Professor Michael Bull

Publications

Souter N. J., Bull C. M., Lethbridge M., Hutchinson M.N. (2007) Habitat requirements of the endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis  Biological Conservation 135, 33-45
 
Gardner MG, Bull CM, Fenner A and Donnellan SC  (2007) Consistent social structure within aggregations of the Australian lizard Egernia stokesii across seven disconnected rocky outcrops. Journal of Ethology [accepted Oct 2006]
 
Fenner A.L. & Bull C.M.  (2007) Bothriocroton hydrosauri (formerly Aponomma hydrosauri) (Denny, 1943) (Acarina: Ixodidae), new parasite record for the endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis (Scincidae) from Australia. Comparative Parasitology 74 (in press) (Accepted Oct 06)
 
Bouma M., Smallridge C. J., Bull C. M. & Komdeur J.  (2007) Susceptibility to infection by a haemogregarine parasite, and the impact of infection in the Australian sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa. Parasitology Research (in press) [accepted Nov 2006; on line Jan 2007]
 
Tyre A.J., Kerr G.D., Tenhhumberg B. & Bull C.M.  (2007) Identifying mechanistic models of spatial behaviour using pattern based modelling: an example from lizard home ranges. Ecological Modelling (in press) [accepted Dec 06]
 
Fenner A.L. & Bull C.M. (2007)  The impact of grassfire on fragmented populations of the endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis. J. Zoology (in press) [accepted Nov 2006]
 
Fenner A.L., Hutchinson M.N. & Bull C.M  (2007) Unique tail regeneration in a pygmy bluetongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis. Herpetofauna (in press) [accepted Nov 2006]

2006

Bull CM and Burzacott DA (2006) The influence of parasites in the retention of long-term partnerships in the Australian sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. Oecologia 146, 675-680
 
Hallas G and Bull CM (2006) The influence of drying time on nematode eggs in the scats of the scincid lizard Egernia stokesii. J. Parasitol 92, 192-194.
 
Kerr G. D. and Bull C. M (2006) Interactions between climate, host refuge use, and tick population dynamics. Parasitological Research 99, 214-222
 
Godfrey SS, Bull CM, Murray K and Gardner MG (2006) Transmission mode and distribution of parasites among groups of the social lizard Egernia stokesii. Parasitology Research 99, 223-230
 
Kerr G. D. and Bull C. M (2006) Movement patterns in the monogamous sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa: effects of gender, drought, time of year, and time of day. J. Zoology  269, 137-147
 
Andrews R.H., Beveridge I., Bull C. M., Chilton N. B., Dixon B & Petney T. 2006 Systematic status of Aponomma tachyglossi Roberts (Acarina: Ixodidae) from echidnas, Tachyglossus aculeatus, from Queensland, Australia. Systematic and Applied Acarology 11, 23-29
 
Tyre A.J,, Tenhumberg B & Bull C. M. (2006)  Identifying landscape scale patterns from individual scale processes. Ecological Modelling 199, 442-450
 
Kerr G. D. and Bull C. M.(2006) Exclusive core areas in overlapping ranges of the sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa.  Behavioural Ecology 17, 380-391
 
 
Godfrey SS, Bull CM and Gardner MG. (2006) Associations between blood parasite infection and a microsatellite DNA allele in an Australian scincid lizard (Egernia stokesii)  Parasitology Research 100, 107-109

2005

Hallas G., Bull C. M. and Bursey C. R. (2005) Pharyngodon tiliquae and Thelandros trachysauri (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae), new parasite records for Egernia stokesii (Scincidae) from Australia. Comparative Parasitology 72, 119-120
 
Fuller S.J., Bull C.M., Murray K. and Spencer R.J. (2005)  Clustering of related individuals in a population of the Australian lizard, Egernia frerei. Molecular Ecology 14, 1207-1213.

Andrews R.H., Beveridge I., Bull C. M., Chilton N. B., Dixon B & Petney T. 2005 Systematic status of Aponomma tachyglossi Roberts (Acarina: Ixodidae) from echidnas, Tachyglossus aculeatus, from Queensland, Australia. Systematic and Applied Acarology 10, (in press)

Bull CM and Burzacott DA (2005) The influence of parasites in the retention of long-term partnerships in the Australian sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. Oecologia (in press)

Hallas G and Bull CM (2005) The influence of drying time on nematode eggs in the scats of the scincid lizard Egernia stokesii. J. Parasitol (in press).

Kerr G. D. and Bull C. M. Exclusive core areas in overlapping ranges of the sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. Behavioural Ecology (in press).

Tyre A.J., Tenhumberg B & Bull C. M. 2005 Identifying landscape scale patterns from individual scale processes. (in review)

Hallas G., Bull C. M. and Bursey C. R. (2005) Pharyngodon tiliquae and Thelandros trachysauri (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae), new parasite records for Egernia stokesii (Scincidae) from Australia. Comparative Parasitology 72, 119-120

Fuller S.J., Bull C.M., Murray K. and Spencer R.J. (2005) Clustering of related individuals in a population of the Australian lizard, Egernia frerei. Molecular Ecology 14, 1207-1213.


2004

Murray K. and Bull C. M. (2004) Aggression during monogamous pairing in the sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa: a test of the mate guarding hypothesis. Acta Ethologica 7,19-27

Kerr G. D. and Bull C. M (2004) Field observations of extended locomotor activity at sub-optimal body temperatures in a diurnal heliothermic lizard (Tiliqua rugosa). J. Zool 264, 179-188

Bull C. M. and Bonnett M. (2004) Egernia striolata (tree skink) reproduction. Herp Rev. 35, 389

Kerr G. D., Bull C. M. and Mackay D. (2004) Human disturbance and stride frequency in the sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa): implications for behaviour studies. J. Herpetol 38, 519-526

Kerr G. D. and Bull C. M.( 2004) Microhabitat use by the scincid lizard Tiliqua rugosa: exploiting natural temperature gradients beneath plant canopies J. Herpetol. 38, 536-545.

Kerr G. D., Bull C. M. and Cottrell G. R. (2004) Use of an “on board” data logger to determine lizard activity patterns, body temperatures and microhabitat use for extended periods in the field. Wildlife Research 31, 171-176

Souter N. J., Bull C. M. and Hutchinson M. N. (2004) Adding burrows to enhance a population of the endangered pygmy blue tongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis. Biological Conservation 116, 403-408

Lanham E. J. and Bull C. M. (2004) Enhanced vigilance in groups in Egernia stokesii, a lizard with stable social aggregation. J. Zoology 263, 95-99


2003

Tyre A. J., Bull C. M., Tenhumberg B. and Chilton N. B. (2003) Indirect evidence of density-dependent population regulation in Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae), an ectoparasite of reptiles. Austral Ecology 28, 196-203

Kerr G. D., Bull C. M. and Burzacott D. (2003) Refuge sites used by the scincid lizard Tiliqua rugosa (in review). Austral Ecology 28, 152-160

Griffin T. T., Bull C. M. and Mackay D. A. The effect of pitfall trap size and density on ant capture. Records of the SA Museum, Monograph Series 7, 319-325

Milne T., Bull C. M. and Hutchinson M. N. (2003) Use of burrows by the endangered pygmy blue tongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis. Wildlife Research 30, 523-528

Milne T., Bull C. M. and Hutchinson M. N. (2003) Fitness of the endangered pygmy blue tongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis in artificial burrows. Journal of Herpetology 37, 762-765


2002

Bull C. M. and Burzacott D. (2002) Changes in climate and in the time of pairing of the Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa: a 15 year study. J. Zool. 256, 383-387

Milne T., Bull C. M. and Hutchinson M. N. (2002) Characteristics of litters and juvenile dispersal in the endangered Australian skink, Tiliqua adelaidensis. J. Herpetol 36, 110-112

How T.L. and Bull C. M. (2002) Reunion vigour: an experimental test of the male guarding hypothesis in the monogamous sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. J. Zoology 257, 333-338

Kerr G. D. and Bull C. M. (2002) Field observations of aggressive encounters between male sleepy lizards Tiliqua rugosa Herp Rev. 33, 24-26

Duffield G. A. and Bull C. M. (2002) Egernia stokesii (Gidgee Skink). Opportunistic dispersal. Herp Rev 33, 204-205

Gardner M.G., Bull C.M. and Cooper S.J.B. (2002) High levels of genetic monogamy in the group-living Australian lizard, Egernia stokesii. Molec Ecol 11, 1787-1794

Duffield G. A. and Bull C. M. (2002) Stable social aggregations in an Australian lizard, Egernia stokesii. Naturwissenschaften 89, 424-427

Bull C.M. and Lindle C. (2002) Following trails of partners in the monogamous lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. Acta Ethologica, 5, 25-28


2001

Zuri I. and Bull C. M. Reduced access to olfactory cues and home-range maintenance in the sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa). J. Zool. 252, 137-145

Gardner M.G., Bull C.M., Cooper S.J.B. and Duffield G.A. (2001) Genetic evidence for a family structure in stable social aggregations of the Australian lizard Egernia stokesii. Molecular Ecology 10, 175-184

Smallridge C. J. and Bull C. M. (2001) Prevalence of infection by the protozoan, Hemolivia mariae, in ticks. Parasitology Research 87, 169-172

Gardner M.G., Bull C.M., Cooper S.J.B. and Duffield G.A. (2001) Genetic evidence for a family structure in stable social aggregations of the Australian lizard Egernia stokesii. Molecular Ecology 10, 175-183

Bull C. M. and Burzacott D. A. (2001) Temporal and spatial dynamics of a parapatric boundary between two Australian reptile ticks. Molecular Ecology 10, 639-648

Bull C. M., Griffin C. L., Bonnett M., Gardner M. G. and Cooper S. J. B. (2001) Discrimination between related and unrelated individuals in the Australian lizard Egernia striolata. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 50, 173-179

Smallridge C. J. and Bull C. M. (2001) Infection dynamics of Hemolivia mariae in the sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa. Parasitology Research 87, 657-661

Kerr G. D. and Bull C. M. (2001) An observed behaviour in the sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa: pairing with a dead female. SA Naturalist 75, 11-13


2000

Zuri I. and Bull C. M. (2000) The use of visual cues for spatial orientation in the sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. Can. J. Zool 78, 515-520

Gardner M.G., Bull C.M., Cooper S.J.B. and Duffield G.A. (2000) Microsatellite mutations in litters of the Australian lizard, Egernia stokesii. J. Evolut. Biol. 13, 551-560

Milne T. and Bull C. M. (2000) Burrow choice by individuals of different sizes in the endangered pygmy blue tongue lizard Tiliqua adelaidensis. Biological Conservation 95, 295-301

Smallridge C. J. and Bull C. M. (2000) Prevalence and intensity of the blood parasite Hemolivia mariae in a field population of the skink Tiliqua rugosa. Parasitology Research 86, 655-660

Chilton N. B., Andrews R. H. and Bull C. M. (2000) Influence of temperature and relative humidity on the moulting success of Amblyomma limbatum and Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae and nymphs. Int. J. Parasitol 30, 973-979

Lanham E. J. and Bull C. M. (2000) Maternal care and infanticide in the Australian skink, Egernia stokesii. Herpetol Review 31, 151-152

Bull C. M. (2000) Monogamy in lizards. Behavioural Processes 51, 7-20

Bull C. M., Griffin, C. L., Lanham, E. J. and Johnston G. R. (2000) Recognition of pheromones from group members in a gregarious lizard, Egernia stokesii. J. Herpetol 34, 92-99

Main A. R. and Bull C. M. (2000) The impact of tick parasites on the behaviour of the lizard Tiliqua rugosa. Oecologia 122, 574-581


1999

Williamson I. and Bull C. M. (1999). Population ecology of the Australian frog Crinia signifera: larvae. Wildlife Research 26, 81-99

Gardner M.G., Cooper S.J.B., Bull C.M. and Grant W. (1999). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from a social lizard, Egernia stokesii J. Hered. 90, 301-304

Bull, C. M., Griffin C. L. and Johnston, G. R. (1999). Olfactory discrimination in scat-piling lizards. Behav Ecol 10, 136-140

Bull C. M. and Freake M. J. (1999) Home range fidelity in the Australian sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa . Aust J. Zoology 47, 125-132

Smallridge C. J. and Bull C. M. (1999) Transmission of the blood parasite Hemolivia mariae between its lizard and tick hosts. Parasitology Research 85, 858-863

Bull C. M., Griffin C. L. and Perkins M. V. (1999) Some properties of a pheromone allowing individual recognition, from the scats of an Australian lizard, Egernia striolata. Acta Ethologica 2, 35-42.

Bull C. M. and Cooper S. J. B. (1999) Relatedness and avoidance of inbreeding in the lizard Tiliqua rugosa. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 46, 367-372.


1998

Bull, C. M. and Baghurst, B. C. (1998). Home range overlap between mothers and their offspring in the sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol 42, 357-362.

Duffield, G. A. and Bull, C. M. (1998). Seasonal and ontogenetic changes in the diet of the Australian skink, Egernia stokesii. Herpetologica 54, 414-419.

Bull, C. M. and Pamula, Y. (1998). Enhanced vigilance in monogamous pairs of the lizard Tiliqua rugosa. Behavioral Ecology 9, 452-455.

Bull, C. M., Cooper, S. J. B. and Baghurst, B. C. (1998). Social monogamy and extra-pair fertilization in an Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 44, 63-72.

How T.L and Bull C.M. (1998). Tiliqua rugosa (sleepy lizard). Mating behavior and necrophilia. Herp. Rev. 29, 240


1997

Dawes-Gromadzki, T. Z. and Bull C. M. (1997). Laboratory studies of ant predation on parapatric reptile ticks. Aust J. Ecol. 22,1-7.

Dawes-Gromadzki, T. Z. and Bull, C. M. (1997). Ant predation on different life stages of two Australian ticks. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 21, 109-115.

Cooper, S. J. B., Bull, C. M. and Gardner, M. (1997). Characterization of microsatellite loci from the socially monogamous lizard Tiliqua rugosa using a PCR- based isolation technique. Molecular Ecology 6, 793-795.

Tyre, A. J., Possingham, H. P. and Bull C. M. (1997). Characteristic scales in ecology: fact, fiction or futility. Pp 233-243 in: N. Klomp and I. Lunt (eds) "Frontiers in Ecology: Building the Links". Elsevier Science, Oxford, U. K.


1996

Duffield, G. A. and Bull, C. M. (1996). Characteristics of the litter of the gidgee skink, Egernia stokesii. Wildlife Research 23, 337-342.

Hughes, M. S., Bull, C. M. and Doube, B. M. (1996). Microcosm investigations into the influence of sheep manure on the behaviour of geophagous earthworms, Aporrectodea trapezoides and Microscolex dubius. Biol Fertil Soils 22, 71-75.

Bull, C. M. (1996). Sleepy lizards, paired for life. Nature Australia 25 (6), 34-39.

Duffield, G. A. and Bull, C. M. (1996). Microhabitat choice and its role in determining the distribution of the tick Amblyomma vikirri. Aust. J. Ecol. 21, 255-263.

Keirans, J. E., Bull, C. M. and Duffield, G. A. (1996). Amblyomma vikirri n. sp. (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae), a parasite of the gidgee skink Egernia stokesii (Scincidae) from South Australia. Systematic Parasitology 34, 1-9.

Main, A. R. and Bull, C. M. (1996). Mother-offspring recognition in two Australian lizards, Tiliqua rugosa and Egernia stokesii. Animal Behaviour 52, 193-200.

Bull, C. M. and Pamula, Y. (1996). Sexually dimorphic head sizes and reproductive success in the sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa. Journal of Zoology 240, 511-521.

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1996). Can predators maintain parapatry? Ant distribution across a tick parapatric boundary in South Australia. Aust. J. Ecol. 21, 410 -417.

Duffield, G. A. and Bull, C. M. (1996) Host location by larvae of the reptile tick Amblyomma vikirri (Acari: Ixodidae) Exp. Appl. Acarol. 20, 575-582.

Williamson, I. and Bull, C. M. (1996). Population ecology of the Australian frog Crinia signifera: adults and juveniles. Wildlife Research 23, 249-266.


1995

Williamson, I. and Bull, C.M. (1995). Life history variation in a population of the Australian frog Ranidella signifera: seasonal changes in clutch parameters. Copeia 1995, 105-113.

Griffin, T. T. and Bull, C. M. (1995). Interactions between introduced and native millipede species in South Australia. Australian J. Zoology 43, 129-140.

Belan, I. and Bull, C. M. (1995). Host seeking behaviour by Australian ticks with differing host specificities. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 19, 221-232.

Bull, C. M. and Possingham, H. (1995). A model to explain ecological parapatry. American Naturalist 145, 935-947.

Bull, C. M. (1995). Population ecology of the sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, at Mt Mary, South Australia. Aust. J. Ecol. 20, 393-402.

Bull, C. M. (1995). Book review: "Herpetology in Australia. A diverse discipline." Aust. J. Ecol. 20, 580


1994

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1994). Influence of environmental factors on oviposition and egg development in Amblyomma limbatum and Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae). Int. J. Parasitol. 24, 83-90

Bull, C. M., Doherty, M., Schulze, L. R. and Pamula, Y. (1994). Recognition of offspring by females of the Australian skink, Tiliqua rugosa. J. Herpetol. 28, 117- 120

Bull, C. M. 1994. Population dynamics and pair fidelity in sleepy lizards. pp 159-174 in "Lizard Ecology: Historical and Experimental Perspectives" ed L. J. Vitt and E. R. Pianka. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

Hughes, M. S., Bull, C. M. and Doube, B. M. 1994. The use of resource patches by earthworms. Biol. Fertil. Soils 18, 241-244.

Bull, C. M. and Burzacott, D. (1994). Reproductive interactions between two Australian reptile tick species. Exp Appl Acarol 18, 555-565.

Hughes, M. S., Bull, C. M. and Doube, B. M. (1994). The effects of sheep manure on the survival and growth of the earthworm Microscolex dubius (Annelidae: Acanthodrilidae). Applied Soil Ecology 1, 291-298.

Williamson, I. and Bull, C. M. (1994). Population ecology of the Australian frog Crinia signifera: egg laying patterns and egg mortality. Wildlife Research 21, 621-632.


1993

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1993) Oviposition by two Australian species of reptile tick. Acarologia 34, 115-121.

Chilton, N. B., Andrews, R. H., and Bull, C. M. (1993). Effect of delayed mating and prolonged engorgement on the reproductive fitness of female Amblyomma limbatum (Acari: Ixodidae) in marginal population areas. Oecologia 94, 67- 71.

Bull, C. M., Bedford, G. S. and Schulz, B. A. (1993). How do sleepy lizards find each other? Herpetologica 49, 294-300.

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1993). A comparison of the off-host survival times of larvae and nymphs of two species of reptile ticks Int. J. Parasitol. 23, 693-696.

Bull, C. M., Pamula, Y. and Schulze, L. (1993). Parturition in the sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa. J. Herpetol 27, 489-492.

Bull, C. M. and Burzacott, D. (1993). The impact of tick load on the fitness of their lizard hosts. Oecologia 96, 415-419.

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1993). Interspecific differences in microhabitat choice by two species of Australian reptile tick. Int. J. Parasitol. 23, 1045-1051


1992

Peterson, A. G., Bull, C. M. and Wheeler, L. M. (1992). Habitat choice and predator avoidance in tadpoles. J. Herpetol. 26, 142-146.

Dubas, G. and Bull, C.M. (1992) Food addition and home range size of the lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. Herpetologica 48, 301-306.

Rasheed, M. A. and Bull, C. M. (1992). Behaviour of the Western King Prawn, Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye: effect of food dispersion and crowding. Aust. J. Mar Freshwater Res 43, 745-752.

Chilton, N. B., Bull, C. M. and Andrews, R. H. (1992). Niche segregation in reptile ticks: attachment sites and reproductive success in females. Oecologia 90, 255-259

Williamson, I. and Bull, C.M. (1992). Life history variation in a population of the Australian frog Ranidella signifera: time of egg laying. J. Herpetol. 26, 322-327.

Bull, C. M., Baker, G. H., Lawson L. M. and Steed, M. A. (1992). Investigations of the role of mucus and faeces in interspecific interactions of two land snails. J. Mollusc. Stud. 58, 433-441.

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1992). The on-host temperature environment for two Australian reptile ticks. Aust. J. Zool 40, 583-592.

Chilton, N. B., Bull, C. M. and Andrews, R. H. (1992). Differences in attachment site of the Australian reptile tick Amblyomma limbatum (Acari: Ixodidae) on two host species. Int J. Parasitol. 22, 783-787.

Chilton, N. B., Andrews, R. H., and Bull, C. M. (1992). Delayed mating and the reproductive fitness of Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae). Int J. Parasitol. 22, 1197-1200.

Chilton, N. B., Andrews, R. H. and Bull, C. M. (1992). Interspecific differences in the movements of female reptile ticks on hosts. Int. J. Parasitol. 22, 239-242


1991

Dubas, G. and Bull, C.M. (1991) Diet choice and food availability in the omnivorous lizard, Trachydosaurus rugosus. Wildl Res 18, 147-155

Belan, I. and Bull C.M. (1991). Host detection by four Australian tick species. J. Parasitol. 77, 337-340.

Bull, C. M. (1991) Ecology of parapatric distributions. Annual Review Ecol Syst 22, 19-36.

Bull, C. M., McNally, A. and Dubas, G. (1991). Asynchronous seasonal activity of male and female sleepy lizards, Tiliqua rugosa. J. Herpetol. 25,436-441.

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1991) A comparison of the reproductive parameters of females of two reptile tick species. Int. J. Parasitol. 21, 907-911


1986-1990

Bull, C.M. (1990). Comparisons of displaced and retained partners in a monogamous lizard. Aust Wildl Res 17, 135-140.

Richards, S.J. and Bull, C.M. (1990). Non-visual detection of anuran tadpoles by odonate larvae. J.Herpetol 24, 311-313

Richards, S.J. and Bull, C.M. (1990). Size limited predation on tadpoles of three Australian frogs. Copeia 1990, 1041-1046

Williamson, I. and Bull C.M. (1989). Life history variation in a population of the Australian frog Ranidella signifera: egg size and early development. Copeia 1989, 349-356.

Bull, C. M., Burzacott, D. and Sharrad, R. D. (1989). No competition between two tick species at their parapatric boundary. Oecologia 79, 558-562.

Bull, C. M. (1988). Mate fidelity in an Australian lizard Trachydosaurus rugosus. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 23,45-49.

Bull, C. M., Chilton, N. B. and Sharrad, R. D. (1988). The risk of predation for two reptile tick species near their parapatric boundary. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 5, 93-99.

Klomp, N. I. and Bull, C. M. (1987). Responses to environmental cues by unfed larvae of the Australian reptile ticks Aponomma hydrosauri and Amblyomma limbatum. J. Parasitol 73,462-466.

Bull, C. M. (1987). A population study of the viviparous Australian lizard Trachydosaurus rugosus (Scincidae). Copeia 1987,749-757.

Bull, C. M. (1987). Ecological processes in reptile ticks. Bull Ent Soc Qld 15,91-98.

Odendaal, F. J. and Bull, C. M. (1986). Evidence for interactions over calling sites between males of the frogs Ranidella signifera and R. riparia. J. Herpetol. 20, 256-259

Andrews, R. H. , Bull, C. M. and Orbach, J. (1986). The mode of transmission of the excitant sex pheromone in two Australian reptile ticks. J. Parasitol. 72, 330-333.

Bull, C. M. (1986). "Ticks on reptiles, a difference of scale". Chapter 17 (pp 391-405) in J. A. Sauer and J. A. Hair ed: "Morphology, Physiology and Behavioural Biology of Ticks". Ellis Horwood Ltd

Carey, C. J. and Bull, C. M. (1986). Recognition of mates in the Portuguese millipede Ommatoiulus moreletii. Aust. J. Zool 34, 837-842.

Odendaal, F. J., Bull, C. M. and Telford, S. R. (1986). Influence of the acoustic environment on the distribution of the frog species Ranidella riparia. Animal Behaviour 34, 1836-1843.

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1986). Prey choice by the reef crab, Ozius truncatus. H. Milne Edwards Marine Biology 93, 475-480.


1981-1985

Bull, C. M. (1985). Geographical variation in the morphology of the tick Aponomma hydrosauri. J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 24, 1-8

Bull, C. M., Zalucki, M. P., Susuki, Y., McKay, D. A. and Kitching, R. L. (1985). An experimental investigation of resource use by female monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus (L). Aust. J. Ecol. 10 391-398

Bull, C. M. and Andrews, R. H. (1984). Two different mating signals used by female reptile ticks. Acarology 6, 427-430

Petney, T. N. and Bull, C. M. (1984). Microhabitat selection by two reptile ticks at their parapatric boundary. Aust. J. Ecol. 9, 233-239

Chilton, N. B. and Bull, C. M. (1984). Predation by crabs and shore-level size gradients in three intertidal gastropods from South Australia. Marine Biol. 83, 163-169

Odendaal, F. J., Bull, C. M. and Richards, S. J. (1984). Interactions during feeding between tadpoles of Ranidella signifera and R. riparia (Anura:Leptodactylidae). J. Herpetol. 18, 489-492

Bull, C. M., Andrews, R. H. and Adams, M. (1984). Patterns of genetic variation in a group of parasites, the Australian reptile ticks. Heredity 53, 509-525

Odendaal, F. J. and Bull, C. M. (1983). Water movements, tadpole competition and limits to the distribution of the frogs Ranidella riparia and R. signifera. Oecologia 57, 361-367

Petney, T. N., Andrews, R. H. and Bull, C. M. (1983). Movement and host finding by unfed nymphs of two Australian reptile ticks. Aust. J. Zool. 31, 717-721

Odendaal, F. J. and Bull, C. M. (1983). A note on the egg laying behaviour of Ranidella riparia (Anura:Leptodactylidae). S. Aust. Nat. 58, 17-18

Andrews, R. H. and Bull, C. M. (1983). Premating reproductive isolation between geographically isolated populations of an Australian reptile tick. J. Parasitol. 69, 1125-1130

Odendaal, F. J., Telford, S. R. and Bull, C. M. (1983). The vocabulary of calls of Ranidella riparia (Anura:Leptodactylidae). Copeia (1983), 534-537

Odendaal, F. J., Bull, C. M. and Adams, M. (1983). Genetic divergence between two morphologically similar Ranidella species (Anura:Leptodactylidae). Copeia (1983), 275-279

Odendaal, F. J. and Bull, C. M. (1982). A parapatric boundary between Ranidella signifera and R. riparia (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in South Australia. Aust. J. Zool. 30, 49-57

Andrews, R. H. and Bull, C. M. (1982). An attractant pheromone with common properties in three reptile ticks. Experientia 38, 99-100

Andrews, R. H., Petney, T. N. and Bull, C. M. (1982). Reproductive interference between three parapatric species of reptile tick. Oecologia 52, 281-286

Andrews, R. H. and Bull, C. M. (1982). A comparison of mating behaviour between population of the reptile tick, Aponomma hydrosauri in South Australia. Aust. J. Zool. 30, 635-642

Odendaal, F. J., Bull, C. M. and Nias, R. C. (1982). Habitat selection in tadpoles of Ranidella signifera and R. riparia (Anura:Leptodactylidae). Oecologia 52, 411-414

Andrews, R. H., Petney, T. N. and Bull, C. M. (1982). Niche changes between parasite populations: an example from reptile ticks. Oecologia 55, 71-80

Petney, T. N., Bull, C. M. and Andrews, R. H. (1982). A stable boundary between two species of reptile ticks on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Aust. 106, 159-161

Petney, T. N. and Bull, C. M. (1981). A non-specific aggregation pheromone in two Australian reptile ticks. Anim. Behav. 29, 181-185

Andrews, R. H. and Bull, C. M. (1981). Inhibition of mating behaviour before feeding in the tick Aponomma hydrosauri. Anim. Behav. 29, 518-522

Bull, C. M. and Satrawaha, R. (1981). Dispersal and social organisation in Trachydosaurus rugosus. Proceedings of the Melbourne Herpetological Symposium (Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, 19-21 May, 1980) ed. C. B. Banks and A. A. Martin

Satrawaha, R. and Bull, C. M. (1981). The area occupied by an omnivorous lizard Trachydosaurus rugosus. Aust. Wildlife Research 8, 435-442

Bull, C. M., Sharrad, R. D. and Petney, T. N. (1981). Parapatric boundaries between Australian reptile ticks. Proc. Ecol. Soc. Aust. 11, 95-107

Bull, C. M. and King, D. R. (1981). A parapatric boundary between two species of reptile ticks in the Albany area, Western Australia. Trans. Roy. Soc. S.A. 105, 205-208


1973-1980

Odendaal, F. J. and Bull, C. M. (1980). Influence of water speed on tadpoles of Ranidella signifera and R. riparia (Anura:Leptodactylidae). Aust. J. Zool. 28, 79-82

Bull, C. M. and Sharrad, R. D. (1980). Seasonal activity of the reptile tick, Aponomma hydrosauri (Denny) (Acari:Ixodidae) in experimental enclosures. J. Aust. Ent. Soc. 19, 47-52

Andrews, R. H. and Bull, C. M. (1980). Mating behaviour in the Australian reptile tick Aponomma hydrosauri. Anim. Behav. 28, 1280-1286

Bull, C. M. (1979). A narrow hybrid zone between two Western Australian frog species Ranidella insignifera and R. pseudinsignifera: the fitness of hybrids. Heredity 42, 381-389

Bull, C. M. (1979). The function of complexity in the courtship of the grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus. Behaviour 69, 201-216

Bull, C. M. and Hewitt, G. M. (1979). Lack of reproductive isolation between populations of the grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus across the steep cline in B-chromosome frequency. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 12, 167-176

Blackwell, J. M. and Bull, C. M. (1978). A narrow hybrid zone between two Western Australian frog species Ranidella insignifera and R. pseudinsignifera: the extent of introgression. Heredity 40, 13-25

Bull, C. M. (1978). The position and stability of a hybrid zone between the Western Australian frogs Ranidella insignifera and R. pseudinsignifera. Aust. J. Zool. 26, 305-332

Bull, C. M. (1978). Heterogeneity of resource utilization in a population of the Australian reptile tick, Aponomma hydrosauri (Denny). Ecol. Entomol. 3, 171-179

Bull, C. M., Sharrad, R. D. and Smyth, M. (1978). The pre-molt period of larvae and nymphs of the Australian reptile tick Aponomma hydrosauri. Acarologia 19, 593-600

Bull, C. M. (1978). Dispersal of the Australian reptile tick Aponomma hydrosauri by host movement. Aust. J. Zool. 26, 689-697

Bull, C. M. (1977). Back pattern polymorphism and tadpole growth rate in two Western Australian frogs. Aust. J. Zool. 25, 243-248

Wiltshire, D. J. and Bull, C. M. (1977). Potential competitive interactions between larvae of Pseudophryne bibroni and P. semimarmorata (Anura:Leptodactylidae). Aust. J. Zool. 25, 449-454

Bull, C. M. and Sara, G. J. (1976). The population structure of an Australian reptile tick, Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari:Ixodidae). Evidence from an esterase polymorphism. J. Med. Entomol. 13, 137-142

Bull, C. M. (1975). Parallel polymorphism in Australian frogs of the genus Ranidella. Heredity 35, 273-278

Bull, C. M. and Smyth, M. (1973). The distribution of three species of reptile ticks, Aponomma hydrosauri (Denny), Amblyomma albolimbatum Neumann, and Amb. limbatum Neumann. II. Water balance of nymphs and adults in relation to distribution. Aust. J. Zool. 21, 103-110

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