Peer-reviewed articles
2024
- Gautschi D, Čulina A, Heinsohn R, Stojanovic D, Crates R (2024) Protecting wild bird nests against predators: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of non‐lethal methods. Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14619
- Gautschi D, Heinsohn R, Ortiz-Catedral L, Stojanovic D, Wilson M, Crates R, Macgregor NA, Olsen P, Neaves L (2024) Genetic diversity and inbreeding in an endangered island-dwelling parrot population following repeated population bottlenecks. Conservation Genetics. doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01599-y
- Olah G, Heinsohn R, Berryman AJ, Legge SM, Radford JQ, Garnett ST (2024) Biological characteristics of Australian threatened birds. Emu – Austral Ornithology 124(1):83–92. doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2023.2285821
- Owens G, Gracanin A, Potts J, Young CM, Heinsohn R, Gibbons P, Stojanovic D (2024) Detection and density estimation for a cryptic species. Austral Ecology 49(2):e13467. doi.org/10.1111/aec.13467
2023
- Alves F, Banks SC, Edworthy M, Stojanovic D, Langmore NE, Heinsohn R (2023) Using conservation genetics to prioritise management options for an endangered songbird. Heredity 130(5):289–301. doi.org/10.1038/s41437-023-00609-6
- Appleby DL, Tripovich JS, Langmore NE, Heinsohn R, Pitcher BJ, Crates R (2023) Zoo-bred female birds prefer songs of zoo-bred males: Implications for adaptive management of reintroduction programs. Biological Conservation 284:110171. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110171
- Cobden ML, Stojanovic D, Rayner L, Heinsohn R, Manning AD (2023) High nest survival, but variable reproductive output in the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii). Emu-Austral Ornithology 123(1):14–23. doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2022.2153257
- Crates R, McDonald PG, Melton CB, Maron M, Ingwersen D, Mowat E, Breckenridge M, Murphy L, Heinsohn L (2023) Towards effective management of an overabundant native bird: The noisy miner. Conservation Science and Practice 5(2): e12875. doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12875
- Crates R, Stojanovic D, Heinsohn R (2023) The phenotypic costs of captivity. Biological Reviews 98(2):434–449. doi.org/10.1111/brv.12913
- Crates R, von Takach B, Young CM, Stojanovic D, Neaves L, Murphy L, Gautschi D, Hogg CJ, Heinsohn R, Bell P, Farquharson KA (2023) Genomic insights into a critically endangered island endemic songbird provide a roadmap for preventing extinction. Authorea Preprints dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.169471129.99174363/v2
- Gautschi D, Stojanovic D, Macgregor NA, Ortiz-Catedral L, Wilson M, Olsen P, Crates R, Heinsohn R (2023) Stochastic population models hindcast population trajectory and breeding history of an endangered parrot. Emu – Austral Ornithology 123(4):335–344. doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2023.2267606
- Gross RB, Heinsohn R (2023) Elephants Not in the Room: Systematic Review Shows Major Geographic Publication Bias in African Elephant Ecological Research. Diversity 15(3):451. doi.org/10.3390/d15030451
- Heinsohn R, Zdenek CN, Appleby D, Endler JA (2023) Individual preferences for sound tool design in a parrot. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290(2006):20231271. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1271
- Stojanovic D, Heinsohn R (2023) Orange-bellied parrots. Current Biology 33(18):R939–R940. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.075
- Stojanovic D, Hogg CJ, Alves F, Baker GB, Biggs JR, Bussolini L, Carey MJ, Crates R, Magrath MJL, Pritchard R, Troy S, Young CM, Heinsohn R (2023) Conservation management in the context of unidentified and unmitigated threatening processes. Biodiversity and Conservation 32(5):1639–1655. doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02568-0
- Stojanovic, McLennan E, Olah G, Cobden M, Heinsohn R, Manning AD, Alves F, Hogg C, Rayner L (2023) Reproductive skew in a Vulnerable bird favors breeders that monopolize nest cavities. Animal Conservation 26(5):675–683. doi.org/10.1111/acv.12855
2022
- Alves F, Potts J, Round V, Stojanovic D, Webb M, Heinsohn R, Langmore NE (2022) Modelling the distribution of a key habitat feature to guide future on‐ground habitat assessment for an endangered specialist songbird. Austral Ecology 47 (6), 1350-1361.
doi:10.1111/aec.13221 | PDF - Crates R, Rayner L, Stojanovic D, Scheele B, Roff A, MacKenzie J, Heinsohn R (2022) Poor quality monitoring data underestimate the impact of Australia’s megafires on a critically endangered songbird. Diversity and Distributions 28(3):506–514.
doi:10.1111/ddi.13385 | PDF - Crates R, Watson DM, Albery GF, Bonnet T, Murphy L, Rayner L, Stojanovic D, Timewell C, Meney B, Roderick M, Ingwersen D, Heinsohn R (2022) Mistletoes could moderate drought impacts on birds, but are themselves susceptible to drought-induced dieback. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289 (1978), 20220358.
doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.0358 | PDF - Gautschi D, Heinsohn R, Crates R, Macgregor NA, Wilson M, Stojanovic D (2022) Utilization of modified and artificial nests by endemic and introduced parrots on Norfolk Island. Restoration Ecology Online First:e13586
doi:10.1111/rec.13586 | PDF - Heinsohn R, Lacy R, Elphinstone A, Ingwersen D, Pitcher BJ, Roderick M, Schmelitschek E, Van Sluys M, Stojanovic D, Tripovich J, Crates R (2022) Population viability in data deficient nomadic species: What it will take to save regent honeyeaters from extinction. Biological Conservation 266:109430.
doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109430 | PDF - Leon C, Banks S, Beck N, Heinsohn R (2022) Population genetic structure and dispersal patterns of a cooperative breeding bird in variable environmental conditions. Animal Behaviour 183, 127–137.
doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.11.005 | PDF - Ortiz-Catedral L, Wallace CJ, Heinsohn R, Krebs EA, Langmore NE, Vukelic D, Bucher EH, Varsani A, Masello JF (2022) A PCR-Based Retrospective Study for Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV) in Five Wild Populations of Parrots from Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. Diversity 14(2):148.
doi:10.3390/d14020148 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Rayner L, Tulloch A, Crates R, Webb M, Ingwersen D, Runge C, Heinsohn R (2022) A range-wide monitoring programme for a critically endangered nomadic bird. Austral Ecology 47(2):251–260.
doi:10.1111/aec.13104 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Neeman T, Lacy R, Farquharson KA, Hogg CJ, Heinsohn R (2022) Effects of non-random juvenile mortality on small, inbred populations. Biological Conservation 268, 109504.
doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109504 | PDF - Troup G, Heinsohn R, King LE, Edwards KL (2022) Exploring seasonal variation in the faecal glucocorticoid concentrations of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) living in a drought-prone, anthropogenic landscape. Wildlife Research Online First.
doi:10.1071/WR21003 | PDF
2021
- Olah G, Smith BT, Joseph L, Banks SC, Heinsohn R (2021) Review: Advancing genetic methods in the study of parrot biology and conservation. Diversity 13(11):521.
doi:10.3390/d13110521 | PDF - Nandika D & Agustina D, Heinsohn R, Olah G (2021) Wildlife trade influencing natural parrot populations on a biodiverse Indonesian island. Diversity 13(10):483.
doi:10.3390/d13100483 | PDF - Heinsohn R, Au J, Kokko H, Webb MH, Deans RM, Crates R, Stojanovic D (2021) Can an introduced predator select for adaptive sex allocation? Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288:20210093.
doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.0093 | PDF - Pires SF & Olah G, Nandika D, Agustina D, Heinsohn R (2021) What drives the illegal parrot trade? Applying a criminological model to market and seizure data in Indonesia. Biological Conservation 257:109098.
doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109098 | PDF | Supplementary | Video abstract - Gautschi D, Heinsohn R, Murphy L, Crates R (2021) Landscape-scale distribution of nest predators and its relationship with regent honeyeater nest success. Austral Ecology 46(8):1322–1334.
doi:10.1111/aec.13075 | PDF - Stojanovic D, McEvoy J, Alves F, Rayner L, Heinsohn R, Saunders D, Webb M (2021) Parental care does not compensate for the effects of bad years on reproductive success of a vagile bird. Journal of Zoology 314(4):256–265.
doi:10.1111/jzo.12888 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Crates R (2021) Defensible management decisions to overcome action paralysis in the face of uncertainty. Animal Conservation 24(2):163–164.
doi:10.1111/acv.12686 | PDF - Crates R, Langmore N, Ranjard L, Stojanovic D, Rayner L, Ingwersen D, Heinsohn R (2021) Loss of vocal culture and fitness costs in a critically endangered songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288(1947).
doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.0225 | PDF | Video abstract - Keighley MV, Haslett S, Zdenek CN, Heinsohn R (2021) Slow breeding rates and low population connectivity indicate Australian palm cockatoos are in severe decline. Biological Conservation 253:108865.
doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108865 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Rayner L, Cobden M, Davey C, Harris S, Heinsohn R, Owens G, Manning AD (2021) Suitable nesting sites for specialized cavity dependent wildlife are rare in woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management 483:118718.
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118718 | PDF - Cobden M, Alves F, Robinson S, Heinsohn R, Stojanovic D (2021) Impact of removal on occupancy patterns of the invasive rainbow lorikeet ( Trichoglossus moluccanus ) in Tasmania. Austral Ecology 46(1):31–38.
doi:10.1111/aec.12954 | PDF - Olah G & Stojanovic D, Webb M, Waples R, Heinsohn R (2021) Comparison of three techniques for genetic estimation of effective population size in a critically endangered parrot. Animal Conservation 24:491–498.
doi:10.1111/ACV.12655 | PDF | Video abstract - Stojanovic D, Neeman T, Hogg CJ, Everaardt A, Wicker L, Young CM, Alves F, Magrath MJL, Heinsohn R (2021) Differences in wing shape of captive, critically endangered, migratory orange-bellied parrots Neophema chrysogaster relative to wild conspecifics. Emu - Austral Ornithology 121(3):178–186.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2021.1872389 | PDF - Alves Amorim F, Langmore N, Heinsohn R, Stojanovic D (2021) 'Self-fumigation' of nests by an endangered avian host using insecticide-treated feathers increases reproductive success more than tenfold. Animal Conservation 24: 239–245.
doi:10.1111/acv.12627 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Owens G, Young CM, Alves F, Heinsohn R (2021) Do nest boxes breed the target species or its competitors? A case study of a critically endangered bird. Restoration Ecology 29(3):e13319.
doi:10.1111/rec.13319 | PDF
2020
- Troup G, Doran B, Au J, King LE, Douglas-Hamilton I, Heinsohn, R (2020) Movement tortuosity and speed reveal the trade-offs of crop raiding for African elephants. Animal Behaviour 168:97–108.
doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.08.009 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Owens G, Heinsohn R (2020) Evaluation of lethal control of introduced sugar gliders as a tool to relieve bird nest predation. Pacific Conservation Biology 27: 231-235
doi:10.1071/PC20072 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Neeman T, Heinsohn R (2020) Overlap in the wing shape of migratory, nomadic and sedentary grass parrots. Journal of Avian Biology 51(12).
doi:10.1111/jav.02586 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Young C, Troy S, Heinsohn R (2020) Evaluation of intervention aimed at improving reproductive success in Orange-bellied Parrots Neophema chrysogaster: Lessons, barriers and successes. Ecological Management & Restoration 21(3):205–210.
doi:10.1111/emr.12422 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Potts J, Troy S, Menkhorst P, Loyn R, Heinsohn R (2020) Spatial bias in implementation of recovery actions has not improved survival of Orange-bellied Parrots Neophema chrysogaster. Emu - Austral Ornithology 120(3):263–268.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2020.1799411 | PDF - Owens G, Heinsohn R, Eyles S, Stojanovic D (2020) Automated broadcast of a predator call did not reduce predation pressure by Sugar Gliders on birds. Ecological Management & Restoration 21(3):247–249.
doi:10.1111/emr.12423 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Neeman T, Crates R, Troy S, Heinsohn R (2020) Short-term impacts of prescribed burning on Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) food plant abundance. Ecological Management & Restoration 21(3):211–217.
doi:10.1111/emr.12421 | PDF - Cisterne A, Crates R, Bell P, Heinsohn R, Stojanovic D (2020) Occupancy patterns of an apex avian predator across a forest landscape. Austral Ecology 45(6):825–833.
doi:10.1111/aec.12929 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Alves F, Webb M, Troy S, Young C, Rayner L, Crates R, Cook H, Heinsohn R (2020) Nestling growth and body condition of critically endangered orange-bellied parrots Neophema chrysogaster. Emu - Austral Ornithology 120(2):135–141.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2020.1743186 | PDF - Keighley M, Langmore N, Penalba J, Heinsohn R (2020) Modelling dispersal in a large parrot: a comparison of landscape resistance models with population genetics and vocal dialect patterns. Landscape Ecology 35:129–144.
doi:10.1007/s10980-019-00938-0 | PDF - Crates R, Rayner L, Webb M, Stojanovic D, Wilkie C, Heinsohn R (2020) Sustained and delayed noisy miner suppression at an avian hotspot. Austral Ecology 45:636–643.
doi:10.1111/aec.12878 | PDF - Crates R, Rayner L, Stojanovic D, Webb,M, Heinsohn R (2020) Ecology and conservation of the regent honeyeater. Australian Forestry 83(3):180.
doi:10.1080/00049158.2020.1805888 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Young CM, Hogg CJ, Heinsohn R (2020) Body mass is not a useful measure of adaptation to captivity in the Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster. Emu - Austral Ornithology 120(2):162–167.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2019.1698302 | PDF
2019
- Crates R & Olah G, Adamski M, Aitken N, Banks S, Ingwersen D, Ranjard L, Rayner L, Stojanovic D, Suchan T, Takach-Dukai B, Heinsohn R (2019) Genomic impact of severe population decline in a nomadic songbird. PLOS ONE 14(10):e0223953.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0223953 | PDF - Heinsohn RG, Olah G, Webb M, Peakall R, Stojanovic D (2019) Sex ratio bias and shared paternity reduce individual fitness and population viability in a critically endangered parrot. Journal of Animal Ecology 88(4):502–510.
doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12922 | PDF - Webb M, Heinsohn R, Sutherland WJ, Stojanovic D, Terauds A (2019) An empirical and mechanistic explanation of abundance-occupancy relationships for a critically endangered nomadic migrant. The American Naturalist 193(1):59–69.
doi:10.1086/700595 | PDF - Keighley M, Heinsohn R, Langmore NE, Murphy SA, Peñalba JV (2019) Genomic population structure aligns with vocal dialects in Palm Cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus); evidence for refugial late-Quaternary distribution? Emu - Austral Ornithology 119(1):24–37.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2018.1483731 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Cook H, Sato C, Alves F, Harris G, Mckernan A, Rayner L, Webb MH, Sutherland WJ, Heinsohn R (2019) Pre-emptive action as a measure for conserving nomadic species. Journal of Wildlife Management 83(1):64–71.
doi:10.1002/jwmg.21575 | PDF - Edworthy AB, Langmore NE, Heinsohn R (2019) Native fly parasites are the principal cause of nestling mortality in endangered Tasmanian pardalotes. Animal Conservation 22(1):96–103.
doi:10.1111/acv.12444 | PDF - Webb M, Alves F, Tulloch A, Shaw J, Bryant S, Stojanovic D, Crates R, Heinsohn R (2019) All the eggs in one basket: Are island refuges securing an endangered passerine? Austral Ecology 44(3):523–533.
doi:10.1111/aec.12693 | PDF - Alves F, López-Iborra GM, Stojanovic D, Webb MH, Langmore N, Heinsohn R (2019) Occupancy and density of a habitat specialist and a sympatric generalist songbird species in Tasmania. Austral Ecology 44(8):1430–1437. doi:10.1111/aec.12817 | PDF
- Stojanovic D, Eyles S, Cook H, Alves F, Webb M, Heinsohn R (2019) Photosensitive automated doors to exclude small nocturnal predators from nest boxes. Animal Conservation 22(3):297–301.
doi:10.1111/acv.12471 | PDF
2018
- Zdenek, C, Heinsohn, R & Langmore, N 2018, 'Vocal individuality, but not stability, in wild palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus)', Bioacoustics, vol. 27, no. 1, p. 1.
doi:10.1080/09524622.2016.1272004 | PDF - Stirnemann, R, Stirnemann, I, Abbot, D et al 2018, 'Interactive impacts of by-catch take and elite consumption of illegal wildlife', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 931-946.
doi:10.1007/s10531-017-1473-y | PDF - Stojanovic D & Olah G, Webb M, Peakall R, Heinsohn R (2018). Genetic evidence confirms severe extinction risk for critically endangered swift parrots: implications for conservation management. Animal Conservation 21(4):313–323.
doi:10.1111/acv.12394 | PDF | Full-text access | Video abstract - Radley, M, Davis, R, Dekker, W et al 2018, 'Vulnerability of megapodes (Megapodiidae, Aves) to climate change and related threats', Environmental Conservation, pp. 1-11.
doi:10.1017/S0376892918000152 | PDF - Crates, R, Rayner, L, Stojanovic, D et al 2018, 'Contemporary breeding biology of critically endangered Regent Honeyeaters: implications for conservation', IBIS, vol. online, pp. 1-12.
doi:10.1111/ibi.12659 | PDF - Crates, R, Terauds, A, Rayner, L et al 2018, 'Spatially and temporally targeted suppression of despotic noisy miners has conservation benefits for highly mobile and threatened woodland birds', Biological Conservation, vol. online.
doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2018.10.006 | PDF - Olah G, Theuerkauf J, Legault A, Gula R, Stein J, Butchart S, O'Brien M, Heinsohn R (2018). Parrots of Oceania – A comparative study of extinction risk. Emu - Austral Ornithology 118(1):94–112.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1410066 | PDF | Video abstract - Heinsohn, R, Buchanan, K & Joseph, L 2018, 'Parrots move to centre stage in conservation and evolution', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 118, no. 1, pp. 1-6pp.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2018.1411223 | PDF - Allen, M, Webb, M, Alves Amorim, F et al 2018, 'Occupancy patterns of the introduced, predatory sugar glider in Tasmanian forests', Austral Ecology, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 470-475pp.
doi:10.1111/aec.12583 | PDF
2017
- Keighley, M, Langmore, N, Zdenek, C et al 2017, 'Geographic variation in the vocalizations of Australian palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus)', Bioacoustics, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 91-108pp.
doi:10.1080/09524622.2016.1201778 | PDF - Olah G, Heinsohn RG, Brightsmith DJ, Peakall R (2017). The application of non-invasive genetic tagging reveals new insights into the clay lick use by macaws in the Peruvian Amazon. Conservation Genetics 18:1037–1046.
doi:10.1007/s10592-017-0954-6 | PDF | Full-text access | Video abstract - Crates, R, Terauds, A, Rayner, L et al 2017, 'An occupancy approach to monitoring regent honeyeaters', Journal of Wildlife Management, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 669-677pp.
doi:10.1002/jwmg.21222 | PDF - Olah G, Smith AL, Asner GP, Brightsmith DJ, Heinsohn RG, Peakall R (2017). Exploring dispersal barriers using landscape genetic resistance modelling in scarlet macaws of the Peruvian Amazon. Landscape Ecology 32:445–456.
doi:10.1007/s10980-016-0457-8 | PDF | Full-text access | Video abstract - Heinsohn R, Zdenek C, Cunningham R, Endler J, Langmore N (2017). Tool-assisted rhythmic drumming in palm cockatoos shares key elements of human instrumental music. Science Advances vol. 3, no. 6, e1602399
doi:10.1126/sciadv.1602399 | PDF | Video abstract - Webb, M, Terauds, A, Tulloch, A et al 2017, 'The importance of incorporating functional habitats into conservation planning for highly mobile species in dynamic systems', Conservation Biology, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 1018-1028.
doi:10.1111/cobi.12899 | PDF - Stojanovic, D, Alves Amorim, F, Cook, H et al 2017, 'Further knowledge and urgent action required to save Orange-bellied Parrots from extinction', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 118, no. 1, pp. 126-134pp.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1394165 | PDF - Stojanovic, D, Rayner, L, Webb, M et al 2017, 'Effect of nest cavity morphology on reproductive success of a critically endangered bird ', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 247-253.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1311221 | PDF - Crates, R, Rayner, L, Stojanovic, D et al 2017, 'Undetected Allee effects in Australia's threatened birds: implications for conservation', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 207-221pp.
doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1333392 | PDF
2015-2016
- Olah G, Smith AL, Asner GP, Brightsmith DJ, Heinsohn RG, Peakall R (2016). Exploring dispersal barriers using landscape genetic resistance modelling in scarlet macaws of the Peruvian Amazon. Landscape Ecology
doi:10.1007/s10980-016-0457-8 | Springer full-text | Video abstract - Olah G, Heinsohn RG, Brightsmith DJ, Espinoza JR, and Peakall R (2016). Validation of non-invasive genetic tagging in two large macaw species (Ara macao and A. chloropterus) of the Peruvian Amazon. Conservation Genetics Resources
doi:10.1007/s12686-016-0573-4 | PDF | Supplementary | Springer full-text - Olah G, Butchart SHM, Symes A, Guzmán IM, Cunningham R, Brightsmith DJ, and Heinsohn R (2016). Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting extinction risk in parrots. Biodiversity and Conservation 25(2): 205–223.
doi:10.1007/s10531-015-1036-z | PDF | Supplementary1 | Supplementary2 | Video abstract - Stojanovic, D, Webb (nee Voogdt), J, Webb, M, Heinsohn, R, 2016, 'Loss of habitat for a secondary cavity nesting bird after wildfire', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 360, pp. 235-241.
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2015.10.040 | PDF - Zdenek, C, Heinsohn, R & Langmore, N, 2015, 'Vocal complexity in the palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)', Bioacoustics, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 253-267.
doi:10.1080/09524622.2015.1070281 | PDF - Heinsohn, R, Webb, M, Lacy, R et al, 2015, 'A severe predator-induced population decline predicted for endangered, migratory swift parrots (Lathamus discolor)', Biological Conservation, vol. 186, pp. 75-82.
doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.03.006 | PDF - Olah G, Heinsohn RG, Espinoza JR, Brightsmith DJ, and Peakall R (2015). An evaluation of primers for microsatellite markers in Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) and their performance in a Peruvian wild population. Conservation Genetics Resources 7(1): 157–159.
doi:10.1007/s12686-014-0317-2 | PDF | Supplementary - Stojanovic, D, Terauds, A, Westgate, M et al, 2015, 'Exploiting the richest patch has a fitness pay-off for the migratory swift parrot', Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. Online, pp. 1-8.
doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12375 | PDF
2014
- Carter AJ, Marshall HH, Heinsohn R, Cowlishaw G (2014) Personality predicts the propensity for social learning in a wild primate. PeerJ, vol. 2014, no. 1, pp. 1-22.
doi:10.7717/peerj.283 | PDF - Webb M, Wotherspoon S, Stojanovic D, Heinsohn R, Cunningham R, Bell P, Terauds A (2014) Location matters: Using spatially explicit occupancy models to predict the distribution of the highly mobile, endangered swift parrot. Biological Conservation, vol. 176, pp. 99-108.
doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.05.017 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Koch A, Webb M, Cunningham R, Roshier D, Heinsohn R (2014) Validation of a landscape-scale planning tool for cavity-dependent wildlife. Austral Ecology, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 579-586.
doi:10.1111/aec.12118 | PDF - Stojanovic D, Webb M, Alderman R, Porfirio LL, Heinsohn R (2014) Discovery of a novel predator reveals extreme but highly variable mortality for an endangered migratory bird. Diversity and Distributions, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 1200-1207.
doi:10.1111/ddi.12214 | PDF - Driscoll DA, Banks SC, Barton PS, Ikin K, Lentini P, Lindenmayer DB, Smith AL, Berry LE, Burns EL, Edworthy A, Evans MJ, Gibson R, Heinsohn R, Howland B, Kay G, Munro N, Scheele BC, Stirnemann I, Stojanovic D, Sweaney N, Villaseñor NR, Westgate MJ (2014) The trajectory of dispersal research in conservation biology. Systematic review. PLOS ONE, 9, e95053.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095053 | PDF - Olah G, Vigo G, Heinsohn R, Brightsmith D (2014) Nest site selection and efficacy of artificial nests for breeding success of Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao macao) in lowland Peru. Journal for Nature Conservation, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 176-185.
doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2013.11.003 | PDF
2013
- Le Souef, A, Stojanovic, D, Burbridge, A et al, 2013, 'Retention of transmitter attachments on black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus spp.)', Pacific Conservation Biology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 55-57.
- Carter, A, Marshall, H, Heinsohn, R et al 2013, 'Personality predicts decision making only when information is unreliable', Animal Behaviour, vol. 86, no. 3, pp. 633-639.
- Feeney, W, Medina Guzman, I, Somveille, M et al 2013, 'Brood Parasitism and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds', Science, vol. 342, pp. 1506-1508.
- Dhami, K, Joseph, L, Roshier, D et al 2013, 'Multilocus phylogeography of Australian teals (Anas spp.): A case study of the relationship between vagility and genetic structure', Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 169-178.
2012
- Carter, A, Heinsohn, R, Goldizen, A et al 2012, 'Boldness, trappability and sampling bias in wild lizards', Animal Behaviour, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 1051-1058.
- Heinsohn, R 2012, 'The lengths birds will go to avoid incest', Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 81, pp. 735-737.
- Stojanovic, D, Webb, M, Roshier, D et al 2012, 'Ground-based survey methods both overestimate and underestimate the abundance of suitable tree-cavities for the endangered Swift Parrot', Emu, vol. 112, pp. 350-356.
- Roshier, D, Heinsohn, R, Adcock, G et al 2012, 'Biogeographic models of gene flow in two waterfowl of the Australo-Papuan tropics', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 2, no. 11, pp. 2803-2814.
- Carter, A, Goldizen, A & Heinsohn, R 2012, 'Personality and plasticity: temporal behavioural reaction norms in a lizard, the Namibian rock agama', Animal Behaviour, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 471-477.
- Carter, A, Marshall, H, Heinsohn, R et al 2012, 'How not to measure boldness: Novel object and antipredator responses are not the same in wild baboons', Animal Behaviour, vol. 84, no. 3, pp. 603-609.
- Carter, A, Feeney, W, Marshall, H et al 2012, 'Animal personality: what are behavioural ecologists measuring?', Biological Reviews.
2011
- Heinsohn, R, Langmore, N, Cockburn, A et al 2011, 'Adaptive Secondary Sex Ratio Adjustments via Sex-Specific Infanticide in a Bird', Current Biology, vol. 21, no. 20, pp. 1744-1747.
- Blackmore, C, Peakall, R & Heinsohn, R 2011, 'The absence of sex-biased dispersal in the cooperatively breeding grey-crowned babbler', Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 80, pp. 69-78.
- Langmore, N, Stevens, M, Maurer, G et al 2011, 'Visual mimicry of host nestlings by cuckoos', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 278, pp. 2455-2463.
- Carter, A, Marshall, H, Heinsohn, R et al 2011, 'Evaluating animal personalities: do observer assessments and experimental tests measure the same thing?', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. Online 29 September 2011.
- Gardner, J, Kearney, M, Peters, A et al 2011, 'Mechanisms and consequences of changing body size: reply to Bickford et al. and McCauley and Mabry', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 555-556.
- Blackmore CJ, Peakall R. and Heinsohn R (2011) Population genetic structure and the absence of sex-biased dispersal in the cooperatively breeding grey-crowned babbler. Journal of Animal Ecology 80:69-78
- Gardner, J.L., Peters, A, Kearney, M.R., Joseph, L., Heinsohn, R. 2011, 'Declining body size: A third universal response to warming?', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 285-291.
- Heinsohn R, Langmore N, Cockburn A & Kokko H 2011 Adaptive Secondary Sex Ratio Adjustments via Sex-Specific Infanticide in a Bird. Current Biology 21, 1-4
- Landstrom MT, Heinsohn R, Langmore NE (2011) 'Does clutch variability differ between populations of cuckoo hosts in relation to the rates of parasitism?', Animal Behaviour 81: 307-312
- Langmore, N, Stevens M, Maurer G, Heinsohn R, Hall M, Peters A, Kilner R. (2011) 'Visual mimicry of host nestlings by cuckoos', Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B (doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2391)
2009-2010
- Landstrom, M, Heinsohn, R & Langmore, N 2010, 'Clutch variation and egg rejection in three hosts of the pallid cuckoo, Cuculus pallidus', Behaviour, vol. 147, pp. 19-36.
- Gardner, J, Heinsohn, R & Joseph, L 2009, 'Shifting latitudinal clines in avian body size correlate with global warming in Australian passerines', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 276, no. 1674, pp. 3845-3852.
- Heinsohn, R, Zeriga, T, Murphy, S et al 2009, 'Do Palm Cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) have long enough lifespans to support their low reproductive success?', Emu, vol. 109, pp. 183-191.
- Joseph, L, Adcock, G, Linde, C et al 2009, 'A tangled tale of two teal: population history of the grey Anas gracilis and chestnut teal A. castanea of Australia', Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 40, pp. 430-439.
2008
- Heinsohn, R 2008, 'Ecology and Evolution of the Enigmatic Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus)', Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 146-150.
- Saunders, D & Heinsohn, R 2008, 'Winter habital use by the endangered, migratory Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) in New South Wales', Emu, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 81-89.
- McCallum, H, Roshier, D, Tracey, J et al 2008, 'Will Wallace's Line Save Australia from Avian Influenza?', Ecology and Society, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 41-57.
- Heinsohn, R 2008, 'The ecological basis of unusual sex roles in reverse-dichromatic Eclectus parrots', Animal Behaviour, vol. 76, pp. 97-103.
- Blackmore, C & Heinsohn, R 2008, 'Variable mating strategies and incest avoidance in cooperating breeding grey-crowned babblers', Animal Behaviour, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 63-70.
- Beck, N, Peakall, R & Heinsohn, R 2008, 'Social constraint and an absence of sex-biased dispersal drive fine-scale genetic structure in white-winged choughs', Molecular Ecology, vol. 17, pp. 4346-4358.
- Hill, B, Reid, J & Heinsohn, R 2008, Development of a Translocation Protocol for the Endangered Cocos Buff-banded Rail through the Application and Refinement of Wildlife Management Techniques. Report on Field Trips, AG Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
2007
- Wilson, D & Heinsohn, R 2007, 'Geographic range, population structure and conservation status of the green python (Morelia viridis), a popular snake in the captive pet trade', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 55, pp. 147-154.
- Wilson, D, Heinsohn, R & Endler, J 2007, 'The adaptive significance of ontogenetic colour change in a tropical python', Biology Letters, vol. 3, pp. 40-43.
- Blackmore, C & Heinsohn, R 2007, 'Reproductive success and helper effects in the cooperatively breeding grey-crowned babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis)', Journal of Zoology, vol. 273, no. 3, pp. 326-332.
- Gardner, J & Heinsohn, R 2007, 'Probable consequences of high female mortality for speckled warblers living in habitat remnants', Biological Conservation, vol. 135, pp. 473-483.
- Fischer, J, Manning, A, Steffen, W et al 2007, 'Mind the sustainability gap', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 621-624.
- Gardner, J, Marsack, P, Trueman, J et al 2007, 'Story-telling: an essential part of science', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 22, no. 10, p. 510.
- Heinsohn, R, Ebert, D, Legge, S et al 2007, 'Genetic evidence for cooperative polyandry in reverse dichromatic Eclectus parrots', Animal Behaviour, vol. 74, pp. 1047-1054.
2006
- Wilson, D, Heinsohn, R & Legge, S 2006, 'Age- and sex-related differences in the spatial ecology of a dichromatic tropical python (Morelia viridis)', Austral Ecology, vol. 31, pp. 577-587.
- Beck, N & Heinsohn, R 2006, 'Group composition and reproductive success of cooperatively breeding white-winged choughs (Corcorax melanorhamphos) in urban and non-urban habitat', Austral Ecology, vol. 31, pp. 588-596.
- Wilson, D, Heinsohn, R & Wood, J 2006, 'Life-history traits and ontogenetic colour change in an arboreal tropical python, Morelia viridis', Journal of Zoology, vol. 270, pp. 399-407.
- Adcock, G, Hodges, K, Boland, C et al 2006, 'Microsatellite loci for behavioural studies of rainbow bee-eaters (Merops ornatus:Aves)', Molecular Ecology Notes (electronic), vol. 6, pp. 734-736.
- Starling, M, Heinsohn, R, Cockburn, A et al 2006, 'Cryptic gentes revealed in pallid cuckoos Cuculus pallidus using reflectance spectrophotometry', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 273, pp. 1929-1934.
- Blackmore, C, Adcock, G, Ebert, D et al 2006, 'Microsatellite loci for population and behavioural studies of grey-crowned babblers (Pomatostomus temporalis: Aves)', Molecular Ecology Notes (electronic), vol. 6, pp. 412-414.
1995-2005
- Heinsohn, R, Legge, S & Endler, J 2005, 'Extreme Reversed Sexual Dichromatism in a Bird Without Sex Role Reversal', Science, vol. 309, pp. 617-619.
- Adcock, G, Heinsohn, R, Ebert, D et al 2005, 'Microsatellite loci for behavioural studies of Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus: Aves)', Molecular Ecology Notes (electronic), vol. 5, pp. 616-618.
- Legge, S, Heinsohn, R & Garnett, S 2004, 'Availability of nest hollows and breeding population size of eclectus parrots, Eclectus roratus on Cape York Peninsula, Australia', Wildlife Research, vol. 31, pp. 149-161.
- Heinsohn, R, Lacy, R, Lindenmayer, D et al 2004, 'Unsustainable harvest of dugongs in Torres Strait and Cape York (Australia) waters: two case studies using population viability analysis', Animal Conservation, vol. 7, pp. 1-9.
- Heinsohn, R & Double, M 2004, 'Cooperate or speciate: new theory for the distribution of passerine birds', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 55-57.
- Beck, N, Peakall, R & Heinsohn, R 2003, 'Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)', Molecular Ecology Notes, vol. 3, pp. 586-588.
- Murphy, S, Legge, S & Heinsohn, R 2003, 'The breeding biology of palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus: a case of a slow life history', Journal of Zoology, vol. 261, pp. 327-339.
- Legge, S, Heinsohn, R, Blackman, C et al 2003, 'Predation by Rufus Owls on Eclectus Parrots and other animals at Iron Range National Park, Cape York', Corella, vol. 27, pp. 45-46.
- Heinsohn, R, Murphy, S & Legge, S 2003, 'Overlap and competition for nest holes among eclectus parrots, palm cockatoos and sulphur-crested cockatoos', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 51, pp. 81-94.
- Heinsohn, R & Legge, S 2003, 'Breeding biology of the reverse-dichromatic, co-operative parrot Eclectus roratus', Journal of Zoology, vol. 259, pp. 197-208.
- Legge, S, Heinsohn, R, Double, M et al 2001, 'Complex sex allocation in the laughing kookaburra', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 524-533.
- Legge, S & Heinsohn, R 2001, 'Kingfishers in paradise: the breeding biology of Tanysiptera sylvia at the Iron Range National Park, Cape York', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 49, pp. 85-98.
- Heinsohn, R, Dunn, P, Legge, S et al 2000, 'Coalitions of relatives and reproductive skew in cooperatively breeding white-winged choughs', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 267, pp. 243-249.
- Magrath, R & Heinsohn, R 2000, 'Reproductive skew in birds: models, problems and prospects', Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 31, pp. 247-258.
- Heinsohn, G & Heinsohn, R 1999, 'Long-term dynamics of a rodent community in an Australian tropical rainforest', Wildlife Research, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 187-198.
- Heinsohn, R & Legge, S 1999, 'The cost of helping', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 53-57.
- Heinsohn, R & Packer, C 1995, 'Complex Cooperative Strategies in Group-Territorial African Lions', Science 269, pp. 1260-1262.
Books
- Robin, L, Heinsohn, R, & Joseph, L (eds) 2009, 'Boom and Bust: Bird Stories for a Dry Country', 312 pp, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia
[winner of the 2009 Whitley Medal (Royal Zoological Society, NSW) for its landmark contribution to zoological knowledge] - Heinsohn, R & Cermak, M 2008, 'Life in the Cape York Rainforest', 104 pp, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia
- Hazell, D, Heinsohn, R & Lindenmayer, D 2005, 'Ecology', in R.Q.Grafton, L.Robin & RJ Wasson (ed.), Understanding the environment: bridging the disciplinary divides, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 97-112.
- Heinsohn, R 2004, 'Parental care, load-lightening, and costs', in Walter Koenig and Janis Dickinson (ed.), Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 67-80.
- Magrath, R, Heinsohn, R & Johnstone, R 2004, 'Reproductive skew', in Walter Koenig and Janis Dickinson (ed.), Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 157-176.
Magazine Articles
- Heinsohn, R 2009 Feb, 'Eclectus' true colours revealed', Bird Talk
- Heinsohn R, Roshier, D & Joseph, L 2008, 'Avian influenza: what is bird flu and what dangers does it present for us and our birds?', Wingspan 18: 30-33
- Heinsohn, R 2006, 'Coloured Perceptions the unimaginably colourful, hidden world of birds', Wingspan, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 20-25.
- Heinsohn, R & Legge, S 2001, 'Seeing red: a parrot's perspective', Nature Australia, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 32-41.