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Professor Des Cooper
Cooper DW, Larsen E. (2006) Immunocontraception of mammalian wildlife: ecological and immunogenetic issues. Reproduction, 132, 821-828.
Eymann J, Herbert CA, Cooper DW, Dubey JP. (2006) Serologic survey for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) from urban Sydney, Australia. J Parasitol, 92, 267-272.
Stow AJ, Minarovic N, Eymann J, Cooper DW, Webley LS. (2006) Genetic structure infers generally high philopatry and male-biased dispersal of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in urban Australia. Wildlife Research, 33, 409-415.
Freed KA, Cooper DW, Brennecke SP, Moses EK. (2005) Detection of CAG repeats in pre-eclampsia/eclampsia using the repeat expansion detection method. Mol Hum Reprod. 11(7):481-7.
Fitzpatrick E, Goring HH, Liu H, Borg A, Forrest S, Cooper DW, Brennecke SP, Moses EK. (2004) Fine mapping and SNP analysis of positional candidates at the preeclampsia susceptibility locus (PREG1) on chromosome 2. Hum Biol. 76(6):849-62.
Herbert CA, Trigg TE, Renfree MB, Shaw G, Eckery DC, Cooper DW. (2005) Long-term effects of deslorelin implants on reproduction in the female tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Reproduction. 129(3):361-9.
Taylor AC, Cowan PE, Fricke BL, Geddes S, Hansen BD, Lam M, Cooper DW. High microsatellite diversity and differential structuring among populations of the introduced common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, in New Zealand. Genet Res. 83(2):101-11.
Herbert CA, Trigg TE, Cooper DW. (2004) Effect of deslorelin implants on follicular development, parturition and post-partum oestrus in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Reproduction. 127(2):265-73.
Herbert CA, Trigg TE, Renfree MB, Shaw G, Eckery DC, Cooper DW. (2004) Effects of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist implant on reproduction in a male marsupial, Macropus eugenii. Biol Reprod. 70(6):1836-42.
Deakin JE, Cooper DW. (2004) Characterisation of and immunity to the aerobic bacteria found in the pouch of the brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 27(1):33-46.
Zenger KR, Eldridge MD, Cooper DW. (2003) Intraspecific variation, sex-biased dispersal and phylogeography of the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). Heredity. 91(2):153-62.
Belov K, Hellman L, Cooper DW. (2002) Characterization of immunoglobulin gamma 1 from a monotreme, Tachyglossus aculeatus. Immunogenetics. 53(12),1065-1071.
Belov K, Harrison GA, Miller RD, Cooper DW. (2002) Molecular cloning of four lambda light chain cDNAs from the Australian brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula. Eur J Immunogenet. 29(2), 95-99.
Zenger KR, McKenzie LM, Cooper DW. (2002). The first comprehensive genetic linkage map of a marsupial: the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Genetics. 162(1):321-330.
Belov K, Nguyen MA, Zenger KR, Cooper DW. (2002) Ontogeny of immunoglobulin expression in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Dev Comp Immunol. 26(7), 599-602.
Rawson RR, Belov K, Gidley-Baird AA, Cooper DW. (2002) Characterisation of antisera to recombinant IgA of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 88(1-2), 89-95.
Belov K, Zenger KR, Hellman L, Cooper DW. (2002) Echidna IgA supports mammalian unity and traditional Therian relationship. Mamm Genome. 13(11): 656-663.
Belov K, Hellman L, Cooper DW. (2002). Characterisation of echidna IgM provides insights into the time of divergence of extant mammals. Dev Comp Immunol. 26(9), 831-839.
Roberts, J.M. and Cooper, D.W. (2001). Pathogenesis and genetics of pre-eclampsia. Lancet 357, 53-56.
Zenger, K.R. and D.W. Cooper. A set of highly polymorphic microsatellite markers developed for the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). Molecular Ecology Notes (accepted).
Zenger, K.R. and D.W. Cooper. (2001). Characterisation of fourteen macropod microsatellite genetic markers. Animal Genetics 32(3),166-167.
Lam, M., Belov, K., Harrison, G., Cooper, D. W. (2001). Cloning of the MHC class II DRB cDNA from the brushtail possum (Trichorus vulpecula). Immunology Letters 76, 31-36.
Cooper DW, Herbert CA. (2001). Genetics, biotechnology and population management of over-abundant mammalian wildlife in Australasia. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 13(7-8), 451-458.
Roberts JM, Cooper DW. (2001). Pathogenesis and genetics of pre-eclampsia. Lancet 357(9249), 53-56.
Treloar SA, Cooper DW, Brennecke SP, Grehan MM, Martin NG. (2001). An Australian twin study of the genetic basis of preeclampsia and eclampsia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 184(3), 374-381.
Belov K, Harrison GA, Miller RD, Cooper DW. (2001). Characterisation of the kappa light chain of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 78(3-4), 317-324.
Zenger KR, Cooper DW. (2001). Characterization of 14 macropod microsatellite genetic markers. Anim Genet. 32(3):166-167.
Lam MK, Belov K, Harrison GA, Cooper DW. (2001). An Mhc class I gene in the Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Immunogenetics. 53(5), 430-433.
Lam, M.K-P., Hickson, R.E., Cowan, P.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2000). A major histocompatibility (MHC) microsatellite locus in Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). Online Journal of Veterinary Research 4, 139-141.
Watson, C.M., Hughes, R.L., Cooper, D.W., Gemmell, R.T., Loebel, D.A.F. and Johnston, P.G. (2000). Sexual development in marsupials genetic characterisation of bandicoot sibs with scrotal and testicular maldevelopment. Mol. Reprod. Devel. 57(2), 127-134.
Moses, E.K., Lade, J., Guo, G., Wilton, A.N., Grehan, M., Freed, K., Borg, A., Terwilliger, J.D., North, R., Cooper, D.W., Brennecke, S.P. (2000). A genome scan in families from Australian and New Zealand confirms the presence of a maternal susceptibility locus for pre-eclampsia, on chromosome 2. American Journal of Human Genetics 67, 1581-1585.
Guo G, Lade, J. A., Wilton, A. N., Moses, E. K., Grehan, M., Fu, Y., Qiu, H., Cooper, D. W. and Brennecke, S. P. (2000) Genetic susceptibility to pre-eclampsia and chromosome 7q36. Hum. Genet. 105: 641-7.
Le Page, S.L., Livermore, R.A., Taylor, A.C. and Cooper, D.W. (2000). Genetic analysis of a documented population bottleneck: introduced Bennett's wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus) in New Zealand. Molecular Ecology 9,753-763.
Lade, J.A., Moses, E.K., Guanglan Guo, Wilton, A.N., Grehan, M., Cooper, D.W. and Brennecke, S.P. (1999). The eNOS gene: a candidate for the pre-eclampsia susceptibility locus? Hypertension in Pregnancy 18, 81-93.
Belov, K., Harrison, G.A., Rosenberg, G.H., Miller, R.D. and Cooper, D.W. (1999). Isolation and comparison of the IgM heavy chain constant regions from Australian (Trichosurus vulpecula) and American (Monodelphis domestica) marsupials. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 23, 649-656.
Taylor, A.C., Sunnucks, P. and Cooper, D.W. (1999). Retention of reproductive barriers and ecological differences between two introduced sympatric Macropus spp. in New Zealand. Animal Conservation 2, 195-202.
Belov, K., Harrison, G.A., Miller, R.D. and Cooper, D.W. (1999). Molecular cloning of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) immunoglobulin E heavy chain constant region. Molecular Immunology 36, 1255-1261.
Belov, K., Harrison, G.A., Miller, R.D. and Cooper, D.W. (1999) Cloning and characterisation of the Trichosurus vulpecular Heavy chain constant regions of IgG, IgM, IgA and IgE. Advances in the biological control of possums. 56:47-49.
Taylor, A.C., Cowan, P.E., Fricke, B.L. and Cooper, D.W. (1999). Genetic analysis of the mating system of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) in New Zealand farmland. Molecular Ecology 9, 869-879.
Parsons, Y.M., Fleet, M.R. and Cooper, D.W. (1999). Isolation of the ovine agouti coding sequences. Pigment Cell Res. 12(6), 394-397.
Harrison, G.A., Broughton, M., Young, L., Cooper, D.W. and Deane, E.M. (1999). Conservation of 3' UTR elements in Tammar Wallaby TNF-a mRNA. Immunogenetics 49(5), 464-467.
Taylor, A.C. and Cooper, D.W. (1999). Microsatellites identify introduced New Zealand tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii) as an 'extinct' taxon. Animal Conservation 2, 41-49.
Belov, K., Harrison, G.A. and Cooper, D.W. (1998). Molecular cloning of the cDNA encoding the constant region of the Immunoglobulin A Heavy Chain (Ca) from a marsupial: Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum). Immunology Letters 60, 165-170.
Arthur, H., Bell, K., and Cooper, D.W. (1998). Plasma Protein Polymorphisms in the Tammar Wallaby, Macropus eugenii. Australian Journal of Zoology 46, 193-199.
Bell, K., Cooper, D.W., Arthur, H. and Poole, W.E. (1998). Plasma Esterase (ES) Polymorphism in the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii. Biochemical Genetics 36, Nos. 3/ 4, pp.137-146.
Harrison, G.A., Deane, E.M. and Cooper, D.W. (1998). cDNA cloning of luteinizing hormone subunits from brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and red kangaroo (Macropus rufus). Mammalian Genome 9, 638-642.
Curlewis, J.D., Kuang, J., Saunders, M.C., Cooper, D.W., Harrison, G.A. and McManus, M.E. (1998). Cloning and sequence analysis of a pituitary prolactin cDNA from the Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). General and Comparative Endocrinology 11, 61-67.
Butler, C.M., Harry, J.L., Deakin, J.E., Cooper, D.W. and Renfree, M.B. (1998). Developmental expression of the androgen receptor during virilization of the urogenital system of a marsupial. Biol. Reprod. 59, 725-732.
Taylor, A.C. and Cooper, D.W. (1998). A set of tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) microsatellites tested for genetic linkage. Molecular Ecology 7, 925-931.
Taylor, A.C. and Cooper, D.W. (1998). Microsatellite markers for the Phalangerid marsupial, the Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Molecular Ecology 7, 1780-1782.
Belov, K., Harrison, G.A. and Cooper, D.W. (1998). Cloning of the Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) Follicle Stimulating Hormone Beta Subunit. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 10, 289-291.
Ord, T.E., Evans, C.S. and Cooper, D.W. (1998). Nocturnal behaviour of the parma wallaby, Macropus parma (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Australian Journal of Zoology 47, 155-167.
Belov, K., Harrison, G.A., Miller R.D. and Cooper, D.W. (1998). Isolation and sequence of a cDNA coding for the heavy chain constant region of IgG from the Australian brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula. Molecular Immunology 36, 534-541.
Professor Charles Daugherty
Nelson, N.J., S.N. Keall, D. Brown and C.H.Daugherty (in press). Establishing a new wild population of tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri). Conservation Biology. Ms Susan N Keall (Author)
Milicich, L., Daugherty, C.H. 2001: Genetic analysis of brown teal (Anas chlorotis) from Fiordland. Department of Conservation, Conservation Advisory Science Notes 327, 5pp. Dr Lesley Milicich (Author)
Boon, W.M., Kearvell, J.C., Daugherty C.H. and Chambers, G.K. 2001: Molecular systematics and conservation of kakriki (Cyanoramphus spp.). Science for Conservation 176: 1-46. Dr Geoffrey K Chambers (Author)
Towns, D.R., Daugherty, C.H., Cree, A. 2001: Raising the prospects for a forgotten fauna: a review of 10 years of conservation effort for New Zealand reptiles. Biological Conservation 99: 3-16.
Milicich, L., Daugherty, C.H. 2001: Genetic analysis of brown teal (Anas chlorotis) from Fiordland. Department of Conservation, Conservation Advisory Science Notes 327, 5pp. Dr Lesley Milicich (Author)
Daugherty, C.H., Wilson, K.-J. 2000: Clarification of the taxonomic status of the highly threatened orange-fronted parakeet and Forbes' parakeets from New Zealand. In Snyder, N.; McGowan, P. ; Gilardi, J.; Grajal A. (eds), Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plans 2000 - 2004, (Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge, IUCN): 38.
Daugherty, C.H., Grant, A., Green, T., Wilson, K.-J. 2000: Species account: Forbes' parakeet, Cyanoramphus forbesi . In Snyder, N.; McGowan, P. ; Gilardi, J.; Grajal A. (eds), Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plans 2000 - 2004, (Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge, IUCN): 53.
Daugherty, C.H., Greene, T., Kearvell, J., Wilson, K.-J. 2000: Species account: Orange-fronted parakeet, Cyanoramphus malherbi. In Snyder, N.; McGowan, P. ; Gilardi, J.; Grajal A. (eds), Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plans 2000 - 2004, (Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge, IUCN): 54. Minor Reports
Miller, C., Daugherty, C.H. 2000: Identification of genetic diversity for lizard conservation. Department of Conservation, Conservation Advisory Notes 291, 4pp.
Dr Cathy Herbert
Eymann, J., Herbert , C.A., Cooper, D.W. and Dubey, J.P. (2006) Serologic survey for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) from urban Sydney, Australia. Journal of Parasitology. 92(2): 267-272.
Eymann, J., Herbert , C.A., Cooper, D.W. (in press) Management issues of urban brushtail possums - a loved or hated neighbour. Australian Mammalogy
Herbert, C.A., Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2006) Fertility control in female eastern grey kangaroos using the GnRH agonist deslorelin. 1. Effects on reproduction. Wildlife Research 33(1): 41-46.
Woodward, R., Herberstein, M. and Herbert, C.A. (2006) Fertility control in female eastern grey kangaroos using the GnRH agonist deslorelin. 2. Effects on behaviour. Wildlife Research 33(1): 47-55.
Herbert, C.A., Trigg, T.E. (2005) Applications of GnRH in the control and management of fertility in female animals. Anim Reprod Sci. 88(1-2):141-53. Review.
Herbert, C.A., Trigg, T.E., Renfree MB, Shaw G, Eckery DC , Cooper DW. (2005) Long-term effects of deslorelin implants on reproduction in the female tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Reproduction 129(3):361-9.
Herbert, C.A., Trigg, T.E., Cooper DW. (2004) Effect of deslorelin implants on follicular development, parturition and post-partum oestrus in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Reproduction 127(2):265-73.
Herbert, C.A., Trigg, T.E., Renfree MB, Shaw G, Eckery DC , Cooper DW. (2004) Effects of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist implant on reproduction in a male marsupial, Macropus eugenii. Biol Reprod. 70(6):1836-42.
Herbert, C.A. (2004) Long-acting contraceptives: a new tool to manage overabundant kangaroo populations in nature reserves and urban areas. Australian Mammalogy 26:67-74
Cooper, D.W. and Herbert, C.A. (2001) Genetics, biotechnology and population management of over-abundant mammalian wildlife in Australasia . Reproduction, Fertility and Development 13:451-458.
Conference Proceedings
Herbert, C.A.* (2006) Koalas and Kangaroos: Managing Australia's charismatic icons on the world's stage. U.S. Vertebrate Pest Control Conference, Berkeley, California , February 2006 – Plenary Speaker.
Herbert, C.A.*, Morris, K. and Orell, P. (2005) Management of a tammar wallaby population on North Island using the long-acting contraceptive Suprelorin ®. Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference, Hobart, November, 2005.
Herbert, C.A.* (2005) From the urban fringe to the Abrolhos Islands: Management challenges of rampant marsupial species. Pest or Guest: The Zoology of Overabundance Symposium presented by the NSW Royal Zoological Association, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, October, 2005.
Herbert, C.A.*, Trigg, T.E., and Cooper, D.W. (2005) Inhibition of blastocyst reactivation after Suprelorin ® contraceptive treatment in the tammar wallaby. Australian Mammal Society Conference, p18, Albany, July, 2005.
Eymann, J., Smythe, L., Herbert, C.A. and Cooper, D.W. (2005) Serological survey for selected disease agents in urban brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) from Sydney", Australian Mammal Society Conference, p35, Albany, Western Australia.
Roberts M.*, Herbert C., Krogh M. and Cooper D. (2005) The ecology of eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) and their potential to be a source of human pathogens in Sydney's water supply catchment., Australian Mammal Society Conference, p35, Albany, Western Australia.
Herbert, C.A.*, Vogelnest, L. and Rose, K. (2005) An outbreak of Bordetella bronchiseptica infection in a captive colony of tammar wallabies, Macropus eugenii. Wildlife Disease Association International Conference, p179, Cairns, Australia.
Eymann, J., Smythe, L., Herbert, C.A. and Cooper, D.W. (2005) Serological survey for selected disease agents in urban brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) from Sydney. Wildlife Disease Association International Conference, p102, Cairns.
Herbert, C.A.*, Trigg, T.E., and Cooper, D.W. (2004) It all started with camels and stones - Where are we at with marsupial fertility control in 2004? Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference, Kangaroo Island, December, 2004.
Emily J. Miller*, Mark D.B. Eldridge and Cathy A. Herbert (2004) Nice boys finish last? Dominance and paternity in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference, Kangaroo Island, December, 2004.
Eymann, J.*, Herbert, C.A., Lunney, D., Trigg, T.E., Eckery , D.C. and Cooper, D.W. (2004) Brushtail possums in urban areas: a management challenge. Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference, Kangaroo Island, December, 2004.
Roberts M.*, Herbert C., Krogh M. and Cooper D. (2004) The ecology of Eastern Grey Kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in the Warragamba Special area of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference, Kangaroo Island, December, 2004.
Herbert, C.A.*, Trigg, T.E., and Cooper, D.W. (2004) The effect of pre-pubertal treatment with the GnRH agonist deslorelin on reproduction in the female tammar wallaby. In "Workshop Communications", p59, 15th International Congress on Animal Reproduction, Porto Seguro, Brazil.
Roberts, M*, Herbert, C.A. , Krogh, M. and Cooper, D.W. (2004) The ecology of eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in the Warragamba Special Area of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. p54, 50th Australian Mammal Society Meeting, Tanunda, South Australia .
Woodward, R., Herberstein, M. and Herbert, C.A.* (2004) Behavioural effects of Suprelorin ® contraception in eastern grey kangaroos. p45, 50th Australian Mammal Society Meeting, Tanunda, South Australia.
Herbert, C.A.*, Trigg, T.E., Lunney, D. and Cooper, D.W. (2003) Long-term contraception of marsupials following treatment with the slow-release GnRH agonist implant Suprelorin. p295, 3rd International Wildlife Management Congress, 1-5 December, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Eymann J.*, Herbert, C.A., Lunney, D., Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2003) Management and conservation of brushtail possums in urban and native environments of Australia. p204, 3rd International Wildlife Management Congress, 1-5 December, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Cooper, D.W.*, Herbert, C.A. and Larsen, E. (2003) Biotechnological approaches to wildlife management. p135, 3rd International Wildlife Management Congress, 1-5 December, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Herbert, C.A.*, Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2003) Long-term fertility control in marsupials using suprelorin. p14, Australian Mammal Society Conference, University of Sydney, 7-9 July 2003.
Eymann, J., Herbert, C.A.*, Lunney, D., Trigg, T.E. and Cooper D.W. (2003) Management of Urban Brushtail Possums: Project aims and preliminary results. p41, Australian Mammal Society Conference, University of Sydney, 7-9 July 2003.
Herbert , C.A.*, Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2003) Fertility control of marsupials using slow release implants containing the GnRH agonist deslorelin. p90, Australian Veterinary Association Conference, 26-30 May 2003, Cairns.
Herbert, C.A.*, Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2002) Future control options for highly valued pest marsupial species: long-acting contraceptives. Proceedings of the Second NSW Pest Animal Control Conference: practical pest animal management. (Ed. S. Balogh) pp15-18. NSW Agriculture.
Herbert, C.A.*, Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2002) Contraception of Eastern Grey Kangaroos Using Deslorelin. Australian Mammal Society Conference, Warnambool, Victoria, Australia.
Herbert, C.A., Webley, L.S., Francis, K., Lunney, D.H., Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2001). Preliminary trials of the GnRH superagonist Deslorelin as a safe, long-acting and reversible contraceptive for koalas. Australian Koala Foundation Conference 2001.
Adderton Herbert, C.*, Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2001) Effects of Deslorelin, a slow release GnRH superagonist, on reproduction in the grey kangaroo: potential applications. p90, Australasian Wildlife Management Society 14th Annual Conference, Dubbo, NSW, Australia.
Adderton, C.*, Fletcher, T.P., Trigg, T.E. and Cooper, D.W. (2001) Fertility control of a model marsupial species using the GnRH superagonist Deslorelin. Veterinary Conservation Biology Wildlife Health and Management in Australia Proceedings, pp.217-221, 2-6 July 2001, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia
Adderton, C. (2000) Use of a slow release gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) superagonist as a long-acting contraceptive for marsupials. p25, Australasian Wildlife Management Society 13th Annual Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
* presenting author
Dr Stephen Hartley
Hartley, S., Harris, R, & Lester, P.J. (2006) Quantifying uncertainty in the potential distribution of an invasive species: climate and the Argentine ant. Ecology Letters, 9, 1068-1079.
Pocock M., Hartley, S., Telfer, M., Preston, C.D. & Kunin, W.E. (2006) Ecological correlates of range structure in rare and scarce British plants. Journal of Ecology, 94, 581-596.
Hartley, S., Kunin, W.E., Lennon, J.J. & Pocock, M.J.O. (2004) Coherence and discontinuity in the scaling of species' distribution patterns. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B, 271, pp. 81-88.
Halley, J.M., Hartley, S., Kallimanis, A.S., Kunin, W.E., Lennon, J.J. & Sgardelis, S.P. (2004) Uses and abuses of fractal methodology in ecology. Ecology Letters, 7, pp. 254-271.
Lester, P.J., Baring, C.W., Longson, C.G. & Hartley, S. (2003) Argentine and other ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand horticultural ecosystems: distribution, hemipteran hosts, and review. New Zealand Entomologist, 26, pp. 79-89.
Hartley, S. & Lester P.J. (2003) Temperature-dependent development of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a degree-day model with implications for range limits in New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist, 26, pp. 91-100.
Hartley, S. & Kunin, W.E. (2003) The scale-dependency of rarity, extinction risk and conservation priority. Conservation Biology, 17, pp. 1559-1570.
Hartley, S., and Shorrocks, B. (2002) 'A general framework for the aggregation model of coexistence', Journal of Animal Ecology, 71, pp. 651-662.
Lennon, J.J., Kunin, W.E., and Hartley, S. (2002) Fractal distributions do not produce the power-law species-area relationship, Oikos, 97, pp. 378-386.
Green, D.R. & Hartley, S. (2000) Integrating photointerpretation and GIS for vegetation mapping: some issues of error. pp103-134 In "Vegetation Mapping: From Patch to Planet", Editors: R.W. Alexander & A.C. Millington. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester.
Kunin, W.E., Hartley, S & Lennon, J.J. (2000) Scaling down: on the challenge of estimating abundance from occurrence patterns. American Naturalist, 156, pp. 560-566.
Hartley, S. (1998) A positive relationship between local abundance and regional occupancy is almost inevitable (but not all positive relationships are the same). Journal of Animal Ecology, 67, pp. 992-994.
Dr Nicola Nelson
Nelson, N.J., Keall, S.N., Brown, D., and C.H. Daugherty (2002) Establishing a new wild population of tuatara ( Sphenodon guntheri ). Conservation Biology 16: 887-894.
Nelson, N.J., Keall, S.N., Pledger, S., and C.H. Daugherty (2002) Male-biased sex ration in a small tuatara population. Journal of Biogeography 29: 633-640.
Nelson, N.J., Cree, A., Thompson, M.B., Keall, S.N., and C.H. Daugherty (2004) Temperature-dependent sex determination in tuatara. In Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination, Valenzuela, N., and V. Lance (eds.). Smithsonian Institution Press.
Nelson, N.J., Thompson, M.B., Pledger, S., Keall, S.N., and C.H. Daugherty (2004) Egg mass determines hatchling size, and incubation temperature influences post-hatching growth, of tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus. Journal of Zoology, London 263: 77-87.
Nelson, N.J., Thompson, M.B., Pledger, S., Keall, S.N., and C.H. Daugherty (2004) Induction of oviposition produces smaller eggs in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 31: 283-289.
Nelson, N.J., Thompson, M.B., Pledger, S., Keall, S.N., and C.H. Daugherty (2004) Do TSD, sex ratios, and nest characteristics influence the vulnerability of tuatara to global warming? International Congress Series 1275 (2004): 250-257.
Burnham, D.K., Keall, S.N., Nelson, N.J., and C.H. Daugherty (2005) T cell function in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 28: 213-222.
Dr Wayne Linklater
Linklater, WL (2004) Wanted for conservation research: behavioral ecologists with a broader perspective. BioScience 54 (4): 352-360.
Linklater, WL (2004) Messing with the minds of rhino. African Geographic March: 76-79.
Linklater, WL, EZ Cameron, KJ Stafford & EO Minot (2004) Feral horse demography and population growth in the Kaimanawa Ranges, New Zealand. Wildlife Research 31: 119-128.
Linklater, WL (2003) A novel application of the Trivers-Willard model to the problem of genetic rescue. Conservation Biology 17 (3): 906-909.
Linklater, WL (2003) Science and management in a conservation crisis: a case study with rhinoceros. Conservation Biology 17 (4): 968-976.
Blackwell, GL & Linklater WL (2003) Unique and valuable but untouched research opportunities using exotic mammals in Australasia. Australian Zoologist 32 (3): 420-430.
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