1999 Research Publications

Zoology

Books and Chapters

Collin, S.P. Behavioural ecology and retinal cell topography, Adaptive Mechanisms in the Ecology of Vision, eds S.N. Archer, M.B.A. Djamgoz, E.R. Loew, J.C. Partridge, S. Vallerga, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1: pp 509-535 (1999)

Kuchling, G. The Reproductive Biology of the Chelonia, Germany, Springer (1999)

Shand, J. and Foster, R.G. The extraretinal photoreceptors of non-mammalian vertebrates, Adaptive Mechanisms in the Ecology of Vision, eds S.N. Archer, M.B.A. Djamgoz, E.R. Loew, J.C. Partridge, S. Vallerga, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1: pp 197-222 (1999)

Journal Articles

Allen, G.R., Kamien, D., Berry, O., Byrne, P. and Hunt, J. Larviposition, Host Cues, and Planidial Behavior in the Sound-Locating Parasitoid Fly Homotrixa alleni (Diptera: Tachinidae), Journal of Insect Behavior, 12:1, pp 67-79 (1999)

Arrese, C, Dunlop, S.A., Harman, A.M., Braekevelt, C.R., Ross, W.M., Shand, J. and Beazley, L.D. Retinal Structure and Visual Acuity in a Polyprotodont Marsupial, the Fat-Tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata), Brain, Behaviour and Evolution, 53: pp 111-126 (1999)

Bennet-Chambers, M., Davies, P. and Knott, B. Cadmium in aquaticecosystems in Western Australia: A legacy of nutrient-deficient soils, Journal of Environmental Management, 57:4, pp 283-295 (1999)

Bradshaw, D. Ecophysiological studies on desert mammals: insights from stress physiology, Australian Mammalogy, 21: pp 55-65 (1999)

Bradshaw, S.D.and Bradshaw, F.J. Field energetics and the estimation of pollen and nectar intake in the marsupial honey possum, Tarsipes rostratus, in the heathland habitats of South-Western Australia, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 169: pp 569-580 (1999)

Bunn, S.E., Davies, P.M. and Mosisch, T.D. Ecosystem measures of river health and thier response to riparian and catchment degradation, Freshwater Biology, 41:2, pp 333-345 (1999)

Byrne, P.G. and Roberts, J.D. Simultaneous mating with multiple males reduces fertilization success in the myobatrachid frog Crinia georgiana, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 266: pp 717-721 (1999)

Collin, S.P., Potter, I.C. and Braekevelt, C.R. The ocular morphology of the southern hemisphere lamprey Geotria australis gray with special reference to optical specialisations and the characterisation and phylogeny of photoreceptor types, Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 54:2, pp 96-118 (1999)

Collin, S.P. and Collin, H.B. The foveal photoreceptor mosaic in the pipefish, Corythoichyes paxtoni (Syngnathidae, Teleostei), Histology and Histopathology, 14:2, pp 369-382 (1999)

Cook, D.F., Dadour, I.R. and Keals, N.J. Stable Fly, House Fly (Diptera: Muscidae), and Other Nuisance Fly Development in Poultry Litter Associated with Horticultural Crop Production, Journal of Economic Entomology, 92:6, pp 1352-1357 (1999)

Cranston, P.S. and Edward, D.H.D. Botryocladius gen.n: a new transantarctic genus of orthocladiine midge (Diptera: Chironomidae), Systematic Entomology, 24: pp 305-333 (1999)

Dadour, I.R., Cook, D.F. and Neesam, C. Dispersal of dung containing ivermectin in the field by Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Bulletin of Entomological Research, 89: pp 119-123 (1999)

Darlington, R.B., Dunlop, S.A. and Finlay, B.L. Neural Development in Metatherian and Eutherian Mammals: Variation and Constraint, Journal of Comparative Neurology, 411: pp 359-368 (1999)

Davies, P.M. Assessing River Health by Measuring Community Metabolism, Rivers for the Future, 1:9, pp 41-43 (1999)

Driscoll, D.A. Genetic neighbourhood and effective population size for two endangered frogs, Biological Conservation, 88: pp 221-229 (1999)

Driscoll, D.A. Skelectochronolgical assessment of age structure and population stability for two threatened frog species, Australian Journal of Ecology, 24: pp 182-189 (1999)

Eldridge, M.D.B., King, J.M., Loupis, A.K., Spencer, P.B., Taylor, A.C., Pope, L.C. and Hall, G.P. Unprecedented Low Levels of Genetic Variation and Inbreeding Depression in an Island Population of the Black-Footed Rock Wallaby, Conservation Biology, 13:3, pp 531-541 (1999)

Fotedar, R.K., Knott, B. and Evans, L.H. Effect of Stocking Density on Growth and Survival of 3-Month-Old Juvenile Marron, Cherax tenuimanus, Raised in a Semi-Controlled Environment, Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 8:4, pp 27-37 (1999)

Gilmour, J. Experimental investigation into the effects of suspended sediment on fertilisation, larval survival and settlement in a scleractinian coral, Marine Biology, 153: pp 451-462 (1999)

Guppy, M. and Withers, P.C. Metabolic depression in animals: physiological perspectives and biochemical generalizations, Biological Review, 74: pp 1-40 (1999)

Gwynne, D.T. and Bailey, W.J. Female-female competition in katydids: sexual selection for increased sensitivity to a male signal?, Evolution, 53:2, pp 546-551 (1999)

Huang, W.L., Dunlop, S.A. and Harper, C.G. Effects of exogenous corticosteroids on the developing central nervous system: A review, Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 54:5, pp 336-342 (1999)

Huang, W.L., Beazley, L.D., Quinlivan, J.A., Evans, S.F., Newnham, J.P. and Dunlop, S.A. Effect of Corticosteroids on Brain Growth in Fetal Sheep, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 94: pp 213-218 (1999)

Hunt, J., Kotiaho, J.S. and Tomkins, J.L. Dung pad residence time covaries with male morphology in the dung bettle Onthophagus taurus, Ecological Entomolgy, 24: pp 174-180 (1999)

Johnson, M.S. and Black, R. Nodilittorina nodosa (Gray, 1839) is a plastic morphotype of Nodilittorina australis (Gray, 1826), Journal of Molluscan Studies, 65: pp 111-119 (1999)

Johnson, M.S. and Wernham, J. Temporal variation of recruits as a basis of ephemeral genetic heterogeneity in the western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus, Marine Biolgy, 135: pp 133-139 (1999)

Knott, B. and Halse, S.A. Pilbarophreatoicus platyarthricus n.gen., n.sp. (Isopoda: Phreatoicidea: Amphisopodidae) from the Pilbara Region of Western Australia, Records of the AustralianMuseum, 51: pp 33-42 (1999)

Kotiaho, J.S., Tomkins, J.L. and Simmons, L.W. Unfamiliar citations breed mistakes, Nature, 400: p 307 (1999)

Kotiaho, J.S. Estimating fitness: comparison of body condition indicies revisited, Oikos, 87:2, pp 399-400 (1999)

Kotiaho, J.S. Papers vanish in mis-citation black hole, Nature, 398: p 19 (1999)

Kvarnemo, C. and Simmons, L.W. Variance in female quality, operational sex ratio and male mate choice in a bushcricket, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 45: pp 245-252 (1999)

Lymbery, A.J. and Dadour, I.R. Genetic Structure of the Bovicola ovis (Mallophaga: Trichodectidae) in Southwestern Australia, Environmental Entomology, 28:4, pp 675-680 (1999)

Main, B.Y. Notes on the biogeography and natural history of the orbwealing spider Carepalxis (Araneae, Araneidae), including a gumnut mimic from southwestern Australia, Journal of Arachnology, 27: pp 183-188 (1999)

Moro, D. and Bradshaw, S.D. Water and sodium requirements of field populations of house mice (Mus domesticus) and short-tailed mice (Leggadina lakedownensis) on Thevenard Island, in the arid Pilbara region of Western Australia, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 169: pp 419-428 (1999)

Moro, D. and Bradshaw, S.D. Water and sodium balances and metabolic physiology of house mice (Mus domesticus) and short-tailed mice (Leggadina lakedownensis) under laboratory conditions, Journal of Comparative Physiology, 169: pp 538-548 (1999)

Mosisch, T.D., Bunn, S.E., Davies, P.M. and Marshall, C.J. Effects of shade and nutrient manipulation on periphyton growth in a subtropical stream, Aquatic Botany, 64:2, pp 167-177 (1999)

Newbound, D.R. and Knott, B. Parasitic copepods from pelagic sharks in Western Australia, Bulletin of Marine Science, 65:3, pp 715-724 (1999)

Newnham, J.P., Evans, S.F., Godfrey, M., Huang, W.L., Ikegami, M. and Jobe, A.Maternal, But Not Fetal, Administration of Corticosteroids restricts Fetal Growth, The Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 8: pp 81-87 (1999)

Parker, G.A., Simmons, L.W., Stockley, P., McChristie, D.M. and Charnov, E.L.Optimal copula duration in yellow dung flies: effects of female size and egg content, Animal Behaviour, 57: pp 795-805 (1999)

Pettigrew, J.D., Collin, S.P. and Ott, M. Convergence of specialised behaviour, eye movements and visual optics in the sandlance (Teleostei) and the chameleon (Reptilia), Current Biology, 9:8, pp 421-424 (1999)

Priede, I.G., Williams, L.M., Wagner, H.J., Brierey, I., Collins, M.A., Collin, S.P., Merrett, N.R. and Yau, C. Implication of the visual system in the regulation of activity cycles in the absence of solar light: 2-[I-125] iodomelatonin binding sites and melatonin receptor gene expression in the brains of demersal deep-sea gadiform fish, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences, 266:1435, pp 2295-2302 (1999)

Quinlivan, J.A., Dunlop, S.A., Newnham, J.P., Evans, S.F. and Beazley, L.D.Repeated, but not single, maternal administration of corticosteroids delays myelination in the brain of fetal sheep., Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine, 4: pp 47-55 (1999)

Roberts, J.D., Standish, R.J., Byrne, P.G. and Doughty, P. Synchronous polyandry and multiple paternity in the frog Crinia georgiana (Anura: Myobatrachidae), Animal Behaviour, 57: pp 721-726 (1999)

Rodger, J., Ziman, M.R., Papadimitriou, J.M. and Kay, P.H. Pax7 is expressed in the capsules surrounding adult mouse neuromuscular spindles, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 77: pp 153-156 (1999)

Schildger, B., Haefeli, W., Kuchling, G., Taylor, M., Tenhu, H. and Wickers, R. Endoscopic Examination of the Pleuro-Peritoneal Cavity in Reptiles, Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medecine, 8:3, pp 130-138 (1999)

Shand, J, Archer, M.A. and Collin, S.P. Ontogenetic Changes in the Retinal Photoreceptor Mosaic in a Fish, the Black Bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri, The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 412: pp 203-217 (1999)

Shand, J., Doving, K.B. and Collin, S.P. Optics of the developing fish eye: comparisons of Matthiessen's ratio and the focal length of the lens in the black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri (Sparidae, Teleostei), Vision Research, 39: pp 1071-1078 (1999)

Simmons, L.W., Tomkins, J.L. and Hunt, J. Sperm competition games played by dimorphic male beetles, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 266: pp 145-150 (1999)

Simmons, L.W., Tomkins, J.L., Kotiaho, J.S. and Hunt, J. Fluctuating paradigm, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 266: pp 593-595 (1999)

Simmons, L.W., Parker, G.A. and Stockley, P. Sperm Displacement in the Yellow Dung Fly, Scatophaga stercoraria: An Investigation of Male and Female Processes, The American Naturalist, 153:3, pp 302-313 (1999)

Simmons, L.W., Beesley, L., Lindhjem, P., Newbound, D., Norris, J. and Wayne, A. Nuptial feeding by male bushcrickets: an indicator of male quality?, Behavioral Ecology, 10:3, pp 263-269 (1999)

Smith, M.J., Davis, J.A., Yung, F.H., Norris, R.H., Halse, S.A., Kay, W.R., Edward, D.H.D., Papas, P.J., Richardson, K.S., Simpson, J.C., Pinder, A.M., Cale, D.J. and Horwitz, P.H. AusRiv AS: using macroinvertebrates to access ecological condition of rivers in Western Australia, Freshwater Biology, 41: pp 269-282 (1999)

Stirling, R.V., Dunlop, S.A. and Beazley, L.D. Electrophysiological evidence for transient topographic organization of retinotectal projections during optic nerve regemeration in the lizard, Ctenophorus ornatus, Visual Neuroscience, 16: pp 681-693 (1999)

Swales, S., Storey, A.W., Roderick, I.D. and Figa, B.S. Fishes of floodplain habitats of the Fly River system, Papua New Guinea, and changes associated with El Nino droughts and algal blooms, Environmental Biology of Fishes, 54: pp 389-404 (1999)

Thompson, G.G. and Withers, P.C. Effect of sloughing and digestion on metabolic rate in the Australian carpet python, Morelia spilota imbricata, Australian Journal of Zoology, 47: pp 605-610 (1999)

Tomkins, J.L., Simmons, L.W., Knell, R.J. and Norris, K.A. Correlates of ball size and rolling speed in the dung beetle Kheper nigroaeneus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Journal of Zoology, 248: pp 483-487 (1999)

Tomkins, J.L. and Simmons, L.W. Heritability of size but not symmetry in a sexually selected trait chosen by female earwigs, Heredity, 82: pp 151-157 (1999)

Vitali, S.D., Withers, P.C. and Richardson, K.C. Standard metabolic rates of three nectarivorous meliphagid passerine birds, Australian Journal of Zoology, 47: pp 385-391 (1999)

Conference Publications

Davies, P.M. Aquatic Food Webs in Turbid, Arid-zone Rivers: Preliminary Date from Cooper Creek, Western Queensland, Paroo River Scientific Workshop, Huntsville, New South Wales, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1: pp 67-76 (1999)

Main, B.Y. Biological anachronisms among trapdoor spiders reflect Australia's environmental changes since the Mesozoic, The Other 99%. The Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates, Mosman, New South Wales, The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1: pp 236-245 (1999)

Roberts, D., Conroy, S. and Williams, K. Conservation status of frogs in Western Australia, National Threatened Frog Workshop, Canberra, Environment Australia, 1: pp 177-184 (1999)