CSIRO PUBLISHING - Australian Journal of Zoology

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	ZO11103 Accepted 02 February 2012
	*Rate of passage through the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) digestive tract*

	Hayley Stannard, Julie Old

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	ZO11051 Accepted 30 January 2012
	Are male germ cells of the arid zone Hopping Mouse (Notomys alexis) sensitive to high environmental temperatures?

	Harsha Wechalekar, Brian Setchell, Eleanor Peirce, Chris Leigh, William Breed

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	ZO11053 Accepted 30 January 2012
	Spatial trade-offs in the digestive and reproductive systems of grape phylloxera

	Kim Andrews, Dennis Kemper, Kevin Powell, Paul Cooper

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	ZO11094 Accepted 27 January 2012
	Distribution, ecological attributes and trade of the New Guinea carpet python (Morelia spilota) in Indonesia

	Daniel Natusch, Jessica Lyons

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	ZO11062 Accepted 24 January 2012
	Redescription of the western desert taipan Oxyuranus temporalis (Serpentes: Elapidae) with notes on its distribution, diet and genetic variation

	Karl Brennan, Terry Morley, Mark Hutchinson, Stephen Donnellan

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	ZO11046 Accepted 10 January 2012
	Population structure, timing of divergence, and contact between lineages in the endangered Hastings River mouse, Pseudomys oralis

	Karen Rowe, Kevin Rowe, Martin Elphinstone, Peter Baverstock

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	ZO11055 Accepted 23 December 2011
	Levels of dispersal and tail loss in an Australian gecko (Gehyra variegata) are associated with differences in forest structure

	Paul Duckett, Adam Stow

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	ZO11080 Accepted 16 December 2011
	Foraging trip strategies and habitat use during late pup rearing by lactating Australian fur seals

	Roger Kirkwood, John Arnould

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	ZO11056 Accepted 09 December 2011
	Is body size variation in the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, associated with environmental variables?

	Elise Furlan, Josh Griffiths, Nick Gust, Rodney Armistead, Paul Mitrovski, Kathrine Handasyde, Melody Serena, Ary Hoffmann, Andrew Weeks

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	ZO11079 Accepted 14 November 2011
	Climate-driven variation in food availability between the core and range edge of the endangered northern bettong Bettongia tropica

	Brooke Bateman, Sandra Abell-Davis, Chris Johnson

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	ZO11064 Accepted 04 November 2011
	Nutritional ecology of essential fatty acids: an evolutionary perspective

	Anthony Hulbert, Sarah Abbott

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	ZO11054 Accepted 18 October 2011
	*Mini review: Characterisation of cellulose and hemicellulose digestion in land crabs with special reference to Gecarcoidea natalis.*

	Benjamin Allardyce, Stuart Linton

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1.	Published 11 April 2011 *Reproductive behaviour of the southern-hairy nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(6) Lindsay Hogan, Clive Phillips, Allan Lisle, Alan Horsup, Tina Janssen and Stephen Johnston
2.	Published 8 July 2011 *The effect of environmental variables on the activity patterns of the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) in captivity: onset, duration and cessation of activity* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(1) Lindsay A. Hogan, Steve D. Johnston, Allan T. Lisle, Alan B. Horsup, Tina Janssen and Clive J. C. Phillips
3.	Published 16 June 2005 *Effects of hatchery shading and nest depth on the development and quality of Chelonia mydas* hatchlings: implications for hatchery management in Peninsular, Malaysia** Australian Journal of Zoology 53(3) Jason van de Merwe, Kamarruddin Ibrahim and Joan Whittier
4.	Published 11 April 2011 Heading for greener pastures? Defining the foraging preferences of urban long-nosed bandicoots Australian Journal of Zoology 58(6) Nelika K. Hughes and Peter B. Banks
5.	Published 11 April 2011 *Microclimate preferences of the grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in the Sydney region* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(6) Stephanie Snoyman and Culum Brown
6.	Published 11 April 2011 *Discovery of stream-cling-goby assemblages (Stiphodon* species) in the Australian Wet Tropics** Australian Journal of Zoology 58(6) Brendan C. Ebner and Paul Thuesen
7.	Published 8 July 2011 *Spatial behaviour of yellow-footed rock-wallabies, Petrogale xanthopus, changes in response to active conservation management* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(1) Matt W. Hayward, Keith Bellchambers, Kerryn Herman, Joss Bentley and Sarah Legge
8.	Published 4 November 2010 The mongoose in Australia: failed introduction of a biological control agent Australian Journal of Zoology 58(4) David Peacock and Ian Abbott
9.	Published 10 October 2011 *Genetic diversity and biogeographic history inform future conservation management strategies for the rare sunset frog (Spicospina flammocaerulea)* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(2) D. L. Edwards and J. D. Roberts
10.	Published 11 April 2011 *Population biology of the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(6) Melinda A. Norton, Andrew W. Claridge, Kris French and Alison Prentice
11.	Published 11 April 2011 *Distribution and population genetic structure of the critically endangered skink Nangura spinosa, and the implications for management* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(6) Adrian C. Borsboom, Patrick J. Couper, Andrew Amey and Conrad J. Hoskin
12.	Published 28 June 2010 *Home ranges of, and habitat use by, the grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla) in remnant native grasslands near Canberra* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(2) Toni A. Stevens, Murray C. Evans, William S. Osborne and Stephen D. Sarre
13.	Published 22 December 2008 *Movements and distribution of dugongs (Dugong dugon) in a macro-tidal environment in northern Australia* Australian Journal of Zoology 56(4) Scott D. Whiting
14.	Published 27 January 2011 *Habitat associations of the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) at multiple spatial scales* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(5) Melinda A. Norton, Kris French and Andrew W. Claridge
15.	Published 27 January 2011 *Predator odour does not influence trappability of southern brown bandicoots (Isoodon obesulus) and common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(5) Valentina S. A. Mella, Christine E. Cooper and Stephen J. J. F. Davies
16.	Published 27 January 2011 *Socio-seasonal changes in scent-marking habits in the carnivorous marsupial Dasyurus maculatus* at communal latrines** Australian Journal of Zoology 58(5) Monica Ruibal, Rod Peakall and Andrew Claridge
17.	Published 26 October 2009 *Breeding behaviour of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in captivity* Australian Journal of Zoology 57(4) Margaret Hawkins and Adam Battaglia
18.	Published 8 July 2011 Tantalising tongues: male carpet pythons use chemoreception to differentiate among females Australian Journal of Zoology 59(1) G. L. Bryant, P. W. Bateman and P. A. Fleming
19.	Published 24 March 2009 Conservation status and biogeography of Australia's terrestrial mammals Australian Journal of Zoology 56(6) Andrew A. Burbidge, N. L. McKenzie, K. E. C. Brennan, J. C. Z. Woinarski, C. R. Dickman, A. Baynes, G. Gordon, P. W. Menkhorst and A. C. Robinson
20.	Published 11 April 2011 *Natural history of the common tree snake, Dendrelaphis punctulatus* (Serpentes : Colubridae), in the wet–dry tropics of north Queensland** Australian Journal of Zoology 58(6) S. Fearn and D. F. Trembath
21.	Published 28 June 2010 Australian fur seals establish haulout sites and a breeding colony in South Australia Australian Journal of Zoology 58(2) Peter D. Shaughnessy, Jane McKenzie, Melanie L. Lancaster, Simon D. Goldsworthy and Terry E. Dennis
22.	Published 26 October 2009 *Reproductive strategies of the short-beaked echidna – a review with new data from a long-term study on the Tasmanian subspecies (Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus)* Australian Journal of Zoology 57(4) Gemma Morrow, Niels A. Andersen and Stewart C. Nicol
23.	Published 10 October 2011 Lizard diversity on a rainforest–savanna altitude gradient in north-eastern Australia Australian Journal of Zoology 59(2) A. S. Kutt, B. L. Bateman and E. P. Vanderduys
24.	Published 8 July 2011 How many mature microhabitats does a slow-recolonising reptile require? Implications for restoration of bauxite minesites in south-western Australia Australian Journal of Zoology 59(1) Michael D. Craig, Angela M. Benkovic, Andrew H. Grigg, Giles E. St J. Hardy, Patricia A. Fleming and Richard J. Hobbs
25.	Published 8 December 2009 *Interactions between chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii) and introduced predators: a review* Australian Journal of Zoology 57(5) A. S. Glen, P. J. de Tores, D. R. Sutherland and K. D. Morris
26.	Published 27 January 2011 Seven lizard species and a blind snake: activity, body condition and growth of desert herpetofauna in relation to rainfall Australian Journal of Zoology 58(5) Christine A. Schlesinger, Keith A. Christian, Craig D. James and Stephen R. Morton
27.	Published 26 October 2009 Thermoregulation in monotremes: riddles in a mosaic Australian Journal of Zoology 57(4) Peter H. Brice
28.	Published 8 February 2010 High possum mortality on urban roads: implications for the population viability of the common brushtail and the common ringtail possum Australian Journal of Zoology 57(6) Tracey C. Russell, Catherine A. Herbert and James L. Kohen
29.	Published 1 September 1971 A revision of the Scarabaeine Dung Beetles of Australia. I. Tribe Onthophagini Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 19(9) EG Matthews
30.	Published 8 February 2008 The development of habitat selection by subadult koalas Australian Journal of Zoology 55(5) G. Tucker, A. Melzer and W. Ellis
31.	Published 21 July 2000 A review of feeding and diet selection in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) Australian Journal of Zoology 48(3) Benjamin D. Moore and William J. Foley
32.	Published 10 October 2011 *Ecology of Stimson's python (Antaresia stimsoni) in the MacDonnell Ranges of central Australia* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(2) Peter J. McDonald, Gary W. Luck, Skye Wassens and Chris R. Pavey
33.	Published 18 February 2004 Annual variation in arrival and departure times of carrion insects at carcasses: implications for succession studies in forensic entomology Australian Journal of Zoology 51(6) M. S. Archer
34.	Published 26 October 2009 The enigma of the platypus genome Australian Journal of Zoology 57(4) Wesley C. Warren and Frank Grützner
35.	Published 27 January 2011 Sexual selection and morphological design: the tale of two territorial butterflies Australian Journal of Zoology 58(5) Darrell J. Kemp
36.	Published 27 January 2011 L-to-D-peptide isomerase in male echidna venom Australian Journal of Zoology 58(5) Jennifer M. S. Koh, Leesa Haynes, Katherine Belov and Philip W. Kuchel
37.	Published 26 October 2009 *Activity and behaviour of lactating echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus multiaculeatus) from hatching of egg to weaning of young* Australian Journal of Zoology 57(4) Peggy D. Rismiller and Michael W. McKelvey
38.	Published 10 October 2011 *Genetic differentiation and introgression amongst Thylogale* (pademelons) taxa in eastern Australia** Australian Journal of Zoology 59(2) M. D. B. Eldridge, K. Heckenberg, L. E. Neaves, C. J. Metcalfe, S. Hamilton, P. M. Johnson and R. L. Close
39.	Published 8 July 2011 *Maternal strategies of the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at Dangerous Reef, South Australia* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(1) Andrew D. Lowther and Simon D. Goldsworthy
40.	Published 29 May 2009 Field metabolic rate and water turnover of red kangaroos and sheep in an arid rangeland: an empirically derived dry-sheep-equivalent for kangaroos Australian Journal of Zoology 57(1) A. J. Munn, T. J. Dawson, S. R. McLeod, D. B. Croft, M. B. Thompson and C. R. Dickman
41.	Published 7 April 2010 Developmental constraint on the evolution of marsupial forelimb morphology Australian Journal of Zoology 58(1) W. James Cooper and Scott J. Steppan
42.	Published 8 July 2011 *Loss of tooth-supporting bone in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) with age* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(1) Elizabeth F. Lee, Srinivas Varanasi, Lyndall M. Pettett, Philip S. Bird and Anne L. Symons
43.	Published 8 July 2011 *Determining optimal incubation temperature for a head-start program: the effect of incubation temperature on hatchling Burnett River snapping turtles (Elseya albagula)* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(1) Yvonne A. Eiby and David T. Booth
44.	Published 23 September 2010 *Phylogeography of the Australian sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps): evidence for a new divergent lineage in eastern Australia* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(3) Mansoureh Malekian, Steven J. B. Cooper and Susan M. Carthew
45.	Published 27 January 2011 Testing the independent effects of population and shelter density on behavioural and corticosterone responses of tree skinks Australian Journal of Zoology 58(5) Peter Lancaster, Tim S. Jessop and Devi Stuart-Fox
46.	Published 1 February 1992 The Stereotyped Behavior of Sexual Cannibalism in Latrodectus-Hasselti Thorell (Araneae, Theridiidae), the Australian Redback Spider Australian Journal of Zoology 40(1) LM Forster
47.	Published 28 June 2010 The genetic mating system, male reproductive success and lack of selection on male traits in the greater bilby Australian Journal of Zoology 58(2) Emily J. Miller, Mark D. B. Eldridge, Neil Thomas, Nicola Marlow and Catherine A. Herbert
48.	Published 26 October 2009 *Population genetics of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): a fine-scale look at adjacent river systems* Australian Journal of Zoology 57(4) Stephen H. Kolomyjec, Josephine Y. T. Chong, David Blair, Jaime Gongora, Tom R. Grant, Christopher N. Johnson and Chris Moran
49.	Published 1 October 1977 The comparative serology of Marsupialia, and a classification of marsupials Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 25(52) JAW Kirsch
50.	Published 1 December 1983 Aspects of Lactation in the Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Monotremata), in Waters of Eastern New South Wales. Australian Journal of Zoology 31(6) TR Grant, M Griffiths and RMC Leckie
51.	Published 23 October 1997 Morphology and Function of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Australian Folivorous Possums Australian Journal of Zoology 45(4) Olivia Crowe and Ian D. Hume
52.	Published 23 September 2010 Grazing kangaroos act as local recyclers of energy on semiarid floodplains Australian Journal of Zoology 58(3) Jordan Iles, Jeff Kelleway, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Debashish Mazumder, Lisa Knowles, David Priddel and Neil Saintilan
53.	Published 24 March 2009 A phylogeny and timescale for the living genera of kangaroos and kin (Macropodiformes : Marsupialia) based on nuclear DNA sequences Australian Journal of Zoology 56(6) Robert W. Meredith, Michael Westerman and Mark S. Springer
54.	Published 23 September 2010 Evaluating migratory fish behaviour and fishway performance: testing a combined assessment methodology Australian Journal of Zoology 58(3) Lee J. Baumgartner, Craig A. Boys, Ivor G. Stuart and Brenton P. Zampatti
55.	Published 8 February 2010 *Vigilance in a solitary marsupial, the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)* Australian Journal of Zoology 57(6) François-René Favreau, Peter J. Jarman, Anne W. Goldizen, Anne-Laure Dubot, Stéphane Sourice and Olivier Pays
56.	Published 23 April 2001 Predator avoidance, feeding and habitat use in the red-necked pademelon, Thylogale thetis, at rainforest edges Australian Journal of Zoology 49(1) Geoffrey M. Wahungu, Carla P. Catterall and Mike F. Olsen
57.	Published 27 January 2011 High-temperature survival is limited by food availability in first-instar locust nymphs Australian Journal of Zoology 58(5) James D. Woodman
58.	Published 1 March 1970 Obsevations on the Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus harrisii (Marsupialia : Dasyuridae) I. Numbers, home, range, movements and food in two populations Australian Journal of Zoology 18(1) ER Guiler
59.	Published 1 March 1970 Observations on the Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus harrisii (Marsupialia : Dasyuridae) II. Reproduction, breeding and growth of pouch young Australian Journal of Zoology 18(1) ER Guiler
60.	Published 26 October 2009 *A review of mucormycosis in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)* Australian Journal of Zoology 57(4) Joanne H. Connolly
61.	Published 1 April 1984 Gene Frequencies and Body Weights of Feral Cats, Felis catus (L.), from Five Australian Localities and from Macquarie Island Australian Journal of Zoology 32(2) E Jones and BJ Horton
62.	Published 4 November 2010 *Seasonal variation in plasma corticosterone concentrations in wild and captive adult Duvaucel's geckos (Hoplodactylus duvaucelii) in New Zealand* Australian Journal of Zoology 58(4) Manuela Barry, John F. Cockrem and Dianne H. Brunton
63.	Published 4 November 2010 Assessing the success of mine restoration using Hemiptera as indicators Australian Journal of Zoology 58(4) Gamal Orabi, Melinda L. Moir and Jonathan D. Majer
64.	Published 10 October 2011 *Worker heterozygosity and immune response in feral and managed honeybees (Apis mellifera)* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(2) E. C. Lowe, L. W. Simmons and B. Baer
65.	Published 13 August 2009 *Gliding performance and its relevance to gap crossing by the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)* Australian Journal of Zoology 57(2) Ross L. Goldingay and Brendan D. Taylor
66.	Published 28 October 2004 Influence of season and weather on activity patterns of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) in captivity Australian Journal of Zoology 52(5) C. E. Cooper and P. C. Withers
67.	Published 26 October 2009 Platypus venom: source of novel compounds Australian Journal of Zoology 57(4) Jennifer M. S. Koh, Paramjit S. Bansal, Allan M. Torres and Philip W. Kuchel
68.	Published 1 April 1986 Comparison of Skull Shape in Marsupial and Placental Carnivores Australian Journal of Zoology 34(2) L Werdelin
69.	Published 12 December 2002 Secondary metabolites in Eucalyptus melliodora: field distribution and laboratory feeding choices by a generalist herbivore, the common brushtail possum Australian Journal of Zoology 50(5) I. R. Wallis, M. L. Watson and W. J. Foley
70.	Published 10 October 2011 *Urinary corticosterone responses and haematological stress indicators in the endangered Fijian ground frog (Platymantis vitiana) during transportation and captivity* Australian Journal of Zoology 59(2) Edward Narayan and Jean-Marc Hero
71.	Published 18 February 2004 Demographics of tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculatus) populations in south-eastern Australia Australian Journal of Zoology 51(6) C. A. Belcher
72.	Published 10 October 2011 *Geographic distribution of Rhyncholestes raphanurus* Osgood, 1924 (Paucituberculata : Caenolestidae), an endemic marsupial of the Valdivian Temperate Rainforest** Australian Journal of Zoology 59(2) Gabriel M. Martin
73.	Published 1 September 1975 A Study of Population Genetics in the Domestic Cats of Hobart. Australian Journal of Zoology 23(3) JA Dartnall and NB Todd
74.	Published 1 October 1980 The Identity of the Dingo I. Morphological Discriminants of Dingo and Dog Skulls. Australian Journal of Zoology 28(4) AE Newsome, LK Corbett and SM Carpenter
75.	Published 23 April 2001 Temperature variation within and between nests of the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (Chelonia: Cheloniidae) on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef Australian Journal of Zoology 49(1) David T. Booth and Katherine Astill
76.	Published 23 September 2010 *Wombats and domestic livestock as potential vectors of Cryptosporidium* and Giardia in an agricultural riparian area** Australian Journal of Zoology 58(3) Philip Borchard, Ian A. Wright and David J. Eldridge
77.	Published 1 December 1984 Breeding Cycle, Life History and Population Dynamics of the Dugong, Dugon dugon (Sirenia: Dugongidae Australian Journal of Zoology 32(6) H Marsh, GE Heinsohn and LM Marsh
78.	Published 1 June 1991 A Systematic Analysis of the Brushtail Possum, Trichosurus-Vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) (Marsupialia, Phalangeridae) Australian Journal of Zoology 39(3) JA Kerle, GM Mckay and GB Sharman
79.	Published 28 May 2007 *Diet of the tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) in south-eastern Australia* Australian Journal of Zoology 55(2) C. A. Belcher, J. L. Nelson and J. P. Darrant
80.	Published 8 February 2010 Breeding biology of the critically endangered Malherbe's parakeet on Maud Island, New Zealand, following the release of captive-bred individuals Australian Journal of Zoology 57(6) Luis Ortiz-Catedral, Jonathan C. Kearvell, Mark E. Hauber and Dianne H. Brunton