Clare McArthur - Profile

Clare McArthur

Background

Research Output

Research Interests

What we do

Teaching

Research Students

Refereed Journal Articles

Please email me, if you would like a copy of any of these articles.

2007

Miller A. M., McArthur C. & Smethurst P. J. (2007) Effects of within-patch characteristics on the vulnerability of a plant to herbivory. Oikos 116, 41-52.

Close DC, McArthur C, Hagerman AE, Davies NW, Beadle CL (2007) Phenolic acclimation to ultraviolet-A irradiation in Eucalyptus nitens seedlings raised across a nutrient environment gradient. Photosynthetica 45, 36-42.

2006

Loney PE, McArthur C, Potts BM & Jordan GL (2006) How does ontogeny in a Eucalyptus species affect patterns of herbivory in Brushtail Possums? Functional Ecology 20, 982-988.

While GM & McArthur C (2006) Distance from cover affects food patch depletion by macropod herbivores. Wildlife Research 33, 565-570.

Loney PE, McArthur C, Sanson GD, Davies NW, Close DC & Jordan GL (2006) How do soil nutrients affect within-plant patterns of herbivory? Oecologia 150, 409-420.

Miller, A. M., C. McArthur, and P. Smethurst. 2006a. Characteristics of tree seedlings and neighbouring vegetation have an additive influence on browsing by generalist herbivores. Forest Ecology and Management 228:197-205.

Miller, A. M., C. McArthur, P. Smethurst, and S. F. Wang. 2006. Preferences of two mammalian herbivores for tree seedlings and potential cover crops in plantation forestry. Australian Forestry 69:114-121.

Wiggins, N. L., C. McArthur, N. W. Davies, and S. McLean. 2006. Behavioural responses of a generalist mammalian folivore to the physiological constraints of a chemically defended diet. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32:1133-1147.

Wiggins, N. L., C. McArthur, N. W. Davies, and S. McLean. 2006. Spatial scale of the patchiness of plant poisons: a critical influence on foraging efficiency. Ecology 87:2236-2243.

Wiggins NL, Marsh KJ, Wallis IR, Foley WJ, McArthur C (2006) Sideroxylonal in Eucalyptus melliodora foliage affects feeding behaviour of ringtail possums. Oecologia 147, 272-279.

Wiggins NL, McArthur C, Davies NW (2006) Diet switching in a generalist mammalian folivore: fundamental to maximising intake. Oecologia 147, 650-657.

2005

Close DC, McArthur C, Hagerman AE, Fitzgerald H (2005) Differential stratification of leaf chemistry in eucalypt seedlings due to variation in whole-plant nutrient availability. Phytochemistry 66, 215-221.

O'Reilly-Wapstra JM, Potts BM, McArthur C, Davies NW (2005) Effects of nutrient variability on the genetic based resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to a mammalian herbivore and on plant defensive chemistry. Oecologia 142, 597-605.

O'Reilly-Wapstra JM, Potts BM, McArthur C, Davies NW, Tilyard P (2005) Inheritance of resistance to mammalian herbivores and of plant defensive chemistry in a Eucalyptus species. Journal of Chemical Ecology 31, 357-375.

le Mar K and McArthur C (2005) Comparison of habitat selection by two sympatric macropods, Thylogale billardierii and Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus, in a patchy eucalypt forestry environment. Austral Ecology 30, 674-683.

While GM and McArthur C (2005) Foraging in a risky environment: a comparison of Bennett's wallabies Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) and red-bellied pademelons Thylogale billardierii (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in open habitats. Austral Ecology 30, 766-774.

le Mar K, McArthur C (2005) Habitat selection by common brushtail possums in a patchy eucalypt forestry environment. Australian Mammalogy 27, 119-127.

le Mar K and McArthur C (2005) Interactions between herbivores, vegetation and eucalypt tree seedlings in a plantation forestry environment. Australian Forestry 68, 281-290.

2004

McArthur C, Appleton R (2004) Effect of seedling characteristics at planting on browsing of Eucalyptus globulus by rabbits. Australian Forestry 67, 25-29.

O'Reilly-Wapstra JM, McArthur C, Potts BM (2004) Linking plant genotype, plant defensive chemistry and mammal browsing in a Eucalyptus species. Functional Ecology 18, 677-684.

Close D, McArthur C, Pietrzykowski E, Fitzgerald H, Paterson S (2004) Evaluating effects of nursery and post-planting nutrient regimes on leaf chemistry and browsing of eucalypt seedlings in plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 200, 101-112

2003

McArthur C, Marsh NR, Close DC, Walsh A, Paterson S, Fitzgerald H, Davies NW (2003) Nursery conditions affect seedling chemistry, morphology and herbivore preferences for Eucalyptus nitens. Forest Ecology and Management 176, 585-594.

Pietrzykowski E, McArthur C, Fitzgerald H, Goodwin AN (2003) Influence of patch characteristics on browsing of tree seedlings by mammalian herbivores. Journal of Applied Ecology 40, 458-469.

Wiggins NL, McArthur C, McLean S, Boyle R (2003) Effects of two plant secondary metabolites, cineole and gallic acid, on nightly feeding patterns of the common brushtail possum. Journal of Chemical Ecology 29, 1423-1441.

le Mar K, McArthur C (2003) Location of 1080-poisoned marsupial herbivore carcasses in relation to their home-ranges. Tasforests 14, 131-135.

Bulinski J, McArthur C (2003) Identifying factors related to the severity of mammalian browsing damage in eucalypt plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 183, 239-247.

le Mar K, McArthur C, Statham M (2003) Home-ranges of sympatric red-necked wallabies, red-bellied pademelons and common brushtail possums in a temperate eucalypt forestry environment. Australian Mammalogy 25, 183-191.

Close DC, McArthur C, Paterson S, Fitzgerald H, Walsh A, Kincade T (2003) Photoinhibition: a link between effects of the environment on eucalypt seedling leaf chemistry and herbivory. Ecology 84, 2952-2966.

2002

O'Reilly-Wapstra JM, McArthur C, Potts BM (2002) Genetic variation in resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to marsupial browsers. Oecologia 130, 289-296.

Scott SL, McArthur C, Potts BM, Joyce K (2002) Possum browsing - the downside to a eucalypt hybrid developed for frost tolerance in plantation forestry. Forest Ecology and Management 157, 231-245.

Sprent J, McArthur C (2002) Diet and diet selection of two species in the macropodid browser-grazer continuum - do they eat what they "should"? Australian Journal of Zoology 50, 183-192.

Close DC, McArthur C (2002) Rethinking the role of many plant phenolics - protection from photodamage not herbivores? Oikos 99, 166-172.

1998 - 2001

le Mar K, Southwell C, McArthur C (2001) Evaluation of line transect sampling to estimate nocturnal densities of macropods in open and closed habitats. Wildlife Research 28, 9-16.

le Mar K, McArthur C (2001) Changes in marsupial herbivore densities in relation to a forestry 1080-poisoning operation. Australian Forestry 64, 175-180.

Bulinski J, McArthur C (2000) Spatial distribution of browsing damage and mammalian herbivores in Tasmanian eucalypt plantations. Australian Forestry 63, 27-33.

Bulinski J, McArthur C (2000) Observer error in counts of macropod scats. Wildlife Research 27, 277-282.

McArthur C, Goodwin A, Turner S (2000) Preferences, selection and damage to seedlings under changing availability by two marsupial herbivores. Forest Ecology and Management 139, 157-173.

le Mar K, McArthur C (2000) Relocating radio-collared targeted marsupials after a 1080-poisoning operation. Tasforests 12, 155-160.

Bulinski J, McArthur C (1999) An experimental field study of the effects of mammalian herbivore damage on Eucalyptus nitens seedlings. Forest Ecology and Management 113, 241-249.

1993 - 1997

McArthur C, Turner S (1997) Feeding preferences of captive brushtail possums for eucalypt and acacia foliage. Tasforests 9, 155-162.

O'Reilly J, McArthur C (1997) Damage to and intake of plantation seedlings by captive European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Australian Forestry 63, 1-6.

McArthur C, Sanson GD, Beal AM (1995) Salivary proline-rich proteins in mammals: roles in oral homeostasis and counteracting dietary tannin. Journal of Chemical Ecology 21, 663-691.

McArthur C, Sanson GD (1993) Nutritional effects and costs of a tannin in a grazing and a browsing macropodid marsupial herbivore. Functional Ecology 7, 690-696.

McArthur C, Sanson GD (1993) Nutritional effects and costs of a tannin in two marsupial arboreal folivores. Functional Ecology 7, 697-703.

McArthur C, Hagerman AE, Robbins CT, Hanley TH (1993) Diet selection by a ruminant generalist browser in relation to plant chemistry. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71, 2236-2243.

1988 - 1992

Hagerman AE, Robbins CT, Weerasuriya Y, Wilson TC, McArthur C (1992) Tannin chemistry in relation to digestion. Journal of Range Management 45, 57-62.

Hanley TA, Robbins CT, Hagerman AE, McArthur C (1992) Predicting digestible protein and digestible dry matter in tannin-containing forages consumed by ruminants. Ecology 73, 537-541.

McArthur C, Sanson GD (1991) Effects of tannins on digestion in the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), a specialized marsupial folivore. Journal of Zoology 225, 233-251.

Robbins CT, Hagerman AE, Austin PJ, McArthur C, Hanley TA (1991) Variation in mammalian physiological responses to a condensed tannin and its ecological implications. Journal of Mammalogy 72, 480-486.

McArthur C (1988) Variation in neutral detergent fibre analysis of a tannin-rich foliage. Journal of Wildlife Management 52, 374-378.

McArthur C, Sanson GD (1988) Tooth wear in eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) and western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus), and its potential influence on diet selection, digestion and population parameters. Journal of Zoology 215, 491-504.

Refereed Book Chapters

Foley W.J., Iason G.R., McArthur C. (1999) Role of plant secondary metabolites in the nutritional ecology of mammalian herbivores - how far have we come in 25 years? In 'Nutritional Ecology of Herbivores. Proceedings of the V^th International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores'. (Eds H-JG Jung and GC Fahey) pp. 130-209. (American Society of Animal Science: Savoy, Illinois, US A).

Foley W.J., McArthur C. (1994) The effects and costs of allelochemicals for mammalian herbivores: an ecological perspective. In 'The Digestive System in Mammals: Food, Form and Function'. (Eds DJ Chivers and P Langer) pp. 370-391. (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge).

Wright W., Sanson G.D., McArthur C. (1991) The diet of the extinct bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatus. In 'Vertebrate Palaeontology of Australasia'. (Eds PV Vickers-Rich, JM Monaghan, RF Baird and TH Rich) pp. 229-245. (Pioneer Design Studios & Monash University Publications Committee: Melbourne, Australia).

McArthur C., Hagerman A.E., Robbins C.T. (1991) Physiological strategies of mammalian herbivores against plant defenses. In 'Plant Defenses Against Mammalian Herbivores'. (Eds RT Palo and CT Robbins) pp. 103-114. (CRC Press: Boca Raton, Florida USA).