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| 63. | Croak BM, Pike DA, Webb JK, Shine R. 2008. Using artificial rocks to restore non-renewable shelter sites in anthropogenically degraded systems: colonization and use by fauna. Restoration Ecology, in press. |
| 62. | Croak BM, Pike DA, Webb JK, Shine R. 2008. Three-dimensional crevice structure of retreat sites influences habitat selection by nocturnal reptiles. Animal Behaviour, in press. |
| 61. | Llewelyn J, Webb JK, Shine R. 2008. Flexible defence: the effects of body temperature and time of day on antipredator responses of four species of Australian elapid snakes. Herpetological Monographs, in press. |
| 60. | Letnic M, Webb JK, Shine R. 2008. Invasive cane toads (Bufo marinus) cause mass mortality of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) in tropical Australia. Biological Conservation141:1773-1782. |
| 59. | Webb JK, Shine R. 2008. Differential effects of an intense wildfire on survival of two species of sympatric snakes. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1394-1398. |
| 58. | Webb JK, Pike D, Shine R. 2008. Population ecology of the velvet gecko, Oedura lesueurii in southern Australia: implications for the persistence of an endangered snake. Austral Ecology, in press. |
| 57. | Schultz TJ, Webb JK, Christian KA. 2008. The physiological cost of pregnancy in a live-bearing snake. Copeia, in press |
| 56 | Webb JK, Brown GP, Child T, Greenless MJ, Phillips BL, Shine R. 2008. A native dasyurid predator (common planigale, Planigale maculata) rapidly learns to avoid toxic cane toads. Austral Ecology, in press. |
| 55. | Greenlees MJ, Brown GP, Webb JK, Phillips BL, Shine R. 2007. Do invasive cane toads (Chaunus marinus) compete with Australian frogs (Cyclorana australis)? Austral Ecology 32:900-907. |
| 54. | Christian KA, Webb JK, Schultz TJ, Green BW. 2007. Effects of seasonal variation in prey abundance on field metabolism, water flux and activity of a tropical ambush foraging snake. Journal of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80:522-523. |
| 53. | Keogh JS, Webb JK, Shine R. 2007. Fine-scale spatial genetic and long-term mark-recapture data demonstrate male-biased dispersal in a snake. Biology Letters 3:33-35. |
| 52. | Phillips B, Brown GP, Greenlees M, Webb JK, Shine R. 2007. Rapid expansion of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) invasion front in tropical Australia. Austral Ecology 32:169-176. |
| 51 | Shine R, Branch WR, Webb JK, Harlow PS, Shine T, Keogh JS. 2007. Ecology of cobras (Aspidelaps, Hemachatus, and Naja; Elapidae) from southern Africa. Journal of Zoology 272:183-193. |
| 50. | Brown GP, Phillips BL, Webb JK, Shine R. 2006. Toad on the road: use of roads as dispersal corridors by cane toads (Bufo marinus) at an invasion front in tropical Australia. Biological Conservation 133:88-94 |
| 49. | Webb JK, Whiting MJ. 2006. Habitat disturbance, not predation, is all that is required to influence habitat choice in juvenile snakes: a rejoinder to Lill. Austral Ecology 31:905-906 |
| 48. | Greenlees MJ, Brown GP, Webb JK, Phillips BL, Shine R. 2006. Effects of an invasive anuran (the cane toad, Bufo marinus) on the invertebrate fauna of a tropical Australian floodplain. Animal Conservation 9:431-438 |
| 47. | Phillips BL, Brown GP, Webb JK, Shine R. 2006. Runaway toads: an invasive species evolves speed and thus spreads more rapidly through Australia. Nature 439:803. |
| 46. | Webb JK, Shine R, Christian KA. 2006. The adaptive significance of reptilian viviparity in the tropics: testing the "maternal manipulation" hypothesis. Evolution 60:115-122. |
| 45. | Kelehear C, Webb JK. 2006. Effects of tail autotomy on anti-predator behaviour and locomotor performance in a nocturnal gecko. Copeia 2006:803-809. |
| 44. | Shine R, Branch WR, Harlow PS, Webb JK, Shine T. 2006. Biology of burrowing asps (Actractaspididae) from Southern Africa. Copeia 2006:103-115. |
| 43. | Shine R, Branch WR, Webb JK, Shine T. 2006. Sexual dimorphism, reproductive biology and dietary habits of psammophiine snakes (Colubridae) from Southern Africa. Copeia 2006:650-664. |
| 42. | Llewelyn J, Shine R, Webb JK. 2006. Time of testing affects locomotor performance in nocturnal versus diurnal snakes. Journal of Thermal Biology 31:268-273. |
| 41. | Webb JK. 2006. Effects of tail autotomy on survival, growth and territory occupation in free-ranging juvenile geckos (Oedura lesueurii). Austral Ecology 31:432-440. |
| 40. | Shine, R., Webb JK, Lane A, Mason RT. 2006. Flexible mate choice: a male snake's preference for larger females is modified by the sizes of females that he encounters. Animal Behaviour 71:203-209 |
| 39. | Webb JK, Whiting MJ. 2006. Does an ecosystem engineer (superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae) influence habitat selection by sympatric snakes? Austral Ecology 31:58-67. |
| 38. | Shine R, Webb JK, Lane A, Mason RT. 2005. Mate-location tactics in garter snakes: effects of rival males, interrupted trails, and non-pheromonal cues. Functional Ecology 19:1017-1024. |
| 37. | Webb JK, Pringle RM, Shine R. 2005. Canopy removal restores habitat quality for an endangered snake in a fire suppressed landscape. Copeia 2005:893-899. |
| 36. | Webb JK, Whiting MJ. 2005. Why don’t small snakes bask? Juvenile broad-headed snakes trade thermal benefits for safety. Oikos 110:515-522. |
| 35. | Llewelyn J, Shine R, Webb JK. 2005. Thermal regimes and diel activity patterns of four species of small elapid snakes from southeastern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 53:1-8. |
| 34. | Greenlees M, Webb JK, Shine R. 2005. Led by the blind: bandy bandy snakes Vermicella annulata (Elapidae) follow blindsnake chemical trails. Copeia 2005:184-187. |
| 33. | Webb JK, Shine R, Christian KA. 2005. Does intraspecific niche partitioning in a native predator influence its response to an invasion by a toxic prey species? Austral Ecology 30:201-209. |
| 32. | Stapley J, Hayes CM, Webb JK, Keogh JS. 2005. Novel microsatellite loci identified from the Australian eastern small-eyed snake (Elapidae: Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens) and cross species amplification in the related genus Suta. Molecular Ecology Notes 5:54-56. |
| 31. | Webb JK,Pringle RM, Shine R. 2004. How do nocturnal snakes select diurnal retreat sites? Copeia 2004:919-925. |
| 30. | Webb JK. 2004. Pregnancy decreases swimming performance of female northern death adders (Acanthophis praelongus). Copeia 2004:357-363. |
| 29. | Webb JK, Brook BW, Shine R. 2003. Does foraging mode influence life history traits? A comparative study of growth, maturation and survival of two species of sympatric snakes from southeastern Australia. Austral Ecology 28:601-610. |
| 28. | Christian KA, Webb JK, Shultz T. 2003. Energetics of blue-tongue lizards (Tiliqua scincoides)in a seasonal tropical environment. Oecologia 136:515-523. |
| 27. | Pringle RM, Webb JK, Shine R. 2003. Canopy structure, microclimate, and habitat selection by a nocturnal snake, Hoplocephalus bungaroides. Ecology 84:2668-2679. |
| 26. | Webb JK, Brook BW, Shine R. 2002. What makes a species' vulnerable to extinction? Comparative life history traits of two sympatric snakes. Ecological Research 17:59-67. |
| 25. | Webb JK, Brook BW, Shine R. 2002. Reptile collectors threaten Australia's most endangered snake, the broad-headed snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides. Oryx 36:170-181. |
| 24. | Webb JK, Christian KA, Fisher P. 2002. Fast growth and early maturation in a viviparous ambush foraging elapid snake from tropical Australia. Journal of Herpetology 36:505-509. |
| 23. | Webb JK, Brown GP, Shine R. 2001. Body size, locomotor speed and antipredator behaviour in a tropical snake (Tropidonophis mairii, Colubridae): the influence of incubation environments and genetic factors. Functional Ecology 15:561-568. |
| 22. | Webb JK, Shine R, Branch WR. 2001. Dietary habits and reproductive biology of typhlopid snakes from southern Africa. Journal of Herpetology 35:558-567. |
| 21. | Scott IAW, Hayes C, Keogh JS, Webb JK. 2001. Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers from the Australian tiger snakes (Elapidae: Notechis) and amplification in the closely related genus Hoplocephalus. Molecular Ecology Notes 1:117-120. |
| 20. | Webb JK, Shine R. 2000.Paving the way for habitat restoration: can artificial rocks restore degraded habitats for endangered reptiles? Biological Conservation 92:93-99. |
| 19. | Webb JK, Shine R, Branch WR, Harlow PS. 2000. Life underground: food habits and reproductive biology of two amphisbaenian species (Monopeltis anchietae and Zygaspis quadrifrons) from Southern Africa. Journal of Herpetology 34:510-516. |
| 18. | Webb JK, Shine R, Branch WR, Harlow PS. 2000. Life history strategies in basal snakes: natural history of two races of the African threadsnake, Leptotyphlops scutifrons (Serpentes, Leptoyphlopidae). Journal of Zoology (London) 250:321-327. |
| 17. | Webb JK, Shine R. 1998. Ecological characteristics of a threatened snake species, Hoplocephalus bungaroides (Serpentes, Elapidae). Animal Conservation 1:185-193. |
| 16. | Webb JK, Shine R. 1998. Thermoregulation by a nocturnal elapid snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) in south-eastern Australia. Physiological Zoology 71:680-692. |
| 15. | Webb JK, Shine R. 1998. Using thermal ecology to predict retreat-site selection by an endangered snake species. Biological Conservation 86:233-242. |
| 14. | Shine R, Branch WR, Harlow PS, Webb JK. 1998. Reproductive biology and food habits of horned adders, Bitis caudalis (Viperidae) from South Africa. Copeia 1998:391-401. |
| 13. | Shine R, Webb JK, Fitzgerald M, Sumner J. 1998. The impact of bush-rock removal on an endangered snake species, Hoplocephalus bungaroides. Wildlife Research 25:285-295. |
| 12. | Branch WR, Shine R, Harlow PS, Webb JK. 1998. Sexual dimorphism, diet and aspects of reproduction of the western keeled snake, Pythonodipsas carinata (Serpentes:Colubridae). African Journal of Herpetology 46:89-97. |
| 11. | Webb JK, Shine R. 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. |
| 10. | Webb JK, Shine R. 1997. A field study of spatial ecology and movements of a threatened snake species, Hoplocephalus bungaroides. Biological Conservation 82:203-217. |
| 9. | Webb JK. 1996. Observation of three dingoes killing a large lace monitor (Varanus varius). Australian Mammalogy 19:55-56. |
| 8. | Shine R, Haagner GV, Branch WR, Harlow PS, Webb JK. 1996. Natural history of the African shieldnose snake Aspidelaps scutatus (Serpentes, Elapidae). Journal of Herpetology 30:361-366. |
| 7. | Shine R, Harlow PS, Branch WR, Webb JK. 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. |
| 6. | Shine R, Branch WR, Harlow PS, Webb JK. 1996. Sexual dimorphism, reproductive biology and food habits of two species of African filesnakes (Mehelya, Colubridae). Journal of Zoology (London) 240:327-340. |
| 5. | Webb JK, Shine R. 1994. Feeding habits and reproductive biology of Australian pygopodid lizards of the genus Aprasia. Copeia 1994:390-398. |
| 4. | Webb JK, Shine R. 1993. Dietary habits of Australian blindsnakes. Copeia 1993:762-770. |
| 3. | Webb JK, Shine R. 1993. Prey-size selection, gape limitation and predator vulnerability in Australian blindsnakes. Animal Behaviour 45:1117-1126. |
| 2. | Webb JK, Shine R. 1992. To find an ant: trail-following in Australian blindsnakes (Typhlopidae). Animal Behaviour 43:941-948. |
| 1. | Shine R, Webb JK. 1990. Natural history of Australian typhlopid snakes. Journal of Herpetology 24:357-363. |
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