recent publications

Klose, S., J. Welbergen, A. Goldizen and E. Kalko. In press. Spatio-temporal vigilance architecture of an Australian flying-fox colony. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. (accepted 19 Sept. 2008; DOI 10.1007/s00265-008-0671-8)

Pays, O., A-L. Dubot , P. J. Jarman, P. Loisel and A. W. Goldizen. In press. Vigilance and its complex synchrony in the red-necked pademelon, Thylogale thetis. Behav. Ecol. (accepted 10 July 2008; doi:10.1093/beheco/arn110)

Hazlitt, S.L., Eldridge, M.D.B. and Goldizen, A.W. In press. Strong matrilineal structuring in the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) confirmed by spatial patterns of mtDNA. In: Macropods: the biology of kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos. G. Coulson and M.D.B. Eldridge (eds). Surrey Beatty and Sons: Sydney. (accepted 5 September 2008)

Smith, J. N., A. W. Goldizen, R. A. Dunlop and N. J. Noad. 2008. Songs of male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are involved in intersexual interactions. Anim. Behav. 76:467-477.

Barnes, T. S., Hinds, L. A., Jenkins, D. J. and Coleman, G. T. (2007a). Precocious development of hydatid cysts in a macropodid host. International Journal for Parasitology, 37, 1379-1389.

Barnes, T. S., Li, J., Coleman, G. T. and McManus, D. P. (2008). Development and evaluation of immunoblot-based serodiagnostic tests for hydatid infection in macropodids. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44, 1036-1040.

Barnes, T. S., Morton, J. M. and Coleman, G. T. (2007b). Clustering of hydatid infection in macropodids. International Journal for Parasitology, 37, 943–952.

Barnes, T. S., A. W. Goldizen, J. M. Morton and J. T. Coleman. 2008. Cystic echinococcosis in a wild population of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby, a threatened macropodid. Parasitology 135:715-723.

Barnes, T. S., A. W. Goldizen and G. T. Coleman. 2008. Hematology and serum biochemistry of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata). J. Wildl. Diseases 44:295-303.

Macqueen, P. E., J. A. Nicholls, S. L. Hazlitt and A. W. Goldizen. 2008. Gene flow among native bush rat, Rattus fuscipes (Rodentia: Muridae) populations in the fragmented subtropical forests of southeast Queensland. Aust. Ecol. 33:585-593.

Murray, J. V., S. Low Choy, C. A. McAlpine, H. P. Possingham and A. W. Goldizen. 2008. The importance of ecological scale for wildlife conservation: a case study of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata). Biol. Cons. 141:7-22.

Fitzgibbon, S. I., D. A. Putland and A. W. Goldizen. 2007. The importance of functional connectivity in the conservation of a ground-dwelling mammal in an urban Australian landscape. Landscape Ecol.22:1513-1525.

Wojcieszek, J. L., J. A. Nicholls and A. W. Goldizen. 2007. Stealing by satin bowerbirds: who steals from whom, and why? Behav. Ecol. 18:689-695.

Bravery, B. D. and A. W. Goldizen. 2007. Male satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) compensate for sexual signal loss by enhancing multiple display features. Naturwissenschaften 94:473-476.

Sigg, D. P. 2006. Reduced genetic diversity and significant genetic differentiation after translocation: comparison of remnant and translocated populations of the bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata). Cons. Gen. 7:577-589.

Matson, T. K., D. A. Putland, P. J. Jarman, J. le Roux and A. W. Goldizen. 2007. The influences of parturition and home range use of female black-faced impalas (Aepyceros melampus petersi). J. Zool. (Lond). 271:318-327.

Putland, D. A., J. A. Nicholls, M. Noad and A. W. Goldizen. 2006. Imitating the neighbours: vocal dialect matching in a mimic-model system. Biology Letters 2:367-370.

Wojcieszek, J. L, J. A. Nicholls, N. J. Marshall and A. W. Goldizen. 2006. The theft of bower decorations among male satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus): why are some decorations more popular than others. Emu 106:175-180.

Hazlitt, S. L, D. P. Sigg, M. D. B. Eldridge and A. W. Goldizen. 2006. Restricted mating dispersal and strong breeding group structure in a mid-sized marsupial mammal. Mol. Ecol. 15:2997-3007.

Hazlitt, S. L., A. W. Goldizen and M. D. B. Eldridge. 2006. Significant patterns of population genetic structure and limited gene flow in a threatened macropod marsupial despite continuous habitat in southeast Queensland, Australia. Cons. Gen. 7:675-689.

Bravery, B. D., J. A. Nicholls and A. W. Goldizen. 2006. Patterns of painting in satin bowerbirds and males' responses to changes in their paint. J. Avian Biol. 7:77-83.

Matson, T. K., A. W. Goldizen, P. J. Jarman and A. R. Pople. 2006. Dispersal and seasonal distributions of black-faced impala in the Etosha National Park, Namibia. J. Afr. Ecol. 44:247-255.

Nicholls, J. A., J. J. Austin, C. Moritz and A. W. Goldizen. 2006. Genetic population structure and call variation in a passerine bird, the satin bowerbird Ptilorhynchus violaceus. Evolution 60:1279-1290

Nicholls, J. A. and A. W. Goldizen. 2006. Habitat type and density influence vocal signal design in satin bowerbirds. J. Anim. Ecol. 75:549-558.

Sigg, D. P. and A. W. Goldizen. 2006. Male reproductive strategies and female choice in the solitary, promiscuous bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata). J. Mammal. 87:461-469

Wynd, N. M, D. P. Sigg, A. R. Pople, S. L. Hazlitt and A. W. Goldizen. 2006. Factors affecting female reproductive success and the survival of pouch young in the threatened brush-tailed rock-wallaby. Aust. J. Zool. 54:61-70.

Arnold, K. E., I. P. F. Owens and A. W. Goldizen. 2005. Division of labour within cooperatively breeding groups. Behaviour 142:1577-1590.

Robson, T. E., A. W. Goldizen and D. J. Green. 2005. The multiple signals assessed by female satin bowerbirds: could they be used to narrow down females' choices of mates? Biol. Lett. 1:1264-267.

Tack, E.J., D. A. Putland, T. E. Robson and A. W. Goldizen. 2005. Geographic variation in vocalisations of Satin Bowerbirds, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, in southeast Queensland. Emu 105:27-31.

Krebs, E. A. and D. A. Putland 2004. Chic chicks: the evolution of chick ornamentation in rails. Behavioral Ecology 15:946-951.

Maxwell, P. S., T. E. Robson and A. W. Goldizen. 2004. Home range sizes and bower visitation patterns of immature male satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus). Emu 104:75-77.

Lachish, S. and A. W. Goldizen. 2004. Responses to neighbours and non-neighbours in the buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis). Aust. J. Zool. 52:369-378.

Hazlitt, S. L., M. D. B. Eldridge and A. W. Goldizen. 2004. Fine-scale spatial genetic correlation analyses reveal strong female philopatry within a brush-tailed rock-wallaby colony in southeast Queensland. Molecular Ecology 13:3621-3632.

Khan, R. N., J. H. A. Becker, A. L. Crowther and I. D. Lawn. 2004. Spatial distribution of symbiotoc shrimps (Periclimenes holthuisi, P. brevicarpalis, Thor amboinensis) on the sea anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 84:201-203.

Sigg, D. P., A. W. Goldizen and A. R. Pople (2005). The importance of mating system in translocation programs: reproductive success of released male bridled nailtail wallabies. Biol. Cons. 123:289-300.

Bardeleban, C., R. L. Moore, J. A. Nicholls, J. J. Austin and T. E. Robson (2005). Isolation of polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite markers for the satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus. Molecular Ecology Notes 5:305-307.

Matson, T. K., A. W. Goldizen and P. J. Jarman (2005). Microhabitat use by black-faced impala in Ethosha National Park. J. Wildlife Manag. 69:1708-1715.

Matson T. K., A. W. Goldizen and D. A. Putland (2005). Factors affecting the vigilance and flight behaviour of impala. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 35:1-11.

Matson, T. K., A. W. Goldizen, and P. J. Jarman (2004). Factors affecting the success of translocations of black-faced impala in Namibia. Biological Conservation 116:359-365.

Becker, J. H. A., and A. S. Grutter (2004). Cleaner shrimp do clean! Coral Reefs 23:515-520.

Becker, J. H. A., and A. S. Grutter (2005). Client fish ectoparasite loads and cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella sp.) hunger levels affect cleaning behaviour. Animal Behaviour 70:991-996.

Khan, R. N., J. H. A. Becker, A. L. Crowther and I. D. Lawn (2003). Sea anemone host selection by the symbiotic saddled cleaner shrimp Periclimenes holthuisi. Marine and Freshwater Research 54:653-656.

Goldizen, A. W. 2003. Monogamy and its variations in callitrichids: do these relate to the costs of infant care? In: Monogamy: Mating Strategies and Partnerships in Birds, Humans and Other Mammals, ed. by U. Reichard and C. Boesch. Cambridge University Press.

Carter, K. and A. W. Goldizen. 2003. Habitat choice and vigilance behaviour of brush-tailed rock-wallabies, Petrogale penicillata, within their nocturnal foraging ranges. Wildl. Res.

Laws, R. J. and A. W. Goldizen. 2003. Nocturnal home ranges and social interactions of the brush-tailed rock wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) at Hurdle Creek, Queensland. Aust. Mammal. 25:169-176.

Grutter, A.S, Murphy J.M., Choat J.H. 2003. Cleaner fish drives local fish diversity on coral reefs. Current Biology. 13:64-67.

Nicholls, J.A. 2003. Co-operative breeding in the Mountain Thornbill, Acanthiza katherina. Corella 27: 23.

Wiley, C. J. and A. W. Goldizen. 2003. Testosterone is correlated with courtship but not aggression in the tropical buff-banded rail, Gallirallus philippensis. Hormones and Behavior 43:554-560.

A. M. Shirley, A. W. Goldizen, E. A. Krebs and D. A. Putland. 2003. Effects of habitat characteristics and climate on the distribution and colouration of Dusky Moorhens (Gallinula tenebrosa) in south-east Queensland. Emu 103:81-86.

Clegg, S.M., Degnan, S.M., Kikkawa, J., Moritz, C., Estoup, A. and Owens, I.P.F. 2002. Genetic consequences of sequential founder events by an island-colonizing bird. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, 99, 8127-8132.

Clegg, S.M., Degnan, S.M., Moritz, C. Estoup, A., Kikkawa, J. and Owens, I.P.F. 2002. Microevolution in island forms: the roles of drift and directional selection in morphological divergence of a passerine bird. Evolution, 56, 2090-2099.

Kikkawa, J. and Wilson, J.M. 2002. Fighting strategies of silvereyes, Zosterops lateralis. Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, 34, 60-65.

Kikkawa, J. 2003. White-eyes (Zosteropidae). In Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 11, Birds IV, pp. 227-234. Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Goldizen, A. W., D. A. Putland and K. A. Robertson. 2002. Dispersal strategies in Tasmanian native hens (Gallinula mortierii). Behav. Ecol. 13:328-336.

Putland. D. and A. Goldizen. 2002. A new interpretation of helping. Inter. Bird. Bull. 5:6-8.

Grutter, A. S. (2002). Cleaning behaviour: from the parasite's perspective. Invited review. Parasitology Supp. 124. S65-S81.

Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002) Asymmetric cheating opportunities and partner control in the cleaner fish mutualism. Anim. Behav. 63: 547-555.

Grutter, A. S., H. McCallum, R.J.G. Lester, (2002) Optimising cleaning behaviour: minimising the costs and maximising ectoparasite removal. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 234:257-264.

Grutter, A. S., Lester, R.J.G. (2002) Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus reduce Argathona macronema (Corallanidae) isopod infections on the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 234:247-255.

Bansemer, C., Grutter, A. S., Poulin.(2002) Geographic variation in the cheating behaviour of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus. Ethology 108:353-366.

Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S. (2002) "Experimental evidence that partner choice is the driving force in the payoff distribution among cooperators or mutualists: the cleaner fish case. Ecology Letters 5: 130-136.

Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002). Parasite distribution on client fish determines cleaner foraging patterns. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 235:217-222.

Grutter, A.S, Deveney, M.R., Whittington, I.D., Lester, R.J.G. (2002) The cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus affects the capsalid monogenean Benedenia lolo on the labrid fish Hemigymnus melapterus on the Great Barrier Reef. J Fish Biology 61: 1098-1108.

Tebbich, S., Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002). Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus recognise familiar clients. Animal Cognition. 5: 139-145.

Nicholls, J.A. 2001. Molecular systematics of the thornbills Acanthiza. Emu 101: 33-37.

Pople, A.R., J. Lowry, G. Lundie-Jenkins, T.F. Clancy, H.I. McCallum, D.P. Sigg, D. Hoolihan, S. Hamilton. 2001. Demography of bridled nailtail wallabies translocated to the edge of their former range from captive and wild stock. Biological Conservation 102: 285-299.

Putland, D. A. and A. W. Goldizen. 2001. Family dynasties in the Tasmanian native hen (Gallinula mortierii). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 51:26-32. DOI 10.1007/s002650100404.

Arnold, K. E., S. C. Griffith and A. W. Goldizen. In press. Sex-biased hatching sequences in the cooperatively breeding noisy miner. J. Avian Biol.

Putland, D. A. and A. W. Goldizen. 2001. Juvenile helping behaviour in the dusky moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa. Emu 101:265-267.

Putland, D. A. 2001. Has sexual selection been overlooked in the study of avian helping behaviour? Anim. Behav. 62:811-814.

Fisher, D. O. and A. W. Goldizen. 2001. Maternal care and infant behaviour of the bridled nailtail wallaby. Journal of Zoology 255:321-330.

Fisher, D. O., S. P. Blomberg and S. D. Hoyle. 2001. Mechanisms of drought- induced population decline in an endangered wallaby. Biol. Cons. 102:107-115.

Grutter, A. S. In press. Parasite infection: a proximate cause of cleaning behaviour in coral reef fish clients. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond.

Vernes, K. and L. C. Pope. 2001. Stability of nest use, home range and movement of the northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) following moderate-intensity fire in a tropical woodland, north-eastern Queensland. Wildl. Res.28:141-150.

Fisher, D. O. 2000. Effects of vegetation structure, food and shelter on the home range and habitat use of an endangered wallaby. J. Appl. Ecol. 37:660-671.

Fisher, D. O., S. D. Hoyle and S. P. Blomberg. 2000. Population dynamics and survival of an endangered wallaby: a comparison of four methods. Ecol. Appl. 10:901-910.

Goldizen, A. W., J. C. Buchan, D. A. Putland, A. R. Goldizen and E. A. Krebs. 2000. Patterns of mate-sharing in a population of Tasmanian native hens Gallinula mortierii. Ibis 142:440-47.

Arnold, K. E. 2000. Group mobbing behaviour and nest defence in a cooperatively breeding Australian bird. Ethology 106:385-393.

Arnold, K. E. 2000. Strategies of the cooperatively breeding noisy miner to reduce nest predation. Emu 100:280-285.

Grutter, A. S. (2000). Ontogenetic variation in the diet of cleaner fish. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 197: 241-246.

Grutter, A. S. and N. J. Pankhurst (2000). The effects of capture, confinement and ectoparasite load on plasma levels of cortisol, glucose and lactate in the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus (Labridae). J. Fish. Biol. 57:391-401.

Grutter, A.S., J. Morgan and R. Adlard (2000). Characterising parasitic gnathiid isopod species and matching life stages using ribosomal DNA ITS2 sequences. Mar. Biol. 136:201-205.

Grutter, A. S., R. J. G. Lester and J. Greenwood. (2000). Emergence rates from the benthos of the parasitic juveniles of gnathiid isopods. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 207: 123-127.

Fisher, D. O. and M. C. Lara. 1999. Effects of body size and home range on access to mates and paternity in male bridled nailtail wallabies. Anim. Behav. 58:121-130.

Fisher, D. O. 1999. Offspring sex ratio variation in the bridled nailtail wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 45:411-419.

Arnold, K. E. and I. P. F. Owens. Cooperative breeding in birds: the role of ecology. Behav. Ecol. 10:465-471.

Arnold, K. E. and I. P. F. Owens. 1998. Cooperative breeding in birds: a comparative test of the life history hypothesis. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. B 265:739-745.

Goldizen, A. W., A. R. Goldizen, D. A. Putland, D. M. Lambert, C. D. Millar and J. C. Buchan. 1998. "Wife-sharing" in the Tasmanian native hen (Gallinula mortierii). Auk 115:528-532.

Goldizen, A. W., D. A. Putland and A. R. Goldizen. 1998. Variable mating patterns in Tasmanian native hens (Gallinula mortierii): correlates of reproductive success. J. Anim. Ecol. 67:307-317.

Putland, D. A. and A. W. Goldizen.1998. Territorial behaviour in the Tasmanian native hen, Gallinula mortierii: group and individual performance. Anim. Behav. 56:1455-1463.

Hoolihan, D. W. and A. W. Goldizen. 1998. The grouping dynamics of the black-striped wallaby. Wildl. Res. 25:467-473.

Fisher, D. O. 1996. Just a jump in front: bridled nailtail wallabies under siege. Geo 18:32-42.

Goldizen, A. W., J. Mendelson, M. van Vlaardingen and J. Terborgh. 1996. Saddle-back tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis) reproductive strategies: evidence from a thirteen-year study of a marked population. Amer. J. Primatol. 38:57-83.

Caro, T. M., A. W. Goldizen and M. Kelly. 1995. Tail-flagging and other antipredator behavior in white-tailed deer: New data and synthesis. Behav. Ecol. 6:442-450.