Conference Presentations

2022

Invited Speaker, International Geomorphology Week, East/Southeast Asia & Oceania Webinar.

2020

Pepper, M. Peacocks of the Lizard world: phylogeny and biogeography of Africa's spectacular flat lizards, Platysaurus. World Congress of Herpetology meeting, Dunedin, NZ

2018

Pepper, M. The systematics and biogeography of the iconic Australian water skinks, Australian Society of Herpetologists, Brisbane, QLD

2017

Pepper, M. Plenary Speaker, Gekkota Mundi, Fremantle, WA.

Pepper, M. Plenary Speaker, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Austin, TX, USA.

Pepper, M. Hemiergis genes and the biogeography of southern Australia. The Australian Society of Herpetologists, Fairbridge, WA.

2016

Pepper, M.R., Hamilton, D.G., Merkling, T., Svedin, N., Cser, B., Catullo, R., Pryke, S.R., & Keogh, J.S. Molecular and morphological analysis of Australia’s iconic frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii, The Australian Society of Herpetologists, Tasmania.

2015

Pepper, M. Plenary Speaker, The Australian Society of Herpetologists, Eildon, VIC.

2014

Pepper, M. & Keogh, J.S. Ancient rocks and drainages divide recent species in Australia's arid zone. International Biogeography Society Early Careers Conference, Canberra, ACT.

2013

Pepper, M., Doughty, P. & Keogh, J.S. Geodiversity and endemism in the iconic Australian Pilbara region: a review of landscape evolution and biotic response in an ancient refugium. Invited Speaker. Systematics Without Borders, Sydney, NSW.

Pepper, M., Barquero, M., Whiting, M. & Keogh, S. Finally, Australia's Jacky dragon in a phylogenetic context: more support for eastern Australian phylogeographic hypotheses. DeAgamis3, Melbourne, VIC.

Pepper, M., Doughty, P. & Keogh, S. Geodiversity and endemism in the iconic Australian Pilbara region: a review of landscape evolution and biotic response in an ancient refugium. Australian Society of Herpetologists, Lake Macquarie, NSW.

2012

Pepper, M. & Keogh, S. Ancient rocks and drainages divide recent species in Australia's arid zone: the genetic patterns of desert geckos. The Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group, Bundanoon, NSW.

Pepper, M. Old rocks & young sand: How mountain refugia and expanding deserts shaped the genetic patterns of Australian arid zone lizards, Invited speaker, Kwongan Workshop, 'On the ecology of Australia's arid zone', Perth, WA.

2011

Pepper, M., Doughty, P., Hutchinson, M. & Keogh, S. Twists in the tale of the beak-faced gecko. Australian Society of Herpetologists, Paluma, Qld.

2010

Pepper, M. The secret lives of geckos, Invited speaker, Questacon Biodiversity Week, Questacon, Canberra.

Pepper, M. Old rocks & young sand: How mountain refugia and expanding deserts shaped the genetic patterns of Australian arid zone lizards, Australian Society of Herpetologists. Barmera, SA.

Pepper, M. Phylogeographic analysis of Australian Vertebrate conference/workshop, Adelaide.

Pepper, M. Invited speaker, Science Educators’ Association of the ACT (SEA*ACT) AGM, Canberra.

2009

Pepper, M. The evolution of bird flight, First Year Biology lecture, ANU.

Pepper, M., Fujita, M., Moritz, C., Keogh, J. S. Old lizards in young deserts: complex patterns of endemism and diversification in the Australian arid-zone, Evolution, Moscow Idaho, USA.

Pepper, M. Understanding the beak-faced gecko: the relevance of 19th Century taxonomy to 21st Century discoveries, ACT Herpetological Society, Canberra.

Pepper, M. Old lizards and young deserts: Complex patterns of diversification in the Australian arid zone, Australian Evolution Society, Canberra.

Pepper, M. Australian Geckos: How the Pilbara can tell us about their evolution, Monaro Amphibian & Reptile Keepers, Canberra.

2008

Pepper, M. The Pilbara: conservation in a biodiversity hotspot, lecture for ANU College Conservation Biology class, The Australian National University

Pepper, M., Doughty, P., Keogh, J. S. Rock and sand dwelling geckos show congruent phylogenetic signatures across an ancient landscape, Evolution, Minneapolis, USA.

2007

Pepper, M., Doughty, P., Keogh, J. S. Geological history predicts genetic diversity in Pilbara geckos, Evolution, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Pepper, M., Doughty, P., Keogh, J. S. Cryptic speciation in arid zone geckos, Australian Society of Herpetologists (Honorary mention for PhD Prize).

Pepper, M. The Pilbara: a biodiversity hotspot in a geologically complex region, Guest lecture in 2nd Year biology course, The Australian National University.

2006

Pepper, M., Doughty, P., Keogh, J. S. Does geological history predict genetic diversity in Pilbara geckos?, Australian Society of Herpetologists (awarded the Murray Littlejohn Prize for the best presentation by an honours student).

2005

Pepper, M., Doughty, P., Keogh, J. S. Geology and geography predict phylogeographic patterns in Pilbara geckos, ARC Research Collaboration Network:Environmental Futures, In Partnership with the Combined Invertebrates Conference, The Australian National University.