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185. Biazik. J. M., M.B. Thompson & C.R. Murphy. 2009. Lysosomal and alkaline phosphatase activity indicate macromolecule transport across the uterine epithelium in two viviparous skinks with complex placenta. Journal of Experimental Zoology 312B: (published on-line, 6 May, 2009).
184. Stewart, J.R. & M.B. Thompson. 2009. Parallel evolution of placentation in Australian scincid lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular, Development, Evolution) 310B: (published on-line, 14 November, 2008).
183. Stewart, J.R., T.W. Ecay, C.P. Garland, S.P. Fregoso, E.K. Price, J.F. Herbert, M.B. Thompson. 2009. Maternal provision and embryonic uptake of calcium in an oviparous and a placentotrophic viviparous Australian lizard (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 153A: 202-208.
182. Stewart, J.R & M.B. Thompson. 2009. Placental ontogeny in Tasmanian Snow Skinks (Genus Niveoscincus) (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Journal of Morphology 270: 485-516.
181. Munn, A. J., T.J. Dawson, S.R. McLeod, D.B. Croft, M.B. Thompson & C. R. Dickman. 2008. Field metabolic rate and water turnover of red kangaroos and sheep in an arid rangeland: an empirically derived dry-sheep-equivalent for kangaroos. Australian Journal of Zoology 57: 23-28.
180. Parker, S.L., C.R. Murphy, & M.B. Thompson. 2008. Angiogenesis in the uterus of the three-toed skink, Saiphos equalis. 4th CPB Meeting in Africa: Mara 2008. "Molecules to Migration: The Pressures of Life" (Ed S. Morris & A. Vosloo). Medimond Publishing Co, via Maserati 6/2, 40124 Bologna, Italy. Pp. 1-6.
179. Biazik. J. M., M.B. Thompson & C.R. Murphy. 2008. Claudin-5 is restricted to the tight junction region of uterine epithelial cells in the uterus of pregnant/gravid squamate reptiles. The Anatomical Record 291: 547-556.
178. Blamires, S.J., D.F. Hochuli & M.B.
Thompson. 2008. Why cross the web: decoration spectral
properties and prey capture in an orb spider (Argiope keyserlingi) web
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 94: 221-229
.
177. Parker S.L., L.A. Lindsay, J.F. Herbert, C.R. Murphy & M.B.
Thompson. 2008. Expression and localization of Ca2+ -ATPase in
the uterus during the reproductive cycle of king quail (Coturnix chinensis) and
zebra finch (Poephila guttata). Comparative Biochemistry and
Physiology 149A: 30-35.
176. Grellet-Tinner, G., S. Wroe, M.B. Thompson & Q.
Ji. 2007. A note on pterosaur nesting behavior. Historical Biology
19: 273-277.
175. Biazik. J. M., M.B. Thompson & C.R. Murphy. 2007.
The tight junctional protein occulidin is found in the uterine
epithelium of squamate reptiles. Journal of Comparative Physiology.
177B: 935-943.
174. Rogers, K.D., M.B. Thompson & F. Seebacher. 2007.
Beneficial acclimation: sex specific thermal acclimation of metabolic
capacity in the striped marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii). The
Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 2932-2938.
173. Thompson, M.B. 2007. Comparison of the respiratory
transition at birth or hatching in viviparous and oviparous amniote
vertebrates. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 148A: 755-760.
172. Robert, K.A. & M. B. Thompson.
2007. Is basking opportunity in the viviparous lizard, Eulamprus
tympanum, compromised by the presence of a predator scent?
Journal of Herpetology 41: 287-293.
Reproduced with the permission of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, February 2009.
171. Blamires, S.J., D.F. Hochuli & M.B. Thompson.
2007. Habitat selection and web plasticity by the orb spider Argiope
keyserlingi (Argiopidae): do they compromise foraging success
for predator avoidance?
Austral Ecology 32: 551-563.
170. Adams, S.M., J. Biazik, R.L. Stewart, C.R. Murphy & M.B
Thompson. 2007. Fundamentals of viviparity: comparison
of seasonal changes in the uterine epithelium of oviparous and viviparous
Lerista bougainvillii (Squamata: Scincidae). Journal
of Morphology 268: 624-635.
169. Thompson, M.B., L.A. Lindsay, J.F. Herbert
& Christopher R. Murphy. 2007. Calcium transport in the oviducts
of the skink, Lampropholis guichenoti. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 147A: 1090-1094.
168. Adams, S.M., S. Liu, S.M. Jones, M.B. Thompson,
& C.R. Murphy. 2007. Uterine changes during placentation in
the viviparous skink Eulamprus tympanum. Journal
of Morphology 268: 385-400.
167. Blamires, S.J., D.F. Hochuli & M.B. Thompson.
2007. Does decoration building influence antipredator responses
in an orb-web spider (Argiope keyserlingi) in its natural
habitat? Australian
Journal of Zoology 55: 1-7.
166. Hare, K.M, S. Pledger, M.B. Thompson, J.H.
Miller, & C.H. Daugherty. 2007. Low cost of locomotion of lizards
that are active at low temperatures. Physiological
and Biochemical Zoology 80: 46-58.
165. Spencer, R-J., F.J. Janzen & M.B.
Thompson. 2006. Counterintuitive density-dependent growth
in a long-lived vertebrate after removal of nest predators.
Ecology 87: 3109–3118.
Reproduced with the permission of the Ecological Society of America, April 2009.
164. Stewart, J.R., M.B. Thompson, M.B. Attaway,
J.F. Herbert & C.R. Murphy. 2006. Uptake of Dextran-FITC by
epithelial cells of the chorioallantoic placentome and the omphalopleure
of the placentotrophic lizard, Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii.
Journal
of Experimental Zoology 305A: 883-889.
163. Nelson, N.J., M.B. Thompson, S. Pledger,
S.N. Keall & C.H. Daugherty. 2006. Performance of juvenile tuatara
depends on age, clutch and incubation regime. Journal
of Herpetology 40(3): 399-403.
Reproduced with the permission of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, February 2009.
162. Hare, K.M., S. Pledger, M.B. Thompson, J.H.
Miller, & C.H. Daugherty. 2006. Daily patterns of metabolic
rate among New Zealand lizards (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Diplodactylidae
& Scincidae). Physiological
and Biochemical Zoology 79: 745-753.
161. Herbert, J.F., L.A. Lindsay, M.B. Thompson
& C.R. Murphy. 2006. Calcium transport across the uterine epithelium
of pregnant lizards. Herpetological
Monographs 20: 205-211.
160. Thompson, M.B., J.B. Biazik, S. Lui, S.M.
Adams & C.R. Murphy. 2006. Morphological and functional changes
to the uterus of lizards with different placental complexities.
Herpetological
Monographs 20:178-185.
159. Shine, R. & M. B. Thompson. 2006. Did
embryonic responses to incubation conditions drive the evolution
of reproductive modes in squamate reptiles? Herpetological
Monographs 20: 159-171.
158. Thompson, M.B. & D.G. Blackburn. 2006.
Evolution of viviparity in reptiles: Introduction to the Symposium.
Herpetological
Monographs 20: 129-130.
157. Harvey, P.M. & M.B. Thompson. 2006. Energetics
of emergence in the cicadas, Cyclochila australasiae and Abricta
curvicosta (Homoptera: Cicadidae). Journal
of Insect Physiology 52: 905-909.
156. Thomson, M., J.F. Herbert & M.B. Thompson.
2006. Tyrosine phosphorylated proteins in the reproductive tract
of the viviparous lizard Eulamprus tympanum and the oviparous
lizard Lampropholis guichenoti. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 144B: 382-386.
155. Prosser, C., S. Hudson & M.B. Thompson.
2006. Effects of urbanisation on the behaviour, performance and
morphology of the Garden Skink, Lampropholis guichenoti.
Journal
of Herpetology 40(2): 151-159.
Reproduced with the permission of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, February 2009.
154. Sinclair, E.L.E., M.B. Thompson & F.
Seebacher. 2006. Phenotypic flexibility in the metabolic response
of the limpet Cellana tramoserica to thermally different
microhabitats. Journal
of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 335: 131-141.
153. Robert, K.A., M.B. Thompson & F. Seebacher.
2006. Thermal biology of a viviparous lizard with temperature-dependent
sex determination. Journal
of Thermal Biology. 31: 292-301.
152. Seebacher, F., T.S. Schwartz, and M.B. Thompson.
2006. Transition from ectothermy to endothermy: the development
of metabolic capacity in a bird (Gallus gallus). Proceedings
of the Royal Society London B, 273: 565-570.
151. Thompson, M.B. & B.K. Speake. 2006. A
review of the evolution of viviparity in lizards: Structure, function
and physiology of the placenta. Journal
of Comparative Physiology. 176: 170-189.
150. Hutchinson, M.N., M.B. Thompson
& J.R Stewart.2005. Lampropholis delicata (Delicate
Skink, Rainbow Skink). Introduction to Lord Howe Island. Herpetological Review 36: 450-451. Reproduced with the permission of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, February 2009.
147. Thomson, M., J.F. Herbert, C.R. Murphy & M.B. Thompson.
2005. HoxA10-like proteins in the uterus of the viviparous lizard
Eulamprus tympanum and the oviparous lizard Lampropholis
guichenoti. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 142: 123-127.
146. Blamires, S.J., R-J. Spencer, P. King & M.B. Thompson.
2005. Population parameters and life table analysis of two co-existing
freshwater turtles: are the Bellinger River turtle populations threatened?
Wildlife
Research 32: 339-347.
145. Osborne, L. & M.B. Thompson. 2005. Chemical
composition and structure of the eggshell of three oviparous lizards.
Copeia 2005: 683-692.
144. Adams, S.M., J.M. Biazik, M.B. Thompson &
C.R. Murphy. 2005. Cyto-epitheliochorial placenta of the viviparous
lizard Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii: a new placental morphotype.
Journal
of Morphology 264: 264-276.
143. Spencer, R.J. & M.B. Thompson. 2005. Experimental
analysis of the impact of foxes on freshwater turtle large-scale
field and modelling techniques: implications for management. populations
using Conservation
Biology 19: 845-854.
142. Nelson, N.J., A. Cree, M.B. Thompson, S.N. Keall &
C.H. Daugherty. 2004. Temperature-dependant sex determination in
tuatara. In: Valenzuela, N. & Lance, V. (eds). Temperature-Dependant
Sex Determination in Vertebrates. Smithsonian Books, Washington.
pp. 53-58.
141. Nelson, N.J., M.B. Thompson, S. Pledger, S.N. Keall,
& C.H. Daugherty. 2004. Induction of oviposition produces smaller
eggs in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). New
Zealand Journal of Zoology 31: 283-289.
138. Speake, B.K., J.F. Herbert & M.B. Thompson. 2004. Evidence for placental transfer of lipids during gestation in the
viviparous lizard, Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology A 139: 213-220.
137. Hare, K.M., S. Pledger, M.B. Thompson, J.H. Miller,
& C.H. Daugherty. 2004. Conditioning reduces resting metabolic
rate and time to steady-state in the lizard Naultinus manukanus
(Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology A 139: 245-250.
136. Speake, B.K., J.F. Herbert &M.B. Thompson. 2004. Comparison of
the fatty acid compositions of prey items and yolks of Australian
insectivorous scincid lizards. Journal
of Comparative Physiology 174: 393-397.
135. Chen, X., C.R. Dickman & M.B. Thompson. 2004. Selective
consumption of different body regions of arthropod prey by Australian
desert marsupials: is rate of energy intake important? Journal
of Zoology, London 264: 189-196.
134. Green, M., M.B. Thompson & F. Lemckert. 2004.
The effects of suspended sediments on the tadpoles of two stream-breeding
and forest-dwelling frogs, Mixophyes balbus and Helioporus
australiacus. In: Lunney, D. (ed) Conservation
of Australia's Forest Fauna (2nd edition). Royal Zoological
Society NSW pp. 713-720.
133. Rogers, K.D., F. Seebacher & M.B. Thompson. 2004.
Biochemical acclimation of metabolic enzymes in response to lowered
temperature in tadpoles of Limnodynastes peronii. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology A 137: 731-738.
132. Thompson, M.B. & B.K. Speake. 2004. Egg morphology
and composition. Pages 45-74 in: Reptilian
Incubation: Environment, Evolution and Behaviour, Edited
by D. C. Deeming, Nottingham University Press, Nottingham. ISBN:
1897676115
131. Adams, S.M., M.J. Hosie, C.R. Murphy & M.B. Thompson.
2004. Changes in oviductal morphology of the skink, Lampropholis
guichenoti, associated with egg production. Journal
of Morphology 262: 536-544.
130. Seebacher, F., J. Sparrow & M.B. Thompson.
2004. Turtles (Chelodina longicollis) regulate muscle metabolic
enzyme activity in response to seasonal variation in body temperature.
Journal
of Comparative Physiology B 174: 205-210.
128. Nelson, N.J., Thompson, M.B., Pledger, S., Keall, S.N.
& C. H. Daugherty. 2004. Egg mass determines hatchling size,
and incubation temperature influences post-hatching growth, of tuatara
Sphenodon punctatus. Journal
of Zoology, London 263: 1-11.
127. Stewart, J.R. & M.B. Thompson. 2004.
Placental ontogeny of the Tasmanian scincid lizard, Niveoscincus
ocellatus (Reptilia: Squamata). Journal
of Morphology 259: 214-237.
126. Chen, X., M.B. Thompson & C.R. Dickman. 2004.
Energy density and its seasonal variation in desert beetles. Journal
of Arid Environments 56: 559-567.
125. Speake, B.K., M.B. Thompson,
F.E. Thacker & G.S. Bedford. 2003. Distribution of lipids from
the yolk to the tissues during development of the water python (Liasis
fuscus). Journal
of Comparative Physiology B 173: 541-547.
124. Robert, K.A., M.B. Thompson & F. Seebacher. 2003.
Facultative sex allocation in the viviparous lizard Eulamprus
tympanum, as species with temperature-dependent sex determination.
Australian
Journal of Zoology 51: 367-370.
123. Spencer, R-J. & M.B. Thompson. 2003.
The significance of predation in the nest site selection of turtles:
an experimental consideration of macro- and microhabitat preferences.
Oikos 103:592-600.
122. Iglesias, S., M.B. Thompson & F. Seebacher.
2003. Energetic cost of a meal in a frequent feeding lizard. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 135:377-382.
121. Stewart, J.R. & M.B. Thompson. 2003.
Evolutionary transformation of the fetal membranes of viviparous
reptiles: a case study of two lineages. Journal
of Experimental Zoology 299A:13-32.
120. Blackburn, D.G., K.K. Weaber, J.R. Stewart & M.B.
Thompson. 2003. Do pregnant lizards resorb or abort inviable
eggs and embryos? Morphological evidence from an Australian skink,
Pseudemoia pagenstecheri. Journal
of Morphology 256:219-234.
119. Thompson, M.B. & B.K. Speake. 2003.
Energy and nutrient utilisation by embryonic reptiles. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 133A:529-538.
118. Robert, K.A. & M.B. Thompson. 2003. Reconstructing
thermochron iButtons to reduce size and weight as a new technique
in the study of small animal thermal biology. Herpetological
Review. 34:130-132. Reproduced with the permission of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, February 2009.
117. Hosie, M.J., S.M. Adams, M.B. Thompson
& C.R. Murphy. 2003. The viviparous lizard, Eulamprus tympanum,
shows changes in the uterine surface epithelium during early pregnancy
that are similar to the plasma membrane transformation of mammals.
Journal
of Morphology 258: 346-357.
116. Alibardi, L. & M.B. Thompson. 2003.
Epidermal differentiation during ontogeny and after hatching in
the snake Liasis fuscus (Pythonidae, Serpentes, Reptilia),
with emphasis on the formation of the shedding complex. Journal
of Morphology 256: 29-41.
114. Thompson, M.B., J.R.
Stewart, B.K. Speake, M. Hosie & C.R. Murphy. 2002. Evolution
of viviparity: what can Australian lizards tell us? Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 131B:631-643.
113. Alibardi, L. & M.B. Thompson. 2002. Keratinization
and ultrastructure of the epidermis of late embryonic stages in
the alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).
Journal of Anatomy 201:71-84.
110. Robert, K. & M.B. Thompson.
2001. Viviparous lizard selects sex of embryos. Nature
412: 698-699.
107. Thompson, M.B., B.K. Speake, K.J. Russell & R.J.
McCartney. 2001. Nutrient uptake by embryos of the Australian viviparous
lizard Eulamprus tympanum. Physiological
and Biochemical Zoology 74(4): 560-567.
106. Spencer, R-J., M.B. Thompson & P.B. Banks. 2001.
Hatch or wait: a dilemma in reptilian incubation. Oikos
93: 401-406.
105. Thompson, M.B., J.R. Stewart, B.K. Speake, K.J. Russell
& R.J. McCartney. 2001. Utilisation of nutrients by embryos
of the enigmatic viviparous skink, Niveoscincus coventryi.
Journal
of Experimental Zoology 290: 291-298.
104. Thompson, M.B., B.K. Speake, K.J. Russell & R.J.
McCartney. 2001. Utilization of lipids, protein, ions and energy
during embryonic development of Australian oviparous skinks in the
genus Lampropholis. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 129A: 313-326.
103. Thompson, M.B., B.K. Speake, J.R. Stewart, K.J. Russell
& R.J. McCartney. 2001. Placental nutrition in the Tasmanian
skink, Niveoscincus ocellatus. Journal
of Comparative Physiology B 171: 155-160.
102. Alibardi, L. & M.B. Thompson. 2001. Fine structure
of the developing epidermis in the embryo of the American alligator
(Alligator mississippiensis, Crocodilia, Reptilia). Journal
of Anatomy 198: 265-282.
100. Alibardi, L. & M.B. Thompson.
2000. Scale morphogenesis and ultrastructure of dermis during embryonic
development in the alligator (Alligator mississippiensis,
Crocodilia, Reptilia). Acta
Zoologica 81: 325-338.
99. Speake, B.K. & M.B. Thompson. 2000. Lipids of the
eggs and neonates of oviparous and viviparous lizards. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 127A: 453-467.
98. Robert, K. & M.B. Thompson. 2000. Energy consumption
by embryos of a viviparous lizard, Eulamprus tympanum, during
development. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 127A:481-486.
97. Murphy, C.R., M. Hosie & M.B. Thompson, M.B. 2000.
The plasma membrane transformation facilitates pregnancy in both
reptiles and mammals. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 127A: 433-439.
96. Thompson, M.B., J.R. Stewart & B.K. Speake. 2000.
Comparison of nutrient transport across the placenta of lizards
differing in placental complexity. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 127A:469-479.
95. Stewart, J.R. & M.B. Thompson. 2000. Evolution
of placentation among squamate reptiles: recent research and future
directions. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 127A: 411-431.
94. Robert, K.A. & M.B. Thompson. 2000. Influence of
feeding on the metabolic rate of the lizard, Eulamprus tympanum.
Copeia 2000: 851-855.
93. Booth, D.T., M.B. Thompson & S. Herring. 2000.
Incubation of lizard eggs at different temperatures: effects on
patterns of oxygen consumption, production cost and hatchling morphology.
Journal of
Comparative Physiology 170:269-276.
92. Thompson, M.B. 2000. Oligosoma spp. Predation.
Herpetological Review. 31(3):175.
90. Alibardi, L. & M.B. Thompson.
1999. Epidermal differentiation in the developing scales of embryos
of the Australian scincid lizard Lampropholis guichenoti.
Journal of Morphology
241: 139-152.
88. Speake, B.K., M.B. Thompson & R.J. McCartney. 1999.
Lipid composition of eggs of an oviparous lizard (Bassiana duperreyi).
Lipids 34: 1207-1210.
87. Speake, B.K. & M.B. Thompson. 1999. Comparative
aspects of yolk lipid utilisation in birds and reptiles. Poultry
and Avian Biology Reviews 10: 181-211.
85. Alibardi, L. & M.B. Thompson. 1999. Morphogenesis
of shell and scutes in the turtle Emydura macquarii. Australian
Journal of Zoology 47: 245-260.
84. Thompson, M.B., J.R. Stewart, B.K. Speake, K.J. Russell
& R.J. McCartney. 1999. Placental transfer of nutrients during
gestation in the viviparous lizard, Pseudemoia spenceri.
Journal
of Comparative Physiology 169: 319-328.
83. Alibardi, L. & M.B. Thompson. 1999. Epidermal differentiation
during carapace and plastron formation in the embryonic turtle Emydura
macquarii. Journal
of Anatomy 194: 531-545.
82. Thompson, M.B., B.K. Speake, J.R. Stewart, K.J. Russell,
R.J. McCartney & P. Surai. 1999. Placental nutrition in the
viviparous lizard Niveoscincus metallicus: the influence
of placental type. Journal
of Experimental Biology 202: 2985-2992.
81. Thompson, M.B. & K.J. Russell. 1999. Growth and
energetics of embryos of the gecko, Phyllodactylus marmoratus,
a species with hard-shelled eggs. The Herpetological Journal 9:
37-42.
80. Thompson, M.B., J.R. Stewart, B.K. Speake, K.J. Russell,
R.J. McCartney & P. Surai. 1999. Placental nutrition in a viviparous
lizard (Pseudemoia pagenstecheri) with a complex placenta.
Journal
of Zoology, London 248: 295-305.
79. Thompson, M.B., B.K. Speake, K.J. Russell, R.J. McCartney
& P.F. Surai. 1999. Changes in fatty acid profiles and in protein,
ion and energy contents of eggs of the Murray short-necked turtle,
Emydura macquarii (Chelonia, Pleurodira) during development.
Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 122(1): 75-84
.
78. Thompson, M.B. & K.J. Russell. 1999. Embryonic
energetics in eggs of two species of Australian skinks, Morethia
boulengeri and Morethia adelaidensis.
Journal of Herpetology 33(2): 291-297.
Reproduced with the permission of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, February 2009.
77. Spencer, R-J., M.B. Thompson &
I.D. Hume. 1998. The diet and digestive energetics of the Murray
short-necked turtle, Emydura macquarii. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 121A: 341-349.
76. Stewart, J.R. & M.B. Thompson. 1998. Placental
ontogeny of the Australian scincid lizards Niveoscincus coventryi
and Pseudemoia spenceri. Journal
of Experimental Zoology 282: 535-559.
75. Thompson, M.B. & K.J. Russell. 1998. Metabolic
cost of development in one of the World's smallest lizard eggs:
implications for physiological advantages of the amniote egg. Copeia
1998(4):1016-1020.
74. Chen, X., C.R. Dickman & M.B. Thompson. 1998. Diet
of the Mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae),
in the Simpson Desert, Central Australia. Wildlife
Research 25: 233-242.
73. Thompson, M.B., D.G. Newman & P.R. Watson. 1998.
Influence of X-rays on incubation in tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus.
New Zealand Journal of Zoology 25: 295-300.
72. Doughty, P. & M.B. Thompson. 1998. Unusual reproductive
patterns in the Australian marbled gecko (Phyllodactylus marmoratus).
Copeia 1998(3): 747-752.
71. Thompson, M.B. & C.H. Daugherty. 1998. Metabolism
of tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 119A(2):519-522.
66. Thompson, M.B. 1997. Raising the
dead to teach comparative reptilian biology. Crocodile Capers 4:
4.
65. Thompson, M.B. 1997. Raising the dead to teach comparative
zoology. Synergy #5, pp.3.
63. Thompson, M.B. 1997. Egg physiology and biology. In:
Ackerman, L. (ed.). The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles.
TFH Publications, New Jersey. pp. 88-121.
62. Thompson, M.B. 1997. Environmental conditions. pp.
1134-1137, in section on the Biosphere. Volume 14, Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Chicago.
61. Thompson, M.B. & J.R. Stewart. 1997. Embryonic
metabolism and growth in lizards of the genus Eumeces. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology A. 118A(3): 647-654.
60. Hancock, L.J. & Thompson, M.B. 1997. Distributional
limits of eastern blue-tongue lizards, Tiliqua scincoides,
blotched blue-tongue lizards, T. nigrolutea and shingle back
lizards, T. rugosa (Gray) in New South Wales. Australian
Zoologist 30(3):1-6.
59. Stewart, J.R. & M.B. Thompson. 1996. The evolution
of reptilian placentation: development of the extraembryonic membranes
of the Australian scincid lizards Bassiana duperreyi (oviparous)
and Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii (viviparous). Journal of Morphology
227:349-370.
58. Thompson, M.B., G.C. Packard, M.J. Packard & B.
Rose. 1996. Analysis of the nest environment of tuatara, Sphenodon
punctatus. Journal of Zoology, London 238:239-251.
57. Rummery, C., R. Shine, D.L. Houston &
M.B. Thompson. 1995. Thermal ecology of the Australian southern
angle-headed dragon, Hypsilurus spinipes (Agamidae). Copeia
1995: 818-827.
56. Cree, A., M.B. Thompson & C.H. Daugherty. 1995.
Temperature-dependent sex determination in tuatara. Nature 375(6532):543.
54. Morris, S., A. Curtin, & M.B. Thompson. 1994. Heterothermy,
torpor, respiratory gas exchange, water balance and the effect of
feeding in Gould's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus gouldi. Journal
of Experimental Biology 197: 309-335.
53. Thompson, M.B. & J.R. Stewart. 1994. Egg and clutch
size of the viviparous Australian skink, Pseudemoia pagenstecheri,
and the identity of species with Type III allantoplacentae. Journal of Herpetology 28(4):519-521.
Reproduced with the permission of Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, February 2009.
52. Stewart, J.R. & M.B. Thompson. 1994. Placental
structure of the Australian lizard, Niveoscincus metallicus.
Journal of Morphology 220:223-236.
50. Thompson, M.B. 1993. Hypothetical considerations of
the biomass of chelid tortoises in the River Murray and the possible
influence of predation by introduced foxes. In: Lunney, D. &
D. Ayres (eds), Herpetology in Australia. Surrey Beatty, Sydney,
N.S.W. pp. 219-224.
49. Thompson, M.B. 1993. Estimate of the population structure
of the eastern water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii (Reptilia:
Agamidae), along riverside habitat. Wildlife Research 20:
613-619.
48. Stewart, J.R. & M.B. Thompson. 1993. A novel pattern
of embryonic nutrition in a viviparous reptile.
Journal of Experimental
Biology 174: 97-108.
47. Thompson, M.B. 1993. How secure are 'common' tortoises?
Australian Natural History 24: 72.
46. Thompson, M.B. 1993. Oxygen consumption and energetics
of development in eggs of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys
coriacea. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 104A:
449-453.
45. Thompson, M.B. & C.H. Daugherty. 1992. Living a
lie: New Zealand's tuatara. Australian Natural History 23: 928-935.
44. Thompson, M.B. 1992. Metabolism of embryonic reptiles.
In: Uricheck, M.J. (ed). 15th International Herpetological Symposium
on Captive Propagation and Husbandry. pp. 147-152.
43. Thompson, M.B., C.H. Daugherty, A. Cree, D.C. French,
J.C. Gillingham & R.E. Barwick. 1992. Status and longevity of
the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, and Duvaucell's gecko,
Hoplodactylus duvaucelli, on North Brother Island, New Zealand.
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 22:123-130.
42. Booth, D.T. & M.B. Thompson. 1991. A comparison
of reptilian eggs with those of megapode birds. In: D.C. Deeming
& Ferguson, M.W.J. (eds). Egg Incubation: Its Effect on Embryonic
Development in Birds and Reptiles. Cambridge University Press. pp.
325-344.
41. Deeming, D.C. & M.B. Thompson. 1991. Gas exchange
across the reptilian eggshell. In: D.C. Deeming & Ferguson,
M.W.J. (eds). Egg Incubation: Its Effect on Embryonic Development
in Birds and Reptiles. Cambridge University Press. pp. 227-284.
40. Thompson, M.B., D.G. Newman & P.R. Watson. 1991.
Use of oxytocin in obtaining eggs from tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus).
Journal of Herpetology 25:101-104.
37. Daugherty, C.H., A. Cree, J.M. Hay & M.B. Thompson.
1990. Neglected taxonomy and continuing extinctions of tuatara (Sphenodon).
Nature 347 (6289):177-179.
36. Thompson, M.B. 1990. Incubation of eggs of tuatara,
Sphenodon punctatus. Journal of Zoology, London 222:
303-318.
35. Thompson, M.B. & K.N. Goldie. 1990. Conductance
and structure of eggs of Adelie penguins, Pygoscelis adeliae,
and its implications for incubation. Condor 92:304-312.
33. Firth, B.T., M.B. Thompson, D.J.
Kennaway & I. Belan. 1989. Thermal sensitivity of reptilian
melatonin rhythms: "cold" tuatara vs. "warm"
skink. American Journal of Physiology 256:R1160-R1163.
32. Thompson, M.B. 1989. Patterns of metabolic development
in embryonic reptiles. Respiration Physiology 76:243-256.
31. Thompson, M.B. C.H. Daugherty, & A. Cree.
1988. Management recommendations for Stephens Island. Unpublished
report for New Zealand Department of Conservation. pp. 13.
30. Thompson, M.B., G. Medlin, R. Hutchinson & N. West.
1988. Short-term effects of fuel reduction burning on populations
of small terrestrial mammals. Australian Wildlife Research 16:117-129.
29. Cree, A. & M.B. Thompson. 1988. Unravelling the
mysteries of tuatara reproduction. Forest and Bird 250:14-16.
28. Packard, M.J., M.B. Thompson, K.N. Goldie & M.
Vos. 1988. Aspects of shell formation in eggs of the tuatara, Sphenodon
punctatus. Journal of Morphology 197:147-157.
27. Thompson, M.B. 1988. Nest temperatures in the Pleurodiran
turtle, Emydura macquarii. Copeia. 1988: 998-1002.
26. Thompson, M.B. 1988. Influence of incubation temperature
and water potential on sex determination in Emydura macquarii
(Testudines; Pleurodira). Herpetologica 44: 86-90.
25. Daugherty, C.H., M.B. Thompson & A. Cree. 1987.
Tuatara hatchlings for research and display. WWF New Zealand News.
World Wide Fund for Nature. No. 9.
24. Daugherty, C.H., M.B. Thompson & A. Cree. 1987.
Stephens Island tuatara: abundant but threatened. WWF New Zealand
News. World Wide Fund for Nature. No. 8.
23. Thompson, M.B. 1987. Water exchange in reptilian
eggs. Physiological Zoology 60: 1-8.
22. Thompson, M.B. 1986. River Murray Wetlands. Their
Characteristics, Significance and Management. South Australian
Department of Environment and Planning, Adelaide. pp. 172.
21. Thompson, M.B. 1985. Reptiles
of the Mound Springs Area. In: Greenslade, J., L. Joseph, &
A. Reeves. (Eds). South Australia's Mound Springs. Hyde Park Press,
Plympton, South Australia. pp. 78-83.
20. Thompson, M.B. 1985. Functional
significance of the opaque white patch in eggs of Emydura macquarii.
In: Grigg, G., R. Shine and H. Ehmann (Eds). "The Biology
of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles". Surrey Beatty & Sons,
Sydney. pp. 387-395.
19. Thompson, M.B. 1983. Tribute to Peter Aitken. Xanthopus.
Nature Conservation Society of South Australia Inc. Newsletter 84:7.
18. Thompson, M.B. & M.J. Tyler. 1983. "Reptiles
and Amphibians". In: Tyler, M.J., C.R. Twidale, J.K. Ling and
J.A. Holmes (Eds). "Natural History of the South East".
Royal Society of South Australia.
17. Thompson, M.B. 1983. Murray River tortoise (Emydura,
Chelodina) populations: the effect of egg predation by the red
fox, Vulpes vulpes. Australian
Wildlife Research 10: 363-371.
16. Thompson, M.B. 1983. The Physiology and Ecology of
the Eggs of the Pleurodiran Tortoise, Emydura macquarii (Gray),
1831. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Adelaide.
15. Thompson, M.B. 1982. A marking system for tortoises
in use in South Australia. South Australian Naturalist 57: 33-34.
14. Thompson, M.B. 1981. Gas tensions in natural nests
and eggs of the tortoise Emydura macquarii. In: Banks, C.B.
and A.A. Martin (Eds). "Proceedings of the Melbourne Herpetological
Symposium". The Zoological Board of Victoria. Chapter 17,
pp. 74-77.
13. Thompson, M.B. 1981. The systematic status of the
genus Australocrinia Heyer & Liem (Anura: Leptodactylidae).
Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 93-102.
12. Thompson, M.B. 1980. "The Status of Tortoise
Populations in South Australia". Report to the Reserves Advisory
Committee of the South Australian Department of Environment and
Planning.
11. Thompson, M.B. 1980. Frogs and Reptiles. Section
10 in "The River Murray in South Australia". Riverlander,
March-April 1980.
10. Thompson, M.B. 1980. Tortoise egg predation at Lake
Bonney, South Australia. Herpetofauna 11: 25-26.
9. Thompson, M.B. 1980. Delma inornata (Reptilia,
Pygopodidae) in South Australia. South Australian Naturalist 54:
42-43.
8. Thomas, I.M., R. Ainslie, D. Carter, D.
Papps & M. Thompson. 1979. Seventh report on the monitoring
of intertidal mud fauna of Angus Inlet, Barker Inlet and North Arm.
Electricity Trust of South Australia Report, June 1979.
7. Thomas, I.M., R. Ainslie, P. Zed, M. Thompson &
D. Papps. 1978. Report on the surveys of the mudflat fauna of Angus
Inlet, Barker Inlet and North Arm. Electricity Trust of South Australia
Report, August 1978.
6. Thomas, I.M., R. Ainslie, P. Zed, M. Thompson &
D. Papps. 1978. Reassessment of effects of warm effluent water from
the Torrens Island Power Station on the fauna of the intertidal
mudflats of adjacent water following the 1977-78 summer season.
Electricity Trust of South Australia Report, April 1978.
5. Thompson, M.B. 1978. Notes on the herpetofauna of
Forest Range. South Australian Naturalist 53: 14-15.
4. Ainslie, R., I.M. Thomas, S.J. Edmonds, M. Majer, D. Papps,
M. Thompson & M. Keough. 1977. Report on biological investigation
in the vicinity of the Thomas Playford Power Station - Part II.
Electricity Trust of South Australia Report, March 1977.
3. Ainslie, R., I.M. Thomas, S.J. Edmonds, M. Majer, D. Papps,
M. Thompson & M. Keough. 1977. Report on biological
investigation in the vicinity of the Thomas Playford Power Station
- Part I. Electricity Trust of South Australia Report, March 1977.
2. Thompson, M.B. 1977. The Systematic Status of the genus
Australocrinia Heyer & Liem (Anura: Leptodactylidae).
Unpubl. B.Sc. Honours Thesis, University of Adelaide.
1. Thompson, M.B. 1974. An observation on the marbled
frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis). South Australian Naturalist
48: 46.
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