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2018

Journal Article

Prey productivity and predictability drive different axes of life-history variation in carnivorous marsupials

Collett, Rachael A., Baker, Andrew M. and Fisher, Diana O. (2018). Prey productivity and predictability drive different axes of life-history variation in carnivorous marsupials. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 285 (1890) 20181291, 20181291. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1291

Prey productivity and predictability drive different axes of life-history variation in carnivorous marsupials

2018

Journal Article

A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data

Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Butt, Nathalie, Dickman, Chris R., Ehmke, Glenn, Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Nicholls, Miles, O'Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Wardle, Glenda M. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2 (8), 1209-1217. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0608-1

A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data

2018

Journal Article

Quantifying extinction risk and forecasting the number of impending Australian bird and mammal extinctions

Geyle, Hayley M., Woinarski, John C.Z., Baker, G. Barry, Dickman, Chris R., Dutson, Guy, Fisher, Diana O., Ford, Hugh, Holdsworth, Mark, Jones, Menna E., Kutt, Alex, Legge, Sarah, Leiper, Ian, Loyn, Richard, Murphy, Brett P., Menkhorst, Peter, Reside, April E., Ritchie, Euan G., Roberts, Finley E., Tingley, Reid and Garnett, Stephen T. (2018). Quantifying extinction risk and forecasting the number of impending Australian bird and mammal extinctions. Pacific Conservation Biology, 24 (2), 157-167. doi: 10.1071/PC18006

Quantifying extinction risk and forecasting the number of impending Australian bird and mammal extinctions

2018

Journal Article

Ecological context and the probability of mistakes underlie speed choice

Wheatley, Rebecca, Niehaus, Amanda C., Fisher, Diana O. and Wilson, Robbie S. (2018). Ecological context and the probability of mistakes underlie speed choice. Functional Ecology, 32 (4), 990-1000. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13036

Ecological context and the probability of mistakes underlie speed choice

2018

Journal Article

Surface friction alters the agility of a small Australian marsupial

Wheatley, Rebecca, Clemente, Christofer J., Niehaus, Amanda C., Fisher, Diana O. and Wilson, Robbie S. (2018). Surface friction alters the agility of a small Australian marsupial. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 221 (Pt 8) jeb172544, jeb172544. doi: 10.1242/jeb.172544

Surface friction alters the agility of a small Australian marsupial

2018

Journal Article

The threats to Australia's imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response

Kearney, Stephen G., Cawardine, Josie, Reside, April E., Fisher, Diana O., Maron, Martine, Doherty, Tim S., Legge, Sarah, Silcock, Jennifer, Woinarski, John C. Z., Garnett, Stephen T., Wintle, Brendan A. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). The threats to Australia's imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response. Pacific Conservation Biology, 25 (3), 231-244. doi: 10.1071/PC18024

The threats to Australia's imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response

2018

Book Chapter

Reproductive strategies

Fisher, D. O. (2018). Reproductive strategies. The secret lives of carnivorous marsupials. (pp. 211-212) edited by C.R. Dickman and A. Baker. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing.

Reproductive strategies

2017

Journal Article

Time-lapse camera trapping as an alternative to pitfall trapping for estimating activity of leaf litter arthropods

Collett, Rachael A. and Fisher, Diana O. (2017). Time-lapse camera trapping as an alternative to pitfall trapping for estimating activity of leaf litter arthropods. Ecology and Evolution, 7 (18), 7527-7533. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3275

Time-lapse camera trapping as an alternative to pitfall trapping for estimating activity of leaf litter arthropods

2017

Journal Article

A guide for ecologists: Detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery

Preece, Noel D., Abell, Sandra E., Grogan, Laura, Wayne, Adrian, Skerratt, Lee F., van Oosterzee, Penny, Shima, Amy L., Daszak, Peter, Field, Hume, Reiss, Andrea, Berger, Lee, Rymer, Tasmin L., Fisher, Diana O., Lawes, Michael J., Laurance, Susan G., McCallum, Hamish, Esson, Carol and Epstein, Jon H. (2017). A guide for ecologists: Detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery. Biological Conservation, 214, 136-146. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.08.014

A guide for ecologists: Detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery

2017

Journal Article

Minimizing species extinctions through strategic planning for conservation fencing

Ringma, Jeremy L., Wintle, Brendan, Fuller, Richard A., Fisher, Diana and Bode, Michael (2017). Minimizing species extinctions through strategic planning for conservation fencing. Conservation Biology, 31 (5), 1029-1038. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12922

Minimizing species extinctions through strategic planning for conservation fencing

2017

Journal Article

Extinct or still out there? Disentangling influences on extinction and rediscovery helps to clarify the fate of species on the edge

Lee, Tasmin E. , Fisher, Diana O. , Blomberg, Simon P. and Wintle, Brendan A. (2017). Extinct or still out there? Disentangling influences on extinction and rediscovery helps to clarify the fate of species on the edge. Global Change Biology, 23 (2), 621-634. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13421

Extinct or still out there? Disentangling influences on extinction and rediscovery helps to clarify the fate of species on the edge

2017

Journal Article

Morphology captures diet and locomotor types in rodents

Verde Arregoitia, Luis D., Fisher, Diana O. and Schweizer, Manuel (2017). Morphology captures diet and locomotor types in rodents. Royal Society Open Science, 4 (1) 160957, 160957. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160957

Morphology captures diet and locomotor types in rodents

2016

Journal Article

Subsistence farmers’ management of infestations of the little fire ant in garden plots on Bauro, Makira Province, Solomon Islands

Fasi, John, Furlong, Michael J. and Fisher, Diana (2016). Subsistence farmers’ management of infestations of the little fire ant in garden plots on Bauro, Makira Province, Solomon Islands. Human Ecology, 44 (6), 765-774. doi: 10.1007/s10745-016-9856-3

Subsistence farmers’ management of infestations of the little fire ant in garden plots on Bauro, Makira Province, Solomon Islands

2016

Journal Article

Introduced predators and habitat structure influence range contraction of an endangered native predator, the northern quoll

Hernandez-Santin, Lorna, Goldizen, Anne W. and Fisher, Diana O. (2016). Introduced predators and habitat structure influence range contraction of an endangered native predator, the northern quoll. Biological Conservation, 203, 160-167. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.023

Introduced predators and habitat structure influence range contraction of an endangered native predator, the northern quoll

2016

Book

Solomon Islands forest life: information on biology and management of forest resources

Lavery, Tyrone, Pikacha, Patrick and Fisher, Diana (2016). Solomon Islands forest life: information on biology and management of forest resources. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Solomon Islands forest life: information on biology and management of forest resources

2016

Book Chapter

The bridled nailtail wallaby

Fisher, D. O. (2016). The bridled nailtail wallaby. A fragile balance: the extraordinary story of Australian marsupials. (pp. 21-22) edited by Dickman, C. R.. Sydney, NSW Australia: Australian Geographic.

The bridled nailtail wallaby

2015

Journal Article

Correlates of recent declines of rodents in northern and southern Australia: habitat structure is critical

Lawes, Michael J., Fisher, Diana O., Johnson, Chris N., Blomberg, Simon P., Frank, Anke S. K., Fritz, Susanne A., McCallum, Hamish, VanDerWal, Jeremy, Abbott, Brett N., Legge, Sarah, Letnic, Mike, Thomas, Colette R., Thurgate, Nikki, Fisher, Alaric, Gordon, Iain J. and Kutt, Alex (2015). Correlates of recent declines of rodents in northern and southern Australia: habitat structure is critical. PloS One, 10 (6) e0130626, 1-17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130626

Correlates of recent declines of rodents in northern and southern Australia: habitat structure is critical

2015

Journal Article

The Evolution of Relative Brain Size in Marsupials Is Energetically Constrained but Not Driven by Behavioral Complexity

Weisbecker, Vera, Blomberg, Simon, Goldizen, Anne W, Brown, Meredeth and Fisher, Diana (2015). The Evolution of Relative Brain Size in Marsupials Is Energetically Constrained but Not Driven by Behavioral Complexity. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 85 (2), 125-135. doi: 10.1159/000377666

The Evolution of Relative Brain Size in Marsupials Is Energetically Constrained but Not Driven by Behavioral Complexity

2015

Journal Article

Diversity, extinction, and threat status in Lagomorphs

Verde Arregoitia, Luis D., Leach, Katie, Reid, Neil and Fisher, Diana O. (2015). Diversity, extinction, and threat status in Lagomorphs. Ecography, 38 (11), 1155-1165. doi: 10.1111/ecog.01063

Diversity, extinction, and threat status in Lagomorphs

2015

Journal Article

Response to commentary by Woinarski (Critical-weight-range marsupials in northern Australia are declining: a commentary on Fisher et al. (2014) ‘The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: is history repeating?’)

Fisher, Diana O., Johnson,Chris N., Lawes, Michael J., Fritz, Susanne A., McCallum, Hamish, Blomberg, Simon P., VanDerWal, Jeremy, Abbott, Brett, Frank, Anke, Legge, Sarah, Letnic, Mike, Thomas, Colette R., Fisher, Alaric, Gordon, Iain J. and Kutt, Alex (2015). Response to commentary by Woinarski (Critical-weight-range marsupials in northern Australia are declining: a commentary on Fisher et al. (2014) ‘The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: is history repeating?’). Global Ecology and Biogeography, 24 (1), 123-125. doi: 10.1111/geb.12252

Response to commentary by Woinarski (Critical-weight-range marsupials in northern Australia are declining: a commentary on Fisher et al. (2014) ‘The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: is history repeating?’)