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1. Shine, R., C. P. Ellway, and E. J. Hegerl. 1973. A biological survey of the Tallebudgera Creek estuary. Operculum 3:59-83.
2. Heatwole, H., and R. Shine. 1976. Mosquitoes feeding on ectothermic vertebrates: a review and new data. Australian Zoologist 19:69-75.
3. Shine, R., and J. J. Bull. 1977. Skewed sex ratios in snakes. Copeia 1977:228-234.
4. Board, P. G., J. Roberts, and R. Shine. 1977. Studies on the blood of Australian elapid snakes. I. Morphology and composition. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 56B:353-356.
5. Agar, N. S., P. G. Board, M. A. Gruca, and R. Shine. 1977. Studies on the blood of Australian elapid snakes. II. Red cell enzymes and glycolytic intermediates. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 56B:357-360.
6. Board, P. G., N. S. Agar, M. Gruca, and R. Shine. 1977. Methaemoglobin and its reduction in nucleated erythrocytes from reptiles and birds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 57B:165-167.
7. Shine, R. 1977. Habitats, diets and sympatry in snakes: a study from Australia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 55:1118-1128.
8. Shine, R. 1977. Reproduction in Australian elapid snakes. I. Testicular cycles and mating seasons. Australian Journal of Zoology 25:647-653.
9. Shine, R. 1977. Reproduction in Australian elapid snakes. II. Female reproductive cycles. Australian Journal of Zoology 25:655-666.
10. Shine, R. 1978. Growth rates and sexual maturation in six species of Australian elapid snakes. Herpetologica 34:73-79.
11. Shine, R., and J. F. Berry. 1978. Climatic correlates of live-bearing in squamate reptiles. Oecologia 33:261-268.
12. Shine, R. 1978. Sexual size dimorphism and male combat in snakes. Oecologia 33:269-278.
13. Shine, R. 1978. Propagule size and parental care: the "safe harbor" hypothesis. Journal of Theoretical Biology 75:417-424.
14. Shine, R. 1979. Sexual selection and sexual dimorphism in the Amphibia. Copeia 1979:297-306.
15. Shine, R. 1979. Activity patterns in Australian elapid snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae). Herpetologica 35:1-11.
16. Shine, R., and J. J. Bull. 1979. The evolution of live-bearing in lizards and snakes. American Naturalist 113:905-923.
17. Bull, J. J., and R. Shine. 1979. Iteroparous animals that skip opportunities for reproduction. American Naturalist 114:296-303.
18. Shine, R. 1980. Reproduction, feeding and growth in the Australian burrowing snake Vermicella annulata. Journal of Herpetology 14: 71-77.
19. Charles, N., P. Whitaker, and R. Shine. 1980. Oviparity and captive breeding in the spotted blacksnake, Pseudechis guttatus (Serpentes: Elapidae). Australian Zoologist 20:361-364.
20. Berry, J. F., and R. Shine. 1980. Sexual size dimorphism and sexual selection in turtles (Order Chelonia). Oecologia 44:185-191.
21. Werren, J., M. R. Gross, and R. Shine. 1980. Paternity and the evolution of male parental care. Journal of Theoretical Biology 82:619-631.
22. Shine, R. 1980. Comparative ecology of three Australian snake species of the genus Cacophis (Serpentes: Elapidae). Copeia 1980:831-838.
23. Shine, R. 1980. "Costs" of reproduction in reptiles. Oecologia 46:92-100.
24. Shine, R. 1980. Ecology of eastern Australian whipsnakes of the genus Demansia. Journal of Herpetology 14:381-389.
25. Shine, R., and S. Allen. 1980. Ritual combat in the Australian copperhead, Austrelaps superbus (Serpentes, Elapidae). Victorian Naturalist 97:188-190.
26. Shine, R. 1980. Ecology of the Australian death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus (Elapidae): evidence for convergence with the Viperidae. Herpetologica 36:281-289.
27. Shine, R. 1981. Venomous snakes in cold climates: ecology of the Australian genus Drysdalia (Serpentes: Elapidae). Copeia 1981:14-25.
28. Shine, R., G. C. Grigg, T. G. Shine, and P. Harlow. 1981. Mating and male combat in the Australian blacksnake, Pseudechis porphyriacus (Serpentes, Elapidae). Journal of Herpetology 15:101-107.
29. Shine, R. 1981. Ecology of the Australian elapid snakes of the genera Furina and Glyphodon. Journal of Herpetology 15:219-224.
30. Gross, M. R., and R. Shine. 1981. Parental care and mode of fertilization in ectothermic vertebrates. Evolution 35:775-793.
31. Shine, R., and N. Charles. 1982. Ecology of the Australian elapid snake Tropidechis carinatus. Journal of Herpetology 16:383-387.
32. Shine, R. 1982. Ecology of an Australian elapid snake, Echiopsis curta. Journal of Herpetology 16:388-393.
33. Shine, R., and J. Covacevich. 1983. Ecology of highly venomous snakes: the Australian genus Oxyuranus (Elapidae). Journal of Herpetology 17: 60-69.
34. Shine, R. 1983. Arboreality in snakes: ecology of the Australian elapid genus Hoplocephalus. Copeia 1983:198-205.
35. Shine, R. 1983. Reptilian reproductive modes: the oviparity-viviparity continuum. Herpetologica 39:1-8.
36. Shine, R. 1983. Food habits and reproductive biology of Australian elapid snakes of the genus Denisonia. Journal of Herpetology 17: 171-175.
37. Shine, R. 1983. Reptilian viviparity in cold climates: testing the assumptions of an evolutionary hypothesis. Oecologia 57:397- 405.
38. Charles, N., A. Watts, and R. Shine. 1983. Captive reproduction in an Australian elapid snake, Pseudechis colletti. Herpetological Review 14:16-18.
39. Gallagher, K. J., D. A. Morrison, R. Shine, and G. C. Grigg. 1983. Validation and use of 22Na turnover to measure food intake in free-ranging lizards. Oecologia 60:76-82.
40. Shine, R. 1984. Ecology of small fossorial Australian snakes of the genera Neelaps and Simoselaps (Serpentes, Elapidae). University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication 10:173-183.
41. Shine, R. 1984. Reproductive biology and food habits of the Australian elapid snakes of the genus Cryptophis. Journal of Herpetology 18:33-39.
42. Shine, R., and T. Schwaner. 1985. Prey constriction by venomous snakes: a review, and new data for Australian species. Copeia 1985: 1067-1071.
43. Charles, N., R. Field, and R. Shine. 1985. Notes on the reproductive biology of Australian pythons, genera Aspidites, Liasis and Morelia. Herpetological Review 16:45-48.
44. James, C., and R. Shine. 1985. The seasonal timing of reproduction: a tropical - temperate comparison in Australian lizards. Oecologia 67:464-474.
45. Shine, R., and R. Lambeck. 1985. A radiotelemetric study of movements, thermoregulation and habitat utilization of Arafura filesnakes (Serpentes, Acrochordidae). Herpetologica 41:351-361.
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