Scientific peer reviewed publications related to Cassowaries

Bradford, M.G. & Westcott, D.A. (2010) Consequences of southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius, L.) gut passage and deposition pattern on the germination of rainforest seeds. Austral Ecology 35, 325-333.

Bradford, M.G., Dennis, A.J. & Westcott, D.A. (2008) Diet and dietary preferences of the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) in North Queensland, Australia. Biotropica 40, 338-343.

Borrell, B. (2008) Invasion of the cassowaries (Australian). Smithsonian 39, 18-20.

Westcott, D.A., Setter, M., Bradford, M.G., Mckeown, A. & Setter, S. (2008) Cassowary dispersal of the invasive pond apple in a tropical rainforest: the contribution of subordinate dispersal modes in invasion. Diversity and Distributions 14, 432-439.

Clarke, S.J., Miller, G.H., Murray-Wallace, C.V., David, B. & Pasveer, J.M. (2007) The geochronological potential of isoleucine epimerisation in cassowary and megapode eggshells from archaeological sites. Journal of Archaeological Science 34, 1051-1063.

Moore, L.A. (2007) Population ecology of the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii, Mission Beach north Queensland. Journal of Ornithology 148, 357-366.

Robbins, R.G. & Bush, S.E. (2006) First report of Amblyomma papuanum Hirst (Acari : Ixodida : Ixodidae) from the Dwarf Cassowary, Casuarius bennetti Gould (Aves : Struthioniformes : Casuariidae), with additional records of parasitism of Casuarius spp. by this tick. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108, 1002-1004.

Webber, B.L. & Woodrow, I.E. (2004) Cassowary frugivory, seed defleshing and fruit fly infestation influence the transition from seed to seedling in the rare Australian rainforest tree, Ryparosa sp nov 1 (Achariaceae). Functional Plant Biology 31, 505-516.

Johnson, A., Bino, R. & Igag, P. (2004) A preliminary evaluation of the sustainability of cassowary (Aves : Casuariidae) capture and trade in Papua New Guinea. Animal Conservation 7, 129-137.

Mack, A.L. & Druliner, G. (2003) A non-intrusive method for measuring movements and seed dispersal in cassowaries. Journal of Field Ornithology 74, 193-196.

Mack, A.L. & Jones, J. (2003) Low-frequency vocalizations by cassowaries (Casuarius spp.). Auk 120, 1062-1068.

Westcott, D.A. & Reid, K.E. (2002) Use of medetomidine for capture and restraint of cassowaries (Casuarius casuaris). Australian Veterinary Journal 80, 150-153.
Nihill, M. (2002) Dangerous visions: the cassowary as good to think and good to remember among the Anganen. Oceania 72, 258-274.

Proctor, H.C. (2001) Megninia casuaricola sp n. (Acari : Analgidae), the first feather mite from a cassowary (Aves : Struthioniformes : Casuariidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 40, 335-341.

O'callaghan, M.G., Andrews, R.H., Davies, M. & Spratt, D.M. (2001) Species of Raillietina Fuhrmann, 1920 (Cestoda : Davaineidae) from the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 125, 133-139.

Thammasirirak, S., Torikata, T., Takami, K., Murata, K. & Araki, T. (2001) Purification and characterization of goose type lysozyme from cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) egg white. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry 65, 584-592.

Westcott, D.A. (1999) Counting cassowaries: what does cassowary sign reveal about their abundance? Wildlife Research 26, 61-67.

Sapcota, D. (1999) Artificial hatching of cassowary egg. Indian Veterinary Journal 76, 1117-1118.

Kofron, C.P. (1999) Attacks to humans and domestic animals by the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Zoology 249, 375-381.

Nishida-Umehara, C., Fujiwara, A., Ogawa, A., Mizuno, S., Abe, S. & Yoshida, M.C. (1999) Differentiation of Z and W chromosomes revealed by replication banding and FISH mapping of sex-chromosome-linked DNA markers in the cassowary (Aves, Ratitae). Chromosome Research 7, 635-640.

Anderson, I. (1996) Please beware the cassowary. New Scientist 151, 5-5.

Coddington, C.L. & Cockburn, A. (1995) the mating system of free-living emus. Australian Journal of Zoology 43, 365-372.

Mack, A.L. (1995) Distance and Nonrandomness of Seed Dispersal by the Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius-Bennetti. Ecography 18, 286-295.

Phillips, P.K. & Sanborn, A.F. (1994) An Infrared, Thermographic Study of Surface-Temperature in 3 Ratites - Ostrich, Emu and Double-Wattled Cassowary. Journal of Thermal Biology 19, 423-430.

Dwyer, P.D. & Minnegal, M. (1992) cassowaries, chickens and change - animal domestication by kubo of papua-new-guinea. Journal of the Polynesian Society 101, 373-385.

Richardson, K.C. (1991) The Bony Casque of the Southern Cassowary Casuarius-Casuarius. Emu 91, 56-58.

Crome, F.H.J. & Moore, L.A. (1990) cassowaries in north-eastern Queensland - report of a survey and a review and assessment of their status and conservation and management needs. Australian Wildlife Research 17, 369-385.

Kinde, H. (1988) A fatal case of oak poisoning in a double-wattled cassowary (casuarius-casuarius). Avian Diseases 32, 849-851.

Healey, C.J. (1985) Pigs, cassowaries, and the gift of the flesh - a symbolic triad in maring cosmology. Ethnology 24, 153-165.

Ensley, P.K., Launer, D.P. & Blasingame, J.P. (1984) General-anesthesia and surgical removal of a tumor-like growth from the foot of a double-wattled cassowary. Journal of Zoo Animal Medicine 15, 35-37.

Stocker, G.C. & Irvine, A.K. (1983) seed dispersal by cassowaries (casuarius-casuarius) in north queenslands rainforests. Biotropica 15, 170-176.

Reid, B. (1982) cassowaries as currency. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 5, 152-153.

Stoskopf, M.J., Beall, F.B., Ensley, P.K. & Neely, E. (1982) immobilization of large ratites - blue necked ostrich (struthio-camelus-austrealis) and double wattled cassowary (casuarius-casuarius) - with hematologic and serum chemistry data. Journal of Zoo Animal Medicine 13, 160-168.

Powell, J.P. (1975) cassowaries or cash - case study of some constraints on rural-development in southern highlands of papua-new-guinea. Community Development Journal 10, 189-197.