Mark Elgar

Collective displays as signals of relative colony size: meat ants, Iridomyrmex purpureus, are economical with the truth

Penelope A Orbell, Jessica R Potter, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2020  |  Animal Behaviour

Evolutionary history of stomach bot flies in the light of mitogenomics

Liping Yan, Thomas Pape, Mark A Elgar, Yunyun Gao, Dong Zhang

Journal article  |  2019  |  Systematic Entomology

Antennal asymmetry is not associated with social behaviour in Australian Hymenoptera

Christopher B Freelance, Megha Majoe, Simon M Tierney, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2019  |  Austral Entomology

Task-Specific Recognition Signals Are Located on the Legs in a Social Insect

Qike Wang, Jason QD Goodger, Ian E Woodrow, Le Chang, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Guiding lights: Foraging responses of juvenile nocturnal orb-web spiders to the presence of artificial light at night

Nikolas J Willmott, Jessica Henneken, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2019  |  Ethology

Sexual selection and organs of sense: Darwin's neglected insight

Mark A Elgar, Tamara L Johnson, Matthew RE Symonds

Journal article  |  2019  |  Animal Biology

Insect Antennal Morphology: The Evolution of Diverse Solutions to Odorant Perception

Mark A Elgar, Dong Zhang, Qike Wang, Bernadette Wittwer, Thi Pham Hieu, Tamara L Johnson, Christopher B Freelance, Marianne Coquilleau

Journal article  |  2018  |  Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

Chemical communication involves the production, transmission, and perception of odors. Most adult insects rely on chemical signals..

Dual pathways in social evolution: Population genetic structure of group-living and solitary species of kleptoparasitic spiders (Argyrodinae: Theridiidae)

Yong-Chao Su, Po Peng, Mark Adrian Elgar, Deborah Roan Smith

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLOS ONE

Artificial light at night as a driver of evolution across urban-rural landscapes

Gareth R Hopkins, Kevin J Gaston, Marcel E Visser, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Nonvolatile chemicals provide a nest defence mechanism for stingless bees Tetragonula carbonaria (Apidae, Meliponini)

Shijie Wang, Bernadette Wittwer, Tim A Heard, Jason QD Goodger, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2018  |  Ethology

Cryptic castes, social context and colony defence in a social bee, Tetragonula carbonaria

Bernadette Wittwer, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2018  |  Ethology

Interspecific and intraspecific relationships between body mass and diet quality in a macropodid community

Sarah Garnick, Julian Di Stefano, Ben D Moore, Naomi E Davis, Mark A Elgar, Graeme Coulson

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Mammalogy

Antennal scales improve signal detection efficiency in moths.

Qike Wang, Yidan Shang, Douglas S Hilton, Kiao Inthavong, Dong Zhang, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2018  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

The elaborate bipectinate antennae of male moths are thought to increase their sensitivity to female sex pheromones, and so should..

Antennal scales improve signal detection efficiency in moths

Qike Wang, Yidan Shang, Douglas S Hilton, Kiao Inthavong, Dong Zhang, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2018  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Novel microsatellite markers suggest the mechanism of parthenogenesis in Extatosoma tiaratum is automixis with terminal fusion

Yasaman Alavi, Anthony van Rooyen, Mark Adrian Elgar, Theresa Melanie Jones, Andrew Raymond Weeks

Journal article  |  2018  |  Insect Science

Leadership through knowledge and experience in a social sawfly

Lisa K Hodgkin, Matthew RE Symonds, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  Animal Behaviour

Determining host plant preferences for the critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) to assist reintroduction

Sarah J McGrath, Rohan J Cleave, Mark A Elgar, Sarah C Silcocks, Michael JL Magrath

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Insect Conservation

Anticipatory flexibility: larval population density in moths determines male investment in antennae, wings and testes

Tamara L Johnson, Matthew RE Symonds, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

The Role of Life-History and Ecology in the Evolution of Color Patterns in Australian Chrysomeline Beetles

Eunice J Tan, Chris AM Reid, Matthew RE Symonds, Jose A Jurado-Rivera, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

PROMISCUOUS MEN, CHASTE WOMEN AND OTHER GENDER MYTHS

Cordelia Fine, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  Scientific American

Variation in the web-based chemical cues of Argiope keyserlingi

Jessica Henneken, Jason QD Goodger, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Insect Physiology

Sex versus versus parthenogenesis; immune function in a facultatively parthenogenetic phasmatid (Extatosoma tiaratum)

Yasaman Alavi, Mark Adrian Elgar, Theresa Melanie Jones

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Insect Physiology

The potential role of web-based putrescine as a prey-attracting allomone

Jessica Henneken, Jason QD Goodger, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  Animal Behaviour

Solitary bees reduce investment in communication compared with their social relatives

Bernadette Wittwer, Abraham Hefetz, Tovit Simon, Li EK Murphy, Mark A Elgar, Naomi E Pierce, Sarah D Kocher

Journal article  |  2017  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Sexual selection on receptor organ traits: younger females attract males with longer antennae

Tamara L Johnson, Matthew RE Symonds, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  The Science of Nature

Predators, Parasites and Heterospecific Aggregations in Chrysomeline Larvae

Eunice Jingmei Tan, Chris AM Reid, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  Ethology

Diet-Mediated Pheromones and Signature Mixtures Can Enforce Signal Reliability

Jessica Henneken, Jason QD Goodger, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Signal polymorphism under a constant environment: the odd cross in a web decorating spider

Andre Walter, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Science of Nature

The evolution of genital complexity and mating rates in sexually size dimorphic spiders

M Kuntner, RC Cheng, S Kralj-Fišer, CP Liao, JM Schneider, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC evolutionary biology

Eavesdropping on cooperative communication within an ant-butterfly mutualism

Mark A Elgar, David R Nash, Naomi E Pierce

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Science of Nature

Colour pattern variation affects predation in chrysomeline larvae

Eunice J Tan, Chris AM Reid, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2016  |  Animal Behaviour

Leader selection and leadership outcomes: Height and age in a sporting model

Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2016  |  LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY

Leader selection and leadership outcomes: Height and age in a sporting model

MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Leadership Quarterly

Male Mating Success and the Effect of Mating History on Ejaculate Traits in a Facultatively Parthenogenic Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum)

Yasaman Alavi, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2016  |  Ethology

Location-specific cuticular hydrocarbon signals in a social insect

Qike Wang, Jason QD Goodger, Ian E Woodrow, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2016  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Ecological specialisation in habitat selection within a macropodid herbivore guild

Sarah Garnick, Julian Di Stefano, Mark A Elgar, Graeme Coulson

Journal article  |  2016  |  Oecologia

Colony Diet Influences Ant Worker Foraging and Attendance of Myrmecophilous Lycaenid Caterpillars

Sebastian Pohl, Megan E Frederickson, Marka A Elgar, Naomi E Pierce

Journal article  |  2016  |  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Mate choice and sexual size dimorphism, not personality, explain female aggression and sexual cannibalism in raft spiders

Simona Kralj-Fiser, Klemen Candek, Tjasa Lokovsek, Tatjana Celik, Ren-Chung Cheng, Mark A Elgar, Matjaz Kuntner

Journal article  |  2016  |  Animal Behaviour

Do body size, diet type or residence time explain habitat use in a vertebrate herbivore community?

S Garnick, J Di Stefano, MA Elgar, G Coulson

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

The swaying behavior of Extatosoma tiaratum: motion camouflage in a stick insect?

Xue Bian, Mark A Elgar, Richard A Peters

Journal article  |  2016  |  Behavioral Ecology

Parasite and predator risk assessment: nuanced use of olfactory cues

John G Sharp, Sarah Garnick, Mark A Elgar, Graeme Coulson

Journal article  |  2015  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Diet influences female signal reliability for male mate choice

Jessica Henneken, Theresa M Jones, Jason QD Goodger, Daniel A Dias, Andre Walter, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2015  |  Animal Behaviour

Patterns of Sperm Transfer in the Golden Orb-Weaver Nephila edulis

Leonor Ceballos, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2015  |  Ethology

Pheromonal control: reconciling physiological mechanism with signalling theory

Marianne Peso, Mark A Elgar, Andrew B Barron

Journal article  |  2015  |  Biological Reviews

Investment in sensory structures, testis size, and wing coloration in males of a diurnal moth species: trade-offs or correlated growth?

Brett P Shiel, Craig DH Sherman, Mark A Elgar, Tamara L Johnson, Matthew RE Symonds

Journal article  |  2015  |  Ecology and Evolution

Integrating insights across diverse taxa: challenges for understanding social evolution

Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2015  |  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Leaders benefit followers in the collective movement of a social sawfly

LK Hodgkin, MRE Symonds, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2014  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Fighting Fire with Fire: Does a Policy of Broad-Scale Prescribed Burning Improve Community Safety?

Danielle Clode, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2014  |  Society & Natural Resources

Background odour may impair detection of chemical signals for social recognition

Jenna Conversano, Eunice J Tan, Ellen van Wilgenburg, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2014  |  Austral Entomology

Inter- and intraspecific effects of body size on habitat use among sexually-dimorphic macropodids

Sarah Garnick, Julian Di Stefano, Mark A Elgar, Graeme Coulson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Oikos

Evolution and maintenance of sexual size dimorphism: Aligning phylogenetic and experimental evidence

M Kuntner, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2014  |  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Density of Antennal Sensilla Influences Efficacy of Communication in a Social Insect

Katherine P Gill, Ellen van Wilgenburg, David L Macmillan, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2013  |  The American Naturalist

Promiscuous words

Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones, Kathryn B McNamara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Frontiers in Zoology

The Evolution of Body Size, Antennal Size and Host Use in Parasitoid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): A Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis

Matthew RE Symonds, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS One

Female resistance behaviour and progeny sex ratio in two Bradysia species (Diptera: Sciaridae) with paternal genome elimination

R Featherston, TM Jones, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Confirmation Bias in Studies of Nestmate Recognition: A Cautionary Note for Research into the Behaviour of Animals

Ellen van Wilgenburg, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS One

The evolution of novel animal signals: silk decorations as a model system

Andre Walter, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2012  |  Biological Reviews

A female preference for experienced males in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Julia L McKenzie, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2012  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Size-assortative pairing across three developmental stages in the Zeus bug, Phoreticovelia disparata

Theresa M Jones, Goran Arnqvist, Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2012  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Water as an Essential Resource: Orb Web Spiders Cannot Balance Their Water Budget by Prey Alone

Andre Walter, Natasha Cadenhead, Valerie Sze Weii Lee, Charlie Dove, Emma Milley, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2012  |  Ethology

A novel property of spider silk: chemical defence against ants

Shichang Zhang, Teck Hui Koh, Wee Khee Seah, Yee Hing Lai, Mark A Elgar, Daiqin Li

Journal article  |  2012  |  Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences

Collective retention and transmission of chemical signals in a social insect

Katherine P Gill, Ellen van Wilgenburg, Peter Taylor, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2012  |  Naturwissenschaften

Learning and discrimination of cuticular hydrocarbons in a social insect

Ellen van Wilgenburg, Antoine Felden, Dong-Hwan Choe, Robert Sulc, Jun Luo, Kenneth J Shea, Mark A Elgar, Neil D Tsutsui

Journal article  |  2012  |  Biology Letters

Pheromone production, male abundance, body size, and the evolution of elaborate antennae in moths

Matthew RE Symonds, Tamara L Johnson, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2012  |  Ecology and Evolution

Effects of male size and female dispersion on male mate-locating success in Nephila clavipes

Leonor Ceballos Meraz, Yann Henaut, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Ethology

Experimental manipulation of fertility reveals potential lactation costs in a free-ranging marsupial

Jemma K Cripps, Michelle E Wilson, Mark A Elgar, Graeme Coulson

Journal article  |  2011  |  Biology Letters

Signals for damage control: web decorations in Argiope keyserlingi (Araneae: Araneidae)

Andre Walter, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2011  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Owner positional disadvantage in contests over mating prevents monopolization of females

Emile van Lieshout, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2011  |  Animal Behaviour

Evolution of cuticular hydrocarbon diversity in ants

E van Wilgenburg, MRE Symonds, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Longer exaggerated male genitalia confer defensive sperm-competitive benefits in an earwig

Emile van Lieshout, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2011  |  Evolutionary Ecology

Sperm storage and copulation duration in a sexually cannibalistic spider

Marie E Herberstein, Jutta M Schneider, Aaron MT Harmer, Anne C Gaskett, Katherine Robinson, Kim Shaddick, Daniel Soetkamp, Peter D Wilson, Stano Pekar, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Ethology

Nutrient compensatory foraging in a free-living social insect

Keri L Christensen, Anthony P Gallacher, Lizzie Martin, Desmond Tong, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2010  |  Naturwissenschaften

The role of chemical communication in sexual selection: hair-pencil displays in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

Lauren C Davie, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2010  |  Animal Behaviour

Foraging efficiency and parasite risk in eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)

Sarah W Garnick, Mark A Elgar, Ian Beveridge, Graeme Coulson

Journal article  |  2010  |  Behavioral Ecology

Positive and negative effects of phoretic mites on the reproductive output of an invasive bark beetle

Lisa K Hodgkin, Mark A Elgar, Matthew RE Symonds

Journal article  |  2010  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Facultative sex and reproductive strategies in response to male availability in the spiny stick insect, Extatosoma tiaratum

Angela Schneider, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2010  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Adult Responses to Larval Population Size in the Almond Moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2010  |  Ethology

Extreme cost of male riding behaviour for juvenile females of the Zeus bug

Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar, Goran Arnqvist

Journal article  |  2010  |  Animal Behaviour

Editorial

Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2010  |  Behavioral Ecology

Darwin's legacy down under

MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2009  |  Nature

No male agonistic experience effect on pre-copulatory mate choice in female earwigs

Emile van Lieshout, Ellen van Wilgenburg, Mark Adrian Elgar

Journal article  |  2009  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

The evolution of sex pheromones in an ecologically diverse genus of flies

Matthew RE Symonds, Adnan Moussalli, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2009  |  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

The Golden Rule of Reviewing

Mark A McPeek, Donald L DeAngelis, Ruth G Shaw, Allen J Moore, Mark D Rausher, Donald R Strong, Aaron M Ellison, Louise Barrett, Loren Rieseberg, Michael D Breed, Jack Sullivan, Craig W Osenberg, Marcel Holyoak, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2009  |  The American Naturalist

Large spermatophores reduce female receptivity and increase male paternity success in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2009  |  Animal Behaviour

Armament under direct sexual selection does not exhibit positive allometry in an earwig

Emile van Lieshout, Mark Adrian Elgar

Journal article  |  2009  |  Behavioral Ecology

The Importance of Ecological and Phylogenetic Conditions for the Occurrence and Frequency of Sexual Cannibalism

Shawn M Wilder, Ann L Rypstra, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2009  |  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Argiope bruennichi shows a drinking-like behaviour in web hub decorations (Araneae, Araneidae)

Andre Walter, Peter Bliss, Mark A Elgar, Robin FA Moritz

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Ethology

Seminal compounds, female receptivity and fitness in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2008  |  Animal Behaviour

Sperm quantity explains age-related variation in fertilization success in the hide beetle

Joshua M Hale, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2008  |  Ethology

Wrap attack activates web-decorating behavior in Argiope spiders

Andre Walter, Mark A Elgar, Peter Bliss, Robin FA Moritz

Journal article  |  2008  |  Behavioral Ecology

A longevity cost of re-mating but no benefits of polyandry in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2008  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Size-dependent mating strategies and the risk of cannibalism

Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2008  |  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Causes and consequences of variation in female mating frequency in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2008  |  Behaviour

Absence of aggression but not nestmate recognition in an Australian population of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile

BT Bjoerkman-Chiswell, E van Wilgenburg, ML Thomas, SE Swearer, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2008  |  Insectes Sociaux

The evolution of pheromone diversity

Matthew RE Symonds, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2008  |  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Male insemination decisions and sperm quality influence paternity in the golden orb-weaving spider

Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2008  |  Behavioral Ecology

Paternity costs from polyandry compensated by increased fecundity in the hide beetle

Kathryn B McNamara, Rachael L Brown, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2008  |  Behavioral Ecology

Male copulation frequency, sperm competition and genital damage in the golden orb-web spider (Nephila plumipes)

Jutta M Schneider, Marie E Herberstein, Matthew J Bruce, Michael M Kasumovic, Melissa L Thomas, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2008  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Molting interferes with web decorating behavior in Argiope keyserlingi (Araneae, Araneidae)

Andre Walter, Mark A Elgar, P Bliss, Robin FA Moritz

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Arachnology

Provisioning adjustments by male and female fairy martins to short-term manipulations of brood size

Michael JL Magrath, Jasper Janson, Jan Komdeur, Mark A Elgar, Raoul A Mulder

Journal article  |  2007  |  Behaviour

An absence of aggression between non-nestmates in the bull ant Myrmecia nigriceps

Ellen van Wilgenburg, Susie Dang, Amy-Louise Forti, Tessa J Koumoundouros, Anna Ly, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2007  |  Naturwissenschaften

Colony characteristics influence the risk of nest predation of a polydomous ant by a monotreme

Ellen Van Wilgenburg, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2007  |  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

No cost of male mating experience on female reproductive success in the almond moth, Cadra cautella (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae)

Kathryn B McNamara, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2007  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Responses of incubating hooded plovers (Thinornis rubricollis) to disturbance

Michael A Weston, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Coastal Research

Developments at the Australian Journal of Zoology - Editorial 2007

Mark Elgar, Dugald McGlashan

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Age-related sperm transfer and sperm competitive ability in the male hide beetle

Theresa M Jones, Rebecca Featherston, Damien BBP Paris, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2007  |  Behavioral Ecology

The extraordinary mating system of Zeus bugs (Heteroptera : Veliidae : Phoreticovelia sp.)

Goran Arnqvist, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Colony structure and spatial distribution of food resources in the polydomous meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus

E van Wilgenburg, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2007  |  Insectes Sociaux

Gender Differences in Publication Output: Towards an Unbiased Metric of Research Performance

Matthew RE Symonds, Neil J Gemmell, Tamsin L Braisher, Kylie L Gorringe, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2006  |  PLoS One

Sex-role reversed nuptial feeding reduces male kleptoparasitism of females in Zeus bugs (Heteroptera : Veliidae)

Goran Arnqvist, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2006  |  Biology Letters

Fly pupae and puparia as potential contaminants of forensic entomology samples from sites of body discovery

MS Archer, MA Elgar, CA Briggs, DL Ranson

Journal article  |  2006  |  International Journal of Legal Medicine

Nest- and colony-mate recognition in polydomous colonies of meat ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus)

E van Wilgenburg, D Ryan, P Morrison, PJ Marriott, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2006  |  Naturwissenschaften

Mating frequency, fecundity and fertilization success in the hide beetle, Dermestes maculatus

Theresa M Jones, Kathryn B McNamara, Paul GR Colvin, Rebecca Featherston, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Insect Behavior

Life-history traits and the mating system of an Australian water strider, Tenagogerris euphrosyne

PGR Colvin, MA Elgar, TM Jones

Journal article  |  2006  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Chemical mimicry of the ant Oecophylla smaragdina by the myrmecophilous spider Cosmophasis bitaeniata: Is it colony-specific?

Mark A Elgar, Rachel A Allan

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Ethology

Intracolony relatedness and polydomy in the Australian meat ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus

E van Wilgenburg, RA Mulder, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2006  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Limits to male copulation frequency: Sexual cannibalism and sterility in St Andrew's cross spiders (Araneae, Araneidae)

ME Herberstein, AC Gaskett, JM Schneider, NGF Vella, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  Ethology

The combined effects of pre- and post-insemination sexual selection on extreme variation in male body size

JM Schneider, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  Evolutionary Ecology

Faithful without care: The evolution of monogyny

L Fromhage, MA Elgar, JM Schneider

Journal article  |  2005  |  Evolution

Conflict resolution strategies in meat ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus): ritualised displays versus lethal fighting

E van Wilgenburg, E van Lieshout, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  Behaviour

Disturbance to brood-rearing Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis: responses and consequences

MA Weston, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  Bird Conservation International

Editorial 2005

M Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Post-copulation mate guarding in the sexually cannibalistic St Andrew's Cross spider (Araneae Araneidae)

ME Herberstein, KL Barry, MA Turoczy, E Wills, C Youssef, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  Ethology Ecology & Evolution

Cohort dependent life-history traits in a wolf spider (Araneae : Lycosidae) with a bimodal life cycle

VW Framenau, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Zoology

Parental care in Hooded Plovers (Thinornis rubricollis)

MA Weston, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  EMU

APRES: electronically managed student feedback via peer review

R MULDER, MA ELGAR, D BRADY

Conference Proceedings  |  2005  |  Proceedings of the Blended Learning in Science teaching and learning Symposium

Risk sensitive foraging: An experimental study of a solitary marsupial

LN Evans, MA Elgar, KA Handasyde

Journal article  |  2005  |  Australian Mammalogy

Breeding ecology of the rainforest dung beetle Cephalodesmius armiger (Scarabaeidae) in Tooloom National Park

EA Dalgleish, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2005  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Changes in male mate choice in a sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider (Araneae : Araneidae)

AC Gaskett, ME Herberstein, BJ Downes, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2004  |  Behaviour

Responses to threat by female bobucks, Trichosurus caninus, during different stages of offspring development

E McDonald-Madden, MA Elgar, KA Handasyde

Journal article  |  2004  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

The role of male age, sperm age and mating history on fecundity and fertilization success in the hide beetle

TM Jones, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2004  |  Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences

Female reproductive status and mate choice in the hide beetle, Dermestes maculatus

KB McNamara, TM Jones, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Insect Behavior

Web-building spiders attract prey by storing decaying matter

BT Bjorkman-Chiswell, MM Kulinski, RL Muscat, KA Nguyen, BA Norton, MRE Symonds, GE Westhorpe, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2004  |  Naturwissenschaften

The mode of pheromone evolution: evidence from bark beetles

MRE Symonds, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2004  |  Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences

A male-biased sex-ratio in non-breeding Hooded Plovers on a salt-lake in Western Australia

MA Weston, FJL Kraaijeveld-Smit, R McIntosh, G Sofronidis, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2004  |  Pacific Conservation Biology

Species overlap, speciation and the evolution of aggregation pheromones in bark beetles

MRE Symonds, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2004  |  Ecology Letters

Predatory spider mimics acquire colony-specific cuticular hydrocarbons from their ant model prey

MA Elgar, RA Allan

Journal article  |  2004  |  Naturwissenschaften

Evolutionary significance of sexual cannibalism

MA Elgar, JM Schneider

Journal article  |  2004  |  Advances in the Study of Behavior

Effects of decomposition on carcass attendance in a guild of carrion-breeding flies

MS Archer, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2003  |  Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Male copulation behaviour and the risk of sperm competition

MA Elgar, FEC De Crespigny, S Ramamurthy

Journal article  |  2003  |  Animal Behaviour

Insect behaviour: Reversal of sex roles in nuptial feeding

G Arnqvist, TM Jones, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2003  |  Nature

Reversal of sex roles in nuptial feeding

G Arnqvist, TM Jones, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2003  |  Nature

Yearly activity patterns in southern Victoria (Australia) of seasonally active carrion insects

MS Archer, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2003  |  Forensic Science International

Colony size affects division of labour in the ponerine ant Rhytidoponera metallica

ML Thomas, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2003  |  Naturwissenschaften

Male mate choice and patterns of paternity in the polyandrous, sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider Nephila plumipes

MA Elgar, MJ Bruce, FEC de Crespigny, AR Cutler, CL Cutler, AC Gaskett, ME Herberstein, S Ramamurthy, JM Schneider

Journal article  |  2003  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Frequency, composition and variation in external food stores constructed by orb-web spiders: Nephila edulis and Nephila plumipes (Araneae : Araneoidea)

BV Griffiths, GI Holwell, ME Herberstein, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2003  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Breeding ecology and bias in offspring sex ratio in little grassbirds (Megalurus gramineus)

RR McIntosh, R Kats, M Berg, J Komdeur, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2003  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

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DF Westneal, A Bourke, M Elgar, A Houde, I Owens, G Rosenqvist, M Zuk

Journal article  |  2003  |  Behavioral Ecology

Female breeding-site preferences and larval feeding strategies of carrion-breeding Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae (Diptera): a quantitative analysis

MS Archer, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2003  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Phylogeny affects estimation of metabolic scaling in mammals

MRE Symonds, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2002  |  Evolution

Oviposition tests of ant preference in a myrmecophilous butterfly

AM Fraser, T Tregenza, N Wedell, MA Elgar, NE Pierce

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Mimicry of host cuticular hydrocarbons by salticid spider Cosmophasis bitaeniata that preys on larvae of tree ants Oecophylla smaragdina

RA Allan, RJ Capon, WV Brown, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Chemical Ecology

Costs of courtship and mating in a sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider: female mating strategies and their consequences for males

ME Herberstein, JM Schneider, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2002  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Sexual cannibalism in Nephila plumipes as a consequence of female life history strategies

JM Schneider, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Signalling conflict between prey and predator attraction

MJ Bruce, ME Herberstein, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2001  |  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Sexual cannibalism and sperm competition in the golden orb-web spider Nephila plumipes (Araneoidea): female and male perspectives

JM Schneider, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2001  |  Behavioral Ecology

Ectomised conductors in the golden orb-web spider, Nephila plumipes (Araneoidea): a male adaptation to sexual conflict?

JM Schneider, ML Thomas, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2001  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Inbreeding and extinction in island populations: a cautionary note

MA Elgar, D Clode

Journal article  |  2001  |  Conservation Biology

Food caching in orb-web spiders (Araneae : Araneoidea)

FEC de Crespigny, ME Herberstein, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2001  |  Naturwissenschaften

The effect of predator-prey distance and prey profitability on the attack behaviour of the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi (Araneidae)

FEC de Crespigny, ME Herberstein, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2001  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

The response of foraging Argentine ants, Linepithema humile, to disturbance

JD Haley, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2001  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Exploitation of the green tree ant, Oecophylla smaragdina, by the salticid spider Cosmophasis bitaeniata

RA Allan, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2001  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Female control of paternity in the sexually cannibalistic spider Argiope keyserlingi

MA Elgar, JM Schneider, ME Herberstein

Journal article  |  2000  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

Web damage and feeding experience influence web site tenacity in the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi Karsch

K Chmiel, ME Herberstein, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Animal Behaviour

Sperm competition and small size advantage for males of the golden orb-web spider Nephila edulis

JM Schneider, ME Herberstein, FC De Crespigny, S Ramamurthy, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

The functional significance of silk decorations of orb-web spiders: a critical review of the empirical evidence

ME Herberstein, CL Craig, JA Coddington, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Biological Reviews

Red legs and golden gasters: Batesian mimicry in Australian ants

DN Merrill, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Naturwissenschaften

The effect of a major rainfall event on hooded plovers on a salt-lake in western Australia

MA Weston, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Emu - Austral Ornithology

Does the presence of potential prey affect web design in Argiope keyserlingi (Araneae, Araneidae)?

ME Herberstein, AC Gaskett, D Glencross, S Hart, S Jaensch, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Journal of Arachnology

The influence of visual obstructions on the vigilance and escape behaviour of house sparrows, Passer domesticus

EL Harkin, WFD van Dongen, ME Herberstein, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Foraging strategies and feeding regimes: Web and decoration investment in Argiope keyserlingi Karsch (Araneae : Araneidae)

ME Herberstein, CL Craig, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Evolutionary Ecology Research

Possums in the park: efficient foraging under the risk of predation or of competition?

E Mcdonald-Madden, LK Akers, DJ Brenner, S Howell, BW Patullo, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Multiple feeding in wolf spiders: the effect of starvation on handling time, ingestion rate, and intercatch intervals in Lycosa lapidosa (Araneae : Lycosidae)

VW Framenau, LA Finley, K Allan, M Love, D Shirley, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  2000  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Female preference for multiple partners: sperm competition in the hide beetle, Dermestes maculatus (DeGeer)

MS Archer, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1999  |  Animal Behaviour

Effects of stock grazing on the ground invertebrate fauna of woodland remnants

L Bromham, M Cardillo, AF Bennett, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1999  |  Austral Ecology

Nest provisioning in the mud-dauber wasp Sceliphron laetum (F. Smith): Body mass and taxa specific prey selection

MA Elgar, M Jebb

Journal article  |  1999  |  Behaviour

Geographic affinity, cuticular hydrocarbons and colony recognition in the Australian meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus

ML Thomas, LJ Parry, RA Allan, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1999  |  Naturwissenschaften

Foraging behaviour and the risk of predation in the black house spider, Badumna insignis (Desidae)

RJ Henderson, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1999  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Suppression of plant growth on the mounds of the termite Coptotermes lacteus Froggatt (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

LKR Rogers, JRJ French, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1999  |  Insectes Sociaux

Cannibalism and delayed pupation in hide beetles, Dermestes maculatus DeGeer (Coleoptera : Dermestidae)

MS Archer, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1998  |  Australian Journal of Entomology

The effect of feeding history on prey capture behaviour in the orbweb spider Argiope keyserlingi Karsch (Araneae : Araneidae)

ME Herberstein, KE Abernethy, K Backhouse, H Bradford, FE de Crespigny, PR Luckock, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1998  |  Ethology

The influence of flock size and geometry on the scanning behaviour of spotted turtle doves, Streptopelia chinensis

SR Sadedin, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1998  |  Austral Ecology

The influence of time of day and environmental conditions on the foraging behaviours of willie wagtails, Rhipidura leucophrys

BZ Webb-Pullman, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1998  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Paternal care declines with increased opportunity for extra-pair matings in fairy martins

MJL Magrath, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1997  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

Variation in the use of corridors by introduced and native rodents in south-eastern Australia

SJ Downes, KA Handasyde, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1997  |  Biological Conservation

Costs and benefits of facultative aggregating behaviour in the orb-spinning spider Gasteracantha minax Thorell (Araneae: Araneidae)

NJ Lloyd, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1997  |  Austral Ecology

The use of corridors by Mammals in fragmented Australian eucalypt forests

SJ Downes, KA Handasyde, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1997  |  Conservation Biology

Sexual cohabitation as mate-guarding in the leaf-curling spider Phonognatha graeffei Keyserling (Araneoidea, Araneae)

BF Fahey, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1997  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Heritabilities and paradigm shifts

RV Alatalo, J Mappes, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1997  |  Nature

Foraging strategies in orb-spinning spiders: Ambient light and silk decorations in Argiope aetherea Walckenaer (Araneae: Araneoidea)

MA Elgar, RA Allan, TA Evans

Journal article  |  1996  |  Austral Ecology

Female receptivity and male mate-guarding in the jewel spider Gasteracantha minax Thorell (Araneidae)

MA Elgar, R Bathgate

Journal article  |  1996  |  Journal of Insect Behavior

Sexual cannibalism, competition, and size dimorphism in the orb-weaving spider Nephila plumipes Latreille (Araneae: Araneoidea)

MA Elgar, BF Fahey

Journal article  |  1996  |  Behavioral Ecology

Role-reversed risky copulation

MA Elgar, N Wedell

Journal article  |  1996  |  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Scanning and tail-flicking in the Australian dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

DA Ryan, KM Bawden, KT Bermingham, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1996  |  The Auk

Exploitation of an ant chemical alarm signal by the zodariid spider Habronestes bradleyi Walckenaer

RA Allan, MA Elgar, RJ Capon

Journal article  |  1996  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

Making a meal of mother

TA Evans, EJ Wallis, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1995  |  Nature

FORAGING STRATEGIES OF ERIOPHORA-TRANSMARINA AND NEPHILA-PLUMIPES (ARANEAE, ARANEOIDEA) - NOCTURNAL AND DIURNAL ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS

ME HERBERSTEIN, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1994  |  Austral Ecology

EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE OF A MUTUALISTIC ASSOCIATION BETWEEN 2 WEB-BUILDING SPIDERS

MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1994  |  The Journal of Animal Ecology

COOPERATIVE BREEDING IN THE AUSTRALIAN AVIFAUNA AND BROOD PARASITISM BY CUCKOOS (CUCULIDAE)

A POIANI, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1994  |  Animal Behaviour

CANNIBALISM AMONG AMPHIBIAN LARVAE - A CASE OF GOOD TASTE

LM SADLER, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1994  |  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Associations Between Australian Pseudoscorpions and Ants

DC Cole, MA Elgar, MS Harvey

Journal article  |  1994  |  Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF THE WILLIE-WAGTAIL RHIPIDURA-LEUCOPHRYS - WHY DOES IT WAG ITS TAIL

J JACKSON, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1993  |  Emu - Austral Ornithology

Inter-specific associations involving spiders: kleptoparasitism, mimicry and mutualism

MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1993  |  Memoirs - Queensland Museum

WHY DO HOPPING MICE HAVE SUCH TINY TESTES

LM HYDE, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1992  |  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

VIGILANCE DOES NOT COVARY WITH GROUP-SIZE IN AN ISLAND POPULATION OF SILVEREYES (ZOSTEROPS-LATERALIS)

CP CATTERALL, MA ELGAR, J KIKKAWA

Journal article  |  1992  |  Behavioral Ecology

SEXUAL CANNIBALISM IN ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS - AN ECONOMIC-MODEL

JA NEWMAN, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1991  |  The American Naturalist

BRUSH-TURKEY INCUBATION MOUNDS - MATE ATTRACTION IN A PROMISCUOUS MATING SYSTEM

S TROY, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1991  |  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

SEXUAL CANNIBALISM, SIZE DIMORPHISM, AND COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR IN ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS (ARANEIDAE).

Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  1991  |  Evolution

SEXUAL CANNIBALISM, SIZE DIMORPHISM, AND COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR IN ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS (ARANEIDAE)

MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1991  |  Evolution

SOURCES OF VARIATION IN MAMMALIAN SLEEP

MA ELGAR, MD PAGEL, PH HARVEY

Journal article  |  1990  |  Animal Behaviour

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN LEG LENGTH AMONG ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS - A POSSIBLE ROLE FOR SEXUAL CANNIBALISM

MA ELGAR, N GHAFFAR, AF READ

Journal article  |  1990  |  Journal of Zoology

EVOLUTIONARY COMPROMISE BETWEEN A FEW LARGE AND MANY SMALL EGGS - COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE IN TELEOST FISH

MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1990  |  Oikos

COVARIATION BETWEEN CLUTCH SIZE, EGG WEIGHT AND EGG SHAPE - COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE FOR CHELONIANS

MA ELGAR, LJ HEAPHY

Journal article  |  1989  |  Journal of Zoology

KLEPTOPARASITISM - A COST OF AGGREGATING FOR AN ORB-WEAVING SPIDER

MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1989  |  Animal Behaviour

PREDATOR VIGILANCE AND GROUP-SIZE IN MAMMALS AND BIRDS - A CRITICAL-REVIEW OF THE EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE

MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1989  |  Biological Reviews

SEXUAL CANNIBALISM IN THE GARDEN SPIDER ARANEUS-DIADEMATUS

MA ELGAR, DR NASH

Journal article  |  1988  |  Animal Behaviour

SLEEP IN MAMMALS

MA ELGAR, MD PAGEL, PH HARVEY

Journal article  |  1988  |  Animal Behaviour

ENVIRONMENT AND SEX DETERMINATION IN ALLIGATORS

MA ELGAR, RH CROZIER

Journal article  |  1988  |  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

THE RISKS OF SEX - WHY SOME PLANTS SAY NO

ATD BENNETT, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1987  |  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

FOOD-INTAKE RATE AND RESOURCE AVAILABILITY - FLOCKING DECISIONS IN HOUSE SPARROWS

MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1987  |  Animal Behaviour

COLONIAL INFORMATION-CENTERS

M ELGAR, P HARVEY

Journal article  |  1987  |  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Basal metabolic rates in mammals: allometry, phylogeny and ecology

MA Elgar, PH Harvey

Journal article  |  1987  |  Functional Ecology

SCANNING, PECKING AND ALARM FLIGHTS IN HOUSE SPARROWS

MA ELGAR, H MCKAY, P WOON

Journal article  |  1986  |  Animal Behaviour

HOUSE SPARROWS ESTABLISH FORAGING FLOCKS BY GIVING CHIRRUP CALLS IF THE RESOURCES ARE DIVISIBLE

MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1986  |  Animal Behaviour

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FORAGING FLOCKS IN HOUSE SPARROWS - RISK OF PREDATION AND DAILY TEMPERATURE

MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1986  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

THE INFLUENCE OF ANTS ON HOST PLANT-SELECTION BY JALMENUS-EVAGORAS, A MYRMECOPHILOUS LYCAENID BUTTERFLY

NE PIERCE, MA ELGAR

Journal article  |  1985  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Multiple pathways in diaspore dispersal, exemplified by studies of Noogoora burr (Xanthium occidentale Bertol., Compositae).

MJ Liddle, MA Elgar

Journal article  |  1984  |  Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Vigilance and perception of flock size in foraging house sparrows ( Passer domesticus L.).

MA Elgar, PJ Burren, M Posen

Journal article  |  1984  |  Behaviour

VIGILANCE AND PERCEPTION OF FLOCK SIZE IN FORAGING HOUSE SPARROWS (PASSER-DOMESTICUS L)

MA ELGAR, PJ BURREN, M POSEN

Journal article  |  1984  |  Behaviour

Observations on the spatial distribution and natural history of Cyrtophora hirta (L. Koch) (Araneae: Araneidae)

M ELGAR, B Pope, I Williamson

Journal article  |  1983  |  Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society

Flock size and feeding efficiency in house sparrows

MA Elgar, CP Catterall

Journal article  |  1982  |  Emu - Austral Ornithology

Emu

M ELGAR, CP Catterall

Journal article  |  1982  |  Emu: austral ornithology

FLOCKING AND PREDATOR SURVEILLANCE IN HOUSE SPARROWS - TEST OF AN HYPOTHESIS

MA ELGAR, CP CATTERALL

Journal article  |  1981  |  Animal Behaviour