Animal Biology

Books and Chapters

Adams, M., MacFarlane and Bencini, R. Climate, Ecology An Australian Perspective, ed Peter Attiwill & Barbara Wilson, Victoria, Australia, Oxford University Press, 1: pp 36-53 (2003)

Bamford, M.J. and Roberts, J.D. The impact of fire on frogs and reptiles in south-west Western Australia, Fire in ecosystems of south-west Western Australia: impacts and management, ed Ian Abbott and Neil Burrows, The Netherlands, Backhuys Publishers, pp 349-361 (2003)

Bradshaw, D. Vertebrate Ecophysiology An Introduction to its Principles and Applications, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press (2003)

Collin, S.P. and Shand, J. Retinal Sampling and the Visual Field in Fishes, Sensory Processing Aquatic Environments, ed S.P. Collin and N.J. Marshall, United States, Springer Verlag, pp 139-169 (2003)

Tomkins, J.L. and Simmons, L.W. Fluctuating Asymmetry and Sexual Selection: Paradigm Shifts, Publication Bias, and Observer Expectation, Developmental Instability Causes and Consequences, ed Michal Polak, New York, Oxford University Press, 1: pp 231-261 (2003)

Williams, I.H. Growth of the weaned pig, Weaning the pig concepts and consequences, ed J.R. Pluske, J.Le Dividich, M.W.A. Verstegen, The Netherlands, Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp 17-35 (2003)

Journal Articles

Abbott, I., Mellican, A., Craig, M.D., Williams, M., Liddelow, G. and Wheeler, I. Short-term logging and burning impacts on species richness, abundance and community structure of birds in open eucalypt forest in Western Australia, Wildlife Research, 30: pp 321-329 (2003)

Alvarez, L., Martin, G.B., Galindo, F. and Zarco, L.A. Social dominance of female goats affects their response to the male effect, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 84: pp 119-126 (2003)

Arrese, C.A., Rodger, J., Beazley, L.D. and Shand, J. Topographies of retinal cone photoreceptors in two Australian marsupials, Visual Neuroscience, 20: pp 307-311 (2003)

Bailey, W.J. Insect duets: underlying mechanisms and their evolution, Physiological Entomology, 28: pp 157-174 (2003)

Bailey, W.J., Ager, E.I., O'Brien, E.K. and Watson, D.L. Searching by visual and acoustic cues among bushcrickets (Orthoptera: Tettingoniidae): will females remain faithful to a male who stops calling?, Physiological Entomology, 28: pp 209-214 (2003)

Bailey, W.J. and Hammond, T.J. Duetting in insects-does call length influence reply latency?, Journal of Zoology, 260: pp 267-274 (2003)

Beazley, L.D., Rodger, J., Chen, P., Tee, L.B., Stirling, R.V., Taylor, A.L. and Dunlop, S.A. Training on a visual task improves the outcome of optic nerve regeneration, Journal of Neurotrauma, 20:11, pp 1263-1270 (2003)

Bencini, R., Knight, T.W. and Hartmann, P.E. Secretion of milk and milk components in sheep, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 43: pp 529-534 (2003)

Blache, D., Zhang, S. and Martin, G.B. Fertility in male sheep: modulators of the acute effects of nutrition on the reproductive axis of male sheep, Reproduction Supplement, 61: pp 387-402 (2003)

Byrne, P.G., Simmons, L.W. and Roberts, J.D. Sperm competition and the evolution of gamete morphology in frogs, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 270: pp 2079-2086 (2003)

Collin, S.P., Hart, N.S., Shand, J. and Potter, I.C. Morphology and spectral absorption characteristics of retinal photoreceptors in the southern hemisphere lamprey (Geotria australis), Visual Neuroscience, 20: pp 119-130 (2003)

Conroy, S.D.S. and Brook, B.W. Demographic sensitivity and persistence of the threatened white- and orange-bellied frogs of Western Australia, Population Ecology, 45: pp 105-114 (2003)

Cooper, C.E., Withers, P.C. and Bradshaw, S.D. Field metabolic rate and water turnover of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 173: pp 687-693 (2003)

Cooper, C.E., Walsberg, G.E. and Withers, P.C. Biophysical properties of the pelt of a diurnal marsupial, the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), and its role in thermoregulation, The Journal of Experimental Biology, 206: pp 2771-2777 (2003)

Davis, R.A. and Disney, R.H.L. Natural history and description of Aphiura breviceps Schmitz, a scuttle fly (Diptera:Phoridae) whose larvae prey on the eggs of frogs (Anura: Myobatrachidae) in Western Australia, Australian Journal of Entomology, 42: pp 18-21 (2003)

Doughty, P. and Roberts, J.D. Plasticity in age and size at metamorphosis of Crinia georgiana tadpoles: responses to variation in food levels and deteriorating conditions during development, Australian Journal of Zoology, 51: pp 271-284 (2003)

Dunlop, S.A. and Steeves, J.D. Neural Activity and Facilitated Recovery by Training After CNS Injury: Implications for Rehabilitation, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 8:4, pp 92-103 (2003)

Dunlop, S.A. Axonal Sprouting in the Optic Nerve Is Not a Prerequisite for Successful Regeneration, The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 465: pp 319-334 (2003)

Dunlop, S.A., Stirling, R.V., Rodger, J., Symonds, A.C.E., Bancroft, W.J., Tee, L.B.G. and Beazley, L.D. Failure to form a stable topographic map during optic nerve regeneration: abnormal activity-dependent mechanisms, Experimental Neurology, 184: pp 805-815 (2003)

Firman, R.C., Simmons, L.W., Cummins, J.M. and Matson, P.L. Are body fluctuating asymmetry and the ratio of 2nd to 4th digit length reliable predictors of semen quality?, Human Reproduction, 18:4, pp 808-812 (2003)

Fritsches, K.A., Litherland, L., Thomas, N. and Shand, J. Cone visual pigments and retinal mosaics in the striped marlin, Journal of Fish Biology, 63: pp 1347-1351 (2003)

Gelez, H., Lindsay, D.R., Blache, D., Martin, G.B. and Fabre-Nys, C. Temperament and sexual experience affect female sexual behaviour in sheep, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 84: pp 81-87 (2003)

Gillon, R.S., Cui, Q., Dunlop, S.A. and Harvey, A.R. Effects of Immunosuppression on Regrowth of Adult Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons Into Peripheral Nerve Allografts, Journal of Neuroscience Research, 74: pp 524-532 (2003)

Hammond, T.J., Bailey, W.J. and Hammond, G.R. An automatic acoustic response system for behavioural studies of duetting insects, Bioacoustics: the international journal of animal sound and its recording, 14: pp 3-14 (2003)

Hammond, T.J. and Bailey, W.J. Eavesdropping and defensive auditory masking in an Australian bushcricket, caedicia (Phaneropterinae: Tettigoniidae: Orthoptera), Behaviour, 140: pp 79-95 (2003)

Harman, A.M., Rodger, J., Ahmat, A., Thomas, C., Bartlett, C., Chen, P., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. PSA-NCAM is up-regulated during optic nerve regeneration in lizard but not in goldfish, Experimental Neurology, 182: pp 180-185 (2003)

Horbanczuk, J.O., Cooper, R.G., Jozwik, A., Klewiec, J., Krzyzewski, J., Malecki, I., Chylinski, W., Wojcik, A. and Kawka, M. Cholesterol content and fatty acid composition of fat from culled breeding ostriches (Struthio camelus), Animal Sciences Papers and Reports, 21:4, pp 271-275 (2003)

Hotzel, M.J., Walkden-Brown, S.W., Fisher, J.S. and Martin, G.B. Determinants of the annual pattern of reproduction in mature male Merino and Suffolk sheep: responses to a nutritional stimulus in the breeding and non-breeding seasons, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 15: pp 1-9 (2003)

House, C.M. and SImmons, L.W. Gential morphology and fertilization success in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus: an example of sexually selected male genitalia, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 270: pp 447-455 (2003)

Hunt, D.M., Arrese, C.A., von Dornum, M., Rodger, J., Oddy, A., Cowing, J.A., Ager, E.I., Bowmaker, J.K., Beazley, L.D. and Shand, J. The rod opsin pigments from two marsupial species, the South American bare-tailed woolly opossum and the Australian fat-tailed dunnart, Gene, 323: pp 157-162 (2003)

Huot-Daubremont, C., Bradshaw, S.D., Bradshaw, F.J., Kuchling, G. and Grenot, C.J. Variation of plasma sex steroid concentrations in wild and captive populations of Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni) in Southern France, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 130: pp 299-307 (2003)

Inness-Campbell, J., Stuckey, M.L. and Johnson, M.S. Allozymic investigation of Phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae), Journal of Molluscan Studies, 69: pp 19-26 (2003)

Jones, A.G., Moore, G.I., Kvarnemo, C., Walker, D. and Avise, J.C. Sympatric speciation as a consequence of male pregnancy in seahorses, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100:11, pp 6598-6603 (2003)

Junaidi, A., Williamson, P.E., Cummins, J.M., Martin, G.B., Blackberry, M.A. and Trigg, T.E. Use of a new drug delivery formulation of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue Deslorelin for reversible long-term contraception in male dogs, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 15: pp 317-322 (2003)

Kadokawa, H., Briegel, J.R., Blackberry, M.A., Blache, D., Martin, G.B. and Adams, N.R. Relationships between plasma concentrations of leptin and other metabolic hormones in GH-transgenic sheep infused with glucose, Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 24: pp 219-229 (2003)

Kadokawa, H., Briegel, J.R., Blackberry, M.A., Blache, D., Martin, G.B. and Adams, N.R. Reproduction and plasma concentrations of leptin, insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 in growth-hormone-transgenic female sheep before and after artificial insemination, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 15: pp 47-53 (2003)

King, C.E., Wallace, A., Rodger, J., Bartlett, C., Beazley, L.D. and Dunlop, S.A. Transient up-regulation of retinal EphA3 and EphA5, but not eprhin-A2, coincides with re-establishment of a topographic map during optic nerve regeneration in goldfish, Experimental Neurology, 183: pp 593-599 (2003)

Kitessa, S.M., Peake, D., Bencini, R. and WIlliams, A.J. Fish oil metabolism in ruminants III. Transfer of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) from tuna oil into sheep's milk, Animal Feed Science and Technology, 108: pp 1-14 (2003)

Kotiaho, J.S., Simmons, L.W., Hunt, J. and Tomkins, J.L. Males Influence Maternal Effects That Promote Sexual Selection: A Quantitative Genetic Experiment with Dung Beetles Onthophagus taurus, The American Naturalist, 161:6, pp 852-859 (2003)

Kotiaho, J.S. and SImmons, L.W. Longevity cost of reproduction for males but no longevity cost of mating or courtship for females in the male-dimorphic dung beetle Onthophagus binodis, Journal of Insect Physiology, 49: pp 817-822 (2003)

Kuchling, G. A new underwater trap for catching turtles, Herpetological Review, 34:2, pp 126-128 (2003)

Ladyman, M., Bonnet, X., Lourdais, O., Bradshaw, D. and Naulleau, G. Gestation, Thermoregulation, and Metabolism in a Viviparous Snake, Vipera aspis: Evidenc for Fecundity-Independent Costs, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 76:4, pp 497-510 (2003)

Ladyman, M. and Bradshaw, D. The influence of dehydration on the thermal preferences of the Western tiger snake, Notechis scutatus, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 173: pp 239-246 (2003)

Ladyman, M.T. and Thompson, S.A. Clutch hydration following oviposition by urination may reduce desiccation in thorny devil (Moloch horridus) eggs, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 86: pp 83-84 (2003)

Larcombe, A.N., Withers, P.C. and Maloney, S.K. Thermoregulatory physiology of the Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes and the Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 173: pp 215-222 (2003)

Main, A.R. Perspectives on sustainability: the nutrient cycle, Pacific Conservation Biology, 9:1, pp 12-17 (2003)

Malecki, I. and Martin, G.B. Distribution of spermatozoa in the outer perivitelline layer from above the germinal disc of emu and ostrich eggs, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 15: pp 263-268 (2003)

Malecki, I.A. and Martin, G.B. Sperm supply and Egg fertilization in the Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 38: pp 429-435 (2003)

Marder, J., Withers, P.C. and Philpot, R.G. Patterns of cutaneous water evaporation by Australian pigeons, Israel Journal of Zoology, 49: pp 111-129 (2003)

McDonald, L., Bradshaw, S.D. and Gardner, A.W. Legal protection of fauna habitat in Western Australia, Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 20:2, pp 95-115 (2003)

Miller, S., Bencini, R., Mills, H. and Moro, D. Food availability for the dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) on Boullanger and Whitlock Islands, Western Australia, Wildlife Research, 30: pp 649-654 (2003)

Mills, H.R. and Spencer, P.B.S. Polymorphic microsatellites identified in an endangered dasyurid marsupial, the dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis), Molecular Ecology Notes, 3: pp 218-220 (2003)

Radke, L.C., Juggins, S., Halse, S.A., De Deckker, P. and Finston, T. Chemical diversity in south-eastern Australian saline lakes II: biotic implications, Marine and Freshwater Research, 54: pp 895-912 (2003)

Rhodes, G., Chan, J., Zebrowitz, L.A. and Simmons, L.W. Does sexual dimorphism in human faces signal health?, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 270: pp S93-S95 (2003)

Sharp, P.J. and Blache, D. A neuroendocrine model for prolactin as the key mediator of seasonal breeding in birds under long- and short-day photoperiods1,2, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 81: pp 350-358 (2003)

Simmons, L.W. The evolution of polyandry: patterns of genotypic variation in female mating frequency, male fertilization success and a test of the sexy-sperm hypothesis, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 16: pp 624-634 (2003)

SImmons, L.W., Alcock, J. and Reeder, A. The role of cuticular hydrocarbons in male attraction and repulsion by female Dawson's burrowing bee, Amegilla dawsoni, Animal Behaviour, 66: pp 677-685 (2003)

Simmons, L.W., Wernham, J., Garcia, F.G. and Kamien, D. Variation in paternity in the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus: no detectable influence of sperm numbers of sperm length, Behavioral Ecology, 14:4, pp 539-545 (2003)

Smith, M.J. and Roberts, J.D. No Sexual Size Dimorphism in the Frog Crinia georgiana (Anura: Myobatrachidae): An Examination of Pre- and Postmaturational Growth, Journal of Herpetology, 37:1, pp 132-137 (2003)

Smith, M.J. and Roberts, J.D. Call structure may affect male mating success in the quacking frog Crinia georgiana (Anura: Myobatrachidae), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 53: pp 221-226 (2003)

Smith, M.J. and Roberts, J.D. An experimental examination of female preference patterns for components of the male advertisement call in the quacking frog, Crinia georgiana, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55: pp 144-150 (2003)

Smith, M.J. and Roberts, J.D. Call repertoire of an Australian treefrog, Litoria adelaidensis (Anura, Hylidae), Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 86: pp 91-95 (2003)

Smith, M.J., Withers, P.C. and Roberts, J.D. Reproductive Energetics and Behavior of an Australian Myobatrachid Frog Crinia georgiana, Copeia, 2003:2, pp 248-254 (2003)

Smith, M.J., Roberts, J.D., Hammond, T.J. and Davis, R.A. Intraspecific Variation in the Advertisement Call of the Sunset Frog Spicospina flammocaerulea (Anura: Myobatrachidae): A Frog with a Limited Geographic Distribution, Journal of Herpetology, 37:2, pp 285-291 (2003)

Talianchich, A., Bailey, W.J. and Ghisalberti, E.L. Palatability and defence in the aposematic diurnal whistling moth, Hecatesia exultans Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae:Agaristinae), Australian Journal of Entomology, 42: pp 276-280 (2003)

Thompson, G.G., Withers, P.C., Pianka, E.R. and Thompson, S.A. Assessing bioiversity with species accumulation curves; inventories of small reptiles by pit-trapping in Western Australia, Austral Ecology, 28: pp 361-383 (2003)

Thompson, G.G. and Withers, P.C. Effect of species richness and relative abundance on the shape of the species accumulation curve, Austral Ecology, 28: pp 355-360 (2003)

Van Cleeff, J.K., Blackberry, M.A., Blache, D. and Martin, G.B. Clarification of emu serum for peptide hormone assay using polyethylene glycol precipitation, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 132: pp 315-320 (2003)

Vercoe, P.E., Kocherginskaya, S.A. and White, B.A. Differential protein phosphorylation-dephosphorylation in response to carbon source in Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1, Journal of Applied Microbiology, 94: pp 974-980 (2003)

Warburton, N., Wood, C., Lloyd, C., Song, W. and Withers, P. The 3-dimensional anatomy of the North-Western Marsupial Mole (Notoryctes caurinus Thomas 1920) using computed tomography, X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging, Records of the Western Australian Museum, 22: pp 1-7 (2003)

Wiese, S.C., White, C.L., Masters, D.G., Milton, J.T.B. and Davidson, R.H. The growth performance and carcass attributes of Merino and Poll Dorset x Merino lambs fed rumen-protected methionine (SmartamineTM-M), Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 54: pp 507-513 (2003)

Wiese, S.C., White, C.L., Masters, D.G., Milton, J.T.B. and Davidson, R.H. Growth and carcass characteristics of prime lambs fed diets containing urea, lupins or canola meal as a crude protein source, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 43: pp 1193-1197 (2003)

Yildiz, S., Blache, D., Celebi, F.N., Kaya, I., Saatci, M., Cenesiz, M. and Guven, B. Effects of short-term high carbohydrate or fat intakes on leptin, growth hormone and luteinizing hormone secretions in prepubertal fat-tailed Tuj lambs, Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 38: pp 182-186 (2003)

Ziman, M., Rodger, J., Lukehurst, S., Hancock, D., Dunlop, S. and Beazley, L. A dorso-ventral gradient of Pax6 in the developing retina suggests a role in topographic map formation, Developmental Brain Research, 140: pp 299-302 (2003)

Zosky, G.R. and O'shea, J.E. The cardiac innervation of a marsupial heterotherm, the fat-tailed dunnart (Smithopsis crassicaudata), Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 173: pp 293-300 (2003)

Zosky, G.R. and Larcombe, A.N. The parasympathetic nervous system and its influence on heart rate in torpid western pygmy possums, Cercatetus concinnus (Marsupialia: Burramyidae), Zoology, 106: pp 143-150 (2003)

Conference Publications

Ager, E.I., Rodger, J., Thomas, N., Arrese, C.A. and Shand, J. A behavioural and molecular perspective of vision in a marsupial, Australian Neuroscience Society Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Australia, Australian Neuroscience Society Inc, 14: pp POIS-THU-292 (2003)

Alvarez, R.L., Blache, D., Martin, G.B., Galindo, M.F. and Zarco, Q.L. Relacion entre la dominancia social de las cabras y su respuesta a la bioestimulacion sexual con el macho y con hembras en estro, Fiologia de la reproduccion en rumiantes, Mexico, Colegio de Postgraduados, 1: pp 229-233 (2003)

Arrese, C. Colour vision in marsupials, 22nd Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, Australia, Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, 1: p 6 (2003)

Banchero, G.E., Quintans, G., Martin, G.B., Lindsay, D.R. and Milton, J.T.B. Production of colostrum by Polwarth ewes grazing lucerne pastures: effect of birth type and body condition, 9th World Conference on Animal Production, unsure, World Conference on Animal Production, 1: pp 221-222 (2003)

Barbour, H.R., Dunlop, S.A., Beazley, L.D., Harvey, A.R. and Plant, G.W. In vitro characteristics of p75-purified olfactory ensheathing glia, Australian Neuroscience Society Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Australia, Australian Neuroscience Society Inc, 14: pp POS-THU-072 (2003)

Barbour, H.R., Harvey, A.R., Hendriks, W.T., Dunlop, S.A., Ruitenberg, M.H., Beazley, L.D., Verhaagen, J. and Plant, G.W. Transplanted olfactory ensheathing glia in spinal cord injury, 22nd Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, Australia, Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, 1: p 20 (2003)

Blache, D. Balance de energia y reproduccion en rumiantes: procesos endocrinos y neuroendocrinos, Fisiologia de la reproduccion en rumiantes, Mexico, Colegio de Postgraduados, 1: pp 151-167 (2003)

Chan, J., Rodger, J., Bartlett, C.A., King, C.E., Beazley, L.D. and Dunlop, S.A. BDNF Signalling Contributes to Ephrin-A2 Upregulation During Optic Nerve Regeneration, Fourteenth Annual Combined Biological Sciences Meeting, Australia, BioMed Chem, 1: p 8 (2003)

de Mello, T.R., Dunlop, S. and Plant, G.W. Myelination of axons by olfactory ensheathing glia, Fourteenth Annual Combined Biological Sciences Meeting, Australia, BioMed Chem, 1: p 15 (2003)

de Mello, T.R., Dunlop, S. and Plant, G.W. Myelination by olfactory ensheathing glia in an in vitro culture system, 22nd Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, Australia, Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, 1: p 22 (2003)

Dickinson, H., Castillo-Melendez, M., Tilbrooks, A., Blache, D. and Walker, D.W. Identification of orexinergic neurones in the fetal and newborn sheep brain, and their possible role in the onset of hunger at birth, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand Meeting 2003, Australia, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, 1: p 1 (2003)

Entwistle, K. and Lindsay, D. Strategies to improve Bali cattle in Eastern Indonesia: Proceedings of workshop 4-7 February 2002, Bali, Indonesia, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Proceedings 110, Canberra, Australia, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 110: pp 1-94 (2003)

Hart, K.W., Barker, S.J., Skerritt, J.W. and Vercoe, P.E. The gene for white fleece in Alpacas is homologous to AWT, the gene for white fleece in sheep, Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Australia, Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 1: pp 82-85 (2003)

Josephi-Taylor, S., King, C.E., Rodger, J., Bartlett, C., Tee, L.B.G., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. The role of Ephrin-A2 during retinotectal map compression in goldfish, Australian Neuroscience Society Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Australia, Australian Neuroscience Society Inc, 14: pp PSO-WED-051 (2003)

King, C., Fall, A., Quach, T., Bartlett, C., Rodger, J., Dunlop, S. and Beazley, L. A possible role for the axon guidance molecule ephrin-A2 in activity-dependent refinement of regenerating central nerve connections, 22nd Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, Australia, Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, 1: p 30 (2003)

King, C.E., Lacey, R., Bartlett, C.A., Rodger, J., Beazley, L.D. and Dunlop, S.A. Ephrin-A2 is up-regulated in a resident population of tectal neurons during optic nerve regeneration in goldfish, Society for Neuroscience 33rd Annual Meeting, USA, Society for Neuroscience, 1: p 1 (2003)

King, C.E., Wallace, A., Bartlett, C., Rodger, J., Beazley, L.D. and Dunlop, S.A. Transient up-regulation of retinal EphA3 and EphA5, but not ephrin-A2, coincides with topographic map restoration during optic nerve regeneration, Australian Neuroscience Society Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Australia, Australian Neuroscience Society Inc, 14: pp ORAL-08-04 (2003)

Ladyman, M.E., Greeff, J.C., Schlink, A.C., WIlliams, I.H. and Vercoe, P.E. Dust penetration is not genetically and phenotypically the same trait as dust content, Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Australia, Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 1: pp 273-276 (2003)

Lindsay, D. and Entwistle, K. Summary and Recommendations, Strategies to Improve Bali Cattle in Eastern Indonesia Proceedings of a Workshop 4-7 February 2002 Bali Indonesia, Australia, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 110: pp 89-94 (2003)

Mann, G.E., Hicking, L.M. and Blache, D. Reproductive and metabolic parameters associated with low postovulatory progesterone secretion in lactating dairy cows, American Society of Animal Science Meeting Phoenix 2003, United States, American Society of Animal Science, 1: p 1 (2003)

Martin, G.B. Interaccion genotipo-ambiente en el control neuroendocrino del sistema reproductivo en pequenos rumiantes. II. regulacion de los efectos agudos de la nutricion en el eje reproductivo de carneros, Fisologia de la reproduccion en rumiantes, Mexico, Colegio de Postgraduados, 1: pp 133-150 (2003)

Martin, G.B. Interaccion genotipo-ambiente en el econtrol neuroendocrino del sistema reproductivo en pequenos rumiantes. I. consideraciones generales, Fisiologia de la reproduccion en rumiantes, Mexico, Colegio de Postgraduados, 1: pp 115-131 (2003)

Milton, J.T.B. Confinement feeding sheep in Western Australia, Agribusiness Sheep Updates, Australia, Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Agriculture, 1: pp 81-82 (2003)

Milton, J.T.B. and Martin, G.B. Future feeding of sheep in Western Australia, Agribusiness Sheep Updates, Australia, Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Agriculture, 1: p 21 (2003)

Morellini, N., King, C.E., Rodger, J., Bartlett, C., Tee, L.B.G., Beazley, L.D. and Dunlop, S.A. Tectal Ephrin-A2 expression during delayed optic nerve regeneration in goldfish, Australian Neuroscience Society Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Australia, Austarlian Neuroscience Society Inc, 14: pp POS-THU-050 (2003)

Perez-Clariget, R., Banchero, G., Lopez, A., Blackberry, M.A., Milton, J.T.B. and Martin, G.B. A low energy diet fed to pregnant ewes affects the metabolism of the ewes and their lambs, 9th World Conference on Animal Production, unsure, World Conference on Animal Production, 1: pp 224-225 (2003)

Quach, T., Fall, A., King, C., Bartlett, C., Rodger, J., Dunlop, S. and Beazley, L. A possible role for the axon guidance molecule eprhin-A2 in activity-dependent refinement of regenerating central nerve connections, Fourteenth Annual Combined Biological Sciences Meeting, Australia, BioMed Chem, 1: p 38 (2003)

Rodger, J., Chan, J.S.S., Bartlett, C.A., King, C.E., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. BDNF signalling contributes to ephrin-A2 upregulation during optic nerve regeneration, Fourteenth Annual Combined Biological Science Meeting, Australia, BioMed Chem, 1: p 33 (2003)

Rodger, J., Bartlett, C.A., King, C.E., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. BDNF signalling contributes to Ephrin-A2 upregulation during optic nerve regeneration, Australian Neuroscience Society Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Australia, Australian Neuroscience Society Inc, 14: pp POS-WED-029 (2003)

Shand, J. and Thomas, N. Lighting conditions influence ontogenetic changes in visual pigments, Australian Neuroscience Society Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Australia, Australian Neuroscience Society Inc, 14: pp POS-THU-286 (2003)

Spafford Jacob, H. and Briese, D.T. Improving the selection, testing and evaluation of weed biological control agents, CRC for Australian Weed Management, Technical Series, Australia, CRC for Australian Weed Management, 7: pp 1-99 (2003)

Symonds, A., Sauve, Y., Rodger, J., King, C., Bartlett, C., Fall, A., Dunlop, S., Lund, R. and Beazley, L. Up-regulation of the axon guidance molecule ephrin-A2 after insertion of a peripheral nerve into the rat superior colliculus, 22nd Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, Australia, Symposium of Western Australian Neuroscience, 1: p 27 (2003)

Symonds, A., Sauce, Y., Rodger, J., King, C., Bartlett, C., Fall, A., Dunlop, S., Lund, R. and Beazley, L. The Axon Repulsive Molecule Ephrin-A2 Is Up-Regulated After Insertion Of A Peripheral Nerve Into The Rate Superior Colliculus, Fourteenth Annual Combined Biological Science Meeting, Australia, BioMed Chem, 1: p 43 (2003)

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