AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Volume 24, NUMBER 2, APRIL 1999



Body condition of the red kangaroo (Macro pus rufus) in arid Australia: The effect of
environmental condition, sex and reproduction
G. L. Moss and D. B. Croft 97


Population rate of change in the leaf-eared mouse: The role of density-dependence,
seasonality and rainfall
M. Lima and F. M. Jaksic 110


Activity areas and daily movements of an arboreal monitor lizard, Varanus tristis (Squamata:
Varanidae) during the breeding season
G. G. Thompson, M. De Boer and E. R. Pianka 117


Towards an explanation of the altitudinal distributions of three species of Eucalyptus in
central Tasmania
J, B. Kirkpatrick andN. Gibson 123


Gradient analysis of macropod distribution in open forest and woodland of eastern Australia
C. J. Southwell, S. C. Cairns, A. R. Pople and R. Delaney 132


Historical incidence of Perthida leafminer species (Lepidoptera) in southwest Western Australia
based on herbarium specimens
L Abbott, A. Wills and T, Burbidge 144


The diet of the long-footed potoroo {Potorous longipes)
K, Green, M. K. Tory, A. T, Mitchell, P. Tennant and T. W. May 151


Oysters as habitat for limpets in a temperate mangrove forest
T. E. Minchinton and P. M. Ross 157


Physiological ecology of a tropical dragon, Lophognathus temporalis
K. Christian, G. Bedford, B. Green, A, Griffiths, K. Newgrain and T. Schultz 171


Skeletochronological assessment of age structure and population stability for two threatened
frog species
D.A.Driscoll 182

Book reviews 190

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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Volume 24 Number 3

Jun.1999

Why might roadside mulgas be better mistletoe hosts?
D. A. Norton and M. S. Smith 193

Effects of stock grazing on the ground invertebrate fauna of woodland remnants
L. Bromham) M. Cardillo, A, F. Bennett and M. A. Elgar 199

Seeds of the annual grasses Schizachyrium spp. as a food resource for tropical granivorous birds
G. Crowley and S. Garnett 208

Resource use and foraging patterns of honeybees, Apis mellifera, and native insects on flowers
of Eucalyptus costata
K, Horskins and V. B. Turner 221

Bias in the effect of habitat structure on pitfall traps: An experimental evaluation
B. A. Melbourne 228

Changes in productivity of the saltmarsh mosquito, Aedes vigilax (Diptera: Culicidae) and
vegetation cover following culvert removal
P. A. Turner and W. J. Streever 240

Plant communities, species richness and their environmental correlates in the sandy heaths
of Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia
A. Hahs) N. J. Enright and 1. Thomas 249

Recruitment and survival of Argyrodendron actinophyullum seedlings in an Australian rainforest
C. Nadolny 258

Quantifying observer heterogeneity in bird counts
R, B, Cunmngham) D. B. Lindenmayer, H. A. Nix and B. D. Lindenmayer 270

Effects of herbivory on growth and survival of seedlings of a rainforest tree, Alphitonia uhitei
(Rhamnaceae)
R. V. Jackson and C. E. Bach 278
Book reviews 287

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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Volume 24, NUMBER 4, AUGUST 1999


Ecology of estuaries and soft-sediment habitats: Symposium introduction
A. J. Constable and P. G. Fainveather 289


Shallow water benthic ecology: A North American perspective of sedimentary habitats
S.A. Woodin 291


Estuarine benthic ecology: A European perspective
D. S. McLusky 302


Variation in the sublittoral macrozoobenthos of the Baltic Sea along environmental
gradients: A functional-group approach
E. Bonsdorffand T. H. Pearson 312


Role of meiofauna in estuarine soft-bottom habitats
B. C. Coull 327


Complex role of predators in structuring soft-sediment macrobenthic communities:
Implications of changes in spatial scale for experimental studies
^ R Thrush 344


Tropical mangrove ecology: Physical and biotic factors influencing ecosystem
structure and function
S. Y, Lee 355


Geomorphology of Australian estuaries: Review and prospect
R S. Kench 367


Taxonomy of estuarine invertebrates in Australia
P, Hutchings 381


Characteristics of the ichthyofaunas of southwestern Australian estuaries, including
comparisons with holarctic estuaries and estuaries elsewhere in temperate Australia:
A review
I. C. Potter and G. A. Hyndes 395


Saltmarsh as habitat for fish and nektonic crustaceans: Challenges in sampling
designs and methods
R. M. Connolly 422


River flows and estuarine ecosystems: Implications for coastal fisheries from a
review and a case study of the Logan River, southeast Queensland
N. R. Loneragan and S. E. Bunn 431


Determining the 'health' of estuaries: Priorities for ecological research
P. G. Fairweather 441


Ecology of benthic macro-invertebrates in soft-sediment environments: A review of
progress towards quantitative models and predictions
A. J. Constable 452

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