Richard Shine

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1 The potential for behavioral thermoregulation to buffer "cold-blooded" animals against climate warming. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 3.88
2 Invasion and the evolution of speed in toads. Nature 2006 3.78
3 Reid's paradox revisited: the evolution of dispersal kernels during range expansion. Am Nat 2008 2.21
4 A toad more traveled: the heterogeneous invasion dynamics of cane toads in Australia. Am Nat 2008 1.90
5 The cane toad's (Chaunus [Bufo] marinus) increasing ability to invade Australia is revealed by a dynamically updated range model. Proc Biol Sci 2007 1.85
6 Adapting to an invasive species: toxic cane toads induce morphological change in Australian snakes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.84
7 Life-history evolution in range-shifting populations. Ecology 2010 1.80
8 Invasion, stress, and spinal arthritis in cane toads. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 1.70
9 An invasive species induces rapid adaptive change in a native predator: cane toads and black snakes in Australia. Proc Biol Sci 2006 1.52
10 Ontogenetic variation in the chemical defenses of cane toads (Bufo marinus): toxin profiles and effects on predators. J Chem Ecol 2009 1.37
11 Fitness of juvenile lizards depends on seasonal timing of hatching, not offspring body size. Oecologia 2007 1.36
12 Locomotor performance in an invasive species: cane toads from the invasion front have greater endurance, but not speed, compared to conspecifics from a long-colonised area. Oecologia 2009 1.33
13 Rapid shifts in dispersal behavior on an expanding range edge. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 1.32
14 Genetic evidence for co-occurrence of chromosomal and thermal sex-determining systems in a lizard. Biol Lett 2008 1.31
15 Parasites and pathogens lag behind their host during periods of host range advance. Ecology 2010 1.28
16 Origin of the parasites of an invading species, the Australian cane toad (Bufo marinus): are the lungworms Australian or American? Mol Ecol 2008 1.26
17 Determinants of incubation period: do reptilian embryos hatch after a fixed total number of heart beats? J Exp Biol 2009 1.26
18 Behavioral thermoregulation by turtle embryos. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.24
19 Desiccation risk drives the spatial ecology of an invasive anuran (Rhinella marina) in the Australian semi-desert. PLoS One 2011 1.23
20 The early toad gets the worm: cane toads at an invasion front benefit from higher prey availability. J Anim Ecol 2013 1.22
21 Impact of the invasive cane toad (Bufo marinus) on an Australian frog (Opisthodon ornatus) depends on minor variation in reproductive timing. Oecologia 2008 1.20
22 Abiotic and biotic influences on the dispersal behavior of metamorph cane toads (Bufo marinus) in tropical Australia. J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol 2008 1.19
23 Establishment success of introduced amphibians increases in the presence of congeneric species. Am Nat 2011 1.17
24 Smart moves: effects of relative brain size on establishment success of invasive amphibians and reptiles. PLoS One 2011 1.17
25 Competing for crevices: interspecific conflict influences retreat-site selection in montane lizards. Oecologia 2004 1.15
26 Sexual dimorphism in lizard body shape: the roles of sexual selection and fecundity selection. Evolution 2002 1.14
27 How much stress do researchers inflict on their study animals? A case study using a scincid lizard, Eulamprus heatwolei. J Exp Biol 2006 1.14
28 Estimating survival rates of uncatchable animals: the myth of high juvenile mortality in reptiles. Ecology 2008 1.14
29 Maternal basking behaviour determines offspring sex in a viviparous reptile. Proc Biol Sci 2004 1.09
30 Growth to death in lizards. Evolution 2002 1.08
31 Modeling the consequences of thermal trait variation for the cane toad invasion of Australia. Ecol Appl 2010 1.08
32 Removing forest canopy cover restores a reptile assemblage. Ecol Appl 2011 1.08
33 Territorial behavior in Taiwanese kukrisnakes (Oligodon formosanus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.08
34 The adaptive significance of temperature-dependent sex determination: experimental tests with a short-lived lizard. Evolution 2005 1.07
35 Evolutionary biology: adaptive developmental plasticity in snakes. Nature 2004 1.07
36 Maternal nutrition affects reproductive output and sex allocation in a lizard with environmental sex determination. Proc Biol Sci 2007 1.06
37 The physiological basis of geographic variation in rates of embryonic development within a widespread lizard species. Am Nat 2010 1.05
38 Nesting lizards (Bassiana duperreyi) compensate partly, but not completely, for climate change. Ecology 2009 1.01
39 Climate effects on offspring sex ratio in a viviparous lizard. J Anim Ecol 2009 1.01
40 Larger body size at metamorphosis enhances survival, growth and performance of young cane toads (Rhinella marina). PLoS One 2013 1.01
41 Fat is sexy for females but not males: the influence of body reserves on reproduction in snakes (Vipera aspis). Horm Behav 2002 1.01
42 Genetic assimilation and the postcolonization erosion of phenotypic plasticity in island tiger snakes. Curr Biol 2009 0.99
43 Does body volume constrain reproductive output in lizards? Biol Lett 2005 0.98
44 When dinner is dangerous: toxic frogs elicit species-specific responses from a generalist snake predator. Am Nat 2007 0.98
45 Offspring sex in a lizard depends on egg size. Curr Biol 2009 0.98
46 The adaptive significance of reptilian viviparity in the tropics: testing the maternal manipulation hypothesis. Evolution 2006 0.98
47 The ecological impact of invasive cane toads on tropical snakes: field data do not support laboratory-based predictions. Ecology 2011 0.98
48 Geographic variation in the age of temperate-zone reptile and amphibian species: Southern Hemisphere species are older. Biol Lett 2010 0.97
49 Evaluating thermoregulation in reptiles: the fallacy of the inappropriately applied method. Physiol Biochem Zool 2004 0.95
50 Infection dynamics of the lungworm Rhabdias pseudosphaerocephala in its natural host, the cane toad (Bufo marinus), and in novel hosts (native Australian frogs). J Wildl Dis 2010 0.94
51 Spatial genetic analysis and long-term mark-recapture data demonstrate male-biased dispersal in a snake. Biol Lett 2007 0.94
52 Interactions among thermal parameters determine offspring sex under temperature-dependent sex determination. Proc Biol Sci 2010 0.94
53 Thermally induced torpor in fullterm lizard embryos synchronizes hatching with ambient conditions. Biol Lett 2006 0.93
54 Beyond size-number trade-offs: clutch size as a maternal effect. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2009 0.93
55 Life-history adaptations to arboreality in snakes. Ecology 2007 0.92
56 Embryonic exposure to conspecific chemicals suppresses cane toad growth and survival. Biol Lett 2011 0.92
57 Fatal attraction: adaptations to prey on native frogs imperil snakes after invasion of toxic toads. Proc Biol Sci 2009 0.92
58 Phylogenetic relationships within laticaudine sea snakes (Elapidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2011 0.92
59 Egg incubation effects generate positive correlations between size, speed and learning ability in young lizards. Anim Cogn 2013 0.91
60 How well do predators adjust to climate-mediated shifts in prey distribution? A study on Australian water pythons. Ecology 2011 0.91
61 Habitat selection in a rocky landscape: experimentally decoupling the influence of retreat site attributes from that of landscape features. PLoS One 2012 0.90
62 Genetic Connectivity among Populations of an Endangered Snake Species from Southeastern Australia (Hoplocephalus bungaroides, Elapidae). Ecol Evol 2011 0.90
63 A genetic perspective on rapid evolution in cane toads (Rhinella marina). Mol Ecol 2015 0.89
64 Evolutionary diversification of the lizard genus Bassiana (Scincidae) across Southern Australia. PLoS One 2010 0.89
65 Lizards combine stored energy and recently acquired nutrients flexibly to fuel reproduction. J Anim Ecol 2008 0.89
66 Hotter nests produce smarter young lizards. Biol Lett 2012 0.88
67 Energetic costs of tail loss in a montane scincid lizard. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2003 0.88
68 Aggressive transition between alternative male social tactics in a long-lived Australian dragon (Physignathus lesueurii) living at high density. PLoS One 2012 0.88
69 Why do female lizards lay their eggs in communal nests? J Anim Ecol 2007 0.88
70 Turgid female toads give males the slip: a new mechanism of female mate choice in the Anura. Biol Lett 2010 0.88
71 Isolation and development of a molecular sex marker for Bassiana duperreyi, a lizard with XX/XY sex chromosomes and temperature-induced sex reversal. Mol Genet Genomics 2009 0.87
72 Host-parasite relationships during a biologic invasion: 75 years postinvasion, cane toads and sympatric Australian frogs retain separate lungworm faunas. J Wildl Dis 2012 0.87
73 Morphological adaptations to marine life in snakes. J Morphol 2011 0.87
74 The adaptive significance of sexually dimorphic scale rugosity in sea snakes. Am Nat 2006 0.87
75 Corticosterone exposure during embryonic development affects offspring growth and sex ratios in opposing directions in two lizard species with environmental sex determination. Physiol Biochem Zool 2009 0.87
76 Embryos in the fast lane: high-temperature heart rates of turtles decline after hatching. PLoS One 2010 0.87
77 Effects of oceanic salinity on body condition in sea snakes. Integr Comp Biol 2012 0.87
78 Corticosterone-immune interactions during captive stress in invading Australian cane toads (Rhinella marina). Horm Behav 2012 0.87
79 Latitudinal and seasonal variation in reproductive effort of the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus). Integr Zool 2014 0.87
80 Climate change, multiple paternity and offspring survival in lizards. Evolution 2011 0.86
81 Like mother, like daughter: inheritance of nest-site location in snakes. Biol Lett 2007 0.86
82 Intraspecific variation in the direction and degree of sex-biased dispersal among sea-snake populations. Mol Ecol 2011 0.86
83 Invader immunology: invasion history alters immune system function in cane toads (Rhinella marina) in tropical Australia. Ecol Lett 2014 0.85
84 The effects of experimentally infecting Australian tree frogs with lungworms (Rhabdias pseudosphaerocephala) from invasive cane toads. Int J Parasitol 2011 0.85
85 The influence of hydric environments during egg incubation on embryonic heart rates and offspring phenotypes in a scincid lizard (Lampropholis guichenoti). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008 0.85
86 Thermal acclimation of heart rates in reptilian embryos. PLoS One 2010 0.84
87 Impact of invasive cane toads on Australian birds. Conserv Biol 2009 0.84
88 Seasonal dynamics of the lungworm, Rhabdias pseudosphaerocephala, in recently colonised cane toad (Rhinella marina) populations in tropical Australia. Int J Parasitol 2013 0.84
89 Do changing moisture levels during incubation influence phenotypic traits of hatchling snakes (Tropidonophis mairii, Colubridae)? Physiol Biochem Zool 2005 0.84
90 Compensating for a bad start: catch-up growth in juvenile lizards (Amphibolurus muricatus, Agamidae). J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol 2007 0.83
91 Using combined morphological, allometric and molecular approaches to identify species of the genus Raillietiella (Pentastomida). PLoS One 2011 0.83
92 Maternal and environmental effects on offspring phenotypes in an oviparous lizard: do field data corroborate laboratory data? Oecologia 2009 0.83
93 Transgenerational sex determination: the embryonic environment experienced by a male affects offspring sex ratio. Sci Rep 2013 0.83
94 Early experience influences both habitat choice and locomotor performance in tiger snakes. Am Nat 2008 0.83
95 The interacting effects of ungulate hoofprints and predatory native ants on metamorph cane toads in tropical Australia. PLoS One 2013 0.82
96 Interacting impacts of invasive plants and invasive toads on native lizards. Am Nat 2012 0.82
97 Reproducing lizards modify sex allocation in response to operational sex ratios. Biol Lett 2007 0.82
98 Temporal and spatial complexity of maternal thermoregulation in tropical pythons. Physiol Biochem Zool 2012 0.81
99 Patterns of interspecific variation in the heart rates of embryonic reptiles. PLoS One 2011 0.81
100 Climate-induced reaction norms for life-history traits in pythons. Ecology 2011 0.81
101 Cane toads on cowpats: commercial livestock production facilitates toad invasion in tropical australia. PLoS One 2012 0.81
102 Factors influencing responses to alarm pheromone by larvae of invasive cane toads, Bufo marinus. J Chem Ecol 2009 0.81
103 Phylogeography and dispersal in the velvet gecko (Oedura lesueurii), and potential implications for conservation of an endangered snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides). BMC Evol Biol 2012 0.80
104 The behavioural and physiological strategies of bird and reptile embryos in response to unpredictable variation in nest temperature. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2014 0.80
105 Influence of lung parasites on the growth rates of free-ranging and captive adult cane toads. Oecologia 2010 0.80
106 Rain, prey and predators: climatically driven shifts in frog abundance modify reproductive allometry in a tropical snake. Oecologia 2007 0.79
107 Ontogenetic shifts in a prey's chemical defences influence feeding responses of a snake predator. Oecologia 2012 0.78
108 Developmental success, stability, and plasticity in closely related parthenogenetic and sexual lizards (Heteronotia, Gekkonidae). Evolution 2004 0.78
109 Paternal alleles enhance female reproductive success in tropical pythons. Mol Ecol 2005 0.78
110 Plio-pleistocene diversification and connectivity between mainland and Tasmanian populations of Australian snakes (Drysdalia, Elapidae, Serpentes). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2010 0.78
111 Can reptile embryos influence their own rates of heating and cooling? PLoS One 2013 0.77
112 Determinants of habitat selection by hatchling Australian freshwater crocodiles. PLoS One 2011 0.77
113 Facultative cardiac responses to regional hypoxia in lizard embryos. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2010 0.77
114 Size and sex matter: infection dynamics of an invading parasite (the pentastome Raillietiella frenatus) in an invading host (the cane toad Rhinella marina). Parasitology 2012 0.77
115 Kleptothermy: an additional category of thermoregulation, and a possible example in sea kraits (Laticauda laticaudata, Serpentes). Biol Lett 2009 0.76
116 Turtle embryos move to optimal thermal environments within the egg. Biol Lett 2013 0.76
117 Exploiting intraspecific competitive mechanisms to control invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina). Proc Biol Sci 2012 0.76
118 Sea snakes rarely venture far from home. Ecol Evol 2012 0.76
119 Offspring sex is not related to maternal allocation of yolk steroids in the lizard Bassiana duperreyi (Scincidae). Physiol Biochem Zool 2007 0.76
120 Different optimal offspring sizes for sons versus daughters may favor the evolution of temperature-dependent sex determination in viviparous lizards. Evolution 2005 0.75
121 Movements and habitat use of an endangered snake, Hoplocephalus bungaroides (Elapidae): implications for conservation. PLoS One 2013 0.75
122 Population demography of an endangered lizard, the Blue Mountains Water Skink. BMC Ecol 2013 0.75
123 Microsatellite loci for laticaudine sea kraits. Mol Ecol Resour 2008 0.75
124 The Evolutionary Economics of Embryonic-Sac Fluids in Squamate Reptiles. Am Nat 2017 0.75
125 Can we control the invasive cane toad using chemicals that have evolved under intraspecific competition? Ecol Appl 2016 0.75
126 Are the phenotypic traits of hatchling lizards affected by maternal allocation of steroid hormones to the egg? Gen Comp Endocrinol 2007 0.75
127 PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Characterization of tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for the slatey-grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus, Colubridae). Mol Ecol Resour 2008 0.75
128 The Acid Test: pH Tolerance of the Eggs and Larvae of the Invasive Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) in Southeastern Australia. Physiol Biochem Zool 2015 0.75
129 Lizard Embryos Prioritize Posthatching Energy Reserves over Increased Hatchling Body Size during Development. Physiol Biochem Zool 1 0.75