Ecological Research Centre - University of 暗网禁区鈥� UOW

The Ecological Research Centre (ERC) plays an instrumental role in facilitating ecological studies that contribute to conservation, and our understanding of animal and plant biology.

About the Ecological Research Centre

Our expertise
Our team
Animal welfare and Ethics
Commercial tenants

Our research leaders are experts in a diverse range of fields including marine and freshwater biology, botany, herpetology, forensic entomology, and more. Each year, honours, masters and PhD students join these research teams in various projects at the ERC. Research themes include:

Animal and insect behaviour, including social interaction, courtship behaviour, mate choice and predator avoidance, reproductive biology, and the impacts of diet on fitness
insect biology and forensics
biology of invasive plants
effects of salinity and climate change on plants and animals

Researchers

The ERC supports and collaborates with innovative researchers from a variety of backgrounds including , the , and the .

Support staff

Researchers at the Ecological Research Centre are supported by technical staff, the on-site Veterinarian and online induction and supporting material. ERC staff are responsible for maintaining equipment, ensuring that the facility and animal holding areas are kept clean, monitoring animal health and wellbeing, ordering consumables, facility inductions, and in some cases training researchers in animal techniques, and assisting with procedures or conducting procedures on behalf of researchers. All users are formally inducted to the facility.

All use of animals (Vertebrates, Cephalopods and Decapod Crustaceans) at UOW must be conducted in accordance with , and relevant state based legislation and permits. Institutional Animal Ethics approval must also be obtained prior to collecting/ordering animals.

Further information, including our animal use statistics and Annual Report Summary can be found on the UOW Animal Ethics page.

Current tenants:

is an Australian manufacturer of prescription medicinal maggots for the treatment of chronic wounds in human and veterinary medicine. They work in partnership with clinicians, biomedical researchers, and entomologists to develop safe, reliable, and clinically integrated biological therapies.

To enquire about becoming a tenant or collaborating with the Ecological Research Centre please email ecological-researchcentre@uow.edu.au

Facilities

The centre provides a number of facilities which are also available for use by external collaborators (fees may apply). To enquire please email ecological-researchcentre@uow.edu.au

Freshwater Aquaria
Marine Aquaria
Greenhouses and Plant Research Space
Plant Growth Equipment
Aviary
Frog Research Facilities
Holding Rooms and Laboratory Space

There are two freshwater aquaria rooms housing a total of seven separate recirculating racks containing a total of 40 glass tanks.

Each rack is equipped with a biofilter and a Pentair SMART UV steriliser. These aquaria have been used to study social interactions between native and invasive crayfish species, and the impacts of water temperature on competitive interactions between crayfish species.

See through containers on shelves.

There are two marine rooms that house a total of five recirculating racks each with eight separate 50L tanks (total: 40 tanks).

Each rack is fitted with a Pentair SMART UV steriliser, a biofilter, 200micron filter socks, a protein skimmer, and chiller to adjust water temperature. One rack is fitted with overhead LED lights. Each tank is supplied with oxygen via its own air stone with adjustable airflow. These aquaria have been used to study social behaviour of fish, both within and between species, shoaling and predator avoidance behaviour in fish and impacts of climate change (water temperature).

These systems currently require some repairs but we welcome enquiries on the space and would be happy to discuss your needs.

Multiple aquariums within the Marine Aquaria facility at the Ecological Research Centre at UOW

There are four separate greenhouses each powered by a Wadsworth VersiSTEP Control System which allows for precise control of temperature, humidity, shade, watering, ventilation, and misting.

There is a shaded concrete slab area and framed shaded clothed area that is designed to replicate a rainforest environment.

Location shot of 3 Ecological Research Centre holding rooms

The plant growth room contains three Thermoline growth cabinets (TPG-2400-TH-CO2) with timed lighting and temperature, and humidity control; in addition to three smaller Labec Incubators (ICC36-5L) with timed lighting and temperature controls, which are suited for growing plants and seedlings. Adjacent to this space is a single Labec dehydrating oven (Model 00450) oven which is suited to drying of plant materials

Yellow light appearing from an open wall safe door.

Separate to the main ERC building is a large aviary space containing six separate aviaries fitted with a misting system. The aviaries have housed birds and have also been used to study honey bee nutrition and longevity. These aviaries are also suited to small mammals.

Trees and brushes in a net like closure

The frog research facilities are housed in an isolated corridor in order to prevent the transmission of chytrid fungus. There are two dedicated holding rooms as well as a behavioural studies room. The frog rooms have been used to study effects of dietary supplements on fitness, frog behaviour and impacts of increased salinity (climate change) on reproductive function.

Researcher tending to frogs in the frog research facility at UOW

The ERC has 11 holding rooms each with individual temperature control and timed lighting. There are 3 laboratory spaces, one of which contains a GelmanSciences BH2000 Series Class II biological safety cabinet, a Sartorius Arium Advance RO Water Unit and a Conditionaire International Series 2000 Fumehood.

There is also a small autoclave on site.

Researcher working in the Holding Space at the Ecological Research Centre at UOW

Case studies

Invasive Hawkweed

Orange Hawkweed and Mouse-ear Hawkweed

UOW Researchers

Eva Watts

Georgia Watson

Shae Jones

Julia Rayment

Connor Bland

Research Partners

Overview

Orange Hawkweed (OHW) and Mouse-ear Hawkweed are highly invasive plants from the daisy family, originating from Europe. Orange Hawkweed has conspicuous bright orange flowers that are easily spotted in the field. However, when not in flower, the plants are difficult to find. In Australia both species are significant threats to the sensitive alpine environment of Kosciusko National Park. The alpine climate suits the dreadful invader and the National Parks team are attempting to eradicate both species from the alpine region. The DPI uses drones and has even trained up dogs to sniff out the weed.

As part of a collaboration with the National Parks, Prof French’s team are researching the ecology of both species and how well they germinate and grow at different altitudes in the alps. Our previous studies conducted at the ERC into growth rates of both Orange Hawkweed and Mouse Ear Hawkweed have led to a paper: “Differences in vegetative growth of two invasic hawkweeds at temperatures simulating invaded habitats at two altitudes” which concluded that both of these invasive species are able to maintain strong growth over winter. These findings have given the impulse for a stronger and more concerted effort to get on top of eradication.

As part of this project Prof. French is now undertaking an experiment to investigate how long the OHW seeds are viable in the soil. A similar study was conducted for Bitou and Boneseed seeds in the past. OHW seeds have been buried at a site in Kosciusko National Park and are dug up every half year. Viability of the seed is tested at the ERC. The first of these buried seed bags are currently spread out in seed trays in incubators cooled to temperatures that mimic the alpine regions.
Frog reproductive technology

Development of reproductive technologies for critically endangered frog species

UOW Researchers

Research Partners

Overview

Environmental change is responsible for unprecedented rates of species extinction, presenting a global threat to biodiversity. Although high extinction rates have been reported for all vertebrate classes, amphibians have been most severely affected. Current estimates indicate that over 41% of extant species are now threatened with extinction, with this global trend mirrored in Australia.

A powerful new approach to ex situ conservation has recently emerged whereby sophisticated Reproductive Technologies (RTs) are integrated with traditional captive breeding methods to enhance the propagation and genetic management of threatened species. Our research team has developed reproductive technologies for a number of model frog species as well as species of high conservation value, including the critically endangered Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree), Northern Corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi) and Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis). Our research findings have significantly contributed to the field by providing a number of advances in the protocols available to hormonally induce gamete-release and spawning behaviour, improve gamete viability during storage, and generate successful artificial fertilisations.
Nipper mating and burrowing

Investigating the burrowing behaviour and mating system of Trypaea australiensis

UOW Researchers

Renae Kirby

Research Partners

DPI

Overview

Our project funded by DPI Fisheries started in 2018, with an aim of investigating the burrowing behaviour and mating system of Trypaea australiensis (otherwise known as “nippers”). This is some of the first research to date on nipper behaviour, using novel approaches to understanding key aspects of their ecology. For this long-term study, we’ve completed behavioural laboratory manipulations, ecological field surveys and population genetic analyses to cover all aspects of this species’ biology.

The ERC has been a fundamental part of our research. Without the constant support from the amazing staff and access to advanced marine aquaria systems, we would not have been able to investigate the nippers. Due to the cryptic nature of this species, it is difficult to observe behaviours in their natural environment. This is where the marine aquaria systems at the ERC have allowed us to conduct behavioural manipulations under optimal conditions. This project will benefit populations of these nippers as well as the wider community.

Firstly, by understanding their ecology, behaviour and genetics, we can establish adequate management strategies to monitor this ‘significantly exploited’ invertebrate. In turn, this would benefit the local fishing community by ensuring the sustainability of these shrimp populations for future, continued harvesting. Altogether, these benefits will ultimately provide a good balance between sustaining natural populations, maintaining the fishing tourism/economic industry, and providing much needed methodology to observe cryptic species behaviour.
Feral deer impacts and restoration

Understanding Feral Deer Impacts and the Potential for Restoring Two Threatened Ecological Communities

UOW Researchers

Senior Professor Kris French

Julia Rayment

Shae Jones

Connor Bland

Gilbert Coombes

Eva Watts

Zahra Spitznagel-Reeves

Research Partners

Local Land Services

Department of Planning and Environment

Overview

Professor French is collaborating with Local Land Services, 暗网禁区 Council and the Department of Industry and Environment to understand the impact of feral deer and the potential for restoring two threatened ecological communities: Illawarra Subtropical Rainforests and Illawarra Lowland Grassy Woodlands. The project has included field trials based on active planting where herbivory is measured and an assessment of the soil seedbank. In the field the plantings were monitored using camera traps to assess herbivory and exclusion areas to keep out deer are being monitored to assess whether this is a good way to help these communities recover. The history of extensive agricultural clearing of these communities has led to these rainforests and woodlands becoming fragmented and prone to pressures such as herbivory that restrict its growth and renewal. In order to restore these communities, a strong source of native recruits need to be present within the soil seedbanks to promote the recovery these study sites.

Using the ERC, the team were able to assess whether the sites had enough seed of native species in the soil to rebuild these communities. Soil from both rainforest and woodland sites were spread out in propagating trays within the greenhouses, where the seeds within the soil were allowed to grow.

This trial has just been completed and Professor French’s team are analysing the results. The seedbanks of Illawarra Subtropical rainforests were predominately exotics, suggesting that this community is unable to be restored from stored seed at sites. Soil from the Illawarra Lowland Grassy Woodlands has more native seeds present but will still be influenced by a range of weed species and the quantity and diversity of native seed are unlikely to be enough to maintain these communities.
Nutritional effects on Southern Corroboree Frog

A silver-spoon start to life for the critically endangered corroboree frog

UOW Researchers

Associate Professor Phil Byrne

Dr Aimee Silla

Research Partners

NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)

Taronga Conservation Society Australia (TSCA)

Zoos Victoria

Overview

Integrated conservation promotes the effective management of endangered species insurance colonies, which provide individuals for population supplementation, translocation and reintroduction. In response to the global amphibian extinction crisis, captive breeding programs (CPBs) have been established for several threatened Australian frog species, however many of these programs have failed due to difficulties associated with producing large numbers of healthy individuals for release. Arguably, one of the main factors contributing to the failure of CBPs internationally is that knowledge of the nutritional requirements for optimal health and fitness is lacking for most species. In particular, exposing individuals to superior nutritional conditions throughout development can provide a fitness advantage later in life, irrespective of the quality of their adult environment, as predicted by the ‘silver spoon’ hypothesis. Our team has been investigating the effect of dietary carotenoid supplementation on a range of fitness-determining traits in the southern corroboree frog, Australia’s most critically endangered vertebrate.

We have recently discovered that providing corroboree frogs with a broad-spectrum dietary carotenoid supplement significantly improves escape-performance, colouration, and cutaneous bacterial communities (known to play a role in amphibian immunity) in captivity. We are currently investigating whether dietary carotenoid supplements influence release-behaviour and survival post-reintroduction. Over 100 frogs, raised at UOW under different diets, were released into field sites in Kosciusko National Park in December 2019 just weeks before devastating bushfires ripped through the area. Miraculously, approximately one-third of the frogs released survived the fires by burrowing under the soil surface into moist refuges. We are pleased to report that the frogs that survived the fires are doing well 12-months on.
Fox Skull Morphology

Understanding how skull morphology of invasive foxes, Vulpes vulpes in Australia varies in response to differing biomes

Overview

Since the introduction of the red fox to Australia in the mid 1800s, the species has rapidly spread and established its population across the majority of the mainland. This invasive meso-canid is now one of the main threatening processes toward the survival of many native endemic vertebrate species, especially those species who fall within the critical weight range of 35 to 5500 grams. Additionally, foxes are vectors for pathogens and parasites, as well as being responsible for millions of dollars worth in damages to the agricultural industry.

In order to further improve control protocols, it is imperative that further understanding of this species’ biology be investigated. One knowledge gap that exists in the Australian literature is toward variation in red fox cranial morphology. This knowledge is of importance as international morphological studies have found variation in red fox skull morpology that indicates adaptions that link to changes in behaviour that have contributed in the success of this species.

The use of photogrammetry to render high quality 3D models of fox skulls can be used to undertake precise geometric morphometric (GMM) analyses. In this research, GMM will be used to analyse the variation in shape and size between fox skulls: from different time periods and habitat types, as well as sexual dimorphism.

As there is limited skull samples availible for foxes throughout Australian museum collections, new samples are sourced and prepared at the ERC facility. Skull preperation procedures have been developed using best practice procedures in consultation with the Australian Museum, using outdoor areas for decomposition and indoor facilities for cleaning and drying of samples. Ultimately, findings from this research will aid in the development of more targeted control protocols and therefore improve conservaion of native species.
Understanding the Ctenophorus Pictus

Effects of temperature on aging, senescence and life-history in an arid-zone reptile

UOW Researchers

Research Partners

University of Tasmania (Erik Wapstra, , ARC DP)

Australian National University (Dan Nobel, , ARC DP)

University of Gothenburg, Sweden (, Swedish Research Council)

The University of Sydney (, and )

Student Researchers

Dan Ritchies (PhD Candidate)

Jayne Ross-Kelly (Hons 2024)

Amelie Abbott (Hons 2024)

Katie Harper (SCIP 2024)

Subodh Bhattarai (SCIP 2024)

Overview

Understanding how and why wild organisms age is one of modern biology's most important and fascinating questions. Recently a growing body of evidence suggests that changes in temperature can impact the way that ectothermic organisms age, grow and senesce. Understanding how climate change can impact the way animal populations age is critical knowledge to inform wildlife management strategies for the future, maximising positive outcomes for our natural environment. Using nonendangered species to understand the limits of thermal adaptation and acclimation will generate a deeper understanding of population resilience that can inform the management of threatened species without removing them from the wild.

Our study system, Australian painted dragon lizards (Ctenophorus pictus), inhabit a large range of Australia, encompassing parts of the coast into the interior deserts. Our current research on of these lizards’ telomeres, the non-coding DNA-protein ‘caps’ at the end of chromosomes, shows some intriguing relationships between their attrition ('shortening') and behaviours and metabolism, the maintenance of sexually selected colouration maintenance, male-reproductive strategies, and growth. Our initial work on geographic variation has revealed three distinct genetic clades with populations exhibiting different body size, growth rates, thermal tolerances and perhaps rates of aging that varies with thermal environment and aridity. We plan to use this natural variation to study the thermal sensitivity of the mechanisms controlling oxidative and telomeric responses to temperature, such as mitochondrial efficiency, telomerase expression and thermal plasticity in development, which may differ among genetically distinct populations of the same species along natural thermal clines. These differences in physiological processes can influence crucial life history traits such as reproductive strategies and locomotor performance which are fundamental for population viability. Therefore, we will test sub-lethal temperature effects on telomeres and oxidative stress using the disparate thermal environments inhabited by the Australian painted dragon lizard (Ctenophorus pictus).

Our experimental approach capitalises on the excellent facilities of the Ecological Research Centre. With control over thermal environment in the ERC’s animal holding room we can use a factorial design of temperature treatments matching and mismatching population-specific thermal environments to disentangle the role of thermal adaption and thermal acclimation in mediating the way organisms age and other key life-history traits. Furthermore, this investigation will provide foundational information on the plasticity of telomeres responses and the fitness outcomes associated with environmental change, which is crucial information to implement telomeres as useful biomarkers in wildlife conservation.

2024

ANASTAS, Z. M., BYRNE, P. G. & SILLA, A. J. 2024. Characterisation of the urinary microbiome of a frog, and the effect of antibiotics on bacterial abundance and sperm viability during refrigerated storage. Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, 2**,** 1329888.
BERNICH, A., FRENCH, K. & BEDWARD, M. 2024. Assessing the invasion potential of five common exotic vine species in temperate Australian rainforests. NeoBiota, 90**,** 79-96.
KIRBY, R. L., FROEHLICH, C. Y., GREAVES, S., KLANTEN, O. S. & WONG, M. Y. 2024. Lack of population structure in an important fishery species of mud shrimp, Trypaea australiensis. Fisheries Management and Ecology , e12682.
RISELY, A., BYRNE, P. G., HOYE, B. J. & SILLA, A. J. 2024. Dietary carotenoid supplementation has long-term and community-wide effects on the amphibian skin microbiome. Mol Ecol, 33**,** e17203.
SILLA, A. J. & BYRNE, P. G. 2024. The importance of quantifying fitness-determining traits throughout life to assess the application of reproductive technologies for amphibian species recovery. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 5.

2023

ANASTAS, Z. M., BYRNE, P. G., O’BRIEN, J. K., HOBBS, R. J., UPTON, R. & SILLA, A. J. 2023. The Increasing Role of Short-Term Sperm Storage and Cryopreservation in Conserving Threatened Amphibian Species. Animals, 13**,** 2094.
BUTTERWORTH, N. J., WALLMAN, J. F., JOHNSTON, N. P., DAWSON, B. M., SHARP-HEWARD, J. & MCGAUGHRAN, A. 2023. The blowfly Chrysomya latifrons inhabits fragmented rainforests, but shows no population structure. Oecologia, 201**,** 703-719.
KIRBY, R. L. & WONG, M. Y. 2023. Beneath the surface: correlates of solitary, paired, and group living in a cryptic burrowing ghost shrimp Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852 (Decapoda: Axiidea: Calianassidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 43**,** ruad035.

2022

BERNICH, A., MAUTE, K., CONTADOR-KELSALL, I. C., STORY, P. G., HOSE, G. C. & FRENCH, K. 2022. Space use and daily movement patterns in an arid zone agamid lizard†. Wildlife Research, 49**,** 557-570.
BYRNE, P. G., ANASTAS, Z. M. & SILLA, A. J. 2022. A test for plasticity in sperm motility activation in response to osmotic environment in an anuran amphibian. Ecology and Evolution, 12**,** e9387.
CONTADOR-KELSALL, I., MAUTE, K., STORY, P., HOSE, G. C. & FRENCH, K. 2022. Sublethal pesticide exposure influences behaviour, but not condition in a widespread Australian lizard. Conservation Physiology, 10**,** coac024.
DAWSON, B., WALLMAN, J. & BARTON, P. 2022. How does mass loss compare with total body score when assessing decomposition of human and pig cadavers? Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 18.
DAWSON, B. M., WALLMAN, J. F., EVANS, M. J. & BARTON, P. S. 2022. Insect abundance patterns on vertebrate remains reveal carrion resource quality variation. Oecologia, 198**,** 1043-1056.
DAWSON, B. M., WALLMAN, J. F., EVANS, M. J., BUTTERWORTH, N. J. & BARTON, P. S. 2022. Priority effects and density promote coexistence between the facultative predator Chrysomya rufifacies and its competitor Calliphora stygia. Oecologia, 199**,** 181-191.
DAY, D. M., BUTTERWORTH, N. J., TAGAT, A., MARKOWSKY, G. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2022. Development of larvae of the Australian blowfly, Calliphora augur (Diptera: Calliphoridae), at constant temperatures. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 54**,** 710-721.
FERDERER, A., DAVIS, A. R. & WONG, M. Y. L. 2022. Temperature and body size influence personality and behavioural syndromes in an invasive crayfish. Animal Behaviour, 190**,** 187-198.
JOHNSON, A. P., RYAN, C. P. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2022. Climatic and biotic influences on the distributions of Calliphora augur and Calliphora dubia (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Austral Entomology, 61**,** 370-377.
KELLEHER, S. R., SILLA, A. J., HUNTER, D. A., MCFADDEN, M. S. & BYRNE, P. G. 2022. Captive diet does not influence exploration behavior upon reintroduction to the wild in a critically endangered amphibian. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 3.
MARTIN, N., HULBERT, A. J., MITCHELL, T. W. & ELSE, P. L. 2022. Regulation of membrane phospholipids during the adult life of worker honey bee. Journal of Insect Physiology, 136**,** 104310.
MAUTE, K., STORY, P., HOSE, G. C., WARDEN, A., DOJCHINOV, G., FRENCH, K., MAUTE, K., STORY, P., HOSE, G. C., WARDEN, A., DOJCHINOV, G. & FRENCH, K. 2022. Observations on populations of a small insectivorous bird, Malurus leucopterus leuconotus Dumont, after an application of two ultra-low-volume (ULV) insecticides, fenitrothion and fipronil, in arid Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology, 69**,** 229-238.
O'HEA MILLER, S. B., DAVIS, A. R. & WONG, M. Y. L. 2022. Does habitat complexity and prior residency influence aggression between invasive and native freshwater crayfish? Ethology, 128**,** 443-452.
RAYMENT, J., FRENCH, K. & BEDWARD, M. 2022. Understanding patterns and pathways of exotic perennial grass invasion in South-eastern Australian grassy communities. Diversity and Distributions, 28**,** 1136-1150.
STADLER, F., JOHNSTON, N. P., BUTTERWORTH, N. J. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2022. Fly colony establishment, quality control and improvement. In: STADLER, F. (ed.) A Complete Guide to Maggot Therapy. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers.

2021

BARTON, P. S., DAWSON, B. M., BARTON, A. F., JOSHUA, S. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2021. Temperature dynamics in different body regions of decomposing vertebrate remains. Forensic Science International.
BUTTEMER, W. A., CAREAU, V., CHAPPELL, M. A. & GRIFFITH, S. C. 2021. Metabolic rates of aggressive and submissive phenotypes are colour blind in the polymorphic Gouldian finch. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 224**,** jeb242577.
BUTTERWORTH, N. J., WHITE, T. E., BYRNE, P. G. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2021. Love at first flight: wing interference patterns are species-specific and sexually dimorphic in blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 34**,** 558-570.
DAWSON, B. M., BARTON, P. S. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2021. Field succession studies and casework can help to identify forensically useful Diptera. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 66**,** 2319-2328.
DAWSON, B. M., WALLMAN, J. F., EVANS, M. J. & BARTON, P. S. 2021. Is Resource Change a Useful Predictor of Carrion Insect Succession on Pigs and Humans? Journal of Medical Entomology, 58**,** 2228-2235.
MARTIN, N., HULBERT, A. J., BICUDO, J. E. P. W., MITCHELL, T. W. & ELSE, P. L. 2021. The adult lifespan of the female honey bee (Apis mellifera): Metabolic rate, AGE pigment and the effect of dietary fatty acids. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 199**,** 111562.
SILLA, A. J. & BYRNE, P. G. 2021. Hormone-induced ovulation and artificial fertilisation in four terrestrial-breeding anurans. Reproduction, Fertility and Development.
WALTON, S. J., SILLA, A. J., ENDLER, J. A. & BYRNE, P. G. 2021. Does dietary β-carotene influence ontogenetic colour change in the southern corroboree frog? Journal of Experimental Biology, 224**,** jeb243182.

2020

BUTTERWORTH, N., DRIJFHOUT, F., BYRNE, P., KELLER, P. & WALLMAN, J. 2020. Major Transitions in Cuticular Hydrocarbon Expression Coincide with Sexual Maturity in a Blowfly (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: Part B , 610-618.
BUTTERWORTH, N. J., WALLMAN, J. F., DRIJFHOUT, F. P., JOHNSTON, N. P., KELLER, P. A. & BYRNE, P. G. 2020. The evolution of sexually dimorphic cuticular hydrocarbons in blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 33**,** 1468-1486.
DAWSON, B. M., BARTON, P. S. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2020. Contrasting insect activity and decomposition of pigs and humans in an Australian environment: A preliminary study. Forensic Science International, 316**,**.
FRENCH, K. & WATTS, E. 2020. Differences in vegetative growth of two invasive hawkweeds at temperatures simulating invaded habitats at two altitudes. Scientific Reports, 10**,**.
LE BRETON, T., NATALE, S., FRENCH, K., GOODEN, B. & OOI, M. 2020. Fire-adapted traits of threatened shrub species in riparian refugia: implications for fire regime management. Plant Ecology,.
MCINERNEY, E., SILLA, A. & BYRNE, P. 2020. Do dietary carotenoids improve the escape-response performance of southern corroboree frog larvae? Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: Part B , 1-20.
MCINERNEY, E. P., SILLA, A. J. & BYRNE, P. G. 2020. Carotenoid supplementation affects the post-hibernation performance of southern corroboree frogs. Behaviour, 157**,** 121-142.
PAIJMANS, K. C., BOOTH, D. J. & WONG, M. Y. L. 2020. Predation avoidance and foraging efficiency contribute to mixed-species shoaling by tropical and temperate fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, 96**,** 806-814.
T RAYMENT, J., JONES, S. & FRENCH, K. 2020. Seasonal patterns of fungal colonisation in Australian native plants of different ages. Symbiosis, 80**,** 169-182.
WALLMAN, J. & ARCHER, M. 2020. The application of insects to the estimation of the time since death.

2019

AGUIAR, A. C., ROBINSON, S. A. & FRENCH, K. 2019. Friends with benefits: The effects of vegetative shading on plant survival in a green roof environment. PloS One, 14**,** e0225078.
BARTON, P., ARCHER, M., QUAGGIOTTO, M. M. & WALLMAN, J. 2019. Invertebrate Succession in Natural Terrestrial Environments.
BUTTERWORTH, N., BYRNE, P. & WALLMAN, J. 2019. The Blow Fly Waltz: Field and Laboratory Observations of Novel and Complex Dipteran Courtship Behavior. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: Part B , 1-11.
CERATO, S., DAVIS, A., COLEMAN, D. & WONG, M. 2019. Reversal of competitive dominance between invasive and native freshwater crayfish species under near-future elevated water temperature. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: Part B , 518-530.
COLELLA, D. J., PAIJMANS, K. C. & WONG, M. Y. L. 2019. Size, sex and social experience: Experimental tests of multiple factors mediating contest behaviour in a rockpool fish. Ethology, 125**,** 369-379.
FRENCH, K., JANSENS, I., ASHCROFT, M., ECROYD, H. & ROBINSON, S. 2019. High tolerance of repeated heatwaves in Australian native plants. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: Part B , 1-12.
KELLEHER, S. R., SILLA, A. J., NIEMELÄ, P. T., DINGEMANSE, N. J. & BYRNE, P. G. 2019. Dietary carotenoids affect the development of individual differences and behavioral plasticity. Behavioral Ecology, 30**,** 1273-1282.
LOPEZ, L. K., DAVIS, A. R. & WONG, M. Y. L. 2019. The effect of density on aggression between a highly invasive and native fish. Ethology, 125**,** 876-884.
LOPEZ, L. K., HENDRY, K., WONG, M. Y. L. & DAVIS, A. R. 2019. Insight into invasion: Interactions between a critically endangered and invasive crayfish. Austral Ecology, 44**,** 78-85.
MAUTE, K., HOSE, G. C., STORY, P., BULL, C. M. & FRENCH, K. 2019. Surviving drought: a framework for understanding animal responses to small rain events in the arid zone. Ecology, 100**,** e02884.
MCINERNEY, E. P., SILLA, A. J. & BYRNE, P. G. 2019. Effect of carotenoid class and dose on the larval growth and development of the critically endangered southern corroboree frog. Conservation Physiology, 7**,** coz009.
SILLA, A. J., MCFADDEN, M. S. & BYRNE, P. G. 2019. Hormone-induced sperm-release in the critically endangered Booroolong frog (Litoria booroolongensis): effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and human chorionic gonadotropin. Conservation Physiology, 7**,** coy080.

2018

ARCHER, M. S., JONES, S. D. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2018. Delayed reception of live blowfly (Calliphora vicina and Chrysomya rufifacies) larval samples: implications for minimum postmortem interval estimates. Forensic Sciences Research, 3, 27-39.
BUTTERWORTH, N. J., BYRNE, P. G., KELLER, P. A. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2018. Body Odor and Sex: Do Cuticular Hydrocarbons Facilitate Sexual Attraction in the Small Hairy Maggot Blowfly? Journal of Chemical Ecology, 44, 248-256.
DAVIES, M., ECROYD, H., ROBINSON, S. A. & FRENCH, K. 2018. Stress in native grasses under ecologically relevant heat waves. PloS One, 13, e0204906.
KEOGH, L. M., BYRNE, P. G. & SILLA, A. J. 2018. Effect of long-term dietary beta-carotene supplementation on sperm concentration and motility in an endangered amphibian. Animal Reproduction Science, 195, 259-265.
KEOGH, L. M., SILLA, A. J., MCFADDEN, M. S. & BYRNE, P. G. 2018. Dose and life stage-dependent effects of dietary beta-carotene supplementation on the growth and development of the Booroolong frog. Conservation Physiology, 6.
LIYANAGE, G. S. & OOI, M. K. J. 2018. Seed size-mediated dormancy thresholds: a case for the selective pressure of fire on physically dormant species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 123, 135-143.
LOPEZ, L., DAVIS, A. & WONG, M. 2018. Behavioral interactions under multiple stressors: temperature and salinity mediate aggression between an invasive and a native 铿乻h. Biological Invasions, 20.
MA, H., WU, H. & OOI, M. 2018. Within population variation in germination response to smoke cues: convergent recruitment strategies and different dormancy types. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A, 281-290.
PALMER, H., DENHAM, A. & OOI, M. 2018. Fire severity drives variation in post-fire recruitment and residual seed bank size of Acacia species. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A, 527-537.
STARES, M., COLLINS, L., LAW, B. & FRENCH, K. 2018. Long-Term Effect of Prescribed Burning Regimes and Logging on Coarse Woody Debris in South-Eastern Australia. Forests, 9, 242.
VILFAN, N., VAN DER TOL, C., YANG, P., WYBER, R., MALENOVSKÝ, Z., ROBINSON, S. A. & VERHOEF, W. 2018. Extending Fluspect to simulate xanthophyll driven leaf reflectance dynamics. Remote Sensing of Environment, 211, 345-356.
WYBER, R., OSMOND, B., ASHCROFT, M. B., MALENOVSKÝ, Z. & ROBINSON, S. A. 2018. Remote monitoring of dynamic canopy photosynthesis with high time resolution light-induced fluorescence transients. Tree Physiology, 38, 1302-1318.

2017

BYRNE, P. G. & SILLA, A. J. 2017. Testing the effect of dietary carotenoids on larval survival, growth and development in the critically endangered southern corroboree frog. Zoo Biology, 36, 161-169.
COLLETTE, J. C. & OOI, M. K. J. 2017. Germination ecology of the endangered species Asterolasia buxifolia (Rutaceae): smoke response depends on season and light. Australian Journal of Botany, 65, 283.
COURTNEY JONES, S. K. & BYRNE, P. G. 2017. What role does heritability play in transgenerational phenotypic responses to captivity? Implications for managing captive populations. Zoo Biology, 36, 397-406.
COURTNEY JONES, S. K., MUNN, A. J. & BYRNE, P. G. 2017. Effects of captivity on house mice behaviour in a novel environment: Implications for conservation practices. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 189, 98-106.
EDWARDS, C. L., BYRNE, P. G., HARLOW, P. & SILLA, A. J. 2017. Dietary Carotenoid Supplementation Enhances the Cutaneous Bacterial Communities of the Critically Endangered Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree). Microbial Ecology, 73, 435-444.
FLOOD, C. E. & WONG, M. Y. L. 2017. Social stability in times of change: effects of group fusion and water depth on sociality in a globally invasive fish. Animal Behaviour, 129, 71-79.
FRENCH, K., ROBINSON, S., SMITH, L. & WATTS, E. 2017. Facilitation, competition and parasitic facilitation amongst invasive and native liana seedlings and a native tree seedling. NeoBiota, 36, 17-38.
FRENCH, K., ROBINSON, S. A. & LIA, J. 2017. Thermotolerance capacities of native and exotic coastal plants will lead to changes in species composition under increased heat waves. Conservation Physiology, 5, cox029.
FRENCH, K., SMITH, L., WATTS, E. & ROBINSON, S. 2017. Invasive alien lianas have similar allometry to native lianas in temperate forests. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A, 1029-1037.
HULBERT, A., MARTIN, N. & ELSE, P. 2017. Lipid peroxidation and animal longevity. Lipid Peroxidation: Inhibition, Effects and Mechanisms.
KELLEHER, S. R., SILLA, A. J., DINGEMANSE, N. J. & BYRNE, P. G. 2017. Body size predicts between-individual differences in exploration behaviour in the southern corroboree frog. Animal Behaviour, 129, 161-170.
KEOGH, L. M., BYRNE, P. G. & SILLA, A. J. 2017. The effect of antioxidants on sperm motility activation in the Booroolong frog. Animal Reproduction Science, 183, 126-131.
KEOGH, L. M., BYRNE, P. G. & SILLA, A. J. 2017. The effect of gentamicin on sperm motility and bacterial abundance during chilled sperm storage in the Booroolong frog. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 243, 51-59.
LIYANAGE, G. S. & OOI, M. K. J. 2017. Do dormancy-breaking temperature thresholds change as seeds age in the soil seed bank? Seed Science Research, 27, 1-11.
MAUTE, K., FRENCH, K., STORY, P., BULL, C. M. & HOSE, G. C. 2017. Short and long-term impacts of ultra-low-volume pesticide and biopesticide applications for locust control on non-target arid zone arthropods. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 240, 233-243.
MAUTE, K., STORY, P., HOSE, G. C., BULL, C. M. & FRENCH, K. 2017. Applications of fipronil (Adonis 3UL) and Metarhizium acridum for use against locusts have minimal effect on litter decomposition and microbial functional diversity in Australian arid grassland. Soil Research, 55, 172-181.
MCINERNEY, E. P., BYRNE, P. G. & SILLA, A. J. 2017. The effect of dietary antioxidants and exercise training on the escape performance of Southern Corroboree frogs. Behavioural Processes, 144, 46-50.
MUNN, A. J. & TRELOAR, M. 2017. Phenotypic plasticity in the common garden snail: big guts and heavier mucus glands compete in snails faced with the dual challenge of poor diet and coarse substrate. Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 187, 545-561.
OSMOND, B., CHOW, W. S., WYBER, R., ZAVAFER, A., KELLER, B., POGSON, B. J. & ROBINSON, S. A. 2017. Relative functional and optical absorption cross-sections of PSII and other photosynthetic parameters monitored in situ, at a distance with a time resolution of a few seconds, using a prototype light induced fluorescence transient (LIFT) device. Functional Plant Biology, 44, 985.
PAIJMANS, K. C. & WONG, M. Y. L. 2017. Linking animal contests and community structure using rockpool fishes as a model system. Functional Ecology, 31, 1612-1623.
SILLA, A. J., KEOGH, L. M. & BYRNE, P. G. 2017. Sperm motility activation in the critically endangered booroolong frog: the effect of medium osmolality and phosphodiesterase inhibitors. Reproduction, Fertility, and Development, 29, 2277-2283.
WATERMAN, M., NUGRAHA, A. S., HENDRA, R., BALL, G. E., ROBINSON, S. & KELLER, P. 2017. Antarctic moss biflavonoids show high antioxidant and ultraviolet-screening activity. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A.
WILLIAMS, K. A., WALLMAN, J. F., LESSARD, B. D., KAVAZOS, C. R. J., MAZUNGULA, D. N. & VILLET, M. H. 2017. Nocturnal oviposition behavior of blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the southern hemisphere (South Africa and Australia) and its forensic implications. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 13, 123-134.
WYBER, R., MALENOVSKÝ, Z., ASHCROFT, M. B., OSMOND, B. & ROBINSON, S. A. 2017. Do Daily and Seasonal Trends in Leaf Solar Induced Fluorescence Reflect Changes in Photosynthesis, Growth or Light Exposure? Remote Sensing, 9, 604.

2016

GILPIN, A.-M., COLLETTE, J. C., DENHAM, A. J., OOI, M. K. J. & AYRE, D. J. 2016. Do introduced honeybees affect seed set and seed quality in a plant adapted for bird pollination? Journal of Plant Ecology , rtw064.
LIYANAGE, G. S., AYRE, D. J. & OOI, M. K. J. 2016. Seedling performance covaries with dormancy thresholds: maintaining cryptic seed heteromorphism in a fire-prone system. Ecology, 97**,** 3009-3018.
LOPEZ, L. K., WONG, M. Y. L. & DAVIS, A. R. 2016. The effects of the diel cycle and the density of an invasive predator on predation risk and prey response. Animal Behaviour, 117**,** 87-95.
MACKENZIE, B. D. E., AULD, T. D., KEITH, D. A., HUI, F. K. C. & OOI, M. K. J. 2016. The Effect of Seasonal Ambient Temperatures on Fire-Stimulated Germination of Species with Physiological Dormancy: A Case Study Using Boronia (Rutaceae). PLOS ONE, 11**,** e0156142.
MAUTE, K., FRENCH, K., STORY, P., BULL, C. M. & HOSE, G. C. 2016. Effects of two locust control methods on wood-eating termites in arid Australia. Journal of Insect Conservation, 20**,** 107-118.
MCINERNEY, E. P., SILLA, A. J. & BYRNE, P. G. 2016. The influence of carotenoid supplementation at different life-stages on the foraging performance of the Southern Corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree): A test of the Silver Spoon and Environmental Matching Hypotheses. Behavioural Processes, 125**,** 26-33.
NGO, L. K., PINCH, B. M., BENNETT, W. W., TEASDALE, P. R. & JOLLEY, D. F. 2016. Assessing the uptake of arsenic and antimony from contaminated soil by radish (Raphanus sativus) using DGT and selective extractions. Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex: 1987), 216**,** 104-114.
O'MARA, K. & WONG, M. 2016. Body size mediated effects of multiple abiotic stressors on the growth and social behaviour of an estuarine fish, Australian Bass (Macquaria novemaculeata). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 99.
SILLA, A. J., MCINERNEY, E. P. & BYRNE, P. G. 2016. Dietary carotenoid supplementation improves the escape performance of the southern corroboree frog. Animal Behaviour, 112**,** 213-220.
STORY, P. G., FRENCH, K., ASTHEIMER, L. B. & BUTTEMER, W. A. 2016. Fenitrothion, an organophosphorous insecticide, impairs locomotory function and alters body temperatures in Sminthopsis macroura (Gould 1845) without reducing metabolic rates during running endurance and thermogenic performance tests. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 35**,** 152-162.
SZPILA, K. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2016. Morphology and identification of first instar larvae of Australian blowflies of the genus Chrysomya of forensic importance. Acta Tropica, 162**,** 146-154.
UMBERS, K., SILLA, A., BAILEY, J., SHAW, A. & BYRNE, P. 2016. Dietary carotenoids change the colour of Southern corroboree frogs. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 119.

2015

BYRNE, P. G., DUNNE, C., MUNN, A. J. & SILLA, A. J. 2015. Environmental osmolality influences sperm motility activation in an anuran amphibian. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28**,** 521-534.
CIROCCO, R. M., WATERMAN, M. J., ROBINSON, S. A., FACELLI, J. M., WATLING, J. R., CIROCCO, R. M., WATERMAN, M. J., ROBINSON, S. A., FACELLI, J. M. & WATLING, J. R. 2015. Native hemiparasite and light effects on photoprotection and photodamage in a native host. Functional Plant Biology, 42**,** 1168-1178.
COURTNEY JONES, S. K., MUNN, A. J., PENMAN, T. D. & BYRNE, P. G. 2015. Long-term changes in food availability mediate the effects of temperature on growth, development and survival in striped marsh frog larvae: implications for captive breeding programmes. Conservation Physiology, 3**,** cov029.
DELGADO V, C. A. & FRENCH, K. 2015. Differential influence of urbanisation on Coccidian infection in two passerine birds. Parasitology research, 114.
HUDSON, A. R., AYRE, D. J. & OOI, M. K. J. 2015. Physical dormancy in a changing climate. Seed Science Research, 25**,** 66-81.
JONES, S. D., WALLMAN, J. F. & BYRNE, P. G. 2015. Do male secondary sexual characters correlate with testis size and sperm length in the small hairy maggot blowfly? Zoology (Jena, Germany), 118**,** 439-445.
LESLIE, A. M., STEWART, M., PRICE, E., MUNN, A. J., LESLIE, A. M., STEWART, M., PRICE, E. & MUNN, A. J. 2015. Daily changes in food availability, but not long-term unpredictability, determine daily torpor-bout occurrences and frequency in stripe-faced dunnarts (Sminthopsis macroura). Australian Journal of Zoology, 63**,** 12-17.
LIYANAGE, G. & OOI, M. 2015. Intra-population level variation in thresholds for physical dormancy-breaking temperature. Annals of botany, 116.
MACOUSTRA, G., KING, C., WASLEY, J., ROBINSON, S. & JOLLEY, D. 2015. Impact of hydrocarbons from a diesel fuel on the germination and early growth of subantarctic plants. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 17.
MAUTE, K., FRENCH, K., BULL, C. M., STORY, P. & HOSE, G. 2015. Current insecticide treatments used in locust control have less of a short-term impact on Australian arid-zone reptile communities than does temporal variation. Wildlife Research, 42**,** 50-59.
O'MARA, K. & WONG, M. 2015. Body size mediated effects of multiple abiotic stressors on the growth and social behaviour of an estuarine fish, Australian Bass (Macquaria novemaculeata). Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A.
SILLA, A. J., KEOGH, L. M. & BYRNE, P. G. 2015. Antibiotics and oxygen availability affect the short-term storage of spermatozoa from the critically endangered booroolong frog, Litoria booroolongensis. Reproduction, Fertility, and Development, 27**,** 1147-1153.

2014

COLEMAN, D., BYRNE, M. & DAVIS, A. 2014. Molluscs on acid: Gastropod shell repair and strength in acidifying oceans. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 509**,** 203-2011.
GOODEN, B. & FRENCH, K. 2014. Impacts of alien grass invasion in coastal seed banks vary amongst native growth forms and dispersal strategies. Biological Conservation, 171**,** 114-126.
GOODEN, B., FRENCH, K. & ROBINSON, S. A. 2014. Alien grass disrupts reproduction and post-settlement recruitment of co-occurring native vegetation: a mechanism for diversity decline in invaded forest? Plant Ecology, 215**,** 567-580.
HULBERT, A. J., KELLY, M. A. & ABBOTT, S. K. 2014. Polyunsaturated fats, membrane lipids and animal longevity. Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 184**,** 149-166.
JOHNSON, A. P. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2014. Effect of massing on larval growth rate. Forensic Science International, 241**,** 141-149.
JOHNSON, A. P. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2014. Infrared imaging as a non-invasive tool for documenting maggot mass temperatures. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 46**,** 73-79.
JOHNSON, A. P., WIGHTON, S. J. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2014. Tracking movement and temperature selection of larvae of two forensically important blow fly species within a "maggot mass". Journal of Forensic Sciences, 59**,** 1586-1591.
JONES, S. D., BYRNE, P. G. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2014. Mating success is predicted by the interplay between multiple male and female traits in the small hairy maggot blowfly. Animal Behaviour, 97**,** 193-200.
KELLY, M. A., USHER, M. J., UJVARI, B., MADSEN, T., WALLMAN, J. F., BUTTEMER, W. A. & HULBERT, A. J. 2014. Diet fatty acid profile, membrane composition and lifespan: an experimental study using the blowfly (Calliphora stygia). Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 138**,** 15-25.
LOPEZ, L. K., COUTURE, P., MAHER, W. A., KRIKOWA, F., JOLLEY, D. F. & DAVIS, A. R. 2014. Response of the hairy mussel Trichomya hirsuta to sediment-metal contamination in the presence of a bioturbator. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 88**,** 180-187.
MULLANY, C., KELLER, P. A., NUGRAHA, A. S. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2014. Effects of methamphetamine and its primary human metabolite, p-hydroxymethamphetamine, on the development of the Australian blowfly Calliphora stygia. Forensic Science International, 241**,** 102-111.
OOI, M. K. J., DENHAM, A. J., SANTANA, V. M. & AULD, T. D. 2014. Temperature thresholds of physically dormant seeds and plant functional response to fire: variation among species and relative impact of climate change. Ecology and Evolution, 4**,** 656-671.
STEWART, M. & MUNN, A. J. 2014. Fibre-induced feed sorting in King Quail (Coturnix chinensis): behavioural plasticity elicited by a physiological challenge. Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 200**,** 789-797.
TOZER, M. & OOI, M. 2014. Humidity-regulated dormancy onset in the Fabaceae: a conceptual model and its ecological implications for the Australian wattle Acacia saligna. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A , 579-590.
WILLIAMSON, S. A., JONES, S. K. C. & MUNN, A. J. 2014. Is gastrointestinal plasticity in king quail (Coturnix chinensis) elicited by diet-fibre or diet-energy dilution? The Journal of Experimental Biology, 217**,** 1839-1842.

2013

COURTNEY JONES, S. K., COWIESON, A. J., WILLIAMSON, S. A. & MUNN, A. J. 2013. No effect of short-term exposure to high-fibre diets on the gastrointestinal morphology of layer hens (Gallus gallus domesticus): body reserves are used to manage energy deficits in favour of phenotypic plasticity. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 97**,** 868-877.
COURTNEY JONES, S. K. & MUNN, A. J. 2013. Caecal abnormality in a layer hen (Gallus gallus forma domestica) not accompanied by deficits in digestive performance or egg productivity: Caecal Abnormality in Chicken Without Deficits. Animal Science Journal, 84, 97-100.
DAVIS, A. R., COLEMAN, D., BROAD, A., BYRNE, M., DWORJANYN, S. A. & PRZESLAWSKI, R. 2013. Complex Responses of Intertidal Molluscan Embryos to a Warming and Acidifying Ocean in the Presence of UV Radiation. PLOS ONE, 8**,** e55939.
JOHNSON, A. P., MIKAC, K. M. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2013. Thermogenesis in decomposing carcasses. Forensic Science International, 231**,** 271-277.
KELLY, M. A., ZIEBA, A. P., BUTTEMER, W. A. & HULBERT, A. J. 2013. Effect of Temperature on the Rate of Ageing: An Experimental Study of the Blowfly Calliphora stygia. PLoS ONE, 8**,** e73781.
MEIKLEJOHN, K. A., WALLMAN, J. F. & DOWTON, M. 2013. DNA barcoding identifies all immature life stages of a forensically important flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58**,** 184-187.

2012

DELGADO-V, C. A. & FRENCH, K. 2012. Parasite–bird interactions in urban areas: Current evidence and emerging questions. Landscape and Urban Planning, 105**,** 5-14.
FRENCH, K. 2012. Competition strength of two significant invasive species in coastal dunes. Plant Ecology, 213**,** 1667-1673.
KAVAZOS, C. R. J. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2012. Community composition of carrion-breeding blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) along an urban gradient in south-eastern Australia. Landscape and Urban Planning, 106**,** 183-190.
MONTGOMERY, M. K., HULBERT, A. J. & BUTTEMER, W. A. 2012. Does the oxidative stress theory of aging explain longevity differences in birds? I. Mitochondrial ROS production. Experimental Gerontology, 47**,** 203-210.
MONTGOMERY, M. K., HULBERT, A. J. & BUTTEMER, W. A. 2012. Metabolic rate and membrane fatty acid composition in birds: a comparison between long-living parrots and short-living fowl. Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 182**,** 127-137.
MUNN, A. J., TOMLINSON, S., SAVAGE, T. & CLAUSS, M. 2012. Retention of different-sized particles and derived gut fill estimate in tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii): physiological and methodological considerations. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 161**,** 243-249.
NELSON, L. A., LAMBKIN, C. L., BATTERHAM, P., WALLMAN, J. F., DOWTON, M., WHITING, M. F., YEATES, D. K. & CAMERON, S. L. 2012. Beyond barcoding: a mitochondrial genomics approach to molecular phylogenetics and diagnostics of blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Gene, 511**,** 131-142.
R STOCKS, J. 2012. Response of Marine Invertebrate Larvae to Natural and Anthropogenic Sound: A Pilot Study. The Open Marine Biology Journal, 6**,** 57-61.

2011

FRENCH, K., MASON, T. J. & SULLIVAN, N. 2011. Recruitment limitation of native species in invaded coastal dune communities. Plant Ecology, 212**,** 601-609.
MONTGOMERY, M. K., HULBERT, A. J. & BUTTEMER, W. A. 2011. The Long Life of Birds: The Rat-Pigeon Comparison Revisited. PLOS ONE, 6**,** e24138.

2010

HULBERT, A., TRZCIONKA, M. & BUTTEMER, W. 2010. Membrane fatty acid composition and longevity of mammals and birds.
HULBERT, A., TRZCIONKA, M. & BUTTEMER, W. 2010. Membrane fatty acid composition and longevity of mammals and birds. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A , 79-93.

2009

NELSON, L. A., DOWTON, M. & WALLMAN, J. F. 2009. Thermal attributes of Chrysomya species. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 133**,** 260-275.
UJVARI, B., WALLMAN, J., MADSEN, T., WHELAN, M. & HULBERT, A. 2009. Experimental studies of blowfly (Calliphora stygia) longevity: A little dietary fat is beneficial but too much is detrimental. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology, 154**,** 383-8.

2008

FRENCH, K., ENS, E., GOSPER, C., LINDSAY, E., MASON, T., OWERS, B. & SULLIVAN, N. 2008. Management implications of recent research into the effect of bitou bush invasion. Plant Protection Quarterly, 23**,** 24-28.

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