Animal Biology

Books and Chapters

Bailey, W.J. Insect Songs - The Evolution of Signal Complexity, Insect Sounds and Communication: physiology, behaviour, ecology and evolution, ed Sakis Drosopoulos and Michael F. Claridge, United States, CRC Press, pp 127-136 (2006)

Lucas, J.R. and Simmons, L.W. Essays in Animal Behaviour, United States, Elsevier (2006)

Storey, A.W. and Trayler, K. Allocating for the future of the lower Ord River: Balancing ecological, social, cultural and consumptive water requirements., Water - Histories, Cultures, Ecologies, ed Leybourne, M., and Gaynor, A., Australia, University of Western Australia Press, pp 146-170 (2006)

Journal Articles

Alcock, J., Simmons, L.W. and Beveridge, M. Does variation in female body size affect nesting success in Dawson's burrowing bee, Amegilla dawsoni (Apidae: Anthophorini)?, Ecological Entomology, 31: pp 352-357 (2006)

Andersson, M. and Simmons, L.W. Sexual selection and mate choice, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 21:6, pp 296-301 (2006)

Armstrong, K.N. Resolving the correct nomenclature of the orange leaf-nosed bat Rhinonicteris Aurantia (Gray, 1845) (Hipposideridae), Australian Mammalogy, 28: pp 125-130 (2006)

Armstrong, K.N. Phylogeographic structure in Rhinonicteris aurantia (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae): implications for conservation, Acta Chiropterologica, 8:1, pp 63-81 (2006)

Arrese, C.A.C., Beazley, L.D., Ferguson-Hunt, M.C., Oddy, A.Y. and Hunt, D.M. Spectral tuning of the long wavelength-sensitive cone pigment in four Australian marsupials., Gene, 381: pp 13-17 (2006)

Arrese, C.A.C., Beazley, L.D. and Neumeyer, C. Behavioural evidence for marsupial trichromacy, Current Biology, 16:6, pp R193-R194 (2006)

Bailey, W.J., Macleay, C. and Gordon, T. Acoustic mimicry and disruptive alternative calling tactics in an Australian bushcricket (Caedicia; Phaneropterinae; Tettigoniidae: Orthoptera): does mating influence male calling tactic?, Physiology Entomology, 31: pp 201-210 (2006)

Banchero, G.E., Perez Clariget, R., Bencini, R., Lindsay, D.R., Milton, J.T. and Martin, G.B. Endocrine and metabolic factors involved in the effect of nutrition on the production of colostrum in female sheep., Reproduction, Nutrition, Development., 46: pp 447-460 (2006)

Bancroft, W.J., Roberts, J.D. and Garkaklis, M.J. Burrow entrance attrition rate in wedge-tailed shearwater Puffinus Pacificus colonies on Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Marine Ornithology, 33: pp 23-26 (2006)

Berry, O.F. Inbreeding and promiscuity in the endangered grank skink, Conservation Genetics, 7: pp 427-437 (2006)

Beveridge, M. and Simmons, L.W. Panmixia: an example from Dawson's burrowing bee (Amegilla dawsoni)(Hymenoptera: Anthophorini), Molecular Ecology, 15: pp 951-957 (2006)

Beveridge, M., Simmons, L.W. and Alcock, J. Genetic breeding system and investment patterns within nests of Dawson's burrowing bee (Amegilla dawsoni)(Hymenoptera: Anthophorini), Molecular Ecology, 15: pp 3459-3467 (2006)

Blache, D.P.Y., Zhang, S. and Martin, G.B. Dynamic and integrative aspects of the regulation of reproduction by metabolic status in male sheep, Reproduction, Nutrition, Development., 46: pp 379-390 (2006)

Boggs, D.A., Boggs, G.S., Eliot, I. and Knott, B. Regional patterns of salt lake morphology in the lower Yarra Yarra drainage system of Western Australia, Arid Environments, 64: pp 97-115 (2006)

Cartledge, V., Withers, P.C., Mcmaster, K.A., Thompson, G. and Bradshaw, S.D. Water balance of field-excavated aestivating Australian desert frogs, the cocoon-forming Neobatrachus aquilonius and the non-cocooning Notaden nichollsi (Amphibia: Myobatrachidae), Experimental Biology, 209: pp 3309-3321 (2006)

Celi, P.D.A., Blache, D.P.Y., Blackberry, M.A. and Martin, G.B. Intracerebroventricular infusion of Leptin into Mature Merino Rams of Different Metabolic Status: Effects on blood concentrations of glucose and reproductive and metabolic hormones , Reproduction in Domestic Animals: physiology, pathology, biotechnology, 41: pp 79-90 (2006)

Chagas, L.M., Rhodes, F.M., Blache, D.P.Y., Gore, P.J.S., Macdonald, K.A. and Verkerk, G.A. Precalving feeding and body condition effects on metabolic responses and postpartum anestrus interval in grazing primiparous dairy cows, Journal of Dairy Science, 89: pp 1981-1989 (2006)

Clement, P., Agboola, S.O. and Bencini, R. A study of polymorphism in milk proteins from local and imported dairy sheep in Australia by capillary electrophoresis, Food Science & Technology, 39: pp 63-69 (2006)

Cooper, C.E. and Withers, P.C. Numbats and aardwoves - how low is low? A re-affirmation of the need for statistical rigour in evaluating regression predictions., Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 176: pp 623-629 (2006)

Craig, M.D., Withers, P.C. and Bradshaw, S.D. Patterns of diet and microhabitat use by four species of sympatric Ctenotus lizards: do they reveal foraging specialisation?, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 89: pp 1-5 (2006)

Dellar, S.J., Accioly, J.M., McIntyre, B.L., Williams, I.H. and Pethick, D.W. Effect of lupin supplementation and phenotypic characteristics on the performance of pastoral cattle grazing tagasaste, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 46: pp 947-950 (2006)

Dziminski, M.A. and Roberts, J.D. Fitness consequences of variable maternal provisioning in quacking frogs (Crinia georgiana), Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 19: pp 144-155 (2006)

Framenau, V.W. and Yoo, J.S. Systematics of the new Australian wolf spider genus Tuberculosa (Araneae: Lycosidae), Invertebrate Systematics, 20: pp 185-202 (2006)

Fuller, P.I., Reddrop, C., Rodger, J., Bellingham, M.C. and Phillips, J.K. Differential expression of the NMDA NR2B receptor subunit in motoneuron populations susceptible and resistant to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Neuroscience Letters, 399: pp 157-161 (2006)

Hart, K.W., Chadwick, A.R., Sebe, F., Poindron, P., Nowak, R. and Blache, D.P.Y. Colostrum quality of ewes of calm temperament is not responsible for low lamb mortality, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 46: pp 827-829 (2006)

Hero, J-M., Morrison, C., Gillespie, G., Roberts, J.D., Newell, D., Meyer, E., McDonald, K., Lemckert, F., Mahony, M., Osbourne, W., Hines, H., Richards, S., Hoskin, C., Clarke, J., Doak, N. and Shoo, L. Overview of the conservation status of Australian frogs, Pacific Conservation Biology, 12: pp 313-320 (2006)

Hettyey, A. and Roberts, J.D. Sperm traits of the quacking frog, Crinia georgiana: intra- and interpopulation variation in a species with a high risk of sperm competition, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 59: pp 389-396 (2006)

House, C.M. and Simmons, L.W. Offensive and defensive sperm competition roles in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 60: pp 131-136 (2006)

Johnson, M.S., Hamilton, Z.R. and Fitzpatrick, J. Genetic diversity of Rhagada land snails on Barrow Island, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 89: pp 45-50 (2006)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, W.R. Islands increase genetic subdivision and disrupt patterns of connectivity of intertiday snails in a complex archipelago, Evolution, 60:12, pp 2498-2506 (2006)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, W.R. Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic divergence over large spatial and temporal scales in intertidal snails of the genus Bembicium Philippi (gastropoda: Littorinidae), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 89: pp 689-704 (2006)

Kadokawa, H., Blache, D.P.Y. and Martin, G.B. Plasma Leptin Concentrations Correlate with Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Early Postpartum Holstein Cows., Journal of Dairy Science, 89: pp 3020-3027 (2006)

Kadokawa, H. and Martin, G.B. A new perspective on management of reproduction in dairy cows: the need for detailed metabolic information, an improved selection index and extended lactation., Journal of Reproduction and Development, 52:1, pp 161-168 (2006)

Kennington, W.J., Partridge, L. and Hoffman, A.A. Patterns of Diversity and Linkage Disequilibrium Within the Cosmopolitan Inversion In (3R)Payne in Drosophila melanogaster Are Indicative of Coadaptation, Genetics, 172: pp 1655-1663 (2006)

King, C., Bartlett, C.A., Sauve, Y., Lund, R., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. Retinal ganglion cell axons regenerate in the presence of intact sensory fibres, NeuroReport, 17:2, pp 195-199 (2006)

King, C.K., Spafford jacob, H. and Berlandier, F. The influence of water deficiency on the relationship between canoloa (Brassica napus L.), and two aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) and Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 57: pp 439-445 (2006)

Koehler, N., Rhodes, G.I., Simmons, L.W. and Zebrowitz, L.A. Do cyclic changes in women's face preferences target cues to long-term health?, Social Cognition, 24:5, pp 641-656 (2006)

Kuchling, G., Ko, W.K., Min, S.A., Lwin, T., Myo, K.M., Khaing, T.T., Khaing, T.T., Mar, W.W. and Win, N.N. Two remnant populations of the roofed turtle Kachuga trivittata in the upper Ayeyarwady River system, Myanmar, Oryx, 40:2, pp 176-182 (2006)

Kuchling, G. Endoscopic sex determination in juvenile freshwater turtles, Erymnochelys madagascariensis: Morphology of gonads and accessory ducts., Chelonian Conservation Biology, 5(1): pp 67-73 (2006)

Lambert, C. and Mills, H.R. Husbandry and breeding of the Dibbler at Perth Zoo, International Zoo Yearbook, 40: pp 290-301 (2006)

Langlands, P.R., Brennan, K.E.C. and Pearson, D.J. Spiders, spinifex, rainfall and fire: Long-term changes in an arid spider assemblage, Arid Environments, 67: pp 36-59 (2006)

Larcombe, A.N. and Withers, P.C. Thermoregulatory, metabolic and ventilatory physiology of the western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville bougainville) in summer and winter, Australian Journal of Zoology, 54: pp 15-21 (2006)

Larcombe, A.N., Withers, P.C. and Nicol, S.C. Thermoregulatory, metabolic and ventilatory physiology of the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii), Australian Journal of Zoology, 54: pp 9-14 (2006)

Lebas, N.R. Female finery is not for males, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 21:4, pp 170-173 (2006)

Lukehurst, S.S., King, C., Beazley, L.D., Tay, D.K.C., So, K.F. and Rodger, J. Graded ephrin-A2 expression in the developing hamster superior colliculus, Experimental Brain Research, 173: pp 546-552 (2006)

Mackie, M.C. Anatomical changes to the gonad during protogynous sex change in the half-moon grouper Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes), Journal of Fish Biology, 69: pp 176-186 (2006)

Mariette, M., Kelley, J.L., Brooks, R. and Evans, J.P. The effects of inbreeding on male courtship behaviour and coloration in guppies, Ethology, 112: pp 807-814 (2006)

Martin, G.B. and Kadokawa, H. "Clean, Green and Ethical" Animal Production. Case Study: Reproductive Efficiency in small ruminants., Journal of Reproduction and Development, 52:1, pp 145-152 (2006)

Michael, P.J., Steadman, K.J., Plummer, J.A. and Vercoe, P.E. Sheep rumen digestion and transmission of weedy Malva parviflora seeds, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 46: pp 1251-1256 (2006)

Mitchell, N., Nelson, N.J., Cree, A., Pledger, S., Keall, S.N. and Daugherty, C.H. Support for a rare pattern of temperature-dependent sex determination in archaic reptiles: evidence from two species of tuatara (Sphenoden), Frontiers in Zoology, 3:9 (2006)

Muirhead, S., Blache, D.P.Y., Wykes, B. and Bencini, R. Roo-Guard sound emitters are not effective at deterring tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii) from a source of food., Wildlife Research, 33: pp 131-136 (2006)

Payne, H.G., Brumm, M.C., D'Antuono, M., Pluske, J.R., Williams, I.H., Moore, K.L. and Mullan, B.P. Review of group size effects on the performance of growing pigs., CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources., 1:012 (2006)

Rodger, J., King, C., Lukehurst, S.S., Chen, P.B., Dunlop, S.A., Beazley, L.D. and Ziman, M.R. Changing Pax6 expression correlates with axon outgrowth and restoration of topography during optic nerve regeneration, Neuroscience, 142: pp 1043-1054 (2006)

Setiawan, A.N., Davis, L.S., Darby, J.T., Lokman, P.M., Young, G., Blackberry, M.A., Cannell, B.L. and Martin, G.B. Hormonal correlates of parental behavior in yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes), Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 145:Part A, pp 357-362 (2006)

Setiawan, A.N., Davis, L.S., Darby, J.T., Lokman, P.M., Young, G., Blackberry, M.A., Cannell, B.L. and Martin, G.B. Effects of artificial social stimuli on the reproductive schedule and hormone levels of yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes), Hormones and Behavior, 51: pp 46-53 (2006)

Shen, W., Lai, C., Graham, C.E., Binz, N., Lai, Y.K.Y., Eade, J., Guidolin, D., Ribatti, D., Dunlop, S.A. and Rakoczy, P.E. Long-term global retinal microvascular changes in a transgenic vascular endothelial growth factor mouse model., Diabetologia, 49: pp 1690-1701 (2006)

Shiell, G.R. and Uthicke, S. Reproduction of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria whitmaei (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida) in the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions of Australia, Marine Biology, 148: pp 973-986 (2006)

Simmons, L.W. and Emlen, D.J. Evolutionary trade-off between weapons and testes, National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings, 103:44, pp 16346-16351 (2006)

Simmons, L.W. and Kvarnemo, C. Costs of breeding and their effects on the direction of sexual selection, Royal Society of London. Proceedings. Biological Sciences, 273: pp 465-470 (2006)

Simmons, L.W., Beveridge, M., Wedell, N. and Tregenza, T. Postcopulatory inbreeding avoidance by female crickets only revealed by molecular markers, Molecular Ecology, 15: pp 3817-3824 (2006)

Smith, J.E., Barnes, A.L. and Maloney, S.K. A nonsurgical method allowing continuous core temperature monitoring in mares for extended periods, including during endurance exercise, Equine Exercise Physiology, 37: (2006)

Sosa, C., Abecia, J.A., Forcada, F., Vinoles Gil, C., Tasende, C., Valares, J.A., Palacin, I., Martin, G.B. and Meikle, A. Effect of undernutrition on uterine progesterone and oestrogen receptors and on endocrine profiles during the ovine oestrous cycle, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 18: pp 447-458 (2006)

Spafford, H., Joder, A. and Batchelor, K.L. Biology of Stethynium sp. (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), a Native Parasitoid of an Introduced Weed Biological Control Agent, Environmental Entomology, 35(3): pp 630-636 (2006)

Spafford, H. and Randall, R. An evaluation of National and State policy and procedures for the prevention of the importation of weeds into Australian rangelands, The Rangeland Journal, 28: pp 55-62 (2006)

Spafford Jacob, H., Minkey, D.M., Gallagher, R.S. and Borger, C.P. Variation in postdispersal weed seed predation in a crop field, Weed Science, 54: pp 148-155 (2006)

Start, A.N., Moro, D., Adams, M. and Bencini, R. Dunnarts from Boullanger Island: New evidence and reassessment of a taxonomic issue with resource implications, Australian Mammalogy, 28: pp 51-58 (2006)

Thomas, M.G., Beazley, L.D. and Ziman, M. A multiphasic role for Pax7 in tectal development, Experimental Brain Research, 169: pp 266-271 (2006)

Tomkins, J.L., Kotiaho, J.S. and Lebas, N.R. Major difference in minor allometries: A reply to Moczek, The American Naturalist, 167:4, pp 612-618 (2006)

Tregenza, T., Simmons, L.W., Wedell, N. and Zuk, M. Female preference for male courtship song and its role as a signal of immune function and condition, Animal Behaviour, 72: pp 809-818 (2006)

Underwood, J.N., Souter, P.B., Ballment, E.R., Lutz, A.H. and Van Oppen, J.H. Development of 10 polymorphic microsatellite markers from herbicide-bleached tissues of the brooding pocilloporid coral Seriatopora hystrix, Molecular Ecology Notes, 6: pp 176-178 (2006)

van Eeden, P., Tee, L.B., Lukehurst, S.S., Lai, C., Rakoczy, P.E., Beazley, L.D. and Dunlop, S.A. Early Vascular and Neuronal Changes in a VEGF Transgenic Mouse Model of Retinal Neovascularization, Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 47:10, pp 4638-4645 (2006)

Wallace, R.J., Chaudhary, L.C., McKain, N., McEwan, N.R., Richardson, A.J., Vercoe, P.E., Walker, N.D. and Paillard, D. Clostridium proteoclasticum: a ruminal bacterium that forms stearic acid from linoleic acid, FEMS Microbiology Letters, 265: pp 195-201 (2006)

Webberley, K.M., Buszko, J., Isham, V. and Hurst, D.D. Sexually transmitted disease epidemics in a natural insect population, Journal of Animal Ecology, 75: pp 33-43 (2006)

Whitaker, K.A. Genetic evidence for mixed modes of reproduction in the coral Pocillopora damicornis and its effect on population structure, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 306: pp 115-124 (2006)

Williams, I.H., Williams, K.C., Smith, D.M. and Jones, M. Polka-dot grouper, Cromileptes altivelis, can utilize dietary fat efficiently., Aquaculture Nutrition, 12: pp 379-387 (2006)

Withers, P.C., Cooper, C.E. and Larcombe, A.N. Environmental Correlates of Physiological Variables in Marsupials, Physiological ands Biochemical Zoology, 79:3, pp 437-453 (2006)

Yoo, J.S. and Framenau, V.W. Systemtatics and biogeography of the sheet-web building wolf spider genus Venonia (Araneae: Lycosidae), Invertebrate Systematics, 20: pp 675-712 (2006)

Conference Publications

Ali, A., Williams, I.H., Martin, G.B. and Sipsas, S. The optimal dose of pectinase in lupin-based diets for laying hens, Australian Poultry Sciences Symposium, Australia, University of Sydney, Poultry Research Foundation (Camden), 18: pp 218-221 (2006)

Ali, A., Williams, I.H., Martin, G.B. and Sipsas, S. Expansion and pectinase treatment of lupins for Broilers, Australia Poultry Science, Australia, University of Sydney, Poultry Research Foundation (Camden), 18: pp 62-65 (2006)

Jack, C., Celi, P., McGill, D., Fullard, K., Thomson, P.C., Lam, M., Blache, D.P.Y., Martin, G.B., Wynn, P.C. and Raadsma, H.W. The use of biomarkers to assess energy balance in ewes milked once a day, Current Topics in Dairy Production, Australia, University Printing Service, Sydney., 11: pp 142-144 (2006)

Kuchling, G. Breeding of the long-necked turtle Chelodina oblonga in western australia., International Turtle and Tortoise Symposium, Germany, Andreas S. Brahm, 1: pp 161-172 (2006)

Kuchling, G. An ecophysiological approach to captive breeding of the western swamp turtle Pseudemydura umbrina, International Turtle and Tortoise Symposium, Germany, Andreas S. Brahm, 1: pp 196-225 (2006)

Lawrence, C.S., Morrissy, N.M., Vercoe, P.E. and Williams, I.H. Harvesting Freshwater Crayfish (Cherax albidus Clark) by trapping contributes to high densities and stunted animals - A preliminary population model, Fifteenth International Symposium on Freshwater Crayfish, http://147.72.68.29/crayfish/IAA/fcindex.htm, International Association of Astacology, 15: pp 56-62 (2006)

Lawrence, C.S., Morrissy, N.M., Vercoe, P.E. and Williams, I.H. Cherax of south-eastern and central Australia. Part 3: Differences in growth rate, size at sexual maturity and sex ratio, Fifteenth International Symposium on Freshwater Crayfish, online: http://147.72.68.29/crayfish/IAA/fcindex.htm, International Association of Astacology, 15: pp 24-35 (2006)

Lynas, J., Storey, A.W., Armstrong, K.N., Prince, J.E. and Knott, B. Invasion by the exotic crayfish, Cherax destructor Clark (Parastacidae), into habitats of local crayfish near Perth, Western Australia., Fifteenth International Symposium on Freshwater Crayfish, United States, International Association of Astacology, 15: pp 176-188 (2006)

Storey, A.W. Ecological values of the Fitzroy River with links to indigenous cultural values, Kimberley Appropriate Economies Rountable Forum Proceedings, Australia, Australian Conservation Foundation, pp 47-49 (2006)

Turner, P.J., Scott, J.K. and Spafford, H. Barrier to restoration: the decomposition rate of bridal creeper's root system, 15th Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Weed Management Society of South Australia, 1 only: pp 827-830 (2006)