By Professor Mike Ivan Letnic

Journal articles

Purwandana D; Arifiandy A; Imansyah MJ; Seno A; Ciofi C; Letnic MI; Jessop T, 2016, 'Ecological Allometries and Niche Use Dynamics Across Komodo Dragon Ontogeny', Naturwissenschaften, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-016-1351-6

Letnic MI; Feit A; Mills C; Feit B, 2016, 'The crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) in the south-eastern Strzelecki Desert', Australian Mammalogy, 38, pp. 241 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM15027

Colman N; Crowther M; Letnic M, 2015, 'Macroecological patterns in mammal abundances provide evidence that an apex predator shapes forest ecosystems by suppressing herbivore and mesopredator abundance', Journal of Biogeography, 42, pp. 1975 - 1985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12563

Eldridge ; Poore A; Ruiz-Colmenero M; Letnic MI; Soliveres S, 2015, 'Ecosystem structure, function and composition in rangelands are negatively affected by livestock grazing', Ecological Applications

Gordon C; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Functional extinction of a desert rodent: implications for seed fate and vegetation dynamics.', Ecography: pattern and diversity in ecology, 39, pp. 815 - 824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01648

Moseby K; Blumstein D; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Harnessing natural selection to tackle the problem of prey naïveté', Evolutionary Applications: evolutionary approaches to environmental, biomedical and socio-economic issues, 9, pp. 334 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12332

Leo V; Reading R; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Interference competition: odours of an apex predator and conspecifics influence resource acquisition by red foxes', Oecologia, 179, pp. 1033 - 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-015-3423-2

Hunter DO; Britz T; Jones M; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Reintroduction of Tasmanian devils to mainland Australia can restore top-down control in ecosystems where dingoes have been extirpated', Biological Conservation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.07.030

Lawes M; Lawes ; Fisher DO; Johnson CN; Blomberg S; Frank A; Fritz S; McCallum H; VanDerWal J; Abbott B; Legge S; Thomas C; Letnic MI; Thurgate N; Fisher A; Gordon I; Kutt A, 2015, 'Correlates of recent declines of rodents in northern and southern Australia: habitat structure is critical', PLoS One, 10, pp. e0130626 - e0130626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130626

Colman N; Crowther MS; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Macro-ecological patterns in mammal abundances provide evidence that an apex predator shapes forest ecosystems by suppressing herbivore and mesopredator abundance', Journal of Biogeography

Rees J; Webb JK; Crowther MS; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Ravens are a key threat to beach-nesting birds', Australian Field Ornithologist, 32, pp. 100 - 107

Newsome TM; Ballard GA; Crowther MS; Dellinger JA; Fleming PJS; Glen AS; Greenville AC; Johnson CN; Letnic M; Moseby KE; Nimmo DG; Nelson MP; Read JL; Ripple WJ; Ritchie EG; Shores CR; Wallach AD; Wirsing AJ; Dickman CR, 2015, 'Resolving the value of the dingo in ecological restoration', Restoration Ecology, 23, pp. 201 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12186

Feit B; Dempster T; Gibb H; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Invasive cane toads’ predatory impact on dung beetles is mediated by reservoir type at artificial water points', Ecosystems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-015-9865-x

Newsome ; Ballard GA; Crowther M; Glen AS; Dellinger JA; Fleming PJS; Greenville A; Johnson CN; Letnic MI; Moseby KE; Nimmo D; Nelson MP; Read JL; Ripple WJ; Ritchie EG; Shores CR; Wallach A; Wirsing A; Dickman CR, 2015, 'Resolving the value of the dingo in ecological restoration', Restoration Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12186

Morris T; Gordon C; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Divergent foraging behavior of a desert rodent, Notomys fuscus, in cover and open microhabitats revealed using GUDs and video analysis', Australian Mammalogy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM14030

Gordon C; Feit A; Gruber J; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Mesopredator suppression by an apex predator alleviates the risk of predation perceived by small prey', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 20142870, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2870

Letnic MI; Dempster T; Jessop TJ; Webb JK, 2015, 'Restricting access to invasion hubs enabes sustained control of an invasive vertebrate', Journal of Applied Ecology, 52, pp. 341 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12390

Letnic MI; Laffan SW; Greenville AC; Russell BG; Mitchell B; Fleming PJS, 2015, 'Artificial watering points are focal points for activity by an invasive herbivore but not native herbivores in conservation reserves in arid Australia', Biodiversity and Conservation, 24, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0770-y

Feit B; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Species level traits determine positive and negative population impacts of invasive cane toads on native squamates', Biodiversity and Conservation, 24, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0850-z

Colman ; Gordon ; Crowther ; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Response to Allen ‘An alternative hypothesis to the conclusion of Colman et al. (2014)’', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1845

Fisher ; Johnson ; Lawes ; Fritz ; McCallum ; Blomberg ; VanDerWaal ; Abbott ; Franke ; Legge ; Letnic MI; Thomas ; Fisher ; Gordon ; Kutt , 2014, 'Response to commentary by Woinarski (Critical-weight-range marsupials in northern Australia are declining: a commentary on Fisher et al. (2014) ‘The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: is history repeating?’)', Global Ecology and Biogeography: a journal of macroecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12252

Jessop TJ; Dempster T; Letnic MI; Webb J , 2014, 'Interplay among nocturnal activity, melatonin, corticosterone and performance in the invasive cane toad (Rhinella marinus)', General and Comparative Endocrinology, 206, pp. 43 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.07.013

Pastro L; Dickman CR; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Fire type and hemisphere determine fire effects on alpha and beta diversity: A global meta-analysis', Global Ecology and Biogeography: a journal of macroecology, 23, pp. 1146 - 1156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12195

Rees J; Webb JK; Crowther MS; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Carrion subsidies provided by fishermen increase predation of beach-nesting bird nests by facultative scavengers', Animal Conservation, 17 (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12133

Crowther MS; Fillios M; Colman N; Letnic MI, 2014, 'An updated description of the Australian Dingo (Canis dingo Meyer, 1793)', Journal of Zoology, 293, pp. 192 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12134

Colman N; Gordon C; Crowther MS; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Lethal control of an apex predator has unintended cascading effects on forest mammal assemblages', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 281, pp. 20133094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3094

Letnic MI; Webb JK; Florance D; Jessop TJ; Dempster T , 2014, 'Artificial water points facilitate the spread of an invasive vertebrate in arid Australia', Journal of Applied Ecology, 51, pp. 795 - 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12232

Webb JK; Letnic MI; Jessop TJ; Dempster T, 2014, 'Behavioural flexibility allows an invasive vertebrate to survive in a semi-arid environment', Biology Letters, 10, pp. 20131014 - 20131014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.1014

Johnson CN; Crowther MS; Dickman CR; Letnic MI; Newsome TM; Nimmo DG; Ritchie EG; Wallach AD, 2014, 'Experiments in no-impact control of dingoes: comment on Allen et al. 2013', Frontiers in Zoology, 11, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-17

Ripple W; Estes J; Beshta R; Wilmers C; Ritchie E; Hebblewhite M; Berger J; Elmhagen B; Letnic M; Nelson M; Schmitz O; Smith D; Wallach A; Wirsing A, 2014, 'Status and ecological effects of the world's largest carnivores', Science, 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1241484

Letnic M; Tischler M; Gordon C, 2013, 'Desert small mammal responses to wildfire and predation in the aftermath of a La Nińa driven resource pulse', Austral Ecology, 38, pp. 841 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12063

Pastro L; Dickman C; Letnic M, 2013, 'Effects of wildfire, rainfall and region on desert lizard assemblages: The importance of multi-scale processes', Oecologia, 173, pp. 603 - 614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-013-2642-7

Jessop T; Letnic M; Webb JK; Dempster T, 2013, 'Adrenocortical stress responses influence an invasive vertebrate's fitness in an extreme environment', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1444

Hu Y; Urlus J; Gillespie G; Letnic M; Jessop TS, 2013, 'Evaluating the role of fire disturbance in structuring small reptile communities in temperate forests', Biodiversity and Conservation, 22, pp. 1949 - 1963, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-013-0519-z

Letnic M; Baker L; Nesbitt B, 2013, 'Ecologically functional landscapes and the role of dingoes as trophic regulators in south-eastern Australia and other habitats', Ecological Management and Restoration, 14, pp. 101 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12035

Fisher DO; Blomberg SP; Johnson CN; Frank A; Lawes MJ; Fritz SA; Mccallum H; Vanderwal J; Abbott B; Fisher A; Legge S; Gordon IJ; Letnic M; Thomas CR; Kutt A, 2013, 'The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: Is history repeating?', Global Ecology and Biogeography, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12088

Ripple B; Wirsig A; Wilmers C; Letnic M, 2013, 'Widespread mesopredator Effects after Wolf Extirpation', Biological Conservation, 160, pp. 70 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.12.033

Letnic M; Ritchie EG; Dickman CR, 2012, 'Top predators as biodiversity regulators: The dingo Canis lupus dingo as a case study', Biological Reviews, 87, pp. 390 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185X.2011.00203.x

Fillios M; Crowther M; Letnic M, 2012, 'The impact of the dingo on the thylacine in Holocene Australia', World Archaeology, 44, pp. 118 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2012.646112

Radford C; Letnic M; Fillios M; Crowther M, 2012, 'An assessment of the taxonomic status of wild canids in south-eastern New South Wales: phenotypic variation in dingoes', Australian Journal of Zoology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ZO12006

Letnic M; Fillios M; Crowther M, 2012, 'Could Direct Killing by Larger Dingoes Have Caused the Extinction of the Thylacine from Mainland Australia?', PLoS ONE, 7

Ritchie EG; Elmhagen B; Glen AS; Letnic M; Ludwig G; McDonald RA, 2012, 'Ecosystem restoration with teeth: What role for predators?', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 27, pp. 265 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.01.001

Tingley R; Phillips B; Letnic M; Brown G; Shine R; Baird S, 2012, 'Identifying optimal barriers to halt the invasion of cane toads Rhinella marina in arid Australia', Journal of Applied Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12021

Letnic M; Crowther M, 2012, 'Patterns in the abundance of kangaroo populations in arid Australia are consistent with the exploitation ecosystems hypothesis', Oikos, 122, pp. 761 - 769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.20121.20425.x

Letnic M; Shine R; Webb J; Timothy D; Ruchira S, 2012, 'Why does vulnerability to toxic invasive cane toads vary among populations of Australian freshwater crocodiles?', Animal Conservation, 16, pp. 86 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00578.x

Pastro L; Dickman C; Letnic M, 2011, 'Burning for biodiversity or burning biodiversity? Prescribed burn vs. wildfire impacts on plants, lizards, and mammals', Ecological Applications, 21, pp. 3238 - 3253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/10-2351.1

Letnic M; Crowther MS; Dickman CR; Ritchie EG, 2011, 'Demonising the dingo: How much wild dogma is enough?', Current Zoology, 57, pp. 668 - 670

Fukuda Y; Letnic M; Manolis C; Lindner G; Webb G, 2011, 'Recovery of saltwater crocodiles following unregulated hunting in tidal rivers of the Northern Territory, Australia', Journal of Wildlife Management, 75, pp. 1253 - 1266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.191

Russell B; Fleming P; Letnic M, 2011, 'Managing feral goat impacts by manipulating their access to water in the rangelands', Rangeland Journal, 33, pp. 143 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RJ10070

Cupples J; Crowther M; Letnic M, 2011, 'Dietary overlap and prey selectivity among sympatric carnivores: Could dingoes suppress foxes through competition for prey?', Journal of Mammalogy, 92, pp. 590 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/10-MAMM-A-164.1

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