1998 Research Publications

Zoology

Books and Chapters

Knott, B. and Jasinska, E.J. Mound springs of Australia, Studies in Crenobiology : the Biology of Springs and Springbrooks, ed L. Botosaneann, Leiden, Backhuys, 1: pp 23-38 (1998)

Main, B.Y., Williams, M. and Hunter, J. Bugs in the Backyard, Como, Western Australia, Department of Conservation and Land Management (1998)

Simmons, L.W. and Siva-Jothy, M.T. Sperm competition in insects : mechanisms and the potential for selection, Sexual Selection and Sperm Competition, eds T. Birkhead, A. Moller, London, Academic Press, na: pp 341-434 (1998)

Journal Articles

Bailey, W.J. and Haythornthwaite, S. Risks of calling by the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus : potential predation by Australian long-eared bats., Journal of Zoology, 244: pp 505-513 (1998)

Bailey, W.J. Do large bushcrickets have more sensitive ears? Natural variation in hearing thresholds within populations of the bushcricket Requena verticalis (Listroscelidinae : Tettigoniidae), Physiological Entomology, 23: pp 105-112 (1998)

Bailey, W.J. and Lebel, T. The mating biology of Phasmodes ranatriformis (Orthoptera : Tettigoniidae : Phasmodinae) : a uniquely mute genus of bushcricket from West Australia, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 81: pp 149-155 (1998)

Baker, M.C. and Johnson, M.S. Allozymic and morphometric comparisons among Indigo and Lazuli Buntings and their hybrids, The Auk, 115: pp 537-542 (1998)

Beazley, L.D., Tennant, M., Stewart, T.M. and Anstee, S.D. Optic nerve regeneration in the adult lizard Ctenophorus ornatus shows that neurogenesis is not obligatorily linked to axonal regeneration but may be a pre-requisite for map restoration, Vision Research, 316: pp 789-793 (1998)

Bonnet, X., Bradshaw, D. and Shine, R. Capital versus income breeding : an ectothermic perspective, Oikos, 83:2, pp 333-342 (1998)

Braekevelt, C.R. Fine structure of the retinal photoreceptors of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Tissue and Cell, 30: pp 137-148 (1998)

Braekevelt, C.R. Fine structure of the pecten oculi of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Tissue and Cell, 30: pp 157-165 (1998)

Braekevelt, C.R., Smith, S.A. and Smith, B.J. Fine structure of the retinal pigment epithelium of Oreochromis niloticus L. (Cichlidae : Teleostei) in light and dark adaptation, The Anatomical Record, 252: pp 444-452 (1998)

Braekevelt, C.R. Fine structure of the retinal epithelium (RPE) of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Tissue and Cell, 30: pp 149-156 (1998)

Braekevelt, C.R., Smith, S.A. and Smith, B.J. Photoreceptor fine structure in Oreochromis niloticus L. (Cichlidae : Teleostei) in light and dark adaptation, The Anatomical Record, 252: pp 453-461 (1998)

Bunn, S.E., Davies, P.M., Kellaway, D.M. and Prosser, I. Influence of invasive macrophytes on channel morphology and hydrology in an open tropical lowland stream and potential control by riparian vegetation, Freshwater Biology, 39: pp 171-178 (1998)

Chelvanayagam, D.K., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. Axon order in the visual pathway of the quokka wallaby, Journal of Comparative Neurology, 390: pp 333-341 (1998)

Collin, S.P., Hoskins, R.V. and Partridge, J.C. Seven retinal specialisations in the tubular eye of the deepsea pearleye, Scopelarchus michaelsarsi : a case study in visual optimisation, Brain Behaviour and Evolution, 51: pp 291-314 (1998)

Collin, S.P. and Collin, H.B. The deep-sea teleost cornea : a comparative study of gadiform fishes, Histology and Histopathology, 13: pp 325-336 (1998)

Collin, S.P. and Collin, H.B. Retinal and lenticular ultrastructure in the aestivating salamanderfish, Lepidogalaxias salamandroides (Galaxiidae, Teleostei) with special reference to a new type of photoreceptor mosaic, Histology and Histopathology, 13: pp 1037-1048 (1998)

Cooper, M.L. Geographic variation in size and shape in the southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus (Peramelidae : Marsupialia) in Western Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 46: pp 145-152 (1998)

Cranston, P.S. and Edward, D.H. Afrochlus Freeman : an African gondwanan midge and the phylogeny of the Podonominae (Diptera : Chironomidae), Systematic Entomology, 23: pp 77-90 (1998)

Doughty, P. and Shine, R. Reproductive energy allocation and long-term energy stores in a viviparous lizard (Eulamprus tympanum), Ecology, 79: pp 1073-1083 (1998)

Doughty, P. and Thompson, M.B. Unusual reproductive patterns in the Australian marbled gecko (Phyllodactylus marmoratus), Copeia, 1998: pp 747-752 (1998)

Driscoll, D.A. Genetic structure of the frogs Geocrinia lutea and Geocrinia rosea reflects extreme population divergence and range changes, not dispersal barriers, Evolution, 52: pp 1147-1157 (1998)

Driscoll, D.A. Genetic structure, metapopulation processes and evolution influence the conservation strategies for two endangered frog species, Biological Conservation, 83: pp 43-54 (1998)

Driscoll, D.A. Counts of calling males as estimates of population size in the endangered frogs Geocrinia alba and G. vitellina, Journal of Herpetology, 32: pp 475-481 (1998)

Dunlop, S.A. Transient axonal side branches in the developing mammalian optic nerve, Cell Tissue Research, 291: pp 43-56 (1998)

Fuery, C.J., Withers, P.C. and Guppy, M. Protein synthesis in the liver of Bufo marinus : cost and contribution to oxygen consumption, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 119A: pp 459-467 (1998)

Fuery, C.J., Withers, P.C., Hobbs, A.H. and Guppy, M. The role of protein synthesis during metabolic depression in the Australian desert frog Neobatrachus centralis, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 119A: pp 469-476 (1998)

Goldstein, D.L. and Bradshaw, S.D. Regulation of water and sodium balance in the field by Australian honeyeaters (Aves : Meliphagidae), Physiological Zoology, 71: pp 214-225 (1998)

Goldstein, D.L. and Bradshaw, S.D. Renal function in red wattlebirds in response to varying fluid intake, Journal of Comparative Physiology, B 168: pp 265-272 (1998)

Gwynne, D.T., Bailey, W.J. and Annells, A. The sex in short supply varies over small spatial scales in a katydid (Kawanaphila nartee. Orthoptera : Tettigoniidae), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 42: pp 157-162 (1998)

Hass, C.G. and Knott, B. Sphaeromatid isopods from the Swan River, Western Australia : diversity, distribution and geographic sources, Crustaceana, 71: pp 36-46 (1998)

Hillman, S., Withers, P. and Kimmel, P. Plasma catecholamines with hemorrhage in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, Journal of Experimental Zoology, 280: pp 174-181 (1998)

Hosken, D.J. Sperm fertility and skewed paternity during sperm competition in the Australian long-eared bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae), Journal of Zoology, 245: pp 93-100 (1998)

Hosken, D.J., Blackberry, M.A., Stewart, T.B. and Stucki, A.F. The male reproductive cycle of three species of Australian vespertilionid bat, Journal of Zoology, 245: pp 261-270 (1998)

Hunt, J. and Simmons, L.W. Patterns of parental provisioning covary with male morphology in a horned beetle (Onthophagus taurus) (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 42: pp 447-451 (1998)

Hunt, J. and Simmons, L.W. Patterns of fluctuating asymmetry in horned beetles : no evidence for reliable signalling, Behavioral Ecology, 9: pp 465-470 (1998)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, R. Increased genetic divergence and reduced genetic variation in populations of the snail Bembicium vittatum in isolated tidal ponds, Heredity, 80: pp 163-172 (1998)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, R. Effects of habitat on growth and shape of contrasting phenotypes of Bembicium vittatum Philippi in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, Hydrobiologia, 378: pp 95-103 (1998)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, R. Effects of isolation by distance and geographical discontinuity on genetic subdivision of Littoraria cingulata, Marine Biology, 132: pp 295-303 (1998)

Jones, A.G., Kvarnemo, C., Moore, G.I., Simmons, L.W. and Avise, J.C.Microsatellite evidence for monogamy and sex-biased recombination in the Western Australian seahorse Hippocampus angustus, Molecular Ecology, 7: pp 1497-1505 (1998)

King, J.M., Kuchling, G. and Bradshaw, S.D. Thermal environment, behaviour and body condition of wild Pseudemydura umbrina (Testudines: Chelidae) during late winter and early spring, Herpetologica, 54: pp 103-112 (1998)

Kvarnemo, C. and Simmons, L.W. Male potential reproductive rate influences mate choice in a bushcricket, Animal Behaviour, 55: pp 1499-1506 (1998)

Mason, A. and Bailey, W.J. Hearing in three species of Kawanaphila (Tettigoniidae : Orthoptera) reflects changes in mating strategies, Physiological Entomology, 23: pp 139-149 (1998)

Parsons, K. The role of dispersal ability in the phenotypic differentiation and plasticity of two marine gastropods II. Growth, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 221: pp 1-25 (1998)

Potter, I.C., Macey, D.J., Roberts, A.R. and Withers, P.C. Oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide excretion and respiratory quotient of larval lampreys (Mordacia mordax) in air, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 119A: pp 607-611 (1998)

Quinlivan, J.A., Evans, S.F., Dunlop, S.A., Newnham, J.P. and Beazley, L.D.Use of corticosteroids by Australian obstetricians - a survey of clinical practice., Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 38: pp 1-7 (1998)

Quinlivan, J.A., Archer, M.A., Dunlop, S.A., Evans, S.F., Beazley, L.D. and Newnham, J.P. Fetal grow retardation, particularly within lymphoid organs, following repeated maternal injections of betamethasone in sheep., Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 24: pp 173-182 (1998)

Rodger, J., Dunlop, S.A.and Beazley, L.D. The ipsilateral visual projection in a marsupial mouse, the fat-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata., Visual Neuroscience, 15: pp 677-684 (1998)

Romer, H., Spickermann, M. and Bailey, W.J. Sensory basis for intensity discrimination in the bushcricket Requena verticalis (Tettigoniidae, Orthoptera), Journal of Comparative Physiology, 182: pp 595-607 (1998)

Romer, H. and Bailey, W.J. Strategies for hearing in noise: Peripheral control over auditory sensitivity in this bushcricket. Sciarasaga guadata (Austrosaginal Tettigouiidve), Journal of Experimental Biology, 201: pp 1023-1033 (1998)

Savage, A. and Knott, B. Artemia parthenogenetica in Lake Hayward, Western Australia. II. Feeding biology in a shallow, seasonally stratified, hypersaline lake, International Journal of Salt Lake Research, 7: pp 13-24 (1998)

Savage, A. and Knott, B. Artemia parthenogenetica in Lake Hayward, Western Australia. I. Interrupted recruitment into adult stages in response to seasonal limnology, International Journal of Salt Lake Research, 7: pp 1-12 (1998)

Seymour, R.S., Withers, P.C. and Weathers, W.W. Energetics of burrowing, running and free-living in the Namib Desert golden mole (Eremitalpa namibensis), Journal of Zoology, London, 244: pp 107-117 (1998)

Sinclair, E.A. Morphological variation among popualtions of the quokka, Setonix brachyurus (Macropodidae : Marsupiala), in Western Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 46: pp 439-449 (1998)

Stirling, R.V., Dunlop, S.A.and Beazley, L.D. An in vitro technique for electrophysiological mapping of reptilian retinotectal projections, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 81: pp 85-89 (1998)

Stockley, L.W. and Simmons, L.W. Consequences of sperm displacement for female dung flies, Scatophaga stercoraria, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B 265: pp 1755-1760 (1998)

Storey, A.W. and Figa, B. The effects of the Ok Tedi copper mine on the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of forest-fringed oxbow lakes of the Fly River system, Papua New Guinea, Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 24: pp 193-206 (1998)

Swales, S., Storey, A.W., Roderick, I.D., Figa, B.S., Bakowa, K.A. and Tenakanai, C.T. Biological monitoring of the impacts of the Ok Tedi copper mine on fish populations in the Fly River system, Papua New Guinea., Science of the Total Environment, 214: pp 99-111 (1998)

Tomkins, J.L. and Simmons, L.W. Female choice and manipulations of forceps size and symmetry in the earwig Forficula auricularia L., Animal Behaviour, 56: pp 347-356 (1998)

Tyler, C., Dunlop, S.A., Lund, R.D., Harman, A.M., Dann, J.F., Beazley, L.D. and Lund, J.S. Anatomical comparison of the macaque and marsupial visual cortex : common features that may reflect retention of essential cortical elements., Journal of Comparative Neurology, 400: pp 449-468 (1998)

Wagner, H.J., Frohlich, E., Negishi, K. and Collin, S.P. The eyes of deep-sea fish II. Functional morphology of the retina, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 17: pp 637-685 (1998)

Withers, P.C. Urea : diverse functions of a 'waste' product, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 25: pp 722-727 (1998)

Withers, P.C. Officers and Councils of the Royal Society of Western Australia and previous Society, 1897-1997, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 81: pp 5-12 (1998)

Zuk, M., Rotenberry, J.T. and Simmons, L.W. Calling songs of field crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus) with and without phonotactic parasitoid infection, Evolution, 52: pp 166-171 (1998)

Conference Publications

Arrese, C., Shand, J., Harman, A.M., Dunlop, S.A.and Beazley, L.D. Visual acuity in the dunnart, 18th Annual Meeting, Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, Australian Neuroscience Society, 9: p 173 (1998)

Beazley, L.D., Dunlop, S.A. and Stirling, R.V. Transient physiological, but not anatomical, organisation of the retinotectal projection during optic nerve regeneration in the lizard, 28th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, California, Society for Neuroscience, 24: p 125 (1998)

Diaz, C.M., Provis, J.M., Dunlop, S.A. and Penfold, P.L. Expression of human leukocyte differentiation antigens by microglia in mammalian retina, 18th Annual Meeting, Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, ACT, Australian Neuroscience Society, 9: p 82 (1998)

Dunlop, S.A., Stirling, R.V., Tran, N. and Beazley, L.D. Transient topographic organisation of the retinotectal projection during optic nerve regeneration in the lizard, 18th Annual Meeting, Australian Neuroscience Scoiety, Canberra, ACT, Australian Neuroscience Society, 9: p 39 (1998)

Dunlop, S.A., Ross, W.M., Shimada, A. and Braekevelt, C. Failure of axons to cross the lesion site is associated with retinal ganglion cell death during optic nerve regeneration., 28th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, Society for Neuroscience, 24: p 10 (1998)

Huang, W.L., Harper, C.G., Quinlivan, J.A., Newnham, J.P. and Dunlop, S.A.Repeated corticosteroids delay brain growth in fetal sheep., 18th Annual Meeting, Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, ACT, Australian Neuroscience Society, 9: p 115 (1998)

Main, B.Y. Hogg's phantom spider from Central Australia : a century-old mystery solved., 17th European Colloquim of Arachnology, Edinburgh, Scotland, British Arachnological Society, 1: pp 83-90 (1998)

Main, B.Y. Prescribed burning and relictual species : Gondwanic refugia, The Impacts of Prescribed Burning on the Biodiversity of the South West Region of Western Australia : Submission to EPA, Balingup, WA, Friends of the Chuditch, na: pp 49-55 (1998)

Meyerkort, P., Dickson-Smith, K., Walker, S., Stewart, T., O'Shea, J., Beazley, L.D. and Dunlop, S.A. The retinal and choroidal supply to the toad retina : correlation with neural specialisations, 18th Annual Meeting, Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, ACT, Australian Neuroscience Society, 9: p 171 (1998)

Quinlivan, J.A., Dunlop, S.A., Archer, M.A., Newnham, J.P. and Beazley, L.D.Effects of repeated corticosteroids on preterm and term fetal growth and myelination of the optic nerve in the sheep., 18th Annual Meeting, Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, ACT, Australian Neuroscience Society, 9: p 83 (1998)

Rodger, J., Dunlop, S.A., Beaver, R. and Beazley, L.D. Specialisations in the retinal vasculature precede the formation of cell density gradients in the mammalian retinal ganglion cell layer, 18th Annual Meeting, Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, ACT, Australian Neuroscience Society, 9: p 40 (1998)

Rodger, J., Dunlop, S.A., Papadimitriou, J. and Beazley, L.D. The neurofilament protein gefiltin is upregulated following optic nerve crush in the lizard Ctenophorus ornatus, 28th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, Society for Neuroscience, 24: p 420.19 (1998)

Stirling, R.V., Harman, A.M., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. Optic nerve regeneration in turtle, 18th Annual Meeting, Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, ACT, Australian Neuroscience Society, 9: p 39 (1998)