Animal Biology

Books and Chapters

Martin, G.B., Blache, D.P.Y. and Williams, I.H. Allocation of Resources to Reproduction, Resource Allocation Theory: Applied to Farm Animal Production, ed Rauw, W.M., Wallingford, CABI Publishing, pp 169-191 (2008)

Journal Articles

Andrewartha, S.J., Mitchell, N. and Frappell, P.B. Phenotypic differences in terrestrial frog embryos: effect of water potential and phase, The Journal of Experimental Biology, 211: pp 3800-3807 (2008)

Baker, M.C. Analysis of a cultural trait across an avian hybrid zone: Geographic variation in plumage morphology and vocal traits in the Australian Ringneck Parrot (Platycercus zonarius), The Auk: a quarterly journal of ornithology, 125: pp 651-662 (2008)

Baker, M.C. and Gammon, D.E. Vocal memes in natural populations of chickadees: why do some memes persist and others go extinct?, Animal Behaviour, 75: pp 279-289 (2008)

Bancroft, W.J. Nearest neighbour analysis and spatial relationships of wedge-tailed shearwater, Puffinus Pacificus, (aves: procellariiformes) burrow entrances at radar reef, Rottnest Island, Western Australia., Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart., 142:1, pp 31-34 (2008)

Bancroft, W.J., Roberts, J.D. and Garkaklis, M.J. Vertebrate fauna associates of the wedge-tailed shearwater, Puffinus pacificus, colonies of Rottnest Island: influence of an ecosystem engineer, Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart. Papers and Proceedings, 142:1, pp 21-29 (2008)

Beausoleil, N.J., Blache, D.P.Y., Stafford, K.J., Mellor, D.J. and Noble, A.D.L. Exploring the basis of divergent selection for 'temperament' in domestic sheep, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 109: pp 261-274 (2008)

Beesley, L.S. and Gilmour, J.P. A Modified Drop Net for Sampling Fish Communities in Complex Habitats: A Description and Comparison with other Techniques, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 28: pp 1214-1222 (2008)

Blache, D.P.Y., Maloney, S.K. and Revell, D.K. Use and limitations of alternative feed resources to sustain and improve reproductive performance in sheep and goats, Animal Feed Science and Technology, 147: pp 140-157 (2008)

Blache, D.P.Y., Martin, G.B. and Maloney, S.K. Towards Ethically Improved Animal Experimentation in the Study of Animal Reproduction, Reproduction in Domestic Animals: physiology, pathology, biotechnology, 43:Suppl. 2, pp 8-14 (2008)

Boggs, D.A., Gell, P., Eliot, I. and Knott, B. Distribution of modern diatom assemblages among small playas, Australian Journal of Botany, 56: pp 131-143 (2008)

Brand, Z., Cloete, S.W.P., Brown, C.R. and Malecki, I.A. Systematic factors that affect ostrich egg incubation traits, South African Journal of Animal Science, 38:4, pp 315-325 (2008)

Brand, Z., Cloete, S.W.P., Malecki, I.A. and Brown, C.R. Genetic relationships between water loss and shell deaths in ostrich eggs, assessed as traits of the female, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48: pp 1326-1331 (2008)

Browne, R., Gaikhorst, G., Vitali, S., Roberts, J.D. and Matson, P. Exogenous hormones induce poor rates of oviposition in the anurans, Litoria moorei and L. aurea, Applied Herpetology, 5: pp 81-86 (2008)

Camacho Ronquillo, J.C., Martinez, A.P., Becerril Perez, C.M., Figueroa Sandoval, B., Martin, G.B., Valencia, J. and Gallegos Sanchez, J. Prevention of suckling improves postpartum reproductive responses to hormone treatments in Pelibuey ewes, Animal Reproduction Science, 107: pp 85-93 (2008)

Campbell, R.A., Gales, N.J., Lento, G.M. and Baker, C.S. Islands in the sea: extreme female natal site fidelity in the Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea, Biology Letters, 4: pp 139-142 (2008)

Cartledge, V., Withers, P.C. and Bradshaw, S.D. Water Balance and Arginine Vasotocin in the Cocooning Frog Cyclorana platycephala (Hylidae), Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 81:1, pp 43-53 (2008)

Chagas, L.M., Gore, P.J.S., Graham, G.K., Macdonald, K.A. and Blache, D.P.Y. Effect of Restricted Feeding and Monopropylene Glycol Postpartum on Metabolic Hormones and Postpartum Anestrus in Grazing Dairy Heifers, Journal of Dairy Science, 91: pp 1822-1833 (2008)

Chelmonska, B., Jerysz, A., Lukazewicz, E., Kowalczyk, A. and Malecki, I.A. Semen Collection from Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) Using a Teaser Female, Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Science, 32:1, pp 19-24 (2008)

Christophersen, C.T., Wright, A.D.G. and Vercoe, P.E. In vitro methane emission and acetate: propionate ratio are decreased when artificial stimulation of the rumen wall is combined with increasing grain diets in sheep, Journal of Animal Science, 86:2, pp 384-389 (2008)

Chung, R.S., Penkowa, M., Dittmann, J., King, C., Bartlett, C.A., Asmussen, J.W., Hidalgo, J., Carrasco, J., Leung, Y.K.J., Walker, A.K., Fung, S.J., Dunlop, S.A., Fitzgerald, M., Beazley, L.D., Chuah, M.I., Vickers, J.C. and West, A.K. Redefining the Role of Metallothionein within the Injured Brain, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283:22, pp 15349-15359 (2008)

Clemente, C., Withers, P.C., Thompson, G. and Lloyd, D. Why go bipedal? Locomotion and morphology in Australian agamid lizards, The Journal of Experimental Biology, 211: pp 2058-2065 (2008)

Clemente, C.J., Withers, P.C. and Thompson, G.G. Higher than predicted endurance for juvenile goannas (Varanidae; Varanus), Royal Society of Western Australia. Journal, 91: pp 265-267 (2008)

Cloete, S.W.P., Brand, Z., Bunter, K.L. and Malecki, I.A. Direct responses in breeding values to selection of ostriches for liveweight and reproduction, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48: pp 1314-1319 (2008)

Compton, T.J., Kentie, R., Storey, A.W., Veltheim, I., Pearsin, G.B. and Piersma, T. Carbon isotope signatures reveal that diet is related to the relative sizes of the gills and palps in bivalves, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 361: pp 104-110 (2008)

Cooper, C.E. and Withers, P.C. Allometry of evaporative water loss in marsupials: implications of the effect of ambient relative humidity on the physiology of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), The Journal of Experimental Biology, 211: pp 2759-2766 (2008)

Cotter, S.C., Beveridge, M. and Simmons, L.W. Male morph predicts investment in larval immune function in the dung beetle, Onthophagus taurus, Behavioral Ecology, 19: pp 331-337 (2008)

Cowing, J.A., Arrese, C.A., Davies, W.L., Beazley, L.D. and Hunt, D.M. Cone visual pigments in two marsupial species: the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) and the honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus), PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 275: pp 1491-1499 (2008)

Davis, R.A. and Metcalf, B.M. The Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) in northern Western Australia: a recent sighting from the Pilbara region, Emu, 108: pp 233-236 (2008)

den Boer, S.P.A., Boomsma, J.J. and Baer, B. Seminal fluid enhances sperm viability in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica, BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, 62:12, pp 1843-1849 (2008)

Digby, S.N., Masters, D.G., Blache, D.P.Y., Blackberry, M.A., Hynd, P.I. and Revell, D.K. Reproductive capacity of Merino ewes fed a high-salt diet, Animal, 2:9, pp 1353-1360 (2008)

Donaldson, F. and Vercoe, P.E. Cross-family amplification: microsatellites isolated from Macropodidae are polymorphic in Potoridae, Molecular Ecology Resources, 8: pp 452-454 (2008)

Doughty, P. and Roberts, J.D. A new species of Uperoleia (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the northwest Kimberly, Western Australia, Zootaxa, 1939: pp 10-18 (2008)

Dunlop, S.A. Activity-dependent plasticity: implications for recovery after spinal cord injury, Trends in Neuroscience, 31:8, pp 410-418 (2008)

Durmic, Z., McSweeney, C.S., Kemp, G.W., Hutton, P.G., Wallace, R.J. and Vercoe, P.E. Australian plants with potential to inhibit bacteria and processes involved in ruminal biohydrogenation of fatty acids, Animal Feed and Science Technology, 145: pp 271-284 (2008)

Dziminski, M.A., Roberts, J.D. and Simmons, L.W. Fitness consequences of parental compatibility in the frog Crinia Georgiana, Evolution: international journal of organic evolution, 62:4, pp 879-886 (2008)

Edwards, D.L., Roberts, J.D. and Keogh, J.S. Climatic fluctuations shape the phylogeography of a mesic direct-developing frog from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot, Journal of Biogeography, 35: pp 1803-1815 (2008)

Evans, J.P. and Simmons, L.W. The genetic basis of traits regulating sperm competition and polyandry: can selection favour the evolution of good- and sexy-sperm?, Genetica: the international journal on genetics, 134: pp 5-19 (2008)

Evans, J.P. and Rutstein, A.N. Postcopulatory sexual selection favours intrinsically good sperm competitors, Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 62: pp 1167-1173 (2008)

Evans, J.P., Brooks, R.C., Zajitschek, S.R.K. and Griffith, S.C. Does genetic relatedness of mates influence compeditive fertilization success in guppies?, Evolution: international journal of organic evolution, 62: pp 2929-2935 (2008)

Evans, J.P. and Kelley, J. Implications of multiple mating for offspring relatedness and shoaling behaviour in juvenile guppies, Biology Letters, 4: pp 623-626 (2008)

Evgenieva, E., Schweigert, P., Guntinas-Lichius, O., Pavlov, S., Irintchev, A., Skouras, E., Keurten, S., Sinis, N., Dunlop, S.A., Radeva, V. and Angelov, D.N. Manual Stimulation of the Suprahyoid-Sublingual Region Diminishes Polynnervation of the Motor Endplates and Improves Recovery of Functional After Hypoglossal Nerve Injury in Rats, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 22: pp 754-768 (2008)

Finston, T.L., Johnson, M.S. and Knott, B. A new genus and species of stygobitic paramelitid amphipod from the Pilbara, Western Australia, Records of the Western Australian Museum, 24: pp 395-410 (2008)

Firman, R.C. and Simmons, L.W. The frequency of multiple paternity predicts the variation in testes size among island populations of house mice, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21: pp 1524-1533 (2008)

Firman, R.C. and Simmons, L.W. Polyandry facilitates postcopulatory inbreeding avoidance in house mice, Evolution: international journal of organic evolution, 62: pp 603-611 (2008)

Firman, R.C. and Simmons, L.W. Polyandry, sperm competition, and reproductive success in mice, Behavioral Ecology, 19: pp 695-7025 (2008)

Fitzgerald, M., Buckley, A.G., Lukehurst, S.S., Dunlop, S.A., Beazley, L.D. and Rodger, J. Neurite resposes to ephrin-A5 modulated by BDNF: Evidence for TrkB-EphA interactions, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 374: pp 625-630 (2008)

Forhead, A.J., Lamb, C.A., Franko, K.L., O'Connor, D.M., Wooding, F.B.P., Cripps, R.L., Ozanne, S., Blache, D.P.Y., Shen, Q.W., Du, M. and Fowden, A.L. Role of leptin in the regulation of growth and carbohydrate metabolism in the ovine fetus during late gestation, The Journal of Physiology, 586:9, pp 2393-2403 (2008)

Fox, E.J.S., Roberts, J.D. and Bennamoun, M. Call-independent individual identification in birds, Bioacoustics: the international journal of animal sound and its recording, 18: pp 51-67 (2008)

Framenau, V.W. and Thomas, M. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): identification and distribution, Western Australians Museum. Records, 25: pp 45-85 (2008)

Framenau, V.W. The male of the orb-weaving spider Cyrtophora unicolor (Araneae, Araneidae), JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY, 36:1, pp 131-135 (2008)

Friberg, U. and Dowling, D.K. No evidence of mitochondrial genetic variation for sperm competition within a population of Drosophila melanogaster, JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 21: pp 1798-1807 (2008)

Furlong, M.J., Spafford, H., Ridland, P.M., Endersby, N.M., Edwards, O.R., Baker, G.J., Keller, M.A. and Paull, C.A. Ecology of diamondback moth in Australian canola: landscape perspectives and the implications for management, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48: pp 1494-1505 (2008)

Garcia, F.G. Male genetic quality and the inequality between paternity success and fertilization success: consequences for studies of sperm competition and the evolution of polyandry, Evolution: international journal of organic evolution, 62:7, pp 1653-1665 (2008)

Garcia, F.G. The relative nature of fertilization success: Implications for the study of post-copulatory sexual selection, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8:140 (2008)

Gardner, M.G., Sanchez, J.J., Dudaniec, R.Y., Rheinberger, L., Smith, A.L. and Saint, K.M. Tiliqua rugosa microsatellites: isolation via enrichment and characterisation of loci for multiplex PCR in T-rugosa and the endangered T-adelaidensis, CONSERVATION GENETICS, 9: pp 233-237 (2008)

Gomendio, M., Garcia, F.G., Reguera, P. and Rivero, A. Male egg carrying in Phyllomorpha laciniata is favoured by natural not sexual selection, Animal Behaviour, 75: pp 763-770 (2008)

Grice, A.C., Clarkson, J. and Spafford, H. Commercial weeds: roles, responsibilities and innovations, Plant Protection Quarterly, 23: pp 58-64 (2008)

Harvey, M.S. and Leng, M.C. Further observations on Ideoblothrus (Pseudoscorpiones: Syarinidae) from subterranean environments in Australia, Western Australian Museum. Records, 24: pp 381-386 (2008)

Harvey, M.S. and Leng, M.C. The first troglomorphic pseudoscorpion of the family Olpiidae (Pseudoscorpiones), with remarks on the composition of the family, Western Australian Museum. Records, 24: pp 387-394 (2008)

Harvey, M.S., Berry, O., Edward, K.L. and Humphreys, G. Molecular and morphological systematics of hypogean schizomids (Schizomida : Hubbardiidae) in semiarid Australia, INVERTEBRATE SYSTEMATICS, 22: pp 167-194 (2008)

Haustead, D.J., Lukehurst, S.S., Clutton, G.T., Bartlett, C.A., Dunlop, S.A., Arrese, C.A.C., Sherrard, R. and Rodger, J. Functional Topography and Integration of the Contralateral and Ipsilateral Retinocollicular Projections of Ephrin-A-/-Mice, The Journal of Neuroscience, 28:29, pp 7376-7386 (2008)

Hennessey, N.W., Nang, C.Y. and Beilby, J.M. Speeded verbal responding in adults who stutter: Are there deficits in linguistic encoding?, JOURNAL OF FLUENCY DISORDERS, 33: pp 180-202 (2008)

Humphries, S., Evans, J.P. and Simmons, L.W. Sperm competition: linking form to function, BMC Evolutionary Biology`, 8: (2008)

Husted, S.M., Nielsen, M.O., Blache, D.P.Y. and Ingvartsen, K.L. Glucose homeostasis and metabolic adaptation in the pregnant and lactating sheep are affected by the level of nutrition previously provided during her late fetal life, Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 34: pp 419-431 (2008)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, W.R. Adaptive responses of independent traits to the same environmental gradient of the intertidal snail Bembicium vittatum., Heredity, 101: pp 83-91 (2008)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, W.R. Effects of contrasting tidal habitats on growth, suvivorship and dispersal in an intertidal snail, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 363: pp 96-103 (2008)

Johnston, M., Johnston, D. and Knott, B. Ontogenetic changes in the structure and function of the mouthparts and foregut of early and late stage Panulirus ornatus (Fabricius, 1798) phyllosomata (decapoda : palinuridae), JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY, 28: pp 46-56 (2008)

Kennington, W.J., Lukehurst, S.S. and Johnson, M.S. Characterization of microsatellite loci for the littorine snail Bembicium vittatum, Molecular Ecology Resources, 8: pp 1463-1466 (2008)

King, J.M. and Bradshaw, S.D. Comparative water metabolism of Barrow Island macropodid marsupials: Hormonal versus behavioural-dependent mechanisms of body water conservation, GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 155: pp 378-385 (2008)

Lach, L. and Thomas, M. Invasive ants in Australia: documented and potential ecological consequences, Australian Journal of Entomology, 47: pp 275-288 (2008)

Larcombe, A.N., Withers, P.C. and Krockenberger, A.K. Metabolic and ventilatory physiology of the Barrow Island golden bandicoot (Isoodon auratus barrowensis) and the northern brown bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus), Journal of Thermal Biology, 33: pp 337-344 (2008)

Larcombe, A.N. and Withers, P.C. Effect of Season on Thermoregulation, Metabolism and Ventilation of the Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus (Marsupialia: Peramelidae), Journal of Experimental Zoology, 309A: pp 175-183 (2008)

Lie, H.C., Rhodes, G.I. and Simmons, L.W. Genetic diversity revealed in human faces, Evolution: international journal of organic evolution, 62:10, pp 2473-2486 (2008)

Limbourn, A.J., Babcock, R.C., Johnston, D.J., Nichols, P.D. and Knott, B. Post-settlement energy reserves in Panulirus Cygnus: experimental effects of starvation on survival and nutritional condition, Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters, 153: pp 445-456 (2008)

Main, B.A.Y. A new species of the mygalomorph spider genus Tilgarnia from the Western Australian wheatbelt (Araneae: Nemesiidae), Western Australias Museum. Records, 24: pp 321-324 (2008)

Malecki, I.A., Rybnik, P.K. and Martin, G.B. Artificial insemination technology for ratites: a review, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48: pp 1284-1292 (2008)

Mills, S., Lunt, D.H. and Gomez, A. Global isolation by distance despite strong regional phylogeography in a small metazoan, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 7:225 (2008)

Mitchell, N., Kearney, M.R., Nelson, N.J. and Porter, W.P. Predicting the fate of a living fossil: how will global warming affect sex determination and hatching phenology in tuatara?, Royal Society of London. Proceedings. Biological Sciences, 275: pp 2185-2193 (2008)

Morellini, N.M., Giles, N.L., Rea, S., Adcroft, K.F., Falder, S., King, C.E., Dunlop, S.A., Beazley, L.D., West, A.K., Wood, F.M. and Fear, M.W. Exogenous metallothionein-IIA promotes accelerated healing after a burn wound, Wound Repair and Regeneration, 16: pp 682-690 (2008)

Ott, R. and Harvey, M.S. A new species of Xestaspis (Araneae: Oonopidae) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum. Records, 24: pp 337-342 (2008)

Parsons, B.C., Short, J.C. and Roberts, J.D. Contraction in the range of Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) in Western Australia: a comparative assessment using presence-only and presence-absence datasets, Emu: austral ornithology, 108: pp 221-231 (2008)

Pavlov, S.P., Grosheva, M., Streppel, M., Guntinas-Lichius, O., Irintchev, A., Skouras, E., Angelova, S.K., Keurten, S., Sinis, N., Dunlop, S.A. and Angelov, D. Manually-stimulated recovert of motor function after facial nerve injury requires intact sensory input, Experimental Neurobiology, 211: pp 292-300 (2008)

Peck, D.R., Bancroft, W.J. and Congdon, B.C. Morphological and molecular variation within an ocean basin in wedge-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus pacificus), Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and costal waters, 153: pp 1113-1125 (2008)

Pedrana, G., Sloboda, D.M., Perez, W., Newnham, J.P., Bielli, A. and Martin, G.B. Effects of Pre-natal Glucocorticoids on Testicular Development in Sheep, Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia: journal of veterinary medicine series C, 37: pp 352-358 (2008)

Peters, M.C., Rhodes, G.I. and Simmons, L.W. Does attractiveness in men provide clues to semen quality?, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21: pp 572-579 (2008)

Peters, M.C., Simmons, L.W. and Rhodes, G.I. Testosterone is associated with mating success but not attractiveness or masculinity in human males, Animal Behaviour, 76: pp 297-303 (2008)

Pilastro, A., Gasparani, C., Boschetto, C. and Evans, J.P. Colorful male guppies do not provide females with fecundity benefits, Behavioral Ecology, 19: pp 374-381 (2008)

Rassmussen, A.N., Nielsen, M.O., Tauson, A., Offenberg, H., Thomsen, P.D. and Blache, D.P.Y. Mammary gland leptin in relation to lactogenesis in the periparturient dairy goat, Small Ruminant Research, 75: pp 71-79 (2008)

Ridsdill-Smith, T.J. Mass rearing an earth mite to screen plants for resistance: A review, Entomological Research, 38: pp S22-S27 (2008)

Ridsdill-Smith, T.J., Hoffmann, A.A., Mangano, G.P., Gower, J.M., Pavri, C.C. and Umina, P.A. Strategies for control of the redlegged earth mite in Australia, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48: pp 1506-1513 (2008)

Rix, M.G., Harvey, M.S. and Roberts, J.D. Molecular phylogenetics of the spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae) using nuclear rRNA genes (18S and 28S), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 46: pp 1031-1048 (2008)

Rix, M.G. A new species of Micropholcomma (Araneae: Araneoidea: Micropholcommatidae) from Western Australia, Western Australian Museum. Records, 24: pp 343-348 (2008)

Roche, J.R., Blache, D.P.Y., Kay, J.K., Miller, D.R., Sheahan, A.J. and Miller, D.W. Neuroendocrine and physiological regulation of intake with particular reference to domesticated ruminant animals, Nutrition Research Reviews, 21: pp 207-234 (2008)

Roche, J.R., Sheahan, A.J., Chagas, L.M., Blache, D.P.Y., Berry, D.P. and Kay, J.K. Long-Term Infusions of Ghrelin and Obestatin in Early Lactation Dairy Cows, Journal of Dairy Science, 91:12, pp 4728-4740 (2008)

Scaramuzzi, R.J. and Martin, G.B. The Importance of Interactions Among Nutrition, Seasonality and Socio-sexual Factors in the Deveopment of Hormone-free Methods for Controlling Fertility, Reproduction in Domestic Animals: physiology, pathology, biotechnology, 43: pp 129-136 (2008)

Sellick, P.M., Layton, M.G., Rodger, J. and Robertson, D. A method for introducing non-silencing siRNA into the guinea pig cochlea in vivo, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 167: pp 237-245 (2008)

Shand, J., Davies, W.L., Thomas, N., Balmer, L., Cowing, J.A., Pointer, M., Carvalho, L.S., Trezise, A.E.O., Collin, S.P., Beazley, L.D. and Hunt, D.M. The influence of ontogeny and light environment on the expression of visual pigment opsins in the retina of the black bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri, JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, 211:6, pp 1495-1503 (2008)

Shiell, G.R. and Knott, B. Diurnal observations of sheltering behaviour in the coral reef sea cucumber Holothuria whitmaei, FISHERIES RESEARCH, 91:1, pp 112-117 (2008)

Simmons, L.W. and Emlen, D.J. No fecundity cost of female secondary sexual trait expression in the horned beetle Onthophagus sagittarius, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21: pp 1227-1235 (2008)

Simmons, L.W. and Garcia, F.G. Evolutionary reduction in testes size and competitive fertilization success in response to the experimental removal of sexual selection in dung beetles, Evolution: international journal of organic evolution, 62:10, pp 2580-2591 (2008)

Simmons, L.W. and Thomas, M. No postcopulatory response to inbreeding by male crickets, Biology Letters, 4: pp 183-185 (2008)

Simmons, L.W., Beveridge, M. and Evans, J.P. Molecular Evidence for Multiple Paternity in a Federal Population of Green Swordtails, Journal of Heredity, 99:6, pp 610-615 (2008)

Sinis, N., Guntinas-Licius, O., Inintchev, A., Skouras, E., Keurten, S., Pavlov, S.P., Schaller, H.E., Dunlop, S.A. and Angelov, D.N. Manual stimulation of forearm muscles does not improve recovery of motor function after injury to a mixed peripheral nerve, Experimental Brain Research, 185: pp 469-483 (2008)

Smith, L.D., Gilmour, J.P. and Heyward, A.J. Resilience of coral communities on an isolated system of reefs following catastrophic mass-bleaching, CORAL REEFS, 27:1, pp 197-205 (2008)

Tang, D., Barron, H. and Goater, S. A new genus and species of Ridgewayiidae (Copepoda: Calanoida) from subterranean waters of northwestern Australia, Journal of Crustacean Biology, 28: pp 551-563 (2008)

Tang, D. and Kalman, J.E. A new genus and species of mesoparasitic ergasilid (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from brackish water pufferfishes collected in northen Australian waters, Systematic Parasitology, 69: pp 89-99 (2008)

Tee, L.B., Penrose, M.A., O'shea, J.E., Lai, C., Rakoczy, P.E. and Dunlop, S.A. VEGF-induced choroidal damage in a murine model of retinal neovascularisation, British Journal of Ophthalmology, 92: pp 832-838 (2008)

Thomas, M. and Simmons, L.W. Cuticular hydrocarbons are heritable in the cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21: pp 801-806 (2008)

Thomas, M. and Simmons, L.W. Rival male relatedness does not affect ejaculate allocation as predicted by sperm competition theory, Journal of Insect Physiology, 3:5 (2008)

Thomas, M. and Simmons, L.W. Sexual dimorphism in cuticular hydrocarbons of the Australian field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), Journal of Insect Physiology, 54: pp 1081-1089 (2008)

Thompson, G.G., Clemente, C., Withers, P.C., Fry, B.G. and Norman, J.A. Is body shape of varanid lizards linked with retreat choice?, Australian Journal of Zoology, 56: pp 351-362 (2008)

Thompson, S.A., Thompson, G.G. and Withers, P.C. Rehabilitation index for evaluating restoration of terrestrial ecosystems using the reptile assemblage as the bio-indicator, ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, 8: pp 530-549 (2008)

Tomlinson, S. and Withers, P.C. Biogeographical effects on body mass of native Australian and introduced mice, Pseudomys hermannsburgensis and Mus domesticus: an inquiry into Bergmann's Rule, Australian Journal of Zoology, 56: pp 423-430 (2008)

Turner, P.J., Scott, J.K. and Spafford, H. The ecological barriers to the recovery of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce) infested sites: Impacts on vegetation and the potential increase in other exotic species, Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere, 33: pp 713-722 (2008)

Tygesen, M.P., Tauson, A-H., Blache, D.P.Y., Husted, S.M. and Nielsen, M.O. Late foetal life nutrient restriction and sire genotype affect postnatal performance of lambs, Animal, 2:4, pp 574-581 (2008)

Van Beem, D., Wellington, D., Paganoni, B.L., Vercoe, P.E. and Milton, J.T. Feed efficiency for meat and wool production by Merino and F1 Dohne x Merino lambs fed pelleted diets of different nutritive value, Animal Production Science, 48: pp 879-884 (2008)

Wedell, N., Tregenza, T. and Simmons, L.W. Nuptial gifts fail to resolve a sexual conflict in an insect, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8: (2008)

Weeks, S.C., Sanderson, T.F., Zofkova, M. and Knott, B. Breeding systems in the clam shrimp family Limnadiidae (Branchiopoda, Spinicaudata), INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY, 127: pp 336-349 (2008)

Wells, A.E.D. and Blache, D.P.Y. Horses do not exhibit motor bias when their balance is challenged, Animal, 2:11, pp 1645-1650 (2008)

Werner, M.K. and Simmons, L.W. Insect Sperm Motility, Biological Reviews, 83: pp 191-208 (2008)

Werner, M.K. and Simmons, L.W. The evolution of male genitalia: functional integration of genital sclerites in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus, Linnean Society. Biological Journal: a journal of evolution, 93: pp 257-266 (2008)

Williams, A.R., Karlsson, L.J.E., Palmer, D.G., Williams, I.H., Vercoe, P.E., Greeff, J.C. and Emery, D.L. Increased levels of cysteinyl leukotrienes and prostaglandin E2 in gastrointestinal tract mucus are associated with decreased faecal dry matter in Merino rams during nematode infection, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48: pp 873-878 (2008)

Conference Publications

Blache, D.P.Y. Teaching animal Ethics, Clean, Green and Ethical Animal Production in Thailand, Bangkok, RMUTT, UWA, ATI, 1: pp 74-83 (2008)

Goldsmith, P., Spafford, H. and Keighery, G.J. Dispersal of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) by ants in Shark Bay, Western Australia, Sixteenth Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Queensland Weeds Society, 1: pp 133-136 (2008)

Hutton, P.G., White, C.L., Durmic, Z. and Vercoe, P.E. Australian plants control induced acidosis in vitro, Harvesting Knowledge, Pharming Opportunities, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 1: pp 62-66 (2008)

Malecki, I.A., Glatz, P.C., Anderson, C.A. and Webb, L.E. Ratite science for industry and conservation, 4th International Ratite Science Symposium, Australia, CSIRO, 48: p 103 (2008)

Martin, G.B. The 'Clean, Green and Ethical' concept, Clean, Green and Ethical Animal Production in Thailand, Bangkok, RMUTT, UWA, ATI, 1: pp 7-15 (2008)

Minkey, D.M. and Spafford, H. Weed seed removal by ants in the crop growing areas of Western Australia, Sixteenth Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Queensland Weeds Society, 1: pp 474-476 (2008)

Revell, D.K., Durmic, Z., Bennell, M., Sweeney, G.C. and Vercoe, P.E. The in situ use of plant mixtures including native shrubs in Australian grazing systems: the potential to capitalise on plant diversity for livestock health and productivity, Harvesting Knowledge, Pharming Opportunities, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 1: pp 35-47 (2008)

Scaife, J.R. and Vercoe, P.E. Harvesting Knowledge Pharming Opportunities, Harvesting Knowledge Pharming Opportunities, United Kingdom, British Society of Animal Science, 1: p 139 (2008)

Spafford, H., Hawley, J.R. and Stickland, G. Survival of dock moth larvae, Pyropteron doryliformis (Leipdoptera: Sesiidae), in tubers of fiddle dock (Rumex pulcher), Sixteenth Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Queensland Weeds Society, 1: pp 272-274 (2008)

Spafford, H., Day, M., Morin, L. and Ireson, J. Factors influencing the release and establishment of weed biological control agents, Sixteenth Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Queensland Weed Society, 1: pp 240-242 (2008)

Spafford, H., Hawley, J.R., Wilson, P. and Strickland, G. Interactions between three weed biological control agents of Paterson's curse, Echium plantagineum, Sixteenth Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Queensland Weeds Society, 1: pp 275-278 (2008)

Turner, P.J., Spafford, H. and Scott, J.K. Implications of successful biological control of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce) in south-west Australia, Sixteenth Australian Weeds Conference, Australia, Queensland Weeds Society, 1: pp 390-3921 (2008)

Vadhanabhuti, K. and Blache, D.P.Y. Attitudes toward animals and education in animal ethics and welfare, Clean, Green and Ethical Animal Production in Thailand, Bangkok, RMUTT, UWA, ATI, 1: pp 84-96 (2008)

Vadhanabhuti, K., Vercoe, P.E. and Blache, D.P.Y. 'Clean, Green and Ethical' Animal Production in Thailand, 'Clean, Green and Ethical' Animal Production in Thailand, Australia, RMUTT, UWA, ATI, 1: p 107 (2008)

Others

Allen, G.R., Storey, A.W. and Yarrao, M. Freshwater Fishes of the Fly River, p 215, Papua New Guinea (2008)

Blake, J.A., Thomas, M.G., Thompson, J.A., White, R. and Ziman, M. (Review)Perplexing Pax: From Puzzle to Paradigm, 237: pp 2791-2803, DOI 10.1002/dvdy.21711 (2008)

Dowling, D.K., Friberg, U. and Lindell, J. (Review)Evolutionary implications of non-neutral mitochondrial genetic variation, 23:10, pp 546-554, DOI 10.1016/j.tree.2008.05.011 (2008)

Grosheva, M., Guntinas-Lichius, O., Arnhold, S., Skouras, E., Kuerten, S., Streppel, M., Angelova, S.K., Wewetzer, K., Radtke, C., Dunlop, S.A. and Angelov, D.N. (Review)Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation does not improve quality of muscle reinnervation or recovery of motor function after facial nerve transection in rats, 389:7, pp 873-888, DOI 10.1515/BC.2008.100 (2008)

Spafford, H. Release and establishment of weed biological control agents, Best Practical Guide, Australia (2008)

Spafford, H. and McFadyen, R. Weed Biological Control in Australia, Encyclopedia of Entomology, pp 4177-4184, Germany (2008)