Professor Steve Chenoweth
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Steve Chenoweth

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Background

Our lab aims to test fundamental hypotheses in genetics and evolutionary biology. Principally, we are interested the relationship between genotypic and phenotypic change during adaptive evolution. This line of inquiry requires an understanding of both the type of selection acting on traits as they evolve and ultimately the functional polymorphisms available for selection to act upon. We presently use both native and exotic species of Drosophila in our work but also undertake collaborative study in other organisms that represent examples of recurring ecological and evolutionary phenomena. We are equipped to use a broad range of techniques in our investigations including experimental evolution, field-based selection studies, quantitative genetics, molecular population genetics, genomics and advanced quantitative methods in statistics and computational biology. The broad range of techniques available to our group provides students with a unique opportunity to broaden their skill sets as they address fundamental questions.

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Professor Steve Chenoweth is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Biological Sciences Genetics Zoology

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University

Research interests

  • Sex-specific selection and its evolutionary consequences

  • The evolution of sex-biased gene expression

  • Quantitative genetics of the vectors of human infectious disease

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100 works between 1997 and 2024
All (100) Journal Article (87) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (6) Other Outputs (6)

41 - 60 of 100 works

2015

Journal Article

Variation and selection on preference functions: a comment on Edward

Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Gosden, Thomas P. (2015). Variation and selection on preference functions: a comment on Edward. Behavioral Ecology, 26 (2), 322-323. doi: 10.1093/beheco/aru233

Variation and selection on preference functions: a comment on Edward

2015

Journal Article

Connecting thermal performance curve variation to the genotype: a multivariate QTL approach

Latimer, C. A. L., Foley, B. R. and Chenoweth, S. F. (2015). Connecting thermal performance curve variation to the genotype: a multivariate QTL approach. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28 (1), 155-168. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12552

Connecting thermal performance curve variation to the genotype: a multivariate QTL approach

2014

Journal Article

Testing the correlated response hypothesis for the evolution and maintenance of male mating preferences in Drosophila serrata

Gosden, T. P., Rundle, H. D. and Chenoweth, S. F. (2014). Testing the correlated response hypothesis for the evolution and maintenance of male mating preferences in Drosophila serrata. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27 (10), 2106-2112. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12461

Testing the correlated response hypothesis for the evolution and maintenance of male mating preferences in Drosophila serrata

2014

Journal Article

Pleiotropic mutations are subject to strong stabilizing selection

McGuigan, Katrina, Collet, Julie M., Allen, Scott L., Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Blows, Mark W. (2014). Pleiotropic mutations are subject to strong stabilizing selection. Genetics, 197 (3), 1051-1062. doi: 10.1534/genetics.114.165720

Pleiotropic mutations are subject to strong stabilizing selection

2014

Journal Article

The nature and extent of mutational pleiotropy in gene expression of male Drosophila serrata

McGuigan, Katrina, Collet, Julie M., McGraw, Elizabeth A., Ye, Yixin H., Allen, Scott L., Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Blows, Mark W. (2014). The nature and extent of mutational pleiotropy in gene expression of male Drosophila serrata. Genetics, 196 (3), 911-921. doi: 10.1534/genetics.114.161232

The nature and extent of mutational pleiotropy in gene expression of male Drosophila serrata

2014

Journal Article

Sex-specific patterns of morphological diversification: evolution of reaction norms and static allometries in neriid flies

Cassidy, Elizabeth J., Bath, Eleanor, Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Bonduriansky, Russell (2014). Sex-specific patterns of morphological diversification: evolution of reaction norms and static allometries in neriid flies. Evolution, 68 (2), 368-383. doi: 10.1111/evo.12276

Sex-specific patterns of morphological diversification: evolution of reaction norms and static allometries in neriid flies

2014

Journal Article

The evolutionary stability of cross-sex, cross-trait genetic covariances

Gosden, Thomas P. and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2014). The evolutionary stability of cross-sex, cross-trait genetic covariances. Evolution, 68 (6), 1687-1697. doi: 10.1111/evo.12398

The evolutionary stability of cross-sex, cross-trait genetic covariances

2014

Journal Article

The contribution of spontaneous mutations to thermal sensitivity curve variation in drosophila serrata

Latimer, Camille A. L., McGuigan, Katrina, Wilson, Robbie S., Blows, Mark W. and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2014). The contribution of spontaneous mutations to thermal sensitivity curve variation in drosophila serrata. Evolution, 68 (6), 1824-1837. doi: 10.1111/evo.12392

The contribution of spontaneous mutations to thermal sensitivity curve variation in drosophila serrata

2013

Journal Article

The genomic distribution of sex-biased genes in Drosophila serrata: X chromosome demasculinization, feminization, and hyperexpression in both sexes

Allen, Scott L., Bonduriansky, Russell and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2013). The genomic distribution of sex-biased genes in Drosophila serrata: X chromosome demasculinization, feminization, and hyperexpression in both sexes. Genome Biology and Evolution, 5 (10), 1986-1994. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evt145

The genomic distribution of sex-biased genes in Drosophila serrata: X chromosome demasculinization, feminization, and hyperexpression in both sexes

2013

Journal Article

Sex-specific fitness consequences of nutrient intake and the evolvability of diet preferences

Reddiex, Adam J., Gosden, Thomas P., Bonduriansky, Russell and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2013). Sex-specific fitness consequences of nutrient intake and the evolvability of diet preferences. American Naturalist, 182 (1), 91-102. doi: 10.1086/670649

Sex-specific fitness consequences of nutrient intake and the evolvability of diet preferences

2013

Journal Article

Interspecific divergence of transcription networks along lines of genetic variance in Drosophila: dimensionality, evolvability, and constraint

Innocenti, Paolo and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2013). Interspecific divergence of transcription networks along lines of genetic variance in Drosophila: dimensionality, evolvability, and constraint. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 30 (6), 1358-1367. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mst047

Interspecific divergence of transcription networks along lines of genetic variance in Drosophila: dimensionality, evolvability, and constraint

2012

Journal Article

The relative importance of genetic and nongenetic inheritance in relation to trait plasticity in Callosobruchus maculatus

Hallsson, L. R., Chenoweth, S. F. and Bonduriansky, R. (2012). The relative importance of genetic and nongenetic inheritance in relation to trait plasticity in Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25 (12), 2422-2431. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12014

The relative importance of genetic and nongenetic inheritance in relation to trait plasticity in Callosobruchus maculatus

2012

Journal Article

The B-matrix harbors significant and sex-specific constraints on the evolution of multicharacter sexual dimorphism

Gosden, Thomas P., Shastri, Krishna-Lila, Innocenti, Paolo and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2012). The B-matrix harbors significant and sex-specific constraints on the evolution of multicharacter sexual dimorphism. Evolution, 66 (7), 2106-2116. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01579.x

The B-matrix harbors significant and sex-specific constraints on the evolution of multicharacter sexual dimorphism

2012

Journal Article

Physical and linkage maps for Drosophila serrata, a model species for studies of clinal adaptation and sexual selection

Stocker, Ann J., Rusuwa, Bosco B., Blacket, Mark J., Frentiu, Francesca D., Sullivan, Mitchell, Foley, Bradley R., Beatson, Scott, Hoffman, Ary A. and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2012). Physical and linkage maps for Drosophila serrata, a model species for studies of clinal adaptation and sexual selection. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2 (2), 287-297. doi: 10.1534/g3.111.001354

Physical and linkage maps for Drosophila serrata, a model species for studies of clinal adaptation and sexual selection

2012

Book Chapter

Analyzing and comparing the geometry of individual fitness surfaces

Chenoweth, Stephen F., Hunt, John and Rundle, Howard D. (2012). Analyzing and comparing the geometry of individual fitness surfaces. The adaptive landscape in evolutionary biology. (pp. 126-149) edited by Erik Svensson and Ryan Calsbeek. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Analyzing and comparing the geometry of individual fitness surfaces

2011

Journal Article

High-dimensional variance partitioning reveals the modular genetic basis of adaptive divergence in gene expressionduring reproductive character displacement

McGraw, Elizabeth A., Ye, Yixin H., Foley, Brad, Chenoweth, Stephen F., Higgie, Megan, Hine, Emma and Blows, Mark W. (2011). High-dimensional variance partitioning reveals the modular genetic basis of adaptive divergence in gene expressionduring reproductive character displacement. Evolution, 65 (11), 3126-3137. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01371.x

High-dimensional variance partitioning reveals the modular genetic basis of adaptive divergence in gene expressionduring reproductive character displacement

2011

Journal Article

Quantitative genetic variation for thermal performance curves within and among natural populations of Drosophila serrata

Latimer, C. A. L., Wilson, R. S. and Chenoweth, S. F. (2011). Quantitative genetic variation for thermal performance curves within and among natural populations of Drosophila serrata. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24 (5), 965-975. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02227.x

Quantitative genetic variation for thermal performance curves within and among natural populations of Drosophila serrata

2011

Journal Article

Stronger convex (stabilizing) selection on homologous sexual display traits in females than in males: A multipopulation comparison in Drosophila serrata

Rundle, Howard D. and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2011). Stronger convex (stabilizing) selection on homologous sexual display traits in females than in males: A multipopulation comparison in Drosophila serrata. Evolution, 65 (3), 893-899. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01158.x

Stronger convex (stabilizing) selection on homologous sexual display traits in females than in males: A multipopulation comparison in Drosophila serrata

2011

Conference Publication

The evolution of acclimation of thermal performance

Condon, C. H., Chenoweth, S. F. and Wilson, R. S. (2011). The evolution of acclimation of thermal performance. Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Integrative-and-Comparative-Biology, Salt Lake City Ut, Jan 03-07, 2011. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.

The evolution of acclimation of thermal performance

2011

Journal Article

On the evolution of heightened condition dependence of male sexual displays

Gosden, T. P. and Chenoweth, S. F. (2011). On the evolution of heightened condition dependence of male sexual displays. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24 (3), 685-692. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02205.x

On the evolution of heightened condition dependence of male sexual displays

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2027
    RCSP Project 3 - Reef Science Innovation
    Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2025
    The Robert Day Postdoctoral Fellowship in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2024
    Dissecting natural variation in sexually dimorphic gene expression
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Experimental evolution of Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus blocking in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti (NIH grant administered by The Pennsylvania State University)
    The Pennsylvania State University
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Detecting sex differences in natural selection
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Harnessing the power of Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking without the Wolbachia (Pebble Labs USA Inc. grant administered by The Pennsylvania State University)
    The Pennsylvania State University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Resolving genomic sexual conflicts via sexually dimorphic gene expression
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Exposing the complex and flexible genetic basis to polygenic adaptation: integrating population and quantitative genomic approaches
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    High Throughput Genotyping using Paralleled and Miniaturized DNA amplification.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Natural variation and genetic basis of dengue virus transmission rate in Australian mosquitoes (NHMRC project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    A genomic approach to understanding the maintenance of genetic variation under sexual selection
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    ResTeach 2011 0.2 FTE School of Biological Sciences
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Adaptive evolution of mutual mate preferences in nature
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Building Capacity in Quantitative Genomics
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2012
    The Genetic Basis of Differences Between the Sexes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Understanding intra-genomic conflicts between the sexes: a quantitative genomic approach
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2011
    A Genomic Dissection of Natural Adaptation in Mate Recognition
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    The Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism In Sexually-Selected Traits: An Experimental Test
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    The genetic benefits of male mate choice in Drosophila serrata
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2005
    Natural Selection on Mate Recognition in Field Populations of Drosophila serrata
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

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Enquiries

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  • Drosophila
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Genetic basis of behaviour
  • Genetics - biology
  • Population Genetics
  • Sex-differences
  • Statistical Genetics

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