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Zoology

List of Research Staff

Head of Department and Ian Potter Professor of Zoology
    Marilyn Bernice Renfree, FAA PhD DSc ANU
Professors
    Graeme Dubrelle Campbel, BSc PhD Melb
    Barbara Kay Evans, DipPhysED BSc PhD TSTC
Readers in Zoology
    Michael James Keough, BSc PhD Adel
    David Lindsay Macmillan, BSc Mon PhD Oregon
    David Geoffrey Satchell, BSc PhD Melb
    Graeme Field Watson BSc PhD Melb
    David Young, BSc Oxf PhD Wales
Associate Professor
    David Grantly Morgan, AM BSc DipEd Melb
Professorial Associate with the title of Professor
    Peter Derek McNeill, Temple-Smith
Principal Fellow with the Title of Associate Professor
    Murray John Littlejohn, BSc MSc PhD WA (Honorary)
    Richard Behringer BA MS PhD USCC
Senior Lecturers
    Graeme Maxwell Coulson, BA MEnvSc DipEd Tas PhD
    Robert William Day, BSc Cape T PhD Syd
    Bryan Dumsday, MSc PhD Melb
    Mark Adrian Elgar, BSc Griffith PhD Camb
    John Reginald Mclean, BSc PhD Melb
    Geoffrey Shaw, BSc Tas GDipCompStud PhD Murdoch
Lecturers
    Katherine Ann Handasyde, BSc PhD Mon
    Simon John Ward, BSc PhD Mon
Professorial Fellow and National Health & Medical Research Council
Senior Principal Research Fellow
    George David Scarcliffe Hirst, BSc PhD Leeds
National Health & Medical Research Council Douglas Wright Fellow
    Narelle Joy Bramich, BSc PhD Melb
Australian Research Council/Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow
    Mark Douglas Norman, DipEd BSc PhD Melb
Australian Research Council Research Fellow
    Laura Jean Parry, MSc Brist PhD Guelph
    Raoul Alexander Mulder, BSc PhD ANU
Professorial Fellow
    Anne McLaren, DBE F.R.S BSc PhD Oxf
Research Fellows
    Alisdair Graeme Daws, BSc PhD Melb
    Michael John Magrath, BSc PhD Melb
    Aldo Poiani, BSc PhD LaT
    Jutta Schneider (Resigned 2.8.98)
    Craig Andrew Styan, BSc PhD Adelaide
Honorary Senior Fellow
    Victor Gomelyuk, BSc(Hon) PhD USSR
Honorary Fellows
    Janine Athalie Danks, BSc MSc PhD Mon
    Mariella Herberstein, BSc(Hon) MSc PhD Vienna
    Amanda Reid, BSc MSc PhD Maquarie
    Craig Syms, BSc MSc PhD James Cook
    Robin Wilson, BSc PhD Mon
Visiting Research Fellows
    Henry Bennet-Clark, BSc(Hon) PhD Camb
    David Reznick
Visiting Fellows
    Tom Tregenza
    Nina Wedell
National Health & Medical Research Council Senior Research Officer
    Frank Rowlands Edwards, BE PhD Mon
National Health & Medical Research Council Research Officers
    Hikaru Hasitani, MD PhD Nagoya
Senior Associates
    Chung-Cheng Lu, BSc Taipei MSc PhD Newfíd
    Helen Maguire, BSc PhD Uni NSW
    Angus Andersen Martin, BSc Witw PhD
    Gary Poore, BSc PhD Cant
    Donald Campbell Rogers, BSc PhD
    Alistair Graeme Willis, MSc Wales & Melb
Associates
    John Peter Arnould, BSc(Hon) MSc PhD Aberdeen
    Robyn Margaret Delaney, BSc PhD James Cook
    Danielle Clode, BA Adel Dphil Oxford
    Leslie Christidis, BSc PhD ANU
    Theodore Alfred Evans, BSc(Hon) PhD Melb
    David Kenneth Gardner, BSc Dphil York
    Gregory Philip Jenkins, BSc PhD James Cook
    Joanne Elaine Klemke, BSc PhD
    Jan Komdeur, MSc PhD Camb
    Patricia Littlejohn BSc GDipDataCollAnal Philip
    Roger William Martin, BSc MSc Mon
    Frederick Norman, BSc PhD Mon
    Rodney James Treble, BSc PhD Melb
    Elycia Janet Wallis, BSc PhD
    Deanne Leanne Whitworth, BSc(Hon) PhD Melb
    Alan Lovey Yen, BSc(Hon) PhD LaT

Theses Passed for Higher Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy

  • Allen R - An experimental study of factors that act to maintain the relationship found between ants and their spider associates.

  • Butler C - The role of androgens in the development of the male in Macropus eugenii.

  • Foale S - The importance of traditional knowledge of marine ecology to the management of subsistence fisheries.

  • Ford J - Approaches to the captive management of zoo animals for the purposes of conservation and education.

  • King I - Acoustic behaviour of water bugs of the genus Micronecta.

  • Magrath M - Causes and consequences of the sex roles in incubation behaviour in Australian birds.

  • Nateekanjanalarp S - Ecological studies of barnacles in temperate mangrove forests.

  • Power B - Larval dispersal for sessile marine invertebrates.

  • Spindler R - Development of in vitro culture systems for the marsupial.

    Theses in Progress

    Master

    • Brown L - Age validation of gumman and school shark using oxtyetracker marked vertebrae from captive and tagged sharks.

    • Carey J - Issues in long-term biological monitoring in coastal marine environments.

    • Dean K - Reproductive endocrinology of the echidna.

    • Hawkes G - Morphological and comparative study of abalone shells.

    • Hollis G - Conservation biology and ecology of the Baw Baw frog Philoria frosti.

    • McLean N - Population dynamics of koalas in Victoria.

    • Ramp D - The influence of kangaroo grazing on the vegetation of Yan Yean reservoir.

    • Waldegrave-Knight L - Ecological requirements for successful re- introduction of the brush-tailed rock wallaby Petrogale penicillata.

    • Yazgin V - The impact of eastern grey kangaroos Macropus giganteus on farms surrounding Yan Yean reservoir catchment.

      Doctor of Philosophy

      • Alviano P - The role of kangaroo grazing on sediment and nutrient mobilsation.

      • Anderson T - Dispersal, larval-supply and settlement dynamics of temperate reef fish.

      • Archer M - Behavioural strategies that facilitate the use of carrion as a resource by carrion beetles.

      • Bender H - Testing auditory stimuli as a control measure for macropids.

      • Blaakmeer K - Genetic benefits of mate choice and life history decisions in the cooperatively breeding Seychelles warbler.

      • Borchers C - Role of inhibin in development and maturation of marsupial follicle and ovary.

      • Bunce A - The influence of age on reproductive success in Australasian gannets, Morus serrator.

      • Burton B - The effects of size, zonation and grazing patterns on interactions between intertidal gastropods.

      • Chambers L - Biometrical studies on line transect methods in the study of animal populations.

      • Coveney D - Sexual development of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii.

      • Dalgleish E - Biparental care in dung beetles.

      • Dickins E - Slow waves of the guinea pig stomach.

      • Evans K - Pollination ecology of marsupials.

      • Framenau V - The behavioural ecology of riparian wolf spiders.

      • Gaeth A - The embryology of the African elephant and its sirenian relatives.

      • Gillespie G - Ecology, habitat use and population dynamics of the spotted tree frog: factors influencing patterns of distribution and abundance of temperate riverine.

      • Harrington R - The effects of waterhole closure on surrounding vegetation and wildlife.

      • Hearn C - Lactational and seasonal control of reproduction in marsupials.

      • Hindell JS - The influence of recruitment and post-recruitment processes on the population and community dynamics of temperate marine fishes.

      • Holloway M - Dispersal and recruitment of marine invertebrate larvae in Port Phillip Bay.

      • Johnston E - Effects of the timing and frequency of transient pollution events on sessile marine invertebrate assemblages.

      • Jolley-Rogers G - Adaptation depends upon stimulus frequency in primary auditory fibres of the pigeon.

      • Jones M - Reproductive studies and genetic diversity in the black-flanked rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis.

      • Karunajeewa N - Population ecology of the starfish coscinasterias calamaria in Port Phillip Bay.

      • Kraaijeveld K - Sexual selection and sex ratio adjustment in the short-tailed shearwater.

      • Kraaijeveld-Smith F - Behavioural ecology of Australian marsupials.

      • Mackie J - Molecular analysis of marine larval dispersal.

      • Mattiske D - Ovarian cryopreservation and xenografting for endangered species.

      • Morris L - The effects of organic pollution on benthic invertebrates in Victoria.

      • Moyle R - Sexual differentiation of the pouch and scrotum in marsupials.

      • Mullens A - Reproductive biology of the common wombat.

      • Munns S - Ventilation and metabolism in freely diving saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosos, water dragons Physignathos lesuerii and terrestrial blue tongue lizards Tiligua scincoides.

      • Nave C - Kangaroo fertility.

      • O'Hara T - Patterns of diversity for faunal assemblages on subtidal reefs off Victoria.

      • Padgham M - Relationships between environmental factors and bird call times, frequencies and patterns and responses to calls by other individuals.

      • Ryhorchuk A - Parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction in Heteronotia binoei: testing life history predictions.

      • Sadler L - Evolution and maintenance of social behaviour in the sugar glider Petaurus breviceps.

      • Scroggie M - Ecological aspects of hybridization in south-eastern Australian frogs.

      • Sebastian L - The role of prostaglandins in parturition.

      • Sharpe A - Settlement cues for bentmic macrointertebrates.

      • Shepherdley C - Faecal monitoring for reproductive status in Australian marsupials.

      • Storey M - Systematics of the family serolidae (Crustacea/sopoda) and its relationships to other flabelliferan isopods.

      • Sullivan J - Impedence matching in the nervous system during neuronal development.

      • Talman S - Ecology of an exotic marine bivalve, Carbula gibba in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.

      • Taylor B - Movement patterns of commercially harvested sharks in southern Australian waters.

      • Taylor J - The biogeography of some southern Australian marine invertebrates.

      • Thomas M - Conflict and cooperation in eusocial hymenoptera.

      • Trivett M - Parathyroid hormone-related protein in lower vertebrates and invertebrates.

      • Trott J - Endocrine and autocrine control of milk protein gene expression in the tammar wallaby.

      • Wadley G - Biological analysis of human behaviour.

      • Walker T - Population dynamics of the gummy shark, Mustelus antarcticus gunther, in the fishery of southern Australia.

      • Walker-Smith G - Seagrass meiofauna - The ecology and systematics of southern Australian Harpacticoida (Copepoda) and their utilisation of juvenile fish.

      • Wallace D - Interaction between sympathetic and vagal pathways to the heart.

      • Webb A - The effects of anthropogenic toxicants on the composition, competitive interactions and successional se.

      • Weston M - Migratory strategies in birds.

      • Woxvold I - Sexual selection and sex ratio adjustment in the black swan.

      • Zhang Z - Interspecific male germ cell transplantation.

        Research in Progress

        Behaviour and Evolution

        • Complex positional control by a neuronal network with a few neurons - DL Macmillan

        • Ecology and behaviour of riparian wolf spiders - MA Elgar & V Framenau

        • Evolution and taxonomy of benthic octopuses - MD Norman

        • Evolution of life-histories in ants - MA Elgar

        • Evolutionary significance and mate choice in species with complex mating systems - J Komdeur

        • Evolutionary significance of parthenogenic geckos - G Coulson & A Ryhorchuk

        • Evolutionary significance of sex allocation and mate choice in species with complex mating systems - J Komdeur, MJL Magrath & MA Elgar

        • Foraging behaviour of orb-web spiders - M Herberstein

        • Sexual selection in birds with male colour polymorphism - RA Mulder

        • Sperm competition, size dimorphism and mating systems in spiders - MA Elgar

        • The evolution of phenotypic plasticity in the larval life history of Crinia signifera - G Watson

        • The structure and function of sense organs in stomatopod crustacea - DL Macmillan

        Comparative Physiology

        • Autonomic pathways to cardiac muscle, intestinal muscle and the pancreas - GD Hirst & FR Edwards

        • Nervous control of the lower urinary tract - GDS Hirst & NJ Bramich

        • Parasympathetic pathways to bronchial smooth muscle - NJ Bramich

        Conservation and Australian Wildlife

        • Cloacal microparasites of Australian bushs birds - A Poiani

        • Effects of disturbance on the hooded plover - MA Elgar & M Weston

        • Fertility control in managed kangaroo populations - GM Coulson, MB Renfree & G Shaw

        • Genetic diversity and reproductive studies in the black-flanked rock wallaby - M Jones

        • Population mobility and its effects on vertebrate population estimation - L Chambers & D Morgan

        Marine Biology

        • Biogeography of South Australian marine invertebrates - J Taylor

        • Ecology of Corbula - S Talman & MJ Keough

        • Effects of parasites on the population dynamics of their scallop hosts - MJ Keough

        • Fragmentation of modular organisms and its effect on their sensitivity to disturbance - MJ Keough

        • In situ time-stamping of abalone shells to determine how abalone stocks can be aged - RW Day

        • Patterns of diversity for faunal assemblages on subtidal reefs - T O'Hara

        Reproduction and Development

        • Endocrinology of parturition in a marsupial - MB Renfree & G Shaw

        • Gene expression, regulation and physiology of relaxin during pregnancy - LJ Parry & MB Renfree

        • Hormonal control of inguinal closure - G Shaw, MB Renfree & JM Hutson

        • Role of relaxin in fetal development in the rat - LJ Parry & A Summerlea

        • Testosterone metabolism during virilization of the developing male genital tract - MB Renfree & J Wilson

        • The embryology of the African elephant and its Sirenian relatives - MB Renfree & RV Short

        • Uterine control of reactivation after embryonic diapause in the marsupial, Macropus eugenii - G Shaw

        Published Work

        Chapter in Books

        • Elgar MA 1998. Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection in Spiders and Other Arachnids, in Birkhead TR and Moller AP (eds) Sperm Competition and Sexual Section, 307-339, London: Academic Press Ltd. ISBN 0-12-100543-7

          Journal Articles

            Refereed Journal

            • Anstis M, Alford RA & Gillespie GR 1998. Breeding biology of Litoria booroolongensis (Moore, 1961), and Litoria lesueuri (Dumeril & Bibron, 1841) (Anura: Hylidae) and comments on population declines of L. Booroolongensis. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 122 (1):  33-43.

            • Archer MS & Elgar MA 1998. Cannibalism and delayed pupation in hide beetles, Dermestes maculatus DeGeer (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Australian Journal of Entomology. 37  158-161.

            • Butler CM, Harry JL, Deakin JE, Cooper DW & Renfree MB 1998. Developmental Expression of the Androgen Receptor during Virilization of the Urogenital System of a Marsupial. Biology of Reproduction. 59 725-732.

            • Davies M & Watson GF 1998. Developmental Biology of Uperoleia talpa Tyler, Davies & Martin,. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 122 (4): 153-157.

            • Davison MJ & Ward SJ 1998. Prenatal bias in sex ratios in a marsupial, Antechinus agilis. Proceedings of Royal Society London B. 265 2095-2099.

            • Downes BJ & Keough MJ 1998. Scaling of colonization processes in streams: Parallels and lessons from marine hard substrata. Australian Journal of Ecology. 23 8-26.

            • Drummond J, Jackson D & Macmillan DL 1998. The result of evolutionary limb loss on the complement of motor neurons in a crayfish limb nerve revealed by serial homology. Marine Fresh Behavioural Physiology. 31 123-132.

            • Drummond JM & Macmillan DL 1998. The abdominal motor system of the crayfish, Cherax destructor. 1. Morphology and physiology of the superficial extensor motor neurons. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 183 (5): 583-601.

            • Drummond JM & Macmillan DL 1998. The abdominal motor system of the crayfish, Cherax destructor. 11. Morphology and physiology of the deep extensor motor neurons. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 183 (5):  603-619.

            • Evans TA 1998. Factors influencing the evolution of social behaviour in Australian crab spiders (Araneae, thomisidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 63 205-219.

            • Evans TA 1998. Offspring recognition by mother crab spdiers with extreme maternal care. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences. 265 129-134.

            • Fang-Xu J 1998. Behaviour of spermatogonia following recovery from busulfan treatment in the rat. Anatomy & Embryology. 382 109.

            • Fang-Xu J & Short RV 1998. Different fate of primordial germ cells and gonocytes following transplantation. APMIS. 106 58-63.

            • Hearn CM, Shaw G, Short RV & Renfree MB 1998. Effects of cabergoline on reproduction in three familes of Australian marsupials. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. 113  151- 157.

            • Heidt E, Framenau V, Hering D & Manderbach R 1998. Die Spinnen- und Laufkaferfauna auf ufernahen Schotterbanken von Rhone, Ain (Frankreich) und Tagliamento (Italien) (Arachnida: Araneae; Coleoptera: Carabidae). Entomological Zoology. 108 (4): 142-153.

            • Heiling AM & Herberstein ME 1998. The web of nuctenea sclopetaria (araneae, araneidae): relationship between body size and web design. Journal of Arachnology. 26 91-96.

            • Heiling AM, Herberstein ME & Spitzer G 1998. Calculation of Capture Thread Length in Orb Webs: Evaluation of New Formulae. Annals of the Entomolgical Society of America. 91 (1): 135-138.

            • Herberstein ME, Abernethy KE, Backhouse K, Bradford H, de Crespigny FE, Luckock PR & Elgar MA 1998. The Effect of Feeding History on Prey Capture Behaviour in the Orb-web Spider Argiope keyserlingi Karsch (Araneae: Araneidae). Ethology. 104 565-571.

            • Herberstein ME & Heiling AM 1998. Does mesh height influence prey length in orb-web spiders (Araneae)? European Journal of Entomology. 95 367-371.

            • Keough MJ & Quinn GP 1998. Effects of periodic disturbance from tampling on rocky intertidal algal beds. Ecological Applications. 8 (1): 141-161.

            • Kutt AS, Coulson G & Wainer J 1998. Diet of the Striped Legless Lizard Delma impar (Squamata: pygopodidae) in western (basalt) plains grassland, Victoria. Australian Zoologist. 30 (4):  412-418.

            • Lawler IR, Foley WJ, Eschler BM, Pass DM & Handasyde K 1998. Intraspecific variation in Eucalyptus secondary metabolites determines food intake by folivorous marsupials. Oecologia. 116  160-169.

            • Macmillan DL, Stuart T & Thomas M 1998. Development of a proprioceptive organ on the walking legs of the rock lobster Jasus edwardsii (Decapoda: palinurideae) by ordered addition and loss of receptor elements. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 18 (1): 1-9.

            • Martin RW, Handasyde KA & Skerratt LF 1998. Current distribution of sarcoptic mange in wombats. Australian Veterinary Journal. 76 (6): 411-414.

            • Norman FI, Gibson JAE & Burgess JS 1998. Klarius Mikkelsen's 1935 landing in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica: some fiction and some facts. Polar Record. 34 (191): 293-304.

            • Norman FI, Minton CDT, Bunce A & Govanstone AP 1998. Recent Changes in the Status of Australasian Gannets Morus serrator in Victoria. EMU. 98  147-150.

            • O'Hara T 1998. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition: Re-identification of ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from southern Australia. Steenstrupia. 24  37- 50.

            • O'Hara T 1998. Origin of Macquarie Island echinoderms. Polar Biology. 20  143- 151.

            • Rainbird MA, Macmillan D & Meeusen ENT 1998. Eosinophil-mediated killing of Haemonchus contortus larvae: effect of eosinophil activation and role of antibody, complement and interleukin-5. Parasite Immunology. 20 93-103.

            • Sadedin S & Elgar M 1998. The influence of flock size and geometry on the scanning behaviour of spotted turtle doves, Streptopelia chinensis. Australian Journal of Ecology. 23 177-180.

            • Sebastian LT, Dematteo L, Shaw G & Renfree MB 1998. Mesoticin receptors during pregnancy, parturition and lactation in the tammar wallaby. Animal Reproduction Science. 51 57-74.

            • Sharpe AK & Keough MJ 1998. An investigation of the indirect effects of intertidal shellfish collection. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 223 19-38.

            • Shirley MJ & Raadik TA 1998. Aspects of the ecology and breeding biology of Galaxias fuscus mack, in the Goulburn river system, Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 109: 157-166. Melbourne: Royal Society's Hall.

            • Skerratt LF, Martin RW & Handasyde KA 1998. Sarcoptic mange in wombats. Australian Veterinary Journal. 76 (6):  408-410.

            • Spindler RE, Renfree MB, Shaw G & Gardner DK 1998. Reactivating tammar wallaby blastocysts oxidise glucose. Biology of Reproduction. 58 1425-1431.

            • Treble RJ, Millar RB & Walker TI 1998. Size-selectivity of lobster pots with escape-gaps: application of the SELECT method to the southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery in Victoria, Australia. Fisheries Research. 34  289- 305.

            • Turner ML & Norman MD 1998. Fishes of Wilsons Promontory and Corner inlet, Victoria: composition and biogeographic affinities. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria. 57 (1): 143-165.

            • Walker-Smith GK 1998. A review of Nebaliella (Crustacea: Leptostraca) with the description of a new species from the continental slop of southeastern Australia. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria. 57 (1): 39-56.

            • Wallis EJ & Macmillan DL 1998. Foregut morphology and feeding strategies in the syncarid malacostracan Anaspides tasmaniae: correlating structure and function. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 18 (2): 279-289.

            • Ward SJ 1998. Numbers of teats and pre- and post-natal litter sizes in small diprotodont marsupials. Journal of Mammalogy. 79 (3): 999-1008.

            • Webb-Pullman BZ & Elgar MA 1998. The influence of time of day and environmental conditions on the foraging behaviours of willie wagtails, Rhipidura leucophrys. Australian Journal of Zoology. 46 137-144.

            • Williams SC, Fletcher TP & Renfree MB 1998. Puberty in the Female Tammar Wallaby. Biology of Reproduction. 58  1117-1122.

              Conference Publications

                Refereed Conference Proceedings

                • Heiling AM & Herberstein ME 1998. Activity patterns in different developmental stages and sexes of Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck) (Araneae, Araneidae). Proceedings of the 17th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Edinburgh 1997, Seldon PA (ed), 211-214. U.K.

                • Herberstein ME 1998. Implications of microhabitat selection on prey capture for the web spider Neriene radiata (Walckenaer) (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Proceedings of the 17th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Edinburgh 1997, Seldon PA (ed), 197-202.

                • Milasowszky N, Herberstein ME & Zulka KP 1998. Proceedings of the 17th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Edinburgh 1997. Proceedings of the 17th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Edinburgh 1997, Selden PA (ed), 91-96. U.K.

                  Reports/Working Paper

                    Contract/Technical Report or Working/ Occasional Paper

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Framlingham Forest Koala Population, July 1998, for Department of Natural Resources and Environment. 17pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and Murray Kulkyne Park Kangaroo Populations, June 1998, for Parks Victoria. 62pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Inverleigh and Bannockburn District Kangaroo and Wallaby Populations, September, for Parks Victoria. 66pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Kangaroo and wallaby populations October 1998, for Parks Victoria. 29pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Kangaroo Populations, June 1998, for Department of Land and Water Conservation, Buronga, NSW. 38pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Kangaroo populations, December 1998, for Parks Victoria. 58pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Mt Eccles National Park Koala Population October 1998, for Parks Victoria. 20pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Puckapunyal Military Reserve Kangaroo Populations April 1998, for Serco Gardiner Merchant for the Department of Defence (Army) Puckapunyal, Victoria. 44pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Wyperfeld National Park (Central) Kangaroo Populations, November 1998, for Parks Victoria. 28pp.

                    • Morgan DG 1998. Wyperfeld National Park (Pine Plains) Kangaroo Populations, June/July 1998, for Parks Victoria. 22pp.

                    • Terrens G, Gwyther D & Keough MJ 1998. Environmental assessment of synthetic-based drilling mud discharges to Bass Strait, Australia, 608-625pp.

                      Substantial Grants Received

                      Australian Biological Resources Study Participatory Program

                      • Taxonomy of benthic octopuses of Australian waters (family octopodidae) - MD Norman

                      Australian Research Council

                      • Inter-sexual conflicts of interest:modal systems of sperm competition, dimorphism and sexual cannibalism in orb-weaving spiders - MA Elgar

                      Australian Research Council Large Grants

                      • Causes, consequences and mechanisms of sex allocation in species with complex mating systems and sexual size dimorphism - J Komdeur

                      • Distribution, recruitment and effects of macroparasites on the population dynamics of their free-spawning scallop hosts - MJ Keough, AJ Butler, KP Black & CA Styan

                      • Genetic benefits of mate choice and life history decisions in birds with complex mating systems: an experimental approach - J Komdeur

                      • The influence of sperm competition on invertebrate mating strategies: comparative experimental studies of orb-spinning spiders - MA Elgar, CL Craig & NE Pierce

                      Australian Research Council Strategic Partnerships with Industry Research and Training (SPIRT) Program

                      • Fertility control of overabundant grey kangaroo populations in conservation reserves - GM Coulson, MB Renfree & G Shaw

                      National Health and Medical Research Council Grants

                      • Nervous control of the lower urinary tract - GDS Hirst & NJ Bramich

                      • Hormonal control of inguinal closure - G Shaw, MB Renfree & JM Hutson

                      Awards

                      The Queen's Trust for Young Australians

                      • A Ryhorchuk

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