By Professor Angela Moles

Journal articles

Warman L; Moles AT; Edwards W, 2011, 'Not so simple after all: Searching for ecological advantages of compound leaves', Oikos, 120, pp. 813 - 821, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.19344.x

Moles AT; Wallis IR; Foley WJ; Warton DI; Stegen JC; Bisigato AJ; Cella-pizarro L; Clark CJ; Cohen PS; Cornwell WK; Edwards W; Ejrnaes R; Gonzales-Ojeda T; Graae BJ; Hay G; Lumbwe FC; Magana-Rodriguez B; Moore BD; Peri PL; Poulsen JR; Veldtman R; von Zeipel H; Andrew NR; Boulter SL; Borer ET; Campon FF; Coll M; Farji-Brener AG; De Gabriel J; Jurado E; Kyhn LA; Low B; Mulder CPH; Reardon-Smith K; Rodriguez-Velazquez J; Seabloom EW; Vesk PA; van Cauter A; Waldram MS; Zheng Z; Blendinger PG; Enquist BJ; Facelli JM; Knight T; Majer JD; Martinez-Ramos M; Mcquillan P; Prior LD, 2011, 'Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes', New Phytologist, 191, pp. 777 - 788

Thomson F; Moles AT; Auld TD; Kingsford R, 2011, 'Seed dispersal distance is more strongly correlated with plant height than with seed mass', Journal of Ecology, 99, pp. 1299 - 1307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01867.x

Gallagher R; Leishman M; Moles AT, 2011, 'Traits and ecological strategies of Australian tropical and temperate climbing plants', Journal of Biogeography, 38, pp. 828 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02455.x

Kattge J; Diaz S; Lavorel S; Prentice I; Leadley P; Bonisch G; Garnier E; Westoby M; Reich P; Wright IJ; Cornelissen JHC; Violle C; Harrison SP; Van bodegom PM; Reichstein M; Enquist BJ; Soudzilovskaia NA; Ackerly D; Anand M; Atkin O; Bahn M; Baker TR; Baldocchi D; Bekker R; Blanco CC; Blonder B; Bond WJ; Bradstock R; Bunker DE; Casanoves F; Cavender-bares J; Chambers JQ; Chapin FS; Chave J; Coomes D; Cornwell WK; Craine JM; Dobrin BH; Duarte L; Durka W; Elser J; Esser G; Estiarte M; Fagan WF; Fang J; Fernandez-mendez F; Fidelis A; Finegan B; Flores O; Ford H; Frank D; Freschet GT; Fyllas NM; Gallagher RV; Green WA; Gutierrez AG; Hickler T; Higgins SI; Hodgson JG; Jalili A; Jansen S; Joly CA; Kerkhoff AJ; Kirkup D; Kitajima K; Kleyer M; Klotz S; Knops JMH; Kramer K; Kuhn I; Kurokawa H; Laughlin D; Lee TD; Leishman M; Lens F; Lenz T; Lewis SL; Lloyd J; Llusia J; Louault F; Ma S; Mahecha MD; Manning P; Massad T; Medlyn BE; Messier J; Moles AT; Muller S; Nadrowski K; Naeem S; Niinemets U; Nollet S; Nuske A; Ogaya R; Oleksyn J; Onipchenko VG; Onoda Y; Ordonez J; Overbeck G; Ozinga WA; Patino S; Paula S; Pausas JG; Penuelas J; Phillips O; Pillar V; Poorter H; Poorter L; Poschlod P; Prinzing A; Proulx R; Rammig A; Reinsch S; Reu B; Sack L; Salgado-negret B; Sardans J; Shiodera S; Shipley B; Siefert A; Sosinski E; Soussana JF; Swaine E; Swenson N; Thompson K; Thornton P; Waldram M; Weiher E; White MJ; White S; Wright SJ; Yguel B; Zaehle S; Zanne A; Wirth C, 2011, 'TRY - a global database of plant traits', Global Change Biology, 17, pp. 2905 - 2935, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02451.x

Edwards W; Moles AT, 2010, 'Re-contemplate an entangled bank: The Power of Movement in Plants revisited', BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 162, pp. S29 - S36, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000276606300004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Thomson F; Moles AT; Auld TD; Ramp D; Ren SRSQ; Kingsford R, 2010, 'Chasing the unknown - predicting seed dispersal mechanisms from plant traits.', Journal of Ecology, 98, pp. 1310 - 1318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01724.x

Moles AT; Edwards W, 2009, 'A curly question: why do most vines twine anticlockwise?', Australasian Science, June, pp. 30 - 32

Warman L; Moles AT, 2009, 'Alternative stable states in Australia`s Wet Tropics: A theoretical framework for the field data and a field-case for the theory', Landscape Ecology, 24, pp. 1 - 13

Westoby M; Moles AT; Falster D, 2009, 'Evolutionary coordination between offspring size at independence and adult size', Journal of Ecology, 97, pp. 23 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01396.x

Moles AT; Warton DI; Warman L; Swenson N; Laffan SW; Zanne A; Pitman AJ; Hemmings F; Leishman M, 2009, 'Global patterns in plant height', Journal of Ecology, 97, pp. 923 - 932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01526.x

Edwards W; Moles AT, 2009, 'Re-contemplate an entangled bank: The Power of Movement in Plants revisited', Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 160, pp. 111 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00972.x

Falster D; Moles AT; Westoby M, 2008, 'A general model for the scaling of offspring size and adult size', American Naturalist, 172, pp. 299 - 317

Moles AT; Gruber M; Bonser SP, 2008, 'A new framework for predicting invasive plant species', Journal of Ecology, 96, pp. 13 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01332.x

Moles AT; Pitman AJ; Wright IJ; Murray BR; Westoby M, 2008, 'Is there a latitudinal gradient in seed production?', Ecography, 32, pp. 78 - 82

Mason R; Cooke JJ; Moles AT; Leishman M, 2008, 'Reproductive output of invasive versus native plants', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 17, pp. 633 - 640

Beaulieu ; Moles AT; Leitch I; Bennett M; Dickie J; Knight C, 2007, 'Correlated evolution of genome size and seed mass', New Phytologist, 173, pp. 422 - 437, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118538991/HTMLSTART

Royer DL; Sack L; Wilf P; Lusk C; Jordan JG; Niinemets U; Wright IJ; Westoby M; Cariglino B; Coley PD; Cutter AD; Johnson K; Labandeira CC; Moles AT; Palmer MB; Valladares F, 2007, 'Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration, Eocene case study, and implications', Paleobiology, 33, pp. 574 - 589

Moles AT; Ackerly D; Tweddle J; Dickie J; Smith R; Leishman M; Mayfield M; Pitman AJ; Wood J; Westoby M, 2007, 'Global patterns in seed size', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 16, pp. 109 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-822x.2006.00259.x

Edwards W; Moles AT; Franks P, 2007, 'The global trend in plant twining direction', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 16, pp. 795 - 800

Moles AT; Westoby M, 2006, 'Seed size and plant strategy across the whole life cycle', Oikos, 113, pp. 91 - 105, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118620311/HTMLSTART

MOLES AT, 2006, 'The Ecology of Seeds', Austral Ecology, 31, pp. 545 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01611.x

Grubb PJ; Coomes DA; Metcalfe DJ; Moles AT; Ackerly DD; Webb CO; Tweddle JC; Dickie JB; Westoby M, 2005, 'Comment on "a brief history of seed size"', Science, 310, pp. 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1116097

Moles AT; Ackerly D; Webb C; Tweddle J; Dickie J; Westoby M, 2005, 'A Brief History of Seed Size', Science, 307, pp. 576 - 580, http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/307/5709/576

Moles AT; Ackerly D; Tweddle J; Dickie J; Pitman AJ; Westoby M, 2005, 'Factors that shape seed size evolution', National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 102, pp. 10540 - 10544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0501473102

Moles AT; Ackerly D; Webb C; Tweddle J; Dickie J; Westoby M, 2005, 'Response to Comment on "A Brief History of Seed Size"', Science, 310, pp. 783 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1116276

Moles AT; Warton DI; Stevens R; Westoby M, 2004, 'Does a latitudinal gradient in seedling survival favour larger seeds inthe tropics?', Ecology Letters, 7, pp. 911 - 914

Moles AT, 2004, 'Seed mass and seedling establishment after fire in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Sydney, Australia', Austral Ecology, 29, pp. 383 - 390

Moles AT; Westoby M, 2004, 'Seedling survival and seed size: a synthesis of the literature', Journal of Ecology, 92, pp. 384 - 396, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118755656/HTMLSTART

Moles AT; Falster D; Leishman M; Westoby M, 2004, 'Small-seeded species produce more seeds per square metre of canopy per year, but not per individual per lifetime', Journal of Ecology, 92, pp. 384 - 396, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118755652/HTMLSTART

Moles A, 2004, 'Vegetation of New Zealand', Austral Ecology, 29, pp. 240 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2004.01309d.x

Moles AT; Westoby M, 2004, 'What do seedlings die from and what are the implications for evolution of seed size?', Oikos, 106, pp. 193 - 199

Moles AT; Warton DI; Westoby M, 2003, 'Do small-seeded species have higher survival through seed predation than large-seeded species?', Ecology, 84, pp. 3148 - 3161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/02-0662

Moles AT; Westoby M, 2003, 'Latitude, seed predation and seed mass', Journal of Biogeography, 30, pp. 105 - 128

Moles AT; Westoby M, 2003, 'Leaf expansion times: a response to Sun', Oikos, 100, pp. 203 - 203

Moles AT; Warton DI; Westoby M, 2003, 'Seed size and survival in the soil in arid Australia', Austral Ecology, 28, pp. 575 - 585

Westoby M; Falster DS; Moles AT; Vesk PA; Wright IJ, 2002, 'Plant ecological strategies: Some leading dimensions of variation between species', Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 33, pp. 125 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.33.010802.150452

Moles AT; Westoby M, 2002, 'Seed addition experiments are more likely to increase recruitment in larger-seeded species', Oikos, 99, pp. 241 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.990204.x

Jurado E; Estrada E; Moles̀ A, 2001, 'Characterizing plant attributes with particular emphasis on seeds in Tamaulipan thornscrub in semi-arid Mexico', Journal of Arid Environments, 48, pp. 309 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jare.2000.0762

Moles AT; Westoby M, 2000, 'Do small leaves expand faster than large leaves, and do shorter expansion times reduce herbivore damage?', Oikos, 90, pp. 517 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900310.x

Moles AT; Hodson DW; Webb CJ, 2000, 'Seed size and shape and persistence in the soil in the New Zealand flora', Oikos, 89, pp. 541 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.890313.x

Moles AT; Drake DR, 1999, 'Post-dispersal seed predation on eleven large-seeded species from the New Zealand flora: A preliminary study in secondary forest', New Zealand Journal of Botany, 37, pp. 679 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512662

Moles AT; Drake DR, 1999, 'Potential contributions of the seed rain and seed bank to regeneration of native forest under plantation pine in New Zealand', New Zealand Journal of Botany, 37, pp. 83 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512615

MOLES A, 1949, 'AN INTERFERENCE PARADOX IN SOUND', NATURE, 164, pp. 487 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/164487a0

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