Les Christidis

Ecological opportunity and ecomorphological convergence in Australasian robins (Petroicidae)

Vicente Garcia-Navas, Marta Rodriguez-Rey, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Avian Biology

Speciation in Indo-Pacific swiftlets (Aves: Apodidae): integrating molecular and phenotypic data for a new provisional taxonomy of the Collocalia esculenta complex

Frank E Rheindt, Les Christidis, Janette A Norman, James A Eaton, Keren R Sadanandan, Richard Schodde

Journal article  |  2017  |  Zootaxa

Bioacoustic and multi-locus DNA data of Ninox owls support high incidence of extinction and recolonisation on small, low-lying islands across Wallacea

Chyi Yin Gwee, Les Christidis, James A Eaton, Janette A Norman, Colin R Trainor, Philippe Verbelen, Frank E Rheindt

Journal article  |  2017  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Mapping foraging habitat for migratory shorebirds in their Australian non-breeding grounds and prioritising sites for conservation and management

A Lisson, KH Taffs, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2017  |  Pacific Conservation Biology

Shorebird populations are declining worldwide as a result of the loss of the intertidal habitats upon which they depend. Conservat..

Citizens as Scientists: What Influences Public Contributions to Marine Research?

V Martin, L Smith, A Bowling, L Christidis, D Lloyd, G Pecl

Journal article  |  2016  |  Science Communication

Public Interest in Marine Citizen Science: Is there Potential for Growth?

VY Martin, L Christidis, GT Pecl

Journal article  |  2016  |  BioScience

Contrasting phylogeographic signatures in two Australo-Papuan bowerbird species complexes (Aves: Ailuroedus)

Martin Irestedt, Henrique Batalha-Filho, Cees S Roselaar, Les Christidis, Per GP Ericson

Journal article  |  2016  |  Zoologica Scripta

Strategies for mitigating forest arson and elephant conflict in way kambas national park, Sumatra, Indonesia

CMC Oelrichs, DJ Lloyd, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2016  |  Tropical Conservation Science

Ecological opportunity and the evolution of habitat preferences in an arid-zone bird: implications for speciation in a climate-modified landscape

Janette A Norman, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2016  |  Scientific Reports

Plastic ingestion in marine and coastal bird species of Southeastern Australia

JM Gilbert, AJ Reichelt-Brushett, AC Bowling, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2016  |  Marine Ornithology

Understanding drivers, barriers and information sources for public participation in marine citizen science

Victoria Y Martin, Leslie Christidis, David J Lloyd, Gretta T Pecl

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Science Communication

Bioaccumulation of PCBs in liver tissue of dusky Carcharhinus obscurus, sandbar C-plumbeus and white Carcharodon carcharias sharks from south-eastern Australian waters

Jann M Gilbert, Christine Baduel, Yan Li, Amanda J Reichelt-Brushett, Paul A Butcher, Shane P McGrath, Victor M Peddemors, Laurence Hearn, Jochen Mueller, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Marine Pollution Bulletin

Cryptic speciation in the Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis (Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)

Frank E Rheindt, Niels Krabbe, Alison KS Wee, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Zootaxa

Age validation in the Lutjanidae: A review

Toby P Piddocke, Gavin L Butler, Paul A Butcher, Steven W Purcell, Daniel J Bucher, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Fisheries Research

Age and growth of mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus at its cool-water-range limits

TP Piddocke, GL Butler, PA Butcher, J Stewart, DJ Bucher, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Fish Biology

Metal and metalloid concentrations in the tissues of dusky Carcharhinus obscurus, sandbar C-plumbeus and white Carcharodon carcharias sharks from south-eastern Australian waters, and the implications for human consumption

Jann M Gilbert, Amanda J Reichelt-Brushett, Paul A Butcher, Shane P McGrath, Victor M Peddemors, Alison C Bowling, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Marine Pollution Bulletin

Effects of Mitochondrial DNA Rate Variation on Reconstruction of Pleistocene Demographic History in a Social Avian Species, Pomatostomus superciliosus

Janette A Norman, Caroline J Blackmore, Meaghan Rourke, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS ONE

Relicts from Tertiary Australasia: undescribed families and subfamilies of songbirds (Passeriformes) and their zoogeographic signal

Richard Schodde, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2014  |  Zootaxa

Insights into the Evolution of a Cryptic Radiation of Bats: Dispersal and Ecological Radiation of Malagasy Miniopterus (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae)

Les Christidis, Steven M Goodman, Kate Naughton, Belinda Appleton

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS One

The timing of diversification within the most divergent parrot clade

Frank E Rheindt, Les Christidis, Sylvia Kuhn, Siwo de Kloet, Janette A Norman, Andrew Fidler

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Avian Biology

Evidence of taxon cycles in an Indo-Pacific passerine bird radiation (Aves: Pachycephala)

Knud Andreas Jonsson, Martin Irestedt, Les Christidis, Sonya M Clegg, Ben G Holt, Jon Fjeldsa

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

Resolving deep lineage divergences in core corvoid passerine birds supports a proto-Papuan island origin

Marie Aggerbeck, Jon Fjeldsa, Les Christidis, Pierre-Henri Fabre, Knud Andreas Jonsson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Extensive diversification across islands in the echolocating Aerodramus swiftlets

Frank E Rheindt, Janette A Norman, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2014  |  Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata renschi in the Lesser Sundas, Wallacea: distribution, taxonomic status, likely origins and conservation status

Colin R Trainor, Stephen JS Debus, Jerry Olsen, Janette A Norman, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2013  |  Forktail

A re-appraisal of species diversity within the Australian grasswrens Amytornis (Aves: Maluridae)

L Christidis, FE Rheindt, WE Boles, JA Norman

Journal article  |  2013  |  Australian Zoologist

Circumscription, diagnosis and description of two subfamilies and one genus of Australo-Papuan robins (Aves: Passeriformes: Petroicidae)

Leslie Christidis, Martin Irestedt, Dianne Rowe, Walter E Boles, Janette A Norman

Journal article  |  2012  |  Zootaxa

Structured elicitation of expert judgments for threatened species assessment: a case study on a continental scale using email

Marissa F McBride, Stephen T Garnett, Judit K Szabo, Allan H Burbidge, Stuart HM Butchart, Les Christidis, Guy Dutson, Hugh A Ford, Richard H Loyn, David M Watson, Mark A Burgman

Journal article  |  2012  |  Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Facilitating adaptation of biodiversity to climate change: a conceptual framework applied to the world's largest Mediterranean-climate woodland

Suzanne M Prober, Kevin R Thiele, Philip W Rundel, Colin J Yates, Sandra L Berry, Margaret Byrne, Les Christidis, Carl R Gosper, Pauline F Grierson, Kristina Lemson, Tom Lyons, Craig Macfarlane, Michael H O'Connor, John K Scott, Rachel J Standish, William D Stock, Eddie JB van Etten, Grant W Wardell-Johnson, Alexander Watson

Journal article  |  2012  |  Climatic Change

Invasion ecology of honeyeaters

JA Norman, L Christidis

Book Chapter  |  2012

Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogenies reveal a complex evolutionary history in the Australasian robins (Passeriformes: Petroicidae)

Les Christidis, Martin Irestedt, Dianne Rowe, Walter E Boles, Janette A Norman

Journal article  |  2011  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

The use of Australian bioregions as spatial units of analysis to explore relationships between climate and songbird diversity

GJ Williamson, L Christidis, J Norman, BW Brook, B MacKey, DMJS Bowman

Journal article  |  2011  |  Pacific Conservation Biology

A multigene phylogeny examining evolutionary and ecological relationships in the Australo-papuan wrens of the subfamily Malurinae (Aves)

Amy C Driskell, Janette A Norman, Stephen Pruett-Jones, Elizabeth Mangall, Sarah Sonsthagen, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2011  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Systematics and biogeography of Indo-Pacific ground-doves

Knud A Jonsson, Martin Irestedt, Rauri CK Bowie, Les Christidis, Jon Fjeldsa

Journal article  |  2011  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Multilocus analysis of a taxonomically densely sampled dataset reveal extensive non-monophyly in the avian family Locustellidae

Per Alstrom, Silke Fregin, Janette A Norman, Per GP Ericson, Les Christidis, Urban Olsson

Journal article  |  2011  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

The use of Australian bioregions as spatial units of analysis to explore relationships between climate and songbird diversity

GJ Williamson, L Christidis, JA Norman, BW Brook, B Mackey, DMJS Bowman

Journal article  |  2011  |  Pacific Conservation Biology

Plumage patterns are good indicators of taxonomic diversity, but not of phylogenetic affinities, in Australian grasswrens Amytornis (Aves: Maluridae)

Les Christidis, Frank E Rheindt, Walter E Boles, Janette A Norman

Journal article  |  2010  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Biogeographical history of cuckoo-shrikes (Aves: Passeriformes): transoceanic colonization of Africa from Australo-Papua

Knud A Jonsson, Rauri CK Bowie, Johan AA Nylander, Les Christidis, Janette A Norman, Jon Fjeldsa

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Biogeography

Phylogeny and biogeography of Oriolidae (Aves: Passeriformes)

Knud A Jonsson, Rauri CK Bowie, Robert G Moyle, Martin Irestedt, Les Christidis, Janette A Norman, Jon Fjeldsa

Journal article  |  2010  |  Ecography

Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the endemic Malagasy bat Miniopterus gleni (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), with the description of a new species, M-griffithsi

SM Goodman, CP Maminirina, HM Bradman, L Christidis, BR Appleton

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Historical biogeography of an Indo-Pacific passerine bird family (Pachycephalidae): different colonization patterns in the Indonesian and Melanesian archipelagos

Knud A Jonsson, Rauri CK Bowie, Robert G Moyle, Les Christidis, Janette A Norman, Brett W Benz, Jon Fjeldsa

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Biogeography

Molecular systematics and evolutionary origins of the genus Petaurus (Marsupialia: Petauridae) in Australia and New Guinea

Mansoureh Malekian, Steven JB Cooper, Janette A Norman, Les Christidis, Susan M Carthew

Journal article  |  2010  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Evolution of the Australasian songbird fauna

Les Christidis, Janette A Norman

Journal article  |  2010  |  EMU

Designing the digital ecosystem of the Virtual Museum of the Pacific

P Eklund, P Goodall, T Wray, B Bunt, A Lawson, L Christidis, V Daniel, M Van Olffen

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  2009 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies

The timing of Neotropical speciation dynamics: A reconstruction of Myiopagis flycatcher diversification using phylogenetic and paleogeographic data

Frank E Rheindt, Les Christidis, Gustavo S Cabanne, Cristina Miyaki, Janette A Norman

Journal article  |  2009  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

The Use of Molecular Phylogenetic and Morphological Tools to Identify Cryptic and Paraphyletic Species: Examples from the Diminutive Long-fingered Bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae: Miniopterus) on Madagascar

Steven M Goodman, Claudette P Maminirina, Helen M Bradman, Les Christidis, Belinda Appleton

Journal article  |  2009  |  American Museum Novitates

Relationships of the New Guinean songbird genera Amalocichla and Pachycare based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

Janette A Norman, Walter E Boles, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Avian Biology

An unexpectedly long history of sexual selection in birds-of-paradise

Martin Irestedt, Knud A Jonsson, Jon Fjeldsa, Les Christidis, Per GP Ericson

Journal article  |  2009  |  BMC Evolutionary Biology

A multi-gene phylogeny reveals novel relationships for aberrant genera of Australo-Papuan core Corvoidea and polyphyly of the Pachycephalidae and Psophodidae (Aves: Passeriformes)

Janette A Norman, Per GP Ericson, Knud A Jonsson, Jon Fjeldsa, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2009  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

The use of molecular and morphological characters to resolve the taxonomic identity of cryptic species: the case of Miniopterus manavi (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae)

Steven M Goodman, Claudette P Maminirina, Nicole Weyeneth, Helen M Bradman, Les Christidis, Manuel Ruedi, Belinda Appleton

Journal article  |  2009  |  Zoologica Scripta: an international journal of systematic zoology

Genetic introgression, incomplete lineage sorting and faulty taxonomy create multiple cases of polyphyly in a montane clade of tyrant-flycatchers (Elaenia, Tyrannidae)

Frank E Rheindt, Les Christidis, Janette A Norman

Journal article  |  2009  |  Zoologica Scripta: an international journal of systematic zoology

Variations morphometrique et moleculaire chez Miniopterus majori (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae) de Madagascar

CP Maminirina, B APPLETON, HM BRADMAN, L CHRISTIDIS, SM Goodman

Journal article  |  2009  |  Malagasy Nature

Relationships of the New Guinean songbird genera Amalocichla and Pachycare

J NORMAN, E Boles, L CHRISTIDIS

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Avian Biology

Molecular phylogenetics and diversification within one of the most geographically variable bird species complexes Pachycephala pectoralis/melanura

Knud A Jonsson, Rauri CK Bowie, Robert G Moyle, Les Christidis, Christopher E Filardi, Janette A Norman, Jon Fjeldsa

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Avian Biology

Habitat shifts in the evolutionary history of a Neotropical flycatcher lineage from forest and open landscapes

Frank E Rheindt, Les Christidis, Janette A Norman

Journal article  |  2008  |  BMC Evolutionary Biology

DNA evidence shows vocalizations to be a better indicator of taxonomic limits than plumage patterns in Zimmerius tyrant-flycatchers

Frank E Rheindt, Janette A Norman, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2008  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Explosive avian radiations and multi-directional dispersal across Wallacea: Evidence from the Campephagidae and other Crown Corvida (Aves)

Knud A Jonsson, Martin Irestedt, Jerome Fuchs, Per GP Ericson, Les Christidis, Rauri CK Bowie, Janette A Norman, Eric Pasquet, Jon Fjeldsa

Journal article  |  2008  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Polyphyletic origin of toxic Pitohui birds suggests widespread occurrence of toxicity in corvoid birds

Knud A Jonsson, Rauri CK Bowie, Janette A Norman, Les Christidis, Jon Fjeldsa

Journal article  |  2008  |  Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences

Subspeciation in the Short-tailed Grasswren (Amytornis merrotsyi, Maluridae)

Les Christidis, Philippa Horton, Janette A Norman

Journal article  |  2008  |  EMU

Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds

L CHRISTIDIS, WE Boles

Book  |  2008

A new species of Miniopterus (Chiroptera : Miniopteridae) from lowland southeastern Madagascar

Steven M Goodman, Helen M Bradman, Claudette P Maminirina, Kate E Ryan, Les L Christidis, Belinda Appleton

Journal article  |  2008  |  Mammalian Biology

Morphological, behavioural and genetic differentiation within the Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) and its affinities to Cyanoramphus and Prosopeia

Wee-Ming Boon, Olivier Robinet, Nicolas Rawlence, Vincent Bretagnolle, Janette A Norman, Les Christidis, Geoffrey K Chambers

Journal article  |  2008  |  EMU

Phylogenetic relationships of tyrant-flycatchers (Aves : Tyrannidae), with an emphasis on the elaeniine assemblage

Frank E Rheindt, Janette A Norman, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2008  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Engaging with creator communities: The way forward for museums

L Christidis, V Daniel, P Monaghan, Y Carrillo-Huffman, K Huffman

Journal article  |  2008  |  The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum

Genetic differentiation across the Andes in two pan-Neotropical tyrant-flycatcher species

Frank E Rheindt, Janette A Norman, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2008  |  EMU

Specific status of populations on Madagascar referred to Miniopterus fraterculus (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae), with description of a new species

SM Goodman, KE Ryan, CP Maminirina, J Fahr, L Christidis, B Appleton

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Mammalogy

Implications of changing species definitions for conservation purposes

S Garnett, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2007  |  Bird Conservation International

AbstractConcern has been expressed that failure to adopt phylogenetic or related species concepts will result in biodiversity loss..

A new endemic family of New Zealand passerine birds: adding heat to a biodiversity hotspot

Amy Driskell, Les Christidis, BJ Gill, Walter E Boles, F Keith Barker, NW Longmore

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Speciation dynamics in the Australo-Papuan Meliphaga honeyeaters

Janette A Norman, Frank E Rheindt, Diane L Rowe, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2007  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Latitudinal gradients in abundance, and the causes of rarity in the tropics: a test using Australian honeyeaters (Aves : Meliphagidae)

Matthew RE Symonds, Les Christidis, Christopher N Johnson

Journal article  |  2006  |  Oecologia

Invasion patterns inferred from cytochrome oxidase I sequences in three bryozoans, Bugula neritina, Watersipora subtorquata, and Watersipora arcuata

JA Mackie, MJ Keough, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2006  |  Marine Biology

Phylogeny and evolution of the Australo-Papuan honeyeaters (Passeriformes, Meliphagidae).

Amy C Driskell, Les Christidis

Journal article  |  2004  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

We analyzed nucleotide variation at four loci for 75 species to produce a phylogenetic hypothesis for the Meliphagidae, and to exa..

Molecular systematics and biogeography of the bent-wing bat complex Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae)

BR Appleton, JA McKenzie, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2004  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

DNA and the museum tradition

L CHRISTIDIS, JA NORMAN

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club Supplement - Why Museums Matter

Molecular phylogenetics of the Diprotodontia (kangaroos, wombats, koala, possums, and allies)

MJ Osborne, L Christidis, JA Norman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Unravelling a biogeographical knot: origin of the 'leapfrog' distribution pattern of Australo-Papuan sooty owls (Strigiformes) and logrunners (Passeriformes)

JA Norman, L Christidis, L Joseph, B Slikas, D Alpers

Journal article  |  2002  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

Systematic affinities of the lyrebirds (Passeriformes : Menura), with a novel classification of the major groups of passerine birds

PGP Ericson, L Christidis, M Irestedt, JA Norman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Molecular relationships of the cuscuses, brushtail and scaly-tailed possums (Phalangerinae)

MJ Osborne, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2002  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

DNA sequence data (1040 base pairs) from the mitochondrial nicotinamide dehydrogenase subunit 2 gene (ND2) was used to elucidate s..

Systematics and biogeography of pygmy possums (Burramyidae: Cercartetus)

MJ Osborne, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2002  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Mitochondrial DNA sequences from the ND2 gene were used to investigate the systematic relationships within pygmy possums (Cercarte..

A Gondwanan origin of passerine birds supported by DNA sequences of the endemic New Zealand wrens

PGP Ericson, L Christidis, A Cooper, M Irestedt, J Jackson, US Johansson, JA Norman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

Molecular phylogenetics of Australo-Papuan possums and gliders (family Petauridae)

MJ Osborne, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2001  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Genetic distinctness of isolated populations of an endangered marsupial, the mountain pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus

MJ Osborne, JA Norman, L Christidis, ND Murray

Journal article  |  2000  |  Molecular Ecology

Mitochondrial DNA and morphology reveal three geographically distinct lineages of the large bentwing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in Australia

BR Cardinal, L Christidis

Journal article  |  2000  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

A combined molecular and morphological analysis was undertaken to resolve the systematics of the Miniopterus schreibersii complex ..

Phylogeny and biogeography in the evolution of migration: Shorebirds of the Charadrius complex

L Joseph, EP Lessa, L Christidis

Journal article  |  1999  |  Journal of Biogeography

Evolution and biogeography of the Australian grasswrens, Amytornis (Aves: Maluridae): Biochemical perspectives

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1999  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Allozymes at 35 presumptive loci were screened across 43 specimens representing seven of the eight currently recognised species of..

Molecular genetics confirms taxonomic affinities of the endangered Norfolk Island Boobook Owl Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata

J Norman, P Olsen, L Christidis

Journal article  |  1998  |  Biological Conservation

Molecular data confirms the species status of the Christmas Island Hawk-Owl Ninox natalis

JA Norman, L Christidis, M Westerman, FAR Hill

Journal article  |  1998  |  Emu - Austral Ornithology

Genetics and the conservation of Australian birds

J Norman, L Christidis

Journal article  |  1997  |  Pacific Conservation Biology

Molecular genetic techniques can be used to address a wide array of contemporary conservation problems encountered in the manageme..

Relationships within the Australo-Papuan fairy-wrens (Aves:Malurinae): An evaluation of the utility of allozyme data

L Christidis, R Schodde

Journal article  |  1997  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Allozyme variation at 39 presumptive loci was screened across 180 specimens representing 18 species of Australo-Papuan fairy-wrens..

Molecular relationships within australasian waterfowl (anseriformes)

M Sraml, L Christidis, S Easteal, P Horn, C Collet

Journal article  |  1996  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Were bowerbirds part of the New Zealand fauna?

L Christidis, PR Leeton, M Westerman

Journal article  |  1996  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae) have previously been considered to be confined to the Australo-Papuan continental plate. We provide..

Molecular assessment of the taxonomic status of Cox's Sandpiper

L Christidis, K Davies, M Westerman, PD Christian, R Schodde

Journal article  |  1996  |  The Condor

Erratum: Were bowerbirds part of the New Zealand fauna? (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (April 30, 1996) 93:9 (3898-3901))

L Christidis, PR Leeton, M Westerman

Journal article  |  1996  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Molecular perspectives on the phylogenetic affinities of lyrebirds (Menuridae) and treecreepers (Climacteridae)

L Christidis, JA Norman, IAW Scott, M Westerman

Journal article  |  1996  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Molecular phylogenetic affinities of the night parrot (Geopsittacus Occidentalis) and the ground parrot (Pezoporus Wallicus)

PRJ Leeton, L Christidis, M Westerman, WE Boles

Journal article  |  1994  |  The Auk

Feathers from museum bird Skins - A good source of dna for phylogenetic studies

P Leeton, L Christidis, M Westerman

Journal article  |  1993  |  The Condor

Relationships and radiations in the meliphagine honey eaters, meliphaga, lichenostomus and xanthotis (Aves: Meliphagidae): Protein evidence and its integration with morphology and ecogeography

L Christidis, R Schodde

Journal article  |  1993  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Protein electrophoresis was carried out on 32 of the c. 40 species of meliphagine honeyeaters and integrated with external morphol..

AFFINITIES OF THE ABERRANT AUSTRALO-PAPUAN HONEYEATERS, TOXORHAMPHUS, OEDISTOMA, TIMELIOPSIS AND EPTHIANURA - PROTEIN EVIDENCE

L CHRISTIDIS, R SCHODDE, NA ROBINSON

Journal article  |  1993  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Evolutionary relationships of the Australasian Mud-nesters (Grallinidae, Corcoracidae): Immunological evidence

PR Baverstock, R Schodde, L Christidis, M Krieg, J Birrell

Journal article  |  1992  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

The phylogenetic relationships of the genera of Australasian mud-nesters (Corcorax, Struthidea and Grallina) were examined by micr..

Biochemical systematics of the Australian dotterels and plovers (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae)

PD Christian, L Christidis, R Schodde

Journal article  |  1992  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Allozyme variation at 38 presumptive protein loci was examined among seven Australian breeding and four migratory species of plove..

Biochemical systematics of the charadriiformes (Shorebirds): Relationships between the charadrii, scolopaci and lari

PD Christian, L Christidis, R Schodde

Journal article  |  1992  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Electrophoretic variation at 29 presumptive protein loci was examined among 30 species of Charadriiformes. Phenetic and cladistic ..

Rates of albumin evolution in parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes)

PR Baverstock, L Christidis, M Krieg, J Birrell

Journal article  |  1992  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

A number of lines of evidence suggest that the rate of molecular evolution in birds is slower than in other vertebrates. This hypo..

Relationships among the birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) and bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae): Protein evidence

L Christidis, R Schodde

Journal article  |  1992  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Allozyme differentiation was assessed among nine species of paradisaeine birds-of-paradise and nine species of bowerbirds. In all,..

Genetic Differentiation in the White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) Complex (Aves:Acanthizidae)

L Christidis, R Schodde

Journal article  |  1991  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Genetic variation among the principal members of the white-browed scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) complex was assessed by protein..

Relationships of Australo‐Papuan songbirds‐protein evidence

L CHRISTIDIS, R SCHODDE

Journal article  |  1991  |  Ibis

Immunological evolution of albumin in the Estrildine finches (Aves: Passeriformes) is far from clock-like

PR Baverstock, L Christidis, M Krieg, J Birrell

Journal article  |  1991  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

On the basis of microcomplement fixation studies, the finch Taeniopygia guttata has an albumin whose immunological properties are ..

Chromosomal evolution in parrots, lorikeets and cockatoos (Aves: Psittaciformes)

L CHRISTIDIS, DD SHAW, R SCHODDE

Journal article  |  1991  |  Hereditas

Impaired spermatogenesis in the finch hybrid L. castaneothorax by L. punctulata: transmission electron microscopy and genetic analysis.

MA Swan, L Christidis

Journal article  |  1987  |  Gamete Research

As part of a project to determine whether there is any correlation between the form of hybrid sterility and the genetic relatednes..

Chromosomal evolution within the family Estrildidae (Aves) III. The Estrildae (waxbill finches)

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1987  |  Genetica

Genetic differentiation and subspeciation in the grey grasswren amytornis barbatus (Maluridae)

R Schodde, L Christidis

Journal article  |  1987  |  Emu - Austral Ornithology

Biochemical systematics within palaeotropic finches (Aves: Estrildidae)

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1987  |  The Auk

Phylogeny and systematics of estrildine finches and their relationships to other seed-eating passerines

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1987  |  Emu - Austral Ornithology

Chromosomal evolution within the family Estrildidae (Aves) II. The Lonchurae

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1986  |  Genetica

Chromosomal evolution within the family Estrildidae (Aves) I. The Poephilae

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1986  |  Genetica

Chromosomal evolution in finches and their allies (families: Ploceidae, fringillidae, and emberizidae)

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1986  |  Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology

Five species of sparrows, weavers, and finches belonging to the Ploceidae, Fringillidae, and Emberizidae were examined cytogenetic..

A rapid procedure for obtaining chromosome preparations from birds

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1985  |  Auk

Extensive chromosomal repatterning in two congeneric species: Pytilia melba, L. and Pytilia phoenicoptera Swainson (Estrildidae; Aves).

L Christidis

Journal article  |  1983  |  Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Chromosomal analysis of two species of African finches of the genus Pytilia has been carried out using both G- and C-banding. The ..