By Professor Mike Ivan Letnic

Journal articles

Letnic M; Dempster T; Jessop T; Webb J, 2024, 'Imperfect adaptation by freshwater crocodiles to the invasion of a toxic prey species', Biological Invasions, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03273-x

Walker BJJ; Letnic M; Bucknall MP; Watson L; Jordan NR, 2024, 'Male dingo urinary scents code for age class and wild dingoes respond to this information', Chemical Senses, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjae004

Letnic M; Roberts B; Hodgson M; Ross A; Cuartas S; Lapwong Y; Price O; Sentinella N; Webb J, 2023, 'Fire severity influences the post-fire habitat structure and abundance of a cool climate lizard', Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere, 48, pp. 1440 - 1453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.13410

Wijas BJ; Finlayson G; Letnic M, 2023, 'Herbivores’ Impacts Cascade Through the Brown Food Web in a Dryland', Ecosystems, 26, pp. 969 - 982, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-022-00810-4

McLean D; Goldingay R; Letnic M, 2023, 'Diet of the Dingo in Subtropical Australian Forests: Are Small, Threatened Macropods at Risk?', Animals, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13142257

Cairns K; Crowther M; Parker H; Ostrander E; Letnic M, 2023, 'Genome-wide variant analyses reveal new patterns of admixture and population structure in Australian dingoes', Molecular Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16998

Wijas BJ; Cornwell WK; Letnic M, 2023, 'Herbivores disrupt the flow of food resources to termites in dryland ecosystems', Ecology, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4035

Xu T; Xu M; Zhang M; Letnic M; Wang J; Wang L, 2023, 'Spatial effects of nitrogen deposition on soil organic carbon stocks in patchy degraded saline-alkaline grassland', Geoderma, 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116408

Sheldon E; Feit B; Feit A; Letnic M, 2023, 'Negative frequency dependent prey selection by two canid predators and its implications for conservation of a threatened rodent in arid Australia', Biodiversity and Conservation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02570-6

Moseby K; Van der Weyde L; Letnic M; Blumstein DT; West R; Bannister H, 2023, 'Addressing prey naivety in native mammals by accelerating selection for antipredator traits', Ecological Applications, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.2780

Letnic M; Donfrancescoo ; Allen ; Appleby ; Behrendorff ; Conroy ; Crowther ; Dickman ; Doherty ; Fancourt ; Gordon ; Jackson ; Johnson ; Kennedy ; Koungoulos ; Leung ; Mitchell ; Nesbitt ; Newsome ; Pacioni ; Phillip ; Purcell ; Ritchie ; Smith ; Stephens ; Tatler ; van Eden ; Cairns K, 2023, 'Understanding conflict among experts working oncontroversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo', Conservation Science and Practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12900

Webb JK; Jolly CJ; Hinds M; Adams C; Cuartas-Villa S; Lapwong Y; Letnic M, 2023, 'Effects of the Australian 2019–2020 megafires on a population of endangered broad-headed snakes Hoplocephalus bungaroides', Austral Ecology, 48, pp. 24 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.13118

Price OF; Mikac K; Wilson N; Roberts B; Critescu RH; Gallagher R; Mallee J; Donatiou P; Webb J; Keith DA; Letnic M; Mackenzie BDE, 2023, 'Short-term impacts of the 2019–20 fire season on biodiversity in eastern Australia', Austral Ecology, 48, pp. 3 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.13247

Van der Weyde LK; Blumstein DT; Letnic M; Tuft K; Ryan-Schofield N; Moseby KE, 2023, 'Can native predators be used as a stepping stone to reduce prey naivety to novel predators?', Behavioral Ecology, 34, pp. 63 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arac097

Alves JM; Carneiro M; Day JP; Welch JJ; Duckworth JA; Cox TE; Letnic M; Strive T; Ferrand N; Jiggins FM, 2022, 'A single introduction of wild rabbits triggered the biological invasion of Australia', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122734119

Brun M; Oliver AS; Alves J; Nankivell A; Letnic M, 2022, 'Irrupting prey populations in the absence of a mammalian apex predator drive shifts in prey selection by eagles', Science of Nature, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-022-01804-x

Letnic M; Hunter DO, 2022, 'Dingoes have greater suppressive effect on fox populations than poisoning campaigns', Australian Mammalogy, 44, pp. 387 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM21036

McHugh D; Goldingay RL; Letnic M, 2022, 'Occupancy and co-occurrence patterns of endemic mammals and introduced predators across a broad geographical gradient in eastern Australia', Biodiversity and Conservation, 31, pp. 989 - 1021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02374-0

Lee JS; Letnic M; Mills CH, 2021, 'Diet and occurrences of the letter-winged kite in a predation refuge', Science of Nature, 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-021-01772-8

Wijas B; Letnic M, 2021, 'Top-down effects have primacy over bottom-up effects on the population dynamics of a flightless desert bird', Journal of Arid Environments, 195, pp. 104611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104611

Ross A; Lawes J; Letnic M, 2021, 'The impact of headstarting on the survival and naiveté of an endangered terrestrial mammal after return to the wild', Animal Conservation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12745

Bannister HL; Letnic M; Blumstein DT; Moseby KE, 2021, 'Individual traits influence survival of a reintroduced marsupial only at low predator densities', Animal Conservation, 24, pp. 904 - 913, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12690

Ross AK; Lawes JC; Elphinstone A; Stutsel S; Letnic M, 2021, 'Headstarting as a cost-effective conservation strategy for an endangered mammal', Current Biology, 31, pp. R465 - R466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.017

Braden J; Mills C; Cornwell W; Waudby H; Letnic M, 2021, 'Impacts of grazing by kangaroos and rabbits on vegetation and soils in a semi-arid conservation reserve', Journal of Arid Environments, 190, pp. 104526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104526

Edwards C; Cornwell W; Letnic M, 2021, 'Frequent consumption of sap suggests that omnivory is widespread among Australian geckos', Science of Nature, 108, pp. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-021-01720-6

Cairns K; Newman K; Crowther M; Letnic M, 2021, 'Pelage variation in dingoes across southeastern Australia: implications for conservation and management', Journal of Zoology

Fisher A; Mills C; Lyons M; Cornwell W; Letnic M, 2021, 'Remote sensing of trophic cascades: multi-temporal landsat imagery reveals vegetation change driven by the removal of an apex predator', Landscape Ecology, 36, pp. 1341 - 1358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01206-w

Chu N; Cornwell W; Letnic M, 2021, 'Mistletoes Facilitate a Desert Herbivore by Improving the Quality of Shade', Ecosystems, 24, pp. 1393 - 1401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00590-9

Ross AK; Lawes JC; Lowry JA; Letnic M, 2021, 'DIY radio-collar attachment for small macropods', Australian Mammalogy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM20068

Crowther MS; Cairns KM; van Eeden LM; Letnic M, 2021, 'Introgression does not influence the positive ecological and functional role of dingo populations', Australian Zoologist, 41, pp. 338 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.016

Steindler L; Letnic M, 2021, 'Not so naïve: endangered mammal responds to olfactory cues of an introduced predator after less than 150 years of coexistence', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 75, pp. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02952-8

Cairns KM; Crowther MS; Nesbitt B; Letnic M, 2021, 'The myth of wild dogs in Australia: Are there any out there?', Australian Mammalogy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM20055

Mills CH; Wijas B; Gordon CE; Lyons M; Feit A; Wilkinson A; Letnic M, 2021, 'Two alternate states: shrub, bird and mammal assemblages differ on either side of the Dingo Barrier Fence', Australian Zoologist, 41, pp. 534 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2021.005

Mills CH; Waudby H; Finlayson G; Parker D; Cameron M; Letnic M, 2020, 'Grazing by over-abundant native herbivores jeopardizes conservation goals in semi-arid reserves', Global Ecology and Conservation, 24, pp. e01384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01384

Kingsford R; West R; Pedler R; Keith D; Moseby K; read J; Letnic M; Leggett K; Ryall S, 2020, 'Strategic Adaptive Management planning - restoring a desert ecosystem by managing introduced species and native herbivores and reintroducing mammals', Conservation Science and Practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.268

Letnic M; Crowther MS, 2020, 'Pesticide use is linked to increased body size in a large mammalian carnivore', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 131, pp. 220 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa084

Steindler LA; Blumstein DT; West R; Moseby KE; Letnic M, 2020, 'Exposure to a novel predator induces visual predator recognition by naïve prey', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02884-3

McHugh D; Goldingay RL; Parkyn J; Goodwin A; Letnic M, 2020, 'Short-term response of threatened small macropods and their predators to prescribed burns in subtropical Australia', Ecological Management and Restoration, 21, pp. 97 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12407

Rees J; Crowther M; Kingsford R; Letnic M, 2020, 'Direct and indirect effects of carrion subsidies in an arid rangeland: Carrion has positive effects on facultative scavengers and negative effects on a small songbird', Journal of Arid Environments, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104174

Jessop TS; Ariefiandy A; Forsyth DM; Purwandana D; White CR; Benu YJ; Madsen T; Harlow HJ; Letnic M, 2020, 'Komodo dragons are not ecological analogs of apex mammalian predators', Ecology, 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2970

Feit B; Dempster T; Jessop T; Webb J; Letnic M, 2020, 'A trophic cascade initiated by an invasive vertebrate alters the structure of native reptile communities', Global Change Biology, 26, pp. 2829 - 2840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15032

Jessop TS; Ariefiandy A; Forsyth DM; Purwandana D; White CR; Benu YJ; Madsen T; Harlow HJ; Letnic M, 2020, 'Deadly but not Dangerous: How Ecologically Effective are Komodo Dragons as an Apex Predator?', The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1671

Cairns K; Nesbitt B; Laffan S; Letnic M; Crowther M, 2019, 'Geographic hot spots of dingo genetic ancestry in southeastern Australia despite hybridisation with domestic dogs', Conservation Genetics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-019-01230-z

Contos P; Letnic M, 2019, 'Diet of the crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) in the Strzelecki Desert', Australian Mammalogy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM19003

Blumstein DT; Letnic M; Moseby K, 2019, 'In situ predator conditioning of naive prey prior to reintroduction', Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0058

Brink H; Purcell B; Letnic M; Webster H; Appleby R; Jordan N, 2019, 'Pets and pests: a review of the contrasting economics and fortunes of dingoes and domestic dogs in Australia, and a proposed new funding scheme for non-lethal dingo management', Wildlife Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR19030

Rees J; Rees G; Kingsford R; Letnic M, 2019, 'Indirect commensalism between an introduced apex predator and a native avian predator', Biodiversity and Conservation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01787-8

Ross A; Letnic M; Blumstein D; Moseby K, 2019, 'Reversing the effects of evolutionary prey naiveté through controlled predator exposure', Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, pp. 1761 - 1769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13406

McHugh D; Goldingay R; Link J; Letnic M, 2019, 'Habitat and introduced predators influence the occupancy of small threatened macropods in subtropical Australia', Ecology and Evolution, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5203

Feit B; Feit A; Letnic M, 2019, 'Apex predators decouple population dynamics between mesopredators and their prey', Ecosystems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-019-00360-2

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