Animal Biology

Books and Chapters

Kuchling, G., Lippai, C. and Behra, O. Crocodylidae: Crocodylus niloticus, Nile Crocodile, Voay, Mamba, The Natural History of Madagascar, ed Goodman, S.M. & Benstead, J.P., Chicago & London, University of Chicago Press, pp 1005-1008 (2004)

Kuchling, G. and Garcia.G. Pelomedusidae, Freshwater Turtles, The Natural History of Madagascar, ed Goodman, S.M. & Benstead, J.P., Chicago & London, The University of Chicago Press, pp 956-960 (2004)

Nudda, A., Battacone, G., Bencini, R. and Pulina, G. Nutrition and Milk Quality, Dairy Sheep Nutrition, ed G. Pulina, United Kingdom, CABI Publishing, pp 129-149 (2004)

Journal Articles

Abensperg-Traun, M., Wrbka, T., Bieringer, G., Hobbs, R., Deininger, F., Main, B.Y., Milasowszky, N., Sauberer, N. and Zulka, K.P. Ecological restoration in the slipstream of agricultural policy in the old and new world, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 103: pp 601-611 (2004)

Bailey, W.J. and Hammond, T.J. Female reply strategies in a duetting Australian bushcricket, Caedicia sp. (Phaneropterinae: Tettigoniidae: Orthoptera), The Journal of Experimental Biology, 207: pp 803-811 (2004)

Banchero, G.E., Quintans, G., Martin, G.B., Lindsay, D.R. and Milton, J.T. Nutrition and colostrum production in sheep. 1. Metabolic and hormonal responses to a high-energy supplement in the final stages of pregnancy, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 16: pp 633-643 (2004)

Banchero, G.E., Quintans, G., Martin, G.B., Milton, J.T. and Lindsay, D.R. Nutrition and colostrum production in sheep. 2. Metabolic and hormonal responses to different energy sources in the final stages of pregnancy, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 16: pp 645-653 (2004)

Bancroft, W.J., Hill, D. and Roberts, J.D. A new method for calculating volume of excavated burrows: the geomorphic impact of Wedge-Tailed Shearwater burrows on Rottnest Island, Functional Ecology, 18: pp 752-759 (2004)

Bancroft, W.J., Garkaklis, M.J. and Roberts, J.D. Continued expansion of the Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus, nesting colonies on Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Emu: Austral Ornithology, 104: pp 79-82 (2004)

Beveridge, M. and Simmons, L.W. Microsatellate loci for Dawson's burrowing bee (Amegilla dawsoni) and their cross-utility in other Amegilla species, Molecular Ecology, 4: pp 379-381 (2004)

Bradshaw, F.J., Stead-Richardso, E.J., Reeder, A.J., Oates, J.E. and Bradshaw, S.D. Reproductive activity in captive female Honey possums, Tarsipes rostratus, assessed by faecal steroid analysis, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 138: pp 20-31 (2004)

Burbidge, A.H., Rolfe, J.K., McKenzie, N.L. and Roberts, J.D. Biogeographic patterns in small ground-dwelling vertebrates of the Western Australian wheatbelt, Records of the Western Australian Museum, 67: pp 109-137 (2004)

Byrne, P.G. and Roberts, J.D. Intrasexual selection and group spawning in quacking frogs (Crinia georgiana), Behavioral Ecology, 15:5, pp 872-882 (2004)

Byrne, P.G. Male sperm expenditure under sperm competition risk and intensity in quacking frogs, Behavioral Ecology, 15: pp 857-863 (2004)

Clemente, C., Thompson, G.G., Withers, P.C. and Lloyd, D.G. Kinematics, maximal metabolic rate, sprint and endurance for a slow-moving lizard, the thorny devil (Moloch horridus), Australian Journal of Zoology, 52: pp 487-503 (2004)

Collin, S.P., Hart, N., Wallace, K.M., Shand, J. and Potter, I.C. Vision in the southern hemisphere lamprey Mordacia mordax: Spatial distribution, spectral absorption characteristics, and optical sensitivity of a single class of retinal photoreceptor, Visual Neuroscience, 21: pp 765-773 (2004)

Cooper, C.E. and Withers, P.C. Patterns of body temperature variation and torpor in the numbat, Myrmecobius fasciatus (Marsupialia: Myrmecobiidae), Journal of Thermal Biology, 29: pp 277-284 (2004)

Cooper, C.E. and Withers, P.C. Influence of season and weather on activity patterns of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) in captivity, Australian Journal of Zoology, 52: pp 475-485 (2004)

Cooper, C.E., Withers, P.C., Mawson, P.R., Johnstone, R., Kirkby, T., Prince, J.E., Bradshaw, S.D. and Robertson, H. Characteristics of Marri (Corymbia calophylla) fruits in relation to the foraging behaviour of the Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso), Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 86: pp 139-142 (2004)

Cooper, C.E. and Withers, P.C. Termite Digestibility and Water and Energy Contents Determine the Water Economy Index of Numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus) and Other Myrmecophages, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 77:4, pp 641-650 (2004)

Cooper, C.E. and Withers, P.C. Ventilatory physiology of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 174: pp 107-111 (2004)

Davis, R.A. and Roberts, J.D. Operational sex ratio and mating behaviour of the myobatrachid frog Neobatrachus kunapalari, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 87: pp 97-99 (2004)

Dunlop, S.A., Tee, L.B.G., Stirling, R.V., Taylor, A.L., Runham, P.B., Barber, A.B., Kuchling, G., Rodger, J., Roberts, J.D., Harvey, A.R. and Beazley, L.D. Failure to restore vision after optic nerve regeneration in reptile: Interspecies variation in response to axotomy, The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 478: pp 292-305 (2004)

Dziminski, M.A. and Anstis, M. Embryonic and Larval Development of the Sunset Frog, Spicospina flammocaerulea (Anura: Myobatrachidae), from Southwestern Australia, Copeia, 2004:4, pp 893-899 (2004)

Fabien, A., Bonnet, X., Maumelat, S., Bradshaw, S.D. and Schwaner, T. Diet divergence, jaw size and scale counts in two neighbouring populations of tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus), Amphibia Reptilia, 25: pp 9-17 (2004)

Finston, T.L. Effect of a temporally heterogeneous environment on size and shape of the giant ostracods Mytilocypris (Ostracoda: Cyprididae) from Australian salt lakes, Marine and Freshwater Research, 55: pp 499-507 (2004)

Finston, T.L., Bradbury, J.H., Johnson, M.S. and Knott, B. When morphology and molecular markers conflict: a case history of subterranean amphipods from the Pilbara, Western Australia, Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 27:2, pp 83-94 (2004)

Finston, T.L. and Johnson, M.S. Geographic patterns of genetic diversity in subterranean amphipods of the Pilbara, Western Australia, Marine and Freshwater Research, 55: pp 619-628 (2004)

GARCIA, F.G. Infertile Matings and Sperm Competition: The Effect of "Nonsperm Representation" on Intraspecific Variation in Sperm Precedence Patterns, The American Naturalist, 164: pp 457-472 (2004)

Gilmour, J.P. Asexual budding in Fungiid corals, Coral Reefs, 23: p 595 (2004)

Gilmour, J.P. Size-structures of populations of the mushroom coral Fungia fungites: the role of disturbance, Coral Reefs, 23: pp 493-504 (2004)

Hale, R.J. and Bailey, W.J. Homing behaviour of juvenile Australian raspy crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllacridae), Physiological Entomoloy, 29: pp 426-435 (2004)

Henry, B.A., Goding, J.W., Tilbrook, A.J., Dunshea, F.R., Blache, D.P.Y. and Clarke, I.J. Leptin-Mediated Effects of Undernutrition or Fasting on Luteinizing Hormone and Growth Hormone Secretion in Ovariectomized Ewes Depend on the Duration of Metabolic Perturbation, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 16: pp 244-255 (2004)

Hillman, S.S., Hedrick, M.S., Withers, P.C. and Drewes, R.C. Lymph Pools in the Basement, Sump Pumps in the Attic: The Anuran Dilemma for Lymph Movement, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 77:2, pp 161-173 (2004)

Horbanczuk, J.O., Malecki, I.A., Cooper, R.G., Jozwik, A., Klewiec, J., Krzyzewski, J., Khalifa, H., Chylinski, W., Wojcik, A. and Kawka, M. Cholesterol content and fatty acid composition of two fat depots from slaughter ostriches (Struthio camelus) aged 14 months, Animal Science Papers and Reports, 22:2, pp 247-251 (2004)

Hunt, J.C. and Simmons, L.W. Optimal maternal investment in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus?, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55: pp 302-312 (2004)

Iaschi, S.P.A., Hui, J., Chong, F.N., Strange, A., Strange, M., Bencini, R. and Tay, G.K. Comparison of the milk quality of the South African Boer and Australian Rangeland goats, Small Ruminant Research, 53: pp 181-184 (2004)

Johnson, M.S., Hamilton, Z.R., Murphy, C.E., MacLeay, C.A., Roberts, B. and Kendrick, P.G. Evolutionary genetics of island and mainland species of Rhagada (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in the Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 52: pp 341-355 (2004)

King, C., Lacey, R., Rodger, J., Bartlett, C.A., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. Characterisation of tectal ephrin-A2 expression during optic nerve regeneration in goldfish: implications for restoration of topography, Experimental Neurology, 187:2, pp 380-387 (2004)

Knott, B., Bruce, L., Lane, J., Konishi, Y. and Burke, C. Is the salinity of Lake Clifton (Yalgorup National Park) increasing?, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 86: pp 119-122 (2004)

Koehler, N., Simmons, L.W., Rhodes, G.I. and Peters, M.C. The relationship between sexual dimorphism in human faces and fluctuating asymmetry, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biological Sciences, 271: pp S233-S236 (2004)

Koehler, N., Simmons, L.W. and Rhodes, G.I. How well does second-to-fourth-digit ratio in hands correlate with other indications of masculinity in males?, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biological Sciences, 271: pp S296-S298 (2004)

Kuchling, G. Male biased sex ratio and occurrence of intersexes in pelagic juvenile Caretta caretta washed up at Perth beaches (Western Australia) during winter storms, Amphibia-Reptilia, 25: pp 425-429 (2004)

Kuchling, G., Ko Ko, W., Lwin, T., Min, S.A., Myo Myo, K., Khaing (II), T.T., Mar, W.W. and Khaing (I), T.T. The softshell turtles and their exploitation at the upper Chindwin River, Myanmar: range extensions for Amyda cartilaginea, Chitra vandijki, and Nilssonia formosa, Salamandra: Zeitschrift fuer Herpetologie and Terrarienkunde, 40:3/4, pp 281-296 (2004)

Kvarnemo, C. and Simmons, L.W. Testes investment and spawning mode in pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 83: pp 369-376 (2004)

Lynas, J., Lindhjem, P.A., Storey, A. and Knott, B. Is the Yabby, Cherax Destructor (Parastacidae) in Western Australia an ecological threat?, Freshwater Crayfish, 14: pp 37-44 (2004)

Main, B.Y. Biosystematics of Australian mygalomorph spiders: descriptions of three new species of Teyl from Victoria (Araneae: Nemesiidae), Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 61:1, pp 47-55 (2004)

Malecki, I.A., Cloete, S.W.P., Gertenbach, W.D. and Martin, G.B. Sperm storage and duration of fertility in female ostriches (Struthio camelus), South African Journal of Animal Science, 34:3, pp 158-165 (2004)

Malecki, I.A. and Martin, G.B. Artificial insemination in the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae): effects of numbers of spermatozoa and time of insemination on the duration of the fertile period, Animal Science Papers and Reports, 22:3, pp 315-323 (2004)

Martin, G.B., Rodger, J. and Blache, D.P.Y. Nutritional and environmental effects on reproduction in small ruminants, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 16: pp 491-501 (2004)

Martin, G.B., Milton, J.T., Davidson, R.H., Banchero Hunziker, G.E., Lindsay, D.R. and Blache, D.P.Y. Natural methods for increasing reproductive efficiency in small ruminants, Animal Reproduction Science, 82-83: pp 231-246 (2004)

Mills, H.R., Moro, D. and Spencer, P.B.S. Conservation significance of island versus mainland populations: a case study of dibblers (Parantechinus apicalis) in Western Australia, Animal Conservation, 7: pp 387-395 (2004)

Molero, J.C., Jensen, T.E., Withers, P.C., Couzens, M., Herzog, H., Thien, C.B.F., Langdon, W.Y., Walder, K., Murphy, M.A., Bowtell, D.D.L., James, D.E. and Cooney, G.J. c-Cbl-deficient mice have reduced adiposity, higher energy expenditure, and improved peripheral insulin action, The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 114:9, pp 1326-1333 (2004)

Munoz-Gutierrez, M., Blache, D.P.Y., Martin, G.B. and Scaramuzzi, R.J. Ovarian follicular expression of mRNA encoding the type 1 IGF receptor and IGF-binding protein-2 in sheep following five days of nutritional supplementation with glucose, glucosamine or lupins, Reproduction, 128: pp 747-756 (2004)

Oates, J.E., Bradshaw, F.J. and Bradshaw, S.D. The influence of photoperiod on the reproductive activity of female Honey possums, Tarsipes rostratus (Marsupialia: Tarsipedidae): assessed by faecal progestagens and oestradiol - 17B, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 139: pp 103-112 (2004)

Paini, D.R. Impact of the introduced honey bee (Apis mellifera) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on native bees: A review, Austral Ecology, 29: pp 399-407 (2004)

Paini, D.R. Nesting biology of an Australian resin bee (Megachile sp.; Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): a study using trap nests, Australian Journal of Entomology, 43: pp 10-15 (2004)

Rasmussen, A.N., Nielsen, M.O., Tauson, A-H. and Blache, D.P.Y. Leptin and lactogenesis in the periparturient dairy goat, Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences, 13:Supp. 1, pp 555-558 (2004)

Rodger, J., Vitale, P.N., Tee, L.B.G., King, C.E., Bartlett, C.A., Fall, A., Brennan, C., O'Shea, J.E., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. EphA/ephrin-A interactions during optic nerve regeneration: restoration of topography and regulation of ephrin-A2 expression, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 25: pp 56-68 (2004)

Shalan, A.G., Bradshaw, S.D., Withers, P.C., Thompson, G., Bayomy, M.F.F., Bradshaw, F.J. and Stewart, T.C. Spermatogenesis and plasma testosterone levels in Western Australian burrowing desert frogs, Cyclorana platycephala, Cyclorana maini, and Neobatrachus sutor, during aestivation, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 136: pp 90-100 (2004)

Sharma, T.P., Blache, D., Roselli, C.E. and Martin, G.B. Distribution of aromatase activity in brain and peripheral tissues of male sheep: effect of nutrition, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 16: pp 709-715 (2004)

Simmons, L.W., Firman, R.C., Rhodes, G.I. and Peters, M.C. Human sperm competition: Testis size, sperm production and rates of extrapair copulations, Animal Behaviour, 68: pp 297-302 (2004)

Simmons, L.W., Beveridge, M. and Krauss, S. Genetic analysis of parentage within experimental populations of a male dimorphic beetle, Onthophagus taurus, using amplified fragment length polymorphism, Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 57: pp 164-173 (2004)

Simmons, L.W. Genotypic variation in calling song and female preferences of the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus, Animal Behaviour, 68: pp 313-322 (2004)

Simmons, L.W., Rhodes, G.I., Peters, M.C. and Koehler, N. Are human preferences for facial symmetry focused on signals of developmental instability?, Behavioral Ecology, 15: pp 864-871 (2004)

Spafford-Jacob, H. and Evans, E.W. Influence of different sugars on the longevity of Bathyplectes curculionis (Hym., Ichneumonidae), Journal of Applied Entomology, 128:4, pp 316-320 (2004)

Tang, D. and Newbound, D.R. A new species of copepod (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) parasitic on the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & Lesueur) from Western Australian waters, Systematic Parasitology, 58: pp 69-80 (2004)

Thomas, M.G., Lazic, S., Beazley, L.D. and Ziman, M.R. Expression profiles suggest a role for Pax7 in the establishment of tectal polarity and map refinement, Experimental Brain Research, 156: pp 263-273 (2004)

Toohey, B., Kendrick, G.A., Wernberg, T., Phillips, J.C., Malkin, S. and Prince, J.E. The effects of light and thallus scour from Ecklonia radiata canopy on an associated foliose algal assemblage: the importance of photoacclimation, Marine Biology, 144: pp 1019-1027 (2004)

Trezona, M., Mullan, B.P., Antuono, M.D., Wilson, R.H. and Williams, I.H. The causes of seasonal variation in backfat thickness of pigs in Western Australia, Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 55: pp 273-277 (2004)

Watson, D., Daume, S., Prince, J.E., Beazley, L.D. and Knott, B. The influence of light intensity on the density of different diatoms as feed for juvenile greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata), Aquaculture, 235: pp 345-359 (2004)

Watts, R.J. and Johnson, M.S. Estuaries, lagoons and enclosed embayments: habitats that enhance population subdivision of inshore fishes, Marine and Freshwater Research, 55: pp 641-651 (2004)

Whitaker, K. Non-random mating and population genetic subdivision of two briadcasting corals at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Marine Biology, 144: pp 593-603 (2004)

Withers, P.C., Cooper, C.E. and Buttemer, W.A. Are Day-Active small mammals, rare and small birds abundant in Australian Desert Environments because small mammals are inferior thermoregulators?, Australian Mammalogy, 26: pp 117-124 (2004)

Wolfe, K.M., Mills, H.R., Garkaklis, M.J. and Bencini, R. Post-mating survival in a small marsupial is associated with nutrient inputs from seabirds, Ecology, 85:6, pp 1740-1746 (2004)

Zuk, M., Simmons, L.W., Rotenberry, J.T. and Stoehr, M. Sex differences in immunity in two species of field crickets, Canadian Journal of Zoology, 82: pp 627-634 (2004)

Conference Publications

Day, M.D., Briese, D.T., Grace, B.S., Holtkamp, R.H., Ireson, J.E., Sheppard, A.W. and Spafford-Jacob, H. Improving release strategies to increase the establishment rate of weed biocontrol agents, 14th Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Weed Society of New South Wales, 14: pp 369-373 (2004)

Engelke, C.F., Siebert, B.D., Gregg, K., Wright, A-D.G. and Vercoe, P.E. Kangaroo adipose tissue has higher concentrations of cis 9, trans 11-conjugated linoleic acid than lamb adipose tissue, Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences, Poland, Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Fizjologii i Zywienia Zwierzat im. Jana Kielanowskiego, 13:Suppl. 1, pp 689-692 (2004)

Gardner, G.K., Spafford jacob, H., Steadman, K.J. and Van Klinken, R.D. Effect of temperature, scarification and light on the dormancy and germination of seeds of three mesquite (Leguminoseae: Prosopis spp.) hybrids naturalized in Australia, 14th Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Weed Society of New South Wales, 14: pp 566-570 (2004)

Gardner, G.K., Spafford jacob, H. and Van Klinken, R. Seed bank of mesquite (Leguminoseae: Prosopis spp.) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 14th Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Weed Society of New South Wales, 14: pp 562-565 (2004)

Hawley, J., Spafford Jacob, H., Wilson, P. and Strickland, G. Oviposition behaviour of biological control agents for Paterson's curse (Echium plantagineum L. Boraginaceae), 14th Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Weed Society of New South Wales, 14: pp 395-397 (2004)

Lindhjem, P.A. and Knott, B. Lethal Salinity of Juvenile Marron, Cherax Cainii: Effects of Age, Freshwater Crayfish, United States, International Association of Astacology, 14: pp 161-164 (2004)

Lynas, J., Lindhjem, P.A., Storey, A. and Knott, B. Is the yabby, Cherax Destructor (Parastacidae) in Western Australia an ecological threat?, Freshwater Crayfish, United States, International Association of Astacology, 14: pp 37-44 (2004)

McFadyen, R. and Spafford jacob, H. Insects for the biocontrol of weeds: predicting parasitism levels in the new country, XI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Australia, CSIRO Entomology, 11: pp 135-140 (2004)

Reilly, T., Spafford jacob, H. and Batchelor, K. The effectiveness of ant baiting to reduce predation of Crioceris sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent for bridal creeper, 14th Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Weed Society of New South Wales, 14: pp 391-394 (2004)

Shiell, G.R. Density of Holothuria nobilis and distribution patterns of common holothurians on coral reefs of Northwestern Australia, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, United States, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Session II: pp 231-237 (2004)

Spafford jacob, H., Randall, R.P., Lloyd, S.G. and King, C. Quarantine law loophole: an examination of the known weed species permitted for import without weed risk assessment, 14th Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Weed Society of New South Wales, 14: pp 684-689 (2004)

Taylor, D.B.J., Heard, T.A. and Spafford jacob, H. How effective is host testing at predicting non-target impacts of weed biological control agents in Australia?, 14th Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Weed Society of New South Wales, 14: pp 91-94 (2004)

Others

Blache, D.P.Y., Martin, G.B. and Malecki, I.A. Ratites: Biology, Housing and Management, Encyclopedia of Animal Science, pp 763-766, United States (2004)