges, particularly within Australian ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Allometric engineering: a causal analysis of natural selection on offspring size.

    Barry Sinervo;Kelly Zamudio;Paul Doughty;Raymond B. Huey

  • Divergent Selection and the Evolution of Signal Traits and Mating Preferences

    Howard D Rundle;Stephen F Chenoweth;Paul Doughty;Mark W Blows

  • INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF OFFSPRING SIZE AND TIMING OF REPRODUCTION ON OFFSPRING REPRODUCTION: EXPERIMENTAL, MATERNAL, AND QUANTITATIVE GENETIC ASPECTS

    Barry Sinervo;Paul Doughty

  • Detecting life history trade-offs : measuring energy stores in capital breeders reveals costs of reproduction

    Paul Doughty;Richard Shine

  • Cryptic diversity in vertebrates: molecular data double estimates of species diversity in a radiation of Australian lizards (Diplodactylus, Gekkota).

    Paul M. Oliver;Mark Adams;Michael S.Y. Lee;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • REPRODUCTIVE ENERGY ALLOCATION AND LONG‐TERM ENERGY STORES IN A VIVIPAROUS LIZARD (EULAMPRUS TYMPANUM)

    Paul Doughty;Richard Shine

  • Can non-directional male mating preferences facilitate honest female ornamentation?

    Stephen F. Chenoweth;Paul Doughty;Hanna Kokko;Hanna Kokko

  • Geodiversity and endemism in the iconic Australian Pilbara region: a review of landscape evolution and biotic response in an ancient refugium

    Mitzy Pepper;Paul Doughty;J. Scott Keogh

  • Costs of anorexia during pregnancy in a viviparous snake (Vipera aspis).

    Olivier Lourdais;Olivier Lourdais;Xavier Bonnet;Paul Doughty

  • The biogeographical boundaries of northern Australia: evidence from ecological niche models and a multi‐locus phylogeny of Uperoleia toadlets (Anura: Myobatrachidae)

    Renee A. Catullo;Robert Lanfear;Paul Doughty;J. Scott Keogh

  • Molecular Phylogeny of the Australian Frog Genera Crinia, Geocrinia, and Allied Taxa (Anura: Myobatrachidae)

    Kathryn Read;J.Scott Keogh;Ian A.W. Scott;J.Dale Roberts

  • Costs of reproduction and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in a ‘flying lizard’ Draco melanopogon (Agamidae)

    Richard Shine;Scott Keogh;Paul Doughty;Hamlet Giragossyan

  • The global diversity and distribution of lizard clutch sizes

    Shai Meiri;Luciano Avila;Aaron M. Bauer;David G. Chapple

  • Synchronous polyandry and multiple paternity in the frog Crinia georgiana (Anura: Myobatrachidae).

    J.Dale Roberts;Rachel J. Standish;Phillip G. Byrne;Paul Doughty

  • Molecular evidence for ten species and Oligo-Miocene vicariance within a nominal Australian gecko species (Crenadactylus ocellatus, Diplodactylidae).

    Paul M Oliver;Paul M Oliver;Mark Adams;Paul Doughty

  • Diversification patterns of pebble-mimic dragons are consistent with historical disruption of important habitat corridors in arid Australia

    L.P. Shoo;R. Rose;P. Doughty;J.J. Austin

  • 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.

    Mitzy Pepper;Paul Doughty;J. Scott Keogh

  • Geographic and taxonomic patterns of extinction risk in Australian squamates

    Reid Tingley;Stewart L. Macdonald;Nicola J. Mitchell;John C.Z. Woinarski

  • The Effects of Habitat, Time of Hatching, and Body Size on the Dispersal of Hatchling Uta stansburiana

    Paul Doughty;Barry Sinervo

  • Sex-biased dispersal in a polygynous lizard, Uta stansburiana

    Paul Doughty;Barry Sinervo;Gordon M. Burghardt

  • The Effects of "Fixed" Clutch Sizes on Lizard Life-histories: Reproduction in the Australian Velvet Gecko, Oedura lesueurii

    Paul Doughty

  • Energetic costs of tail loss in a montane scincid lizard

    Paul Doughty;Richard Shine;Michael S.Y. Lee

  • A global catalog of primary reptile type specimens.

    Peter Uetz;Sami Cherikh;Glenn Shea;Ivan Ineich

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. Donnellan
Stephen C. Donnellan South Australian Museum
J. Scott Keogh
J. Scott Keogh Australian National University
Mark N. Hutchinson
Mark N. Hutchinson South Australian Museum
Jane Melville
Jane Melville Museums Victoria
Craig Moritz
Craig Moritz Australian National University
J. Dale Roberts
J. Dale Roberts University of Western Australia
Aaron M. Bauer
Aaron M. Bauer Villanova University
Richard Shine
Richard Shine Macquarie University
David G. Chapple
David G. Chapple Monash University
Michael S. Y. Lee
Michael S. Y. Lee Flinders University

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