Search Results - "Isaac, Joanne L"
-
1
Towards an integrated framework for assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change
Published in PLoS biology (01-12-2008)“…A General Framework To Assess the Vulnerability of Species to Global Climate Change Vulnerability is a function of the species' sensitivity and their exposure…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Rarity of a top predator triggers continent-wide collapse of mammal prey: dingoes and marsupials in Australia
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-02-2007)“…Top predators in terrestrial ecosystems may limit populations of smaller predators that could otherwise become over abundant and cause declines and extinctions…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
Body mass and extinction risk in Australian marsupials: The 'Critical Weight Range' revisited
Published in Austral ecology (01-02-2009)“…Australian mammals have suffered an exceptionally high rate of decline and extinction over the last two hundred years. Body mass is linked to extinction risk…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Potential causes and life-history consequences of sexual size dimorphism in mammals
Published in Mammal review (01-01-2005)“…ABSTRACT 1. Male‐biased sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in mammals has been explained by sexual selection favouring large, competitive males. However, new…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Terminal reproductive effort in a marsupial
Published in Biology letters (2005) (22-09-2005)“…Life-history theory predicts that as organisms approach the end of their life, they should increase their reproductive effort (RE). However, studies on mammals…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
Adaptive Sex Allocation in Relation to Life-History in the Common Brushtail Possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-05-2005)“…1. Maternal control of offspring sex remains a contentious topic in the evolutionary and behavioural ecology of vertebrates. Two models of adaptive sex…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Demographic responses of an arboreal marsupial, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), to a prescribed fire
Published in Population ecology (2008)“…We investigated demographic responses of the common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula, a medium-sized arboreal marsupial, after a prescribed fuel…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
Resistance and resilience: quantifying relative extinction risk in a diverse assemblage of Australian tropical rainforest vertebrates
Published in Diversity & distributions (01-03-2009)“…Assessing the relative vulnerability of species within an assemblage to extinction is crucial for conservation planning at the regional scale. Here, we…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
The Evolution of Body Shape in Response to Habitat: Is Reproductive Output Reduced in Flat Lizards?
Published in Evolution (01-05-2009)“…Body size and shape are primary determinants of reproductive output in a variety of taxa, so selection favoring specific body sizes and shapes may, in turn,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Convergent body flattening in a clade of tropical rock-using lizards (Scincidae: Lygosominae)
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-06-2008)“…The repeated occurrence of similar morphologies in organisms from similar habitats provides good evidence of convergent selection, and convergent patterns of…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Mass loss during the mating season in male common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula): implications for age-specific variation in mating strategy
Published in Journal of zoology (1987) (01-06-2005)“…Little is known of patterns of male reproductive effort and investment, and their relationship with age-related differences in male mating strategy, in…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
Sexual dimorphism and synchrony of breeding: variation in polygyny potential among populations in the common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
Published in Behavioral ecology (01-11-2003)“…Male-biased sexual dimorphism in both size and body mass is a common characteristic of many polygynous mammals and is often attributed to sexual selection…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
-
14
Microclimate of daytime den sites in a tropical possum: implications for the conservation of tropical arboreal marsupials
Published in Animal conservation (01-08-2008)“…Tree cavities are an important shelter site for a variety of vertebrate species, including birds, reptiles and mammals. Studies indicate that in most taxa…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Towards an Understanding of Vertebrate Biodiversity in the Australian Wet Tropics
Published in Living in a Dynamic Tropical Forest Landscape (23-04-2008)“…This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Current knowledge of patterns of biodiversity in the Wet Tropics Evolution and assembly of the Wet Tropics…”
Get full text
Book Chapter -
16
The Impact of Climate Change on the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions of the Wet Tropics
Published in Living in a Dynamic Tropical Forest Landscape (23-04-2008)“…This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Research on climate change impacts in the Wet Tropics Directions for future research Summary References…”
Get full text
Book Chapter -
17
Small mammals of the Mongolian mountain steppe region near Erdensant: insights from live-trapping and bird pellet remains
Published in Mongolian journal of biological sciences (01-12-2005)“…Relatively little is known of the distribution, abundance and ecology of small mammals in Mongolia and as a result there is scant knowledge of the effects of…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence
Published in Austral Ecology (01-04-2005)Get full text
Book Review Journal Article