A selection of papers by members of the Animal Behaviour Group:

• Peters RA, Ramos JA, Wu Xiao, Hernandez J, Qi Y. Social context affects tail displays in Phrynocephalus vlangalii lizards from China Scientific Reports (Accepted: 20 July 2016)


• Lubanga U, Peters RA, Taylor G, Steinbauer (in press) Substrate-borne vibrations of male psyllids vary with body size and age but females are indifferent Animal Behaviour (Accepted: 4 July 16)


• Khan N, Peters RA, Robert KA (in press) Compensating for a stressful start: maternal corticosterone, offspring survival, and size at fledging in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) Emu (Accepted: 24 December 2015)


• Wood R, Peters RA, Taylor G, Steinbauer M (2016) Characteristics of the signals of male Anoeconeossa bundoorensis Taylor and Burkhardt (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) associated with female responsiveness Journal of Insect Behaviour, 29, 1-14.


• Rayment D, Peters RA, Marston LC, De Groef B. (2016) Dog-related work experience is a potential source of bias in owner-ratings of pet dog behaviour and personality. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 180, 100-106.


• Ramos JA & Peters RA (2016) Dragon wars: a review of movement-based signalling by Australian agamid lizards in relation to species ecology Austral Ecology 41, 302-315.


• Bian X, Elgar MA, Peters RA. (2016)  The swaying behavior of Extatosoma tiaratum: motion camouflage in a stick insect? Behavioral Ecology. 27, 83-92


• Baquero M, Peters RA, Whiting M (2015) Geographic variation in the aggressive signalling behaviour of the Jacky dragon. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 69, 1501-1510.


• Kelly ML. Peters RA, Tisdale RK, Lesku JA (2015) Unihemispheric sleep in crocodilians? Journal of Experimental Biology 218 3175-3178.


• Rayment D, De Groef B, Peters RA, Marston LC (2015). Applied personality assessment in domestic dogs: limitations and caveats. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 163, 1-18.


• Gibb H, Muscat D, Binns M, Silvey CJ, Peters RA, Warton DI, Andrew NR (2015) Responses of foliage-living spider assemblage composition and traits to an environmental gradient in Themeda grasslands. Austral Ecology, 40, 225-237.


• Farnier K, Dyer AG, Taylor GS, Peters RA, Steinbauer MJ (2015). Visual acuity trade-offs and microhabitat driven adaptation of searching behaviour in psyllids. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218, 1564-1571.


• Rehnberg L, Robert K, Watson S, Peters RA (2015) The effects of social interaction and environmental enrichment on the space use, behaviour and stress of owned housecats facing a novel environment Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 169, 51-61.


• Peters RA (2014) Noise in optic communication: motion from wind-blown plants. H Brumm (Ed) Animal Communication in Noise. Springer: Heidelberg, Germany


• Mautz BS, Wong BBM, Peters RA, Jennions MD (2013) Penis size interacts with body shape and height to influence male attractiveness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 110, 6925-6930 [ Locate PDF via DOI search ]


• Dalziell AH, Peters RA, Cockburn A, Dorland AD, Maisey AC, Magrath RD (2013) Dance choreography is coordinated with song repertoire in a complex avian display. Current Biology, 23, 1132-1135 [ Locate PDF via DOI search ]


• Narendra A, Reid SF, Greiner B, Peters RA, Hemmi JM, Ribi WA & Zeil J (2011). Caste-specific visual adaptations to distinct
  daily activity schedules in Australian in Australian Myrmecia ants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 278, 1141-1149. [ Locate PDF via DOI search ]


• New STD & Peters RA (2010) A framework for quantifying properties of three-dimensional movement-based signals. Current Zoology 56, 327-336.


• Peters, RA (2010) Movement-based signalling and the physical world: modelling the changing perceptual task for receivers. In Modelling Perception with Artificial Neural Networks, Ed. Tosh C & Ruxton G, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.


• Peters, RA & Allen SJ (2009) Movement signal choreography unaffected by receiver distance in the Australian Jacky lizard, Amphibolurus muricatus. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 63, 1593-1602.


• Woo KJ, Burke D & Peters, RA, (2009) Motion sensitivity of lizards: random-dot kinematograms reveal the importance of motion noise for signal detection. Animal Behaviour, 77, 307-315.


• Allen E, Sinclair D, Allen S & Peters RA (2009) Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky dragon) Avian Predation. Herpetological Review, 40, 82-83. → (natural history note)


• Hoese, FJ, Peters RA & Evans CS (2008) The effect of variation in prey movement on the predatory response of Jacky lizards (Amphibolurus muricatus). Ethology, 114, 718-727.


• Peters RA (2008) Environmental motion delays the detection of movement-based signals. Biology Letters, 4, 2-5 [ PDF ]


• How MJ, Hemmi JM, Zeil J & Peters RA (2008) Claw waving display changes with receiver distance in fiddler crabs, Uca perplexa. Animal Behaviour, 75, 1015-1022 [ PDF ]


• Peters RA, Hemmi JM & Zeil J (2007) Signalling against the wind: modifying motion signal structure in response to increased noise. Current Biology, 17, 1231-1234. [ PDF ]


• Peters RA & Evans CS (2007) Active space of a movement-based signal: response to the Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) display is sensitive to distance, but independent of orientation Journal of Experimental Biology, 210, 395-402. [ Abstract & PDF ]


• Peters, RA, Hemmi, JM & Zeil J (2008) Image motion environments: background noise for movement-based animal signals. Journal of Comparative Physiology A , 194, 441-456.


• Ord, TJ, Peters RA, Clucas, B & Stamps JA (2007) Lizards speed up visual displays in noisy motion habitats Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B 274 1057-1062 [ Abstract & PDF ]


• Carlile PA, Peters RA & Evans CS(2006) Detection of a looming stimulus by the Jacky Dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus): selective sensitivity to characteristics of an aerial predator Animal Behaviour, [ Abstract & PDF ]


• Peters RA & Davis CJ (2006) Discriminating signal from noise: Recognition of a movement-based animal display by artificial neural networks Behavioural Processes, 72, 52-64. [ Abstract & PDF ]


• Peters RA & Evans CS (2003) Introductory tail-flick of the Jacky dragon visual display: signal efficacy depends upon duration. Journal of Experimental Biology, 206, 4293-4307. [ Abstract & PDF ]


• Peters RA & Evans CS (2003) Design of the Jacky dragon visual display: signal and noise characteristics in a complex visual environment. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 189, 447-459. [ Abstract & PDF ]


• Peters RA & Ord TJ (2003) Display response of Amphibolurus muricatus to intruders: a semi-Markovian process. Austral Ecology, 28, 499-506. [ Abstract & PDF ]


• Peters RA, Clifford CWG & Evans CS (2002) Measuring the structure of dynamic visual signals, Animal Behaviour, 64, 131-146. [ Abstract & PDF ]


• Ord TJ, Peters RA, Evans CS & Taylor AJ(2002) Digital video playback in lizards, Animal Behaviour, 63, 879-890. [ Abstract & PDF ]