| Publications
2008
Barry KL, Holwell GI & Herberstein ME 2008
A fecundity benefit for sexually cannibalistic
females in the false garden mantid. Behavioural
Ecology doi: 10.1093/beheco/arm156 [PDF]
Bush AA, Yu DW & Herberstein ME 2008
Function of bright colouration in the Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi (Araneae: Araneidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society London B doi:
10.1098/rspb.2008.0062 [PDF]
Gaskett AC, Winnick, CG & Herberstein, ME 2008. Orchid sexual deceit provokes pollinator ejaculation. American Naturalist (accepted 12/12/07)
Göth A, Eising CM, Herberstein ME & Groothuis TGG
2008 Consistent variation in yolk androgens in
the Australian brush-turkey, a species without
sibling competition or parental care. General and
Comparative Endocrinology 155: 742-748 [PDF]
Herberstein ME, Heiling AM & Cheng K 2008 Signal
evolution: how common are deceptive UV-signals in
crab spiders? Evolutionary Ecology doi:
10.1007/s10682-008-9260-6
Rao D, Webster M, Heiling AM, Bruce MJ & Herberstein
ME 2008 Aggregating behaviour of Argiope radon.
Journal of Ethology doi: 10.1007/s10164-007-0080-x [PDF]
2007
Holwell GI, Ginn S & Herberstein ME 2007. Three new
species of Ciulfina Giglio-Tos (Mantodea:
Liturgusidae) from North-Eastern Australia.
Zootaxa 1583: 23-35 [PDF]
Holwell G, Barry KL & Herberstein ME 2007. Mate
location, antennal morphology and dispersal
ecology in two praying mantids. Biological
Journal of the Linnean Society 91: 307-313 [PDF]
Rao D, Cheng K & Herberstein ME 2007. A natural
history of web decorations in the St. Andrew's
Cross spider (Argiope keyserlingi). Australian
Journal of Zoology 55: 9-14 [PDF]
Kasumovic MM, Bruce MJ, Herberstein ME & Andrade
MCB 2007. Risky mate search and mate preference in the golden orb-web spider (Nephila plumipes) Behav. Ecol. 18(1):189-195 [PDF]
2006
Bonev B, Grieve S, Herberstein ME, Kishore AI, Watts A & Separovic F 2006. Orientational order of Australian spider silks as determined by solid-state NMR. Biopolymers 82: 134-143 [PDF]
Bruce MJ & Herberstein ME (2006) The influence of predator cues on orb-web spider foraging behaviour. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 18:91-98 [PDF]
Gaskett, AC & Herberstein ME (2006) Flowering, pollination, and fruit set in Tongue Orchids Cryptostylis sp The Victorian Naturalist 123(3):129-133 [PDF]
AM Heiling, K Cheng & ME Herberstein (2006) Picking the right spot: Crab spiders position themselves on flowers to maximize prey attraction Behaviour 143(8):957-968 [PDF]
Hoese, FJ, Law, EAJ, Rao D & Herberstein ME (2006) Distinctive yellow bands on a sit-and-wait predator: prey attractant or camouflage? Behaviour 143(6):763-781 [PDF]
Rao D, Cheng K & Herberstein ME A natural history of web decorations in the St. Andrew’s Cross spider (Argiope keyserlingi). Australian Journal of Zoology 55(1):9–14 [PDF]
Wignall A, Heiling AM, Cheng K & Herberstein ME 2006. Floral symmetry preferences in honey bees and their crab spider predators. Ethology 112: 510-518 [PDF]
Woodward R, Herberstein ME & Herbert CA 2006 Fertility control in eastern grey kangaroos using the GnRH agonist deslorelin. 2. Effects on behaviour Wildlife Research 33: 47-55 [PDF]
2005
Bruce MJ, Heiling AM & Herberstein ME 2005. Spider signals: are web decorations visible to birds and bees? Biology Letters, 1-4 [PDF]
Bruce MJ & Herberstein ME 2005 Web decoration polymorphism in Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneidae) spiders: ontogenetic and interspecific
variation Journal of Natural History, 39(44): 3833–3845 [PDF]
Heiling AM, Chittka L, Cheng K & Herberstein ME 2005. Colouration in crab spiders: substrate choice and prey attraction. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208, 1785-1792 [PDF]
Heiling AM, Cheng K, Chittka L, Goeth A & Herberstein ME 2005. The role of UV in crab spider signals: effects on perception by prey and predators. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208, 3925-3931 [PDF]
Herberstein ME, Barry K, Turoczy M, Wills E, Youssef C & Elgar MA 2005. Post-copulation mate guarding in the sexually cannibalistic St Andrew's Cross spider (Araneae Araneidae). Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 17, 17-26 [PDF]
Herberstein ME, Gaskett AC, Vella NGF & Elgar MA 2005 Limits to male copulation frequency: sexual cannibalism and sterility in St Andrew’s Cross spiders (Araneae, Araneidae). Ethology, 111, 1050-1061 [PDF]
2004
Bruce MJ, Heiling AM & Herberstein ME 2004. Web decorations and foraging success in ‘Araneus’ eburnus (Araneae: Araneidae). Annales zoologici fennici, 41, 563-575 [PDF]
Gaskett AC, Herberstein ME, Downes B & Elgar MA 2004 Changes in male mate choice in a sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider (Araneae: Araneidae). Behaviour, 141, 1197-1210 [PDF]
Heiling AM, Cheng K & Herberstein ME 2004 Exploitation of floral signals by crab spiders (Thomisus spectabilis, Thomisidae). Behavioral Ecology, 15, 321-326 [PDF]
Heiling AM & Herberstein ME 2004 Predator-prey coevolution: Australian native bees avoid their spider predators. Biology Letters, 271, S196–S198 [PDF]
2003
Elgar MA, Bruce MJ, Champion de Crespigny FDE, Cutler AC, Cutler CL, Gaskett AC, Herberstein ME, Ramamurthy, S & Schneider, JM 2003 Male mate choice and patterns of paternity in the polyandrous, sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider, Nephila plumipes. Australian Journal of Zoology, 51, 357-365 [PDF]
Griffiths BV, Holwell
GI, Herberstein ME & Elgar MA 2003 Frequency, composition
and variation in external food stores constructed by orb-web spiders: Nephila edulis and Nephila plumipes (Araneae: Araneoidea). Australian Journal of Zoology 51:
119-128 [PDF]
Herberstein ME & Fleisch AF 2003 Effect of abiotic factors on the foraging strategy of the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi (Araneae: Araneidae). Austral Ecology, 28, 622-628 [PDF]
Heiling AM,Herberstein ME & Chittka
L 2003 Crab spiders manipulate flower signals. Nature 421: 334 [PDF]
2002
Herberstein ME, Schneider JM, Elgar MA, 2002 Costs
of courtship and mating in a sexually cannibalistic
orb-web spider: female mating strategies and their consequences
for
males. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 51:440-446 [PDF]
Kishore AI, Herberstein ME, Craig CL & Separovic F 2002 Solid-state NMR relaxation studies of Australian spider silks. Biopolymers. 61: 287-297 [PDF]
2001
Bruce MJ, Herberstein ME & Elgar MA, 2001. Signalling
conflict between prey and predator attraction. Journal of
Evolutionary Biology 14:786-794 [PDF]
de Crespigny FEC, Herberstein ME & Elgar MA, 2001.
Food caching in orb-web spiders (Araneae : Araneoidea). Naturwissenschaften 88:42-45 [PDF]
de Crespigny FEC, Herberstein ME & Elgar MA, 2001.
The effect of predator-prey distance and prey profitability on the attack
behaviour of the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi (Araneidae).
Australian Journal of Zoology 49:213-221 [PDF]
Herberstein ME & Heiling AM, 2001. Positioning at the hub: does it matter on which side of the web orb-web spiders sit? Journal of Zoology 255:157-163 [PDF]
2000
Chmiel K, Herberstein ME, & Elgar MA, 2000. Web damage
and feeding experience influence web site tenacity in the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi Karsch. Animal Behaviour 60:821-826.
Craig CL, Riekel C, Herberstein ME, Weber RS, Kaplan
D, & Pierce NE, 2000. Evidence for diet effects on
the composition of silk proteins produced by spiders. Molecular Biology & Evolution 17:1904-1913 [PDF]
Elgar MA, Schneider JM & Herberstein ME, 2000. Female
control of paternity in the sexually cannibalistic spider Argiope
keyserlingi. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Series
B: Biological Sciences 267:2439-2443 [PDF]
Harkin EL, van Dongen WFD, Herberstein ME & Elgar MA,
2000. The influence of visual obstructions on the vigilance and escape
behaviour of house sparrows, Passer domesticus. Australian
Journal of Zoology 48:259-263.
Heiling AM & Herberstein ME, 2000. Interpretations
of orb-web variability: A review of past and current ideas. Ekologia-Bratislava 19:97-106.
Herberstein ME, 2000. Foraging behaviour in orb-web
spiders (Araneidae): do web decorations increase prey capture success
in Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878? Australian Journal of
Zoology 48:217-223
Herberstein ME, Craig CL, Coddington JA, & Elgar MA,
2000. The functional significance of silk decorations of
orb-web spiders: a critical review of the empirical evidence
[Review]. Biological Reviews 75:649-669.
Herberstein ME, Craig CL, & Elgar MA, 2000. Foraging
strategies and feeding regimes: Web and decoration investment in Argiope
keyserlingi Karsch (Araneae : Araneidae). Evolutionary Ecology
Research 2:69-80.
Herberstein ME, Gaskett AC, Glencross D, Hart S, Jaensch
S, & Elgar MA, 2000. Does the presence of potential prey affect web design
in Argiope keyserlingi (Araneae, Araneidae)? Journal of Arachnology 28:346-350 [PDF].
Herberstein ME &Tso IM, 2000. Evaluation of formulae
to estimate the capture area and mesh height of orb webs
(Araneoidea, Araneae). Journal of Arachnology 28:180-184.
Schneider JM, Herberstein ME, De Crespigny FC, Ramamurthy
S & Elgar MA, 2000. Sperm competition and small size advantage for males
of the golden orb-web spider Nephila edulis. Journal of Evolutionary
Biology 13:939-946
1999
Herberstein ME & Heiling AM 1999 Asymmetry in spider
orb webs: a result of physical constraints? Animal Behaviour 58:1241-1246.
Heiling AM & Herberstein ME, 1999 The importance
of being larger: Intraspecific competition for prime web
sites in orb-web spiders (Araneae, Araneidae). Behaviour 136:669-677
1998
Herberstein ME, Abernethy KE, Blackhouse K, Bradford H, de Crespigny FE, Luckock PR & Elgar MA 1998 The effect of feeding history on prey capture behaviour in the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi KARSCH (Araneae: Araneidae). Ethology 104: 565-571
Herberstein ME 1998. Web placement in sympatric linyphiid spiders (Arachnida, Araneae): individual foraging decisions reveal interspecific competition. Acta Oecologica 19(1): 67-71
Heiling AM, Herberstein ME & Spitzer G 1998 Calculation of the capture thread length in orb webs (Araneae: Araneidae): evaluation of new formulae. Annals of the American Entomological Society 91: 135-138
Heiling AM & Herberstein ME 1998 The web of Nuctenea sclopetaria (Clerck) (Araneae: Araneidae): relationship between body size and web design. Journal of Arachnology 26: 91-96
Herberstein ME & Heiling AM 1998 Does mesh height influence prey length in orb-web spiders? European Journal of Entomology 95: 367-371
1997
Herberstein ME 1997 Niche partitioning in three sympatric web-building spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 10(7): 233-238
Herberstein ME 1997 The effect of habitat structure on web height preference in three sympatric web-building spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Journal of Arachnology 25: 93-96
1994
Herberstein ME & Elgar MA 1994 Foraging strategies of Eriophora transmarina and Nephila plumipes (Araneae: Araneoidea): nocturnal and diurnal orb-weaving spiders. Australian Journal of Ecology 19: 451-457
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