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151. Madsen, T., and R. Shine. 1996. Determinants of reproductive output in female water pythons (Liasis fuscus: Pythonidae). Herpetologica 52:146-159.
152. Shine, R., and T. Madsen. 1996. Is thermoregulation unimportant for most reptiles? An example using water pythons (Liasis fuscus) in tropical Australia. Physiological Zoology 69:252-269.
153. Firmage, M., and R. Shine. 1996. Battles for mates and food: intraspecific combat in island tigersnakes (Notechis ater) from southern Australia. Amphibia-Reptilia 17:55-65.
154. Madsen, T., and R. Shine. 1996. Seasonal migration of predators and prey: pythons and rats in tropical Australia. Ecology 77:149-156.
155. Shine, R., P. S. Harlow, W. R. Branch, and J. K. Webb. 1996. Life on the lowest branch: sexual dimorphism, diet and reproductive biology of an African twig snake, Thelotornis capensis (Serpentes, Colubridae). Copeia 1996:290-299.
156. Shine, R., and M. Fitzgerald. 1996. Large snakes in a mosaic rural landscape: the ecology of carpet pythons, Morelia spilota (Serpentes: Pythonidae) in coastal eastern Australia. Biological Conservation 76:113-122.
157. Olsson, M. M., and R. Shine. 1996. How and why does reproductive success increase with age? A case study using sand lizards (Lacerta agilis). Oecologia 105:175-178.
158. Olsson, M. M., A. Gullberg, R. Shine, T. Madsen, and H. Tegelström. 1996. Paternal genotype influences incubation period, offspring size, and offspring shape in an oviparous reptile. Evolution 50:1328-1333.
159. Shine, R., W. R. Branch, P. S. Harlow, and J. K. Webb. 1996. Sexual dimorphism, reproductive biology and food habits of two species of African filesnakes (Mehelya, Colubridae). Journal of Zoology (London) 240:327-340.
160. Shine, R., and J. S. Keogh. 1996. Food habits and reproductive biology of the endemic Melanesian elapids: are tropical snakes really different? Journal of Herpetology 30:238-247.
161. Luiselli, L., M. Capula, and R. Shine. 1996. Reproductive output, costs of reproduction, and ecology of the smooth snake, Coronella austriaca, in the eastern Italian Alps. Oecologia 106:100-110.
162. Shine, R., P. S. Harlow, J. S. Keogh, and Boeadi. 1996. Commercial harvesting of giant lizards: the biology of water monitors, Varanus salvator, in southern Sumatra. Biological Conservation 77:125-134.
163. Shine, R., and P. S. Harlow. 1996. Maternal manipulation of offspring phenotypes via nest-site selection in an oviparous lizard. Ecology 77:1808-1817.
164. Torr, G. A., and R. Shine. 1996. Patterns of dominance in the small scincid lizard Lampropholis guichenoti. Journal of Herpetology 30:230-237.
165. Luiselli, L., M. Capula, and R. Shine. 1996. Food habits, growth rates and reproductive biology of grass snakes, Natrix natrix (Colubridae) in the Italian Alps. Journal of Zoology (London) 241:371-380.
166. Shine, R., G. V. Haagner, W. R. Branch, P. S. Harlow, and J. K. Webb. 1996. Natural history of the African shieldnose snake Aspidelaps scutatus (Serpentes, Elapidae). Journal of Herpetology 30:361-366.
167. Shine, R., L. Schwarzkopf, and M. J. Caley. 1996. Energy, risk and reptilian reproductive effort: a reply to Niewiarowski and Dunham. Evolution 50:2111-2114.
168. Shine, R., and R. Seigel. 1996. A neglected life-history trait: clutch-size variance in snakes. Journal of Zoology (London) 239:209-223.
169. Shine, R. 1996. Life-history evolution in Australian snakes: a path analysis. Oecologia 107:484-489.
170. Olsson, M., R. Shine, A. Gullberg, T. Madsen, and H. Tegelström. 1996. Female lizards control paternity of their offspring by selective use of sperm. Nature 383:585.
171. Qualls, C. P., and R. Shine. 1996. Reconstructing ancestral reaction norms: an example using the evolution of reptilian viviparity. Functional Ecology 10:688-697.
172. Katsikaros, K., and R. Shine. 1997. Sexual dimorphism in the tusked frog, Adelotus brevis (Anura: Myobatrachidae): the roles of natural and sexual selection. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 60:39-51.
173. Olsson, M., and R. Shine. 1997. The limits to reproductive output: offspring size versus number in the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis). American Naturalist 149:179-188.
174. Webb, J. K., and R. Shine. 1997. Out on a limb: conservation implications of tree hollow use by a threatened snake species (Hoplocephalus bungaroides: Serpentes, Elapidae). Biological Conservation 81:21-33.
175. Shine, R., and T. Madsen. 1997. Prey abundance and predator reproduction: rats and pythons on a tropical Australian floodplain. Ecology 78:1078-1086.
176. Olsson, M., and R. Shine. 1997. The seasonal timing of oviposition in sand lizards (Lacerta agilis): why earlier clutches are better. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 10:369-381.
177. Ayers, D. Y., and R. Shine. 1997. Thermal influences on foraging ability: body size, posture and cooling rate of an ambush predator, the python Morelia spilota. Functional Ecology 11:342-347.
178. Doughty, P. D., and R. Shine. 1997. Detecting life-history tradeoffs: measuring energy stores in "capital" breeders reveals costs of reproduction. Oecologia 110:508-513.
179. Shine, R., T. R. L. Madsen, M. J. Elphick, and P. S. Harlow. 1997. The influence of nest temperatures and maternal brooding on hatchling phenotypes of water pythons. Ecology 78:1713-1721.
180. Olsson, M., T. Madsen, and R. Shine. 1997. Is sperm really so cheap? Costs of reproduction in male adders, Vipera berus. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 264:455-459.
181. Webb, J. K., and R. Shine. 1997. A field study of spatial ecology and movements of a threatened snake species, Hoplocephalus bungaroides. Biological Conservation 82:203-217.
182. Shine, R., M. J. Elphick, and P. S. Harlow. 1997. The influence of natural incubation environments on the phenotypic traits of hatchling lizards. Ecology 78:2559-2568.
183. Olsson, M. M., and R. Shine. 1997. Advantages of multiple matings to females: a test of the infertility hypothesis using lizards. Evolution 51:1684-1688.
184. Olsson, M., R. Shine, T. Madsen, A. Gullberg, and H. Tegelström. 1997. Sperm choice by females. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 12:445-446.
185. Smith, S., and R. Shine. 1997. Intraspecific variation in reproductive mode within the scincid lizard Saiphos equalis. Australian Journal of Zoology 45:435-445.
186. Branch, W. R., R. Shine, P. S. Harlow, and J. K. Webb. 1998. Sexual dimorphism, diet and aspects of reproduction of the western keeled snake, Pythonodipsas carinata (Serpentes: Colubridae). Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 46:89-97.
187. Qualls, F. J., and R. Shine. 1998. Geographic variation in "costs of reproduction" in the scincid lizard Lampropholis guichenoti. Functional Ecology 11:757-763.
188. Qualls, C. P., and R. Shine. 1998. Lerista bougainvillii, a case study for the evolution of viviparity in reptiles. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 11:63-78.
189. Forsman, A., and R. Shine. 1998. Rejection of non-adaptive hypotheses for intraspecific variation in trophic morphology in gape-limited predators. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 62:209-223.
190. Shine, R., P. S. Harlow, J. S. Keogh, and Boeadi. 1998. The influence of sex and body size on food habits of a giant tropical snake, Python reticulatus. Functional Ecology 12:248-258.
191. Keogh, J. S., R. Shine, and S. C. Donnellan. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of terrestrial Australo-Papuan elapid snakes (subfamily Hydrophiinae) based on cytochrome b and 16S rRNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10:67-81.
192. Shine, R., P. S. Harlow, J. S. Keogh, and Boeadi. 1998. The allometry of life-history traits: insights from a study of giant snakes (Python reticulatus). Journal of Zoology (London) 244:405-414.
193. Madsen, T., and R. Shine 1998. Spatial subdivision within a population of tropical pythons (Liasis fuscus) in a superficially homogeneous habitat. Australian Journal of Ecology 23: 340-348.
194. Bonnet, X., R. Shine, G. Naulleau, and M. Vacher-Vallas. 1998. Sexual dimorphism in snakes: different reproductive roles favour different body plans. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 265:179-183.
195. Doughty, P. D., and R. Shine. 1998. Reproductive energy allocation and long-term energy stores in a viviparous lizard (Eulamprus tympanum). Ecology 79:1073-1083.
196. Shine, R., J. K. Webb, M. Fitzgerald, and J. Sumner. 1998. The impact of bush-rock removal on an endangered snake species, Hoplocephalus bungaroides (Serpentes: Elapidae). Wildlife Research 25:285-295.
197. Fairbairn, J., R. Shine, C. Moritz, and M. Frommer. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships between oviparous and viviparous populations of an Australian lizard (Lerista bougainvillii, Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10:95-103.
198. Shine, R., W. R. Branch, P. S. Harlow, and J. K. Webb. 1998. Reproductive biology and food habits of horned adders, Bitis caudalis (Viperidae) from southern Africa. Copeia 1998:391-401.
199. Downes, S., and R. Shine. 1998. Sedentary snakes and gullible geckos: predator-prey coevolution in nocturnal rock-dwelling reptiles. Animal Behaviour 55:1373-1385.
200. Downes, S., and R. Shine. 1998. Heat, safety or solitude? Using habitat selection experiments to identify a lizard's priorities. Animal Behaviour 55:1387-1396.
201. Elphick, M. J., and R. Shine. 1998. Longterm effects of incubation temperatures on the morphology and locomotor performance of hatchling lizards (Bassiana duperreyi, Scincidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 63:429-447.
202. Webb, J. K., and R. Shine. 1998. Using thermal ecology to predict retreat-site selection by an endangered snake species. Biological Conservation 86:233-242.
203. Shine, R., P. Harlow, Ambariyanto, Boeadi, Mumpuni, and J. S. Keogh. 1998. Monitoring monitors: a biological perspective on the commercial harvesting of Indonesian reptiles. Mertensiella 9:61-68.
204. Boeadi, R. Shine, Sugardjito, M. Amir, and M. H. Sinaga. 1998. Biology of the commercially-harvested ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus) and cobra (Naja sputatrix) in central Java. Mertensiella 9:99-104.
205. Qualls, C., and R. Shine. 1998. Costs of reproduction in conspecific oviparous and viviparous lizards, Lerista bougainvillii. Oikos 82:539-551.
206. Shine, R., Ambariyanto, P. Harlow, and Mumpuni. 1998. Ecological traits of commercially harvested water monitors, Varanus salvator, in northern Sumatra. Wildlife Research 25:437-447.
207. Shine, R., J. S. Keogh, P. Doughty, and H. Giragossyan. 1998. Costs of reproduction and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in a "flying lizard" (Draco melanopogon, Agamidae). Journal of Zoology (London) 246:203-213.
208. Shine, R., Ambariyanto, P. Harlow, and Mumpuni. 1998. Ecological divergence among sympatric colour morphs in blood pythons, Python brongersmai. Oecologia 116:113-119.
209. Qualls, F. J., and R. Shine. 1998. Geographic variation in lizard phenotypes: the importance of incubation temperatures. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 64:477-491.
210. Webb, J. K., and R. Shine. 1998. Ecological characteristics of a threatened snake species, Hoplocephalus bungaroides (Serpentes, Elapidae). Animal Conservation 1:185-193.
211. Olsson, M., M. Pagel, R. Shine, T. Madsen, C. Doums, A. Gullberg, and H. Tegelström. 1998. Sperm choice and sperm competition: suggestions for field and laboratory studies. Oikos 84:172-175.
212. Webb, J. K., and R. Shine. 1998. Thermoregulation by a nocturnal elapid snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) in south-eastern Australia. Physiological Zoology 71:680-692.
213. Lee, M. S. Y., and R. Shine. 1998. Reptilian viviparity and Dollo's Law. Evolution 52:1441-1460.
214. Bonnet, X., S. D. Bradshaw, and R. Shine. 1998. Capital versus income breeding: an ectothermic perspective. Oikos 83:333-342.
215. Madsen, T., and R. Shine. 1998. Quantity or quality? Determinants of maternal reproductive success in tropical pythons (Liasis fuscus). Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 265:1521-1525.
216. Olsson, M., and R. Shine. 1998. Chemosensory mate recognition may facilitate prolonged mate guarding by male snow skinks, Niveoscincus microlepidotus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 43:359-364.
217. Olsson, M. M., and R. Shine. 1998. Timing of parturition as a maternal care tactic in an alpine lizard species. Evolution 52:1861-1864.
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