Abstract The book Australian Ticks by FHS Roberts (1970) is a land-mark in Australian tick
biology. But it is time for a new and improved book on the ticks of Australia. The present …

Abstract Background The Australasian paralysis ticks and their relatives, Ixodes Latrielle,
subgenus Sternalixodes Schulze, are some of the most important ticks in the region …

Studies of island versus mainland populations have provided insights into processes that
shape adaptive divergence (eg, through selection in allopatric populations) as well as …

Ticks are a major vector of disease, so understanding their distribution, geographically and
across hosts, is important for the study of evolutionary ecology. Numerous passerine species …

200-216. ISSN 0035-9211. The occurrence of adult Ixodes hirsti on koalas (Phascolarctos
cinereus) examined over a four year period (2004–2008) on French Island, Victoria, showed …

Sex determination of individuals is often required for ecological and behavioural studies but
is difficult to carry out in the field for species that are only slightly dimorphic. To address this …

Parasites can impact on host phenotype, causing adverse population changes. In avian
populations, increased feather asymmetry as a consequence of parasitism is one example …

Across avian species, total blood haemoglobin concentration (BHC) is the most important
determinant of oxygen-carrying capacity, and most accurately reflects the potential for the …