1996 Research Publications

Zoology

Books and Chapters

Hopper, J.D., Chappill, J.A., Harvey, M.S., Main, A.R. and Main, B.Y. The Western Australian biota as Gondwanan heritage - a review, Gondwanan Heritage: past, present and future of the Western Australian biota, eds J.D. Hopper, J.A. Chappill, M.S. Harvey, A.S. George, Chipping Norton, NSW, Surrey Beatty & Sons, 1: pp 1-46 (1996)

Main, B.Y. Microcosmic biogeography: trapdoor spiders in a time warp at Durokoppin, Gondwanan Heritage: past, present and future of the Western Australian biota, eds J.D. Hopper, J.A. Chappill, M.S. Harvey, A.S. George, Chipping Norton, NSW, Surrey Beatty & Sons, 1: pp 163-171 (1996)

Roberts, J.D., Maxson, I.R. and Plummer, N. Recent speciation in diploid-tetraploid burrowing frogs of genus Neobatrachus (Anura: Myobatrachidae): immunological evidence, Gondwanan Heritage: past, present and future of the Western Australian biota, eds S.D. Hopper, J.A. Chappill, M.S. Harvey, A.S. George, Chipping Norton, NSW, Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, 1: pp 287-291 (1996)

Wardell-Johnson, G. and Roberts, J.D. Morphological variation in the Geocrinia rosea (Anura: Myobatrachidae) complex in southwestern Australia, Gondwanan Heritage: past, present and future of the Western Australian biota, eds S.D. Hopper, J.A. Chappill, M.S. Harvey, A.S. George, Chipping Norton, NSW, Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, 1: pp 172-178 (1996)

Withers, P.C. An exploration of salt and water balance in invertebrate and vertebrate animals, The Comparative Endocrinology of Calcium Regulation, eds C. Dacke, J. Danks, I. Caple, G. Flik, Bristol, UK, Society for Endocrinology, pp 17-42 (1996)

Journal Articles

Allen, G.R. and Simmons, L.W. Coercive mating, fluctuating asymmetry and male mating success in the dung fly Sepsis cynipsea, Animal Behaviour, 52: pp 737-741 (1996)

Allen, G.R. and Pape, T. Description of female and biology of Blaesoxipha ragg (Dipterae Sarcophagidae): a parasitoid of Sciarasaga quadrata Rentz (Orthoptera: Tettingoniidae) in Western Australia, Australian Journal of Entomology, 35: pp 147-151 (1996)

Ambrose, S.J., Bradshaw, S.D., Withers, P.C. and Murphy, D.P. Water and energy balance of captive and free-ranging spinifexbirds (Eremiornis carteri) North (Aves:Sylviidae) on Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 44: pp 107-117 (1996)

Anstee, S.D. Use of external mound structures as indicators of the presence of the Pebble-Mound Mouse, Pseudomys chapmani, in mound systems, Wildlife Research, 23: pp 429-34 (1996)

Austin, C.M. and Knott, B. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish Genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in south-western Australia: electrophoretic, morphological and habitat variation, Australian Journal of Zoology, 44: pp 223-258 (1996)

Barraclough, D.A. and Allen, G.R. Two new species of Homotrixa villeneuve (Diptera: Tachinidae: Ormmiini) from southwestern Australia with data on biology and ecology, Australian Journal of Entomology, 35: pp 135-145 (1996)

Beazley, L.D., Tennant, M., Tomlin, T.L., Preuss, J.M., Coleman, A.-L. and Dunlop, S.A. Genesis of the frog retinal pigment epithelium, Developmental Brain Research, 96: pp 290-294 (1996)

Beazley, L.D., Tennant, M. and Dunlop, S.A. The effect of a chronic breakdown of the blood-optic nerve barrier on the severed optic nerve in adult rat, Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 10: pp 95-101 (1996)

Bradshaw, F.J. and Bradshaw, S.D. Arginine vasotocin: locus of action along the nephron of the Ornate Dragon Lizard, Ctenophorus ornatus, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 103: pp 281-289 (1996)

Clarke, B., Johnson, M.S. and Murray, J. Clines in the genetic distance between two species of island land snails: how ' molecular leakage' can mislead us about speciation, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 351B: pp 773-784 (1996)

Collin, H.B. and Collin, S.P. The fine structure of the cornea of the salamanderfish, Lepidogalaxias salamandroides (Lepidogalaxiidae, Teleostei)., Cornea, 15:4, pp 414-426 (1996)

Collin, S.P., Collin, H.B. and Ali, M.A. Fine structure of the retina and pigment epithelium in the creek chub, Semotilus atromasculatus (Cyprinidae, Teleostei)., Histology and Histopathology, 11: pp 41-53 (1996)

Collin, S.P. and Partridge, J.C. Fish vision: retinal specializations in the eyes of deep-sea teleosts, Journal of Fish Biology, 49: pp 157-174 (1996)

Collin, S.P., Collin, H.B. and Ali, M.A. Ultrastructure and organisation of the retina and pigment epithelium in the cutlips minnow, Exoglossum maxillingua (Cyprinidae, Teleostei)., Histology and Histopathology, 11: pp 55-69 (1996)

Davies, P.M. and Lane, J.A.K. Nutrient content of surface water discharge into Lake Clifton; an internationally significant wetland, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 79: pp 155-160 (1996)

Doherty, P. and McIlwain, J. Monitoring larval fluxes through the surf zones of Australian coral reefs, Marine and Freshwater Research, 47: pp 383-390 (1996)

Dunlop, S.A., Lund, R.D. and Beazley, L.D. Segregation of optic input in a three-eyed mammal, Experimental Neurology, 137: pp 294-298 (1996)

Fleming, P.A., Harman, A.M. and Beazley, L.D. Development and Ageing of the RPE in a marsupial, the Quokka, Experimental Eye Research, 62: pp 457-470 (1996)

Fleming, P.A., Harman, A.M. and Beazley, L.D. Retinal pigment epithelium topography in the mature quokka, Setonix brachyurus, Experimental Eye Research, 62: pp 85-93 (1996)

Fleming, P.A., Braekevelt, C.R., Harman, A.M. and Beazley, L.D. Retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor maturation in a wallaby, the Quokka, The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 370: pp 47-60 (1996)

Harvey, J.S. and Main, B.Y. A note on the type locality of Dekana diversicolor Hogg, Australasian Arachnology, 51: pp 5-6 (1996)

Hosken, D.J., O'Shea, J.E. and Blackberry, M.A. Blood plasma concentrations of progesterone, sperm storage and sperm viability and fertility in Gould's wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii), Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 108: pp 171-177 (1996)

Hosken, D.J. Roost selection by the lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi, and the greater long-eared bat, N. Major (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Banksia woodlands, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 79 Part 3: pp 211-216 (1996)

Huot-Daubremont, C., Grenot, C. and Bradshaw, D. Temperature regulation in the tortoise Testudo hermanni, studied with indwelling probes, Amphibia-Reptilia, 17: pp 91-102 (1996)

Jackson, G.D. and McKinnon, J.F. Beak length analysis of arrow Squid Nototodarus sloanii (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) in southern New Zealand waters, Polar Biology, 16:3, pp 227-230 (1996)

Jackson, G.D. and Yeatman, J. Variation in size and age at maturity in Photololigo (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from the northwest shelf of Australia, Fishery Bulletin, 94: pp 59-65 (1996)

Jasinska, E., Knott, B. and McComb, A.J. Root mats in ground water: a fauna-rich cave habitat, Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 15:4, pp 508-519 (1996)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, R. Geographic cohesiveness versus associations with habitat: genetic subdivision of Bembicium vittatum Philippi (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 58: pp 57-74 (1996)

Kvarnemo, C. and Ahnesjo, I. The dynamics of operational sex ratios and competition for mates, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 11: pp 408-408 (1996)

Mahony, M., Donnellan, S.C.and Roberts, J.D. An electrophoretic investigation of relationships of diploid and tetraploid species of Australian desert frogs Neobatrachus (Anura: Myobatrachidae), Australian Journal of Zoology, 44: pp 639-650 (1996)

Main, B.Y.Biosystematics of Australian mygalomorph spiders: description of a new species of Missulena from southestern Australia (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae), Records of the Western Australian Museum, 17: pp 355-359 (1996)

Parsons, K.E. The genetic effects of larval dispersal depend on spatial scale and habitat characteristics, Marine Biology, 126: pp 403-414 (1996)

Parsons, K.E. Discordant patterns of morphological and genetic divergence in the Austrochochlea constricta (Gastropoda: Trochidae) species complex, Marine and Freshwater Research, 47: pp 981-990 (1996)

Pedler, S., Fuery, C.J., Withers, P.C., Flanigan, J. and Guppy, M. Effectors of metabolic depression in an estivating pulmonate snail (Helix aspersa): whole animal and in vitro tissue studies, Journal of Comparative Physiology, 166B: pp 375-381 (1996)

Potter, I.C., Macey, D.J., Roberts, A.R. and Withers, P.C. Oxygen consumption by ammocoetes of the lamprey Geotria australis in air, Journal of Comparative Physiology, 166B: pp 331-336 (1996)

Pusey, B.J. and Bradshaw, S.D. Diet and dietary overlap in fishes of temporary waters of southwestern Australia, Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 5: pp 183-194 (1996)

Simmons, L.W. and Ritchie, M.G. Symmetry in the songs of crickets, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 263B: pp 1305-1311 (1996)

Sinclair, E.A., Danks, A. and Wayne, A.F. Rediscovery of Gilbert's Potoroo, Potorous tridactylus, in Western Australia, Australian Mammalogy, 19: pp 69-72 (1996)

Thompson, A.P., Hanley, J.R. and Johnson, M.S. Genetic structure of the Western Rock Lobster, Panulirus cygnus, with the benefit of hindsight, Marine and Freshwater Research, 47: pp 889-896 (1996)

Thompson, A.P. A genetic perspective on the specific status of the Western Rock Lobster along the coast of Western Australia - Panulirus cygnus George 1962 or P. longipes A Milne-Edward 1868?, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 79 Part 3: pp 207-210 (1996)

Wardell-Johnson, G., Roberts, J.D. and Horwitz, P. The sunset frog, Nature Australia, Spring 1996: pp 24-26 (1996)

Withers, P.C. and Guppy, M. Do Australian desert frogs co-accumulate counteracting solutes with urea during aestivation?, Journal of Experimental Biology, 199: pp 1809-1816 (1996)

Conference Publications

Allen, G.R. Calling behaviour and survival in bushcrickets: the role of sound locating parasite flies, Sixth International Behavioural Ecology Congress, Canberra, ANU, 1: p 4 (1996)

Allen, G.R. Calling behaviour, age and survival in bushcrickets: the role of sound locating parasitic flies, Twentieth International Congress of Entomology, Rome, Scientific Secretariat of the Twentieth International Congress of Entomology, p 367 (1996)

Bradshaw, S.D. Hormones, stress and their relevance to problems of conservation, Third Congress of the Asia & Oceania Society for Comparative Endocrinology, Sydney, Macquarie University, 1: pp 1-4 (1996)

Bradshaw, S.D.and Bradshaw, F.J. Reproduction in marsupials: the private live of an obligate nectarivore, the honeypossum, Tarsipes rostratus, Energetics of Reproduction in Birds, Mammals and Reptiles: Exploring New Technologies, France, CNRS, 1: pp 7-8 (1996)

Collin, S.P., Hoskins, R.V. and Partridge, J.C. An unusual retinal specialisation subtending the binocular field in the tubular eye of the deepsea pearleye, Scopelarchus michaelsarsi, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, Australian Neuroscience Society, 7: p 34 (1996)

Dunlop, S.A., Starac, D. and Beazley, L.D. Displaced retinal ganglion cells in the lizard Ctenophorus ornatus, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, Australian Neuroscience Society, 7: p 48 (1996)

Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. Transient side branches are associated with axonal navigation in the developing mammalian optic nerve, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, Australian Neuroscience Society, 7: p 107 (1996)

Dunlop, S.A., Moore, S.M., Tennant, M. and Beazley, L.D. Development of retinal vasculature in the frog Litoria moorei, The 63rd Scientific Meeting of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, Melbourne, Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 27: p 37 (1996)

Dunlop, S.A., Roberts, J.D., Armstrong, K.N., Edwards, K., Reynolds, K.J., Thom, M.D. and Beazley, L.D. Imparied vision after unilateral optic nerve regeneration in the frog Litoria moorei, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, Australian Neuroscience Society, 7: p 99 (1996)

Fleming, P.A., Harman, A.M. and Beazley, L.D. The effect of experimentally-induced eye growth on the topography of cells in the pigment epithelium of the eye, The 63rd Meeting of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, Melbourne, Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 27: p 38 (1996)

Main, B.Y. The Australian funnel-web spider: overkill or coevolution?, XIIIth International Conference of Arachnology, Geneva, Societé Suisse de Zoologie et du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de la Ville de Genève, August 1996: pp 459-471 (1996)

Pettigrew, J.D., Fritsches, K.A., Collin, S.P. and Wallman, J. Evolutionary convergence of lifestyle, prey capture, eye movements and visual optics in the teleost sandlance and the chameleon, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, Australian Neuroscience Society, 7: p 34 (1996)

Smith, M.J., Kay, W.R., Halse, S.A. and Storey, A.W. Using community structure for biomonitoring in Australian streams and wetlands, Wetlands for the Future: INTECOL'S V International Wetlands Conference, Perth, International Association of Ecology, 1: p 24 (1996)

Stirling, R.V., Dunlop, S.A., Tweedie, W.M. and Beazley, L.D. The retinal ganglion cell layer and optic nerve of the fat-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, Australian Neuroscience Society, 7: p 219 (1996)

Storey, A.W. and Figa, B. The effects of the Ok Tedi copper mine on the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of oxbow lakes of the Fly River system, Papual New Guinea, Wetlands for the Future, Perth, International Association of Ecology, 1: p 24 (1996)

Tee, L.B.G., Dunlop, S.A., Tweedie, W.M., Lund, R.D. and Beazley, L.D. Development of the retinal projections in the fat-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicuadata, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, Australian Neuroscience Society, 7: p 219 (1996)

Tran, N., Dunlop, S.A., Papadimitriou, J. and Beazley, L.D. Early stages of optic nerve regeneration in the lizard Ctenophorus ornatus, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, Pilowsky, P., 7: p 99 (1996)

Tran, N., Dunlop, S.A., Papdimitriou, J.M. and Beazley, L.D. Time course of optic nerve regeneration in the lizard Ctenophorus ornatus, 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, Society for Neuroscience, 22, part 2: p 591.1 (1996)

Tyler, C., Lund, J.S., Dunlop, S.A., Harman, A.M., Dann, J., Lund, R.D. and Beazley, L.D. Essential and archaic anatomical features of mammalian visual cortex, 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, Society for Neuroscience, 22: p 633.3 (1996)