Entries in blue = publications by Australian Platypus
Conservancy staff and associates.
POPULAR
ARTICLES
Archer,
M. (1995). Prehistoric platypus fits the bill. Australian Geographic, no. 38,
pp. 86-103.
Beeh,
P. (1995). Piecing together the platypus killer puzzle. Geo Australasia, vol.
17, no. 3, pp. 88-98.
Grant,
T. and Lowry, M. (2005). Trapped! Nature Australia, vol. 28, no. 5, pp.
56-63.
Griffiths,
M. (1988). The platypus. Scientific American, vol. 256, no. 5, pp. 84-91.
Johnson,
M. (2000). In the watery realm of the platypus. GEO Australasia, vol. 22, no.
2, pp. 62-65.
Munks,
S. and Otley, H. (2000). Research throws new light on the habits of the
platypus. GEO Australasia, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 66-69.
Pettigrove,
V. (2000). A future for Melbourne’s platypus. Water, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 51-54.
Proske,
U. (1990). The monotreme electric. Australian Natural History, vol. 23, no. 4,
pp. 289-295.
Serena, M. (1995). Platypus pursuits. Nature Australia, vol. 25,
no. 2, pp. 54-61.
Serena, M. (1996). Metropolitan monotremes. Nature Australia, vol.
25, no. 6, pp. 28-32.
Serena, M. (1997). Secrets of the suburban platypus. Land for
Wildlife News, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 8-9.
Serena, M. (1998). Platypus partners. Flora & Fauna News,
Summer 1998, p. 3
Serena, M. (2000). Duck-billed platypus: Australia's urban oddity.
National Geographic, vol. 197, no. 4, pp. 118-129.
Williams, G. (1997). Tracking down a platypus. Eingana, November
1997, pp. 15-16.
Williams, G. (1999). Our flagship for freshwater conservation.
Chain Reaction, Winter 1999, pp. 18-19.
Williams, G. (2000). The urban platypus. Greenhouse Living, Winter
2000, pp. 10-13.
Williams, G. (2000). Unravelling the platypus mystery. Wildlife
Australia, Winter 2000, pp. 2-5.
Worley, M. and Serena, M. (2000). Platypus need streamside
vegetation. Victorian Landcare and Catchment Management, issue 16, pp. 12-13.
Worley, M. and Serena, M. (2000). Protecting the platypus. Park
Watch, no. 201, pp. 5-6.
CHILDREN'S
BOOKS
Fanning,
D. (1991). Platypus. (Houghton Mifflin: Wantirna South, Victoria)
Lane,
A. and King, V. (2001) There are Platypuses in our Creek. (Barrie Publishing:
Kew, Victoria).
Reilly,
P. (2003). Ornithorhynchus the Platypus. (Bristlebird Books: Anglesea,
Victoria).
Stodart,
E. (1997). The Adventures of Softbill the Strong. (Envirobook Publishing:
Sydney).
REFERENCE
BOOKS
Augee,
M.L., editor. (1992). Platypus and Echidnas. (The Royal Zoological Society of
New South Wales: Mosman, NSW).
Burrell,
H. (1927). The Platypus. (Angus and Robertson: Sydney, reprinted in 1974 by
Rigby: Adelaide).
Fleay,
D. (1980). Paradoxical Platypus. (Jacaranda Press: Milton, Qld).
Grant,
T. (1995). The Platypus - A Unique Mammal. 2nd Edition. (University of New
South Wales Press: Sydney).
Grant,
T.R. (1989). Ornithorhynchidae. In Fauna of Australia (Volume 1B, Mammalia),
Walton,
D.W. and Richardson, B.J. (editors), pp. 436-450. (Australian Government Publishing Service: Canberra).
Griffiths,
M. (1978). The Biology of the Monotremes. (Academic Press: New York).
Jackson, S., Serena, M
and Middleton, D. (2003). Platypus. In Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive
Management, S. Jackson (editor), pp. 1-32. (CSIRO: Collingwood, Vic).
Menkhorst,
P.W., editor. (1995). Mammals of Victoria. (Oxford University Press:
Melbourne).
Moyal,
A. (2001). Platypus - The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled
the World. (Allen & Unwin: Crows Nest, NSW).
Serena, M. (2003). Duck-billed platypus. In Mammals (Volume 12,
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia), D.G. Kleiman, V. Geist, M. Hutchins and
M.C. McDade (editors), pp. 243-248. (Gale Group: Farmington Hills, Michigan).
Strahan,
R., editor. (1995). The Mammals of Australia. 2nd Edition. (Reed Books:
Chatswood, NSW).
Williams, G.A. and Serena, M. (1999). Living with Platypus.
(Australian Platypus Conservancy: Whittlesea).
SELECTED
ARTICLES IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Bethge,
P., Munks, S. and Nicol, S. (2001). Energetics of foraging and locomotion in
the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 171,
497-506.
Bethge,
P., Munks, S., Otley, H. and Nicol, S. (2003). Diving behaviour, dive cycles
and aerobic dive limit in the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology A 136, 799-809.
Connolly,
J.H., Obendorf, D.L., Whittington, R.J. and Muir, D.B. (1998). Causes of
morbidity and mortality in platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) from Tasmania,
with particular reference to Mucor amphibiorum infection. Australian Mammalogy
20, 177-187.
De-La-Warr, M. and Serena, M. (1999). Observations of platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus mating behaviour. The Victorian Naturalist 116,
172-174.
De
Plater, G., Martin, R.L. and Milburn, P.J. (1995). A pharmacological and
biochemical investigation of the venom from the platypus (Ornithorhynchus
anatinus).
Toxicon 33, 157-169.
Evans,
B.K., Jones, D.R., Baldwin, J. and Gabbott, R.J. (1994). Diving ability of the
platypus. Australian Journal of Zoology 42, 17-27.
Faragher,
R.A., Grant, T.R. and Carrick, F.N. (1979). Food of the platypus
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus) with notes on the food of the brown trout (Salmo
trutta) in the Shoalhaven River, N.S.W. Australian Journal of Ecology 4,
171-179.
Fenner,
P.J., Williamson, J.A. and Myers, D. (1992). Platypus envenomation – a painful
learning experience. The Medical Journal of Australia 157, 829-832.
Gardner, J.L. and Serena, M. (1995). Spatial organisation and
movement patterns of adult male platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
(Monotremata:Ornithorhynchidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 43, 91-103.
Grant,
T. (2004). Depth and substrate selection by platypuses, Ornithorhynchus
anatinus, in the Lower Hastings River, New South Wales. Proceedings of the
Linnean Society of New South Wales 125, 235-241.
Grant,
T.R. (1983). Body temperatures of free-ranging platypuses, Ornithorhynchus
anatinus (Monotremata), with observations on their use of
burrows.
Australian Journal of Zoology 31, 117-122.
Grant,
T.R. (2004). Captures, capture mortality, age and sex ratios of platypuses, Ornithorhynchus
anatinus, during studies over 30 years in the upper Shoalhaven River in New
South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 125,
217-226.
Grant,
T.R. (1998). Current and historical occurrence of platypuses, Ornithorhynchus anatinus,
around Sydney. Australian Mammalogy 20, 257-266.
Grant,
T.R. (1982). Food of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Monotremata:
Ornithorhynchidae) from various water bodies in New South Wales. Australian
Mammalogy 5, 235-236.
Grant,
T.R. (1992). Historical and current distribution of the platypus,
Ornithorhynchus anatinus, in Australia. In Platypus and Echidnas, M. L. Augee
(editor),
pp. 232-254. (Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales: Mosman, NSW.)
Grant,
T.R. (2004). Depth and substrate selection by platypuses, Ornithorhynchus
anatinus, in the Lower Hastings River,
New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 125,
235-241.
Grant,
T.R., Griffiths, M. and Temple-Smith, P.D. (2004). Breeding in a free-ranging population
of platypuses, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, in the upper Shoalhaven River, New
South Wales – a 27 year study. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South
Wales 125, 227-234.
Grant,
T.R., Lowry, M.B., Pease, B., Walford, T.R. and Graham, K. (2004). Reducing the
by-catch of platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in commercial and recreational
fishing gear in New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New
South Wales 125, 259-272.
Griffiths,
M., Green, B., Leckie, R.M.C., Messer, M. and Newgrain, K.W. (1984).
Constituents of platypus and echidna milk, with particular reference to the
fatty acid complement of the triglycerides. Australian Journal of Biological
Science 37, 323-329.
Gust,
N. and Handasyde, K. (1995). Seasonal variation in the ranging behaviour of the
platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) on the Goulburn River, Victoria. Australian
Journal of Zoology 43, 193-208.
Hamilton-Smith,
E. (1968). Platypus in caves. The Victorian Naturalist 85, 292.
Holland,
N. and Jackson, S.M. (2002). Reproductive behaviour and food consumption
associated with the captive breeding of platypus (Ornithorhynchus
anatinus).
Journal of Zoology, London 256, 279-288.
Hughes,
R.L. and Hall, L.S. (1998). Early development and embryology of the platypus.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 347, 1101-1114.
Hulbert,
A.J. and Grant, T.R. (1983). A seasonal study of body condition and water
turnover in a free-living population of platypuses, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Australian Journal of Zoology 31, 109-116.
Kruuk,
H. (1993). The diving behaviour of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in
waters with different trophic status. Journal of Applied Ecology 30, 592-598.
Manger,
P.R. and Pettigrew, J.D. (1995). Electroreception and the feeding behaviour of
platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus: Monotremata: Mammalia).
Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 347, 359-381.
Messer,
M., Gadiel, P.A., Ralston, G.B. and Griffiths, M. (1983). Carbohydrates of the
milk of the platypus. Australian Journal of Biological Science 36, 129-137.
McDonald,
I.R., Handasyde, K.A. and Evans, B.K. (1992). Adrenal function in the platypus.
In Platypus and Echidnas, M. L. Augee (editor). Pp. 127-133. (Royal Zoological
Society of New South Wales: Mosman, NSW).
Musser,
A.M. (1998). Evolution, biogeography and paleontology of the Ornithorhynchidae.
Australian Mammalogy 20, 147-162.
Otley,
H.M., Munks, S.A. and Hindell, M.A. (2000). Activity patterns, movements and
burrows of platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in a sub-alpine Tasmanian
lake. Australian Journal of Zoology 48, 701-713.
Pettigrew,
J.D., Manger, P.R. and Fine, S.L.B. (1998). The sensory world of the platypus.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 347, 1199-1210.
Proske,
U., Gregory, J.E. and Iggo, A. (1997). A review of recent developments in the
study of electroreception in the platypus. Australian Mammalogy 20, 163-170.
Richards,
G.C. (1986). Predation on a platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Monotremata: Ornithorhynchidae),
by a goshawk. Australian Mammalogy 9, 67.
Scheich,
H., Langner, G., Tidemann, C., Coles, R.B. and Guppy, A. (1986).
Electroreception and electrolocation in platypus. Nature 319, 401-402.
Serena, M. (1994). Use of time and space by platypus
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus: Monotremata) along a Victorian stream. Journal of
Zoology, London 232, 117-131.
Serena, M. and Williams, G.A. (1998). Rubber and plastic rubbish: a
summary of the hazard posed to platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus in suburban
habitats. The Victorian Naturalist 115, 47-49.
Serena, M., Thomas, J.L., Williams, G.A., and Officer, R.C.E.
(1998). Use of stream and river habitats by the platypus (Ornithorhynchus
anatinus) in an urban fringe environment. Australian Journal of Zoology, 46,
267-282.
Serena, M., Williams, G.A., Thomas, J.L. and Worley, M. (1999).
Effect of a flood retarding basin culvert on movements by platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus. The Victorian Naturalist 116, 54-57.
Serena, M., Worley, M., Swinnerton, M. and Williams, G.A. (2001).
Effect of food availability and habitat on the distribution of platypus
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus) foraging activity. Australian Journal of Zoology 49,
263-277.
Serena, M. and Pettigrove, V. (2005). Relationship of sediment
toxicants and water quality to the
distribution of platypus populations in urban streams. Journal of the North American Benthological
Society 24, 679-689.
Strahan,
R. and Thomas, D.E. (1975). Courtship of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus
anatinus. Australian Zoologist 18, 165-178.
Siegel,
J.M., Manger, P.R., Nienhuis, R., Fahringer, H.M. and Pettigrew, J.D. (1998).
Monotremes and the evolution of rapid eye movement sleep.
Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 347, 1147-1157.
Temple-Smith,
P. and Grant, T.R. (2001). Uncertain breeding: a short history of reproduction in monotremes Reprod.
Fertil. Dev., 2001, 13, 487-497.
Watson,
J.M. (1990). Monotreme genetics and cytology and a model for sex chromosome
evolution. Australian Journal of Zoology 37, 385-406.
Westerman,
M. and Edwards, D. (1991). The divergence between echidna (Monotremata:
Tachyglossidae) and platypus (Monotremata: Ornithorhynchidae) – new data from
DNA studies. Australian Mammalogy 14, 115-120.
Whittington,
R.J. and Grant, T.R. (1983). Haematology and blood chemistry of the free-living
platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw) (Monotremata:
Ornithorhynchidae).
Australian Journal of Zoology 31, 475-482.
Updated
August 2005