ARCHIVE: RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
2009
Balke,
M., Ribera, I., Hendrich, L., Miller, M. A., Sagata, K., Posman, A., Vogler, A. P.,
& Meier, R. (2009) New Guinea highland origin of a widespread
arthropod supertramp. Proc. R. Soc. B 276: 2359-2367 [ pdf file ]
Dahl, C., Novotny, V., Moravec, J. & Richards, S. J.
(2009) Beta diversity of frogs in the forests of New Guinea, Amazonia and
Europe: contrasting tropical and temperate communities. Journal of Biogeography 36, 896-904 [ pdf file ]
Holloway, J. D., Miller,
S. E., Pollock, D. M., Helgen, L. & Darrow, K. (2009): GONGED (Geometridae of New Guinea Electronic Database): a progress report on
development of an online facility of images. Pp. 122-123 in: Hausmann, A. (ed.): Proceedings of the fifth Forum Herbulot 2008. Global strategies for plotting geometrid biodiversity
in web-based databases (Munich, ZSM, 24-28 June 2008). – Spixiana 32/1: 122-123 [ pdf file ]
Hulcr,
J. (2009) Some repentance would not hurt taxonomy
either: a junior taxonomist’s response to Quentin Wheeler. Systematic
Entomology 34: 199–201 [ pdf file ]
Hlavac, P. & Janda, M. (2009) Leptogenopapus mirabilis, a new genus and species of Lomechusini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Papua New Guinea associated with ants of
the genus Leptogenys Roger. Zootaxa 2062: 57-64 [ pdf file ]
Maresova, J., Krasa, A. & Frynta, D. (2009) We all
Appreciate the Same Animals: Cross-Cultural Comparison of Human Aesthetic
Preferences for Snake Species in Papua New Guinea and Europe. Ethology 115:
297-300 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. (2009) Beta diversity
of plant-insect food webs in tropical forests: a conceptual framework. Insect Conservation and Diversity 2, 5-9. [ pdf file ]
2008
Hulcr,
J., Novotny, V., Maurer, B. A. & Cognato, A. I. (2008) Low beta diversity of ambrosia
beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in lowland rainforests of Papua New
Guinea. Oikos 117, 214-222. [ pdf file ]
2007
Bito.
D. 2007. An alien in an archipelago: Spathodea campanulata and the geographic variability of its moth
(Lepidoptera) communities in the New Guinea and Bismarck Islands. Journal of Biogeography 34, 769-778 [ pdf file ]
Hulcr,
J., Miller, S. E., Setliff, G. P., Darrow, K., Mueller, N. D., Hebert, P.
D. N. & Weiblen, G. D. (2007) DNA barcoding
confirms polyphagy in a generalist moth, Homona mermerodes (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Molecular
Ecology Notes 7, 549-557. [ pdf file ]
Miller, S. E. DNA (2007)
Barcoding and the renaissance of taxonomy. PNAS 104: 4775–4776 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Miller, S.
E., Hulcr, J., Drew, R. A. I., Basset, Y., Janda,
M., Setliff, G. P., Darrow, K., Stewart, A. J. A., Auga,
J., Isua, B., Molem, K., Manumbor, M., Tamtiai, E., Mogia, M. & Weiblen, G.
D. (2007) Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests. Nature, 448, 692-695. [ pdf file ]Supplementary
material [ pdf file ] Commentary [ pdf file ]
2006
Miller, S. E. (2006)
Insects of Papua. In Marshall, A. J., & Beehler, B. M. (eds.) The
Ecology of Papua. Singapore: Periplus Editions. Pp.
515-531. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Drozd,
P., Miller, S. E., Kulfan, M., Janda, M., Basset, Y., Weiblen,
G. D. (2006) Why are there so many species of herbivorous insects in tropical
rainforests? Science 313, 1115-1118 [ pdf file ]Supplementary
material [ pdf file ] Commentary [ pdf file ] Correspondence [ pdf file
]
Weiblen, G. D., Webb, C. O., Novotny, V., Basset, Y. & Miller, S. E.
(2006) Phylogenetic dispersion of host use in a tropical insect herbivore
community. Ecology 87, S62-S75 [ pdf file ]
2005
Bito.
D. & Smith, D. R. 2005. Larva and possible food plant of Ancyloneura varipes (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Pergidae) in Papua New Guinea. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 107, 463-465. [ pdf file ]
Cizek,
L. (2005) Diet composition and body size in insect herbivores: Why do small
species prefer young leaves? European Journal of Entomology 102, 675-681. 107, 463-465. [ pdf file ]
Lewinsohn, T. M., Novotny, V. & Basset, Y.
(2005) Insects on plants: diversity of herbivore assemblages revisited. Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution and
Systematics 36: 597-620 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Clarke, A.
R., Drew, R. A. I., Balagawi, S. & Clifford, B. (2005) Host specialization
and species richness of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a New Guinea rain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 21: 67-77 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. &
Basset, Y. (2005) Host specificity of insect herbivores in tropical
forests. Proceedings of the
Royal Society, London, Biological Sciences 272: 1083-1090 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Miller, S.
E., Basset, Y., Cizek, L., Darrow, K., Kaupa,
B., Kua, J. & Weiblen, G.
D (2005) An altitudinal comparison of caterpillar
(Lepidoptera) assemblages on Ficus trees in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Biogeography 32: 1303-1314 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. & Weiblen, G. D. (2005) From
communities to continents: beta-diversity of herbivorous insects. Annales Zoologici Fennici 42: 463-475. [ pdf file ]
Pokon,
R., Novotny, V & Samuelson, G. A. (2005) Host specialization and species
richness of root feeding chrysomelid larvae (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera) in a New Guinea
rainforest. Journal
of Tropical Ecology 21, 595-604 107, 463-465. [ pdf file ]
2004
Basset, Y., Mavoungou, J.F., Mikissa, J.B., Missa, O., Miller, S.E., Kitching,
R.L. & Alonso, A. (2004) Discriminatory power of different arthropod data sets
for the biological monitoring of anthropogenic disturbance in tropical
forests. Biodiversity and
Conservation 13, 709-732. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V.,
Miller, S.E., Weiblen, G.D., Missa,
O. & Stewart, A.J.A. (2004) Conservation and biological monitoring of
tropical forests: the role of parataxonomists. Journal of Applied Ecology 41, 163-174. [ pdf file ]
Janzen, D. H. (2004) Setting up tropical biodiversity for conservation through
non-damaging use: participation by parataxonomists. Journal of Applied Ecology 41, 181-187 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Basset, Y.,
Miller, S.E., Kitching, R.L., Laidlaw, M., Drozd,
P. & Cizek, L. (2004) Local species richness of
leaf-chewing insects feeding on woody plants from one hectare of a lowland
rainforest. Conservation
Biology 18, 227-237. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Miller, S.
E., Leps, J., Bito, D., Janda, M., Hulcr, J., Basset, Y., Damas
& K. Weiblen, G. D. (2004) No tree an island: the
plant-caterpillar food web of secondary rainforest in New Guinea. Ecology Letters 7: 1090-1100 [ pdf file ]
Sheil,
D. & Lawrence, A. (2004) Tropical biologists, local people and
conservation: new opportunities for collaboration. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19, 634-638 [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G.D. (2004) Correlated evolution in fig pollination. Systematic Biology 53, 1-12. [ pdf file ]
2003
Basset, Y., Aberlenc, H.-P., Barrios, H. & Curletti, G. (2003) Diel activity of arthropods.
In Arthropods of Tropical
Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the
Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V.
Novotny, S.E. Miller & R. Kitching), pp. 304-314,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Hammond,
P.M., Barrios, H., Holloway, J.D. & Miller, S.E. (2003) Vertical
stratification of arthropod assemblages.. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio– Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller
& R. Kitching), pp. 17-27, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V.,
Miller, S.E. & Kitching. R., eds. (2003) Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Title
page: [ pdf file ] Internet
link at CUP: [ link ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V.,
Miller, S.E. & Kitching. R. (2003) Canopy
entomology, an expanding field of natural sciences. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller
& R. Kitching), pp. 4-6, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V.,
Miller, S.E. & Kitching. R. (2003) Methodological
advances and limitations in canopy entomology. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller
& R. Kitching), pp. 7-16, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file 2.3 ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V.,
Miller, S.E. & Kitching. R. (2003) Conclusion:
arthropods, canopies and interpretable patterns. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller
& R. Kitching), pp. 394-405, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file 2.4 ]
Brown, J. W., Miller, S.
E. & Horak, M. (2003) Studies on New Guinea moths. 2.
Description of a new species of Xenothictis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Archipini). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105, 1044-1051. [ pdf file ]
Holloway, J. D. &
Miller, S. E. (2003) The composition, generic
placement and host-plant relationships of the joviana-group in Parallelia generic complex (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Catocalinae). Invertebrate Systematics 17, 111-128. [ pdf file ]
Miller, S. E., Novotny,
V. & Basset, Y. (2003) Studies on New Guinea moths. I. Introduction. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of
Washington 105, 1035-1043. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. (2003):
Ecological research in Papua New Guinea: Some important and interesting
problems. [ pdf file ] Presented
at seminars at the University of Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby, PNG), the Imperial
College (Silwood Park, UK) and the Institute of Entomology,
Czech Academy of Sciences (Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic)
Novotny, V., Basset, Y.
& Kitching, R. (2003) Herbivore communities and
their food resources. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller
& R. Kitching), pp. 40-53, Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Miller, S.
E., Cizek, L, Leps,
J., Janda, M., Basset, Y., Weiblen,
G. W. & Darrow, K. (2003) Colonizing aliens: caterpillars (Lepidoptera)
feeding on Piper aduncum and P. umbellatum in rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Ecological Entomology 28: 704-716 [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G. (2003): Global biodiversity: How many species of arthropods
are there? [ pdf file ] Presented
at seminars at several universities at USA.
2002
Basset, Y. (2002)
Training parataxonomists to survey tropical forest
canopies. In: A.W. Mitchell, K. Secoy & T. Jackson (eds) The Global Canopy Handbook. Techniques of Access and Study in
the Forest Roof.Global Canopy Programme,
Oxford, 215-218. [ pdf file ]
Hulcr,
J. (2002): Communities of leaf-chewing insects in rainforests of New Guinea:
Story of the parataxonomists‘ conquest of tropical
ecology. [ pdf file ] Presented
at 4th New Guinea Biological Conference, Cenderwasih University, Jaypura, Indonesia, August 2002.
Jordal, B. H., Beaver, R. A., Normark, B. B. & Farrell, B. D. (2002)
Extraordinary sex ratios and the evolution of male neoteny
in sib-mating Ozopemon beetles. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 75, 353-360.
Jordal B. H., Normark, B. B., Farrell, B. D. & Kirkendall, L. R. (2002) Extraordinary haplotype diversity in haplodiploid inbreeders: phylogenetics
and evolution of the bark beetle genus Coccotrypes. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution 23, 171-188.
Leps
J., Novotny, V., Cizek, L., Molem,
K., Isua, B., Boen, W., Kutil, R., Auga, J., Kasbal, M., Manumbor, M. & Hiuk, S. (2002) The habitat preferences of Piper aduncum, an invasive species in Papua New Guinean
rainforests. Applied
Vegetation Science 5, 255-267 [ pdf file ]
Miller, S. E., Novotny,
V. & Basset, Y. (2002) Case studies of arthropod diversity and
distribution. Foundations
of Tropical Forest Biology: Key papers and commentaries. (eds. R. L. Chazdon and T. C. Whitmore), pp. 407-413, University of Chicago
Press, Chicago.
Mogia,
M. (2002) Traditional uses of cicadas by Tabare Sine people in Simbu province
of Papua New Guinea. Denisia 4, 17-20. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Basset, Y.,
Miller, S. E., Drozd, P. & Cizek, L.
(2002) Host specialisation of leaf chewing insects in
a New Guinea rainforest. Journal of Animal Ecology 71, 400-412 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Basset, Y.,
Miller, S.E., Weiblen, G.D., Bremer, B., Cizek, L. & Drozd, P. (2002) Low host specificity of herbivorous
insects in a tropical forest. Nature 416, 841-844. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Miller, S.
E., Basset, Y., Cizek, L, Drozd,
P., Darrow, K. & Leps, J. (2002) Predictably
simple: communities of caterpillars (Lepidoptera) feeding on rainforest trees
in Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Biological Sciences 269, 2337-2344. [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G. D. (2002) How to be a fig wasp. Annual Review of Entomology 47, 299-330. [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G. D. & Bush, G. L. (2002) Speciation in fig pollinators and
parasites. Molecular Ecology 11, 1573-1578. [ pdf file ]
2001
Basset, Y. (2001) Rain
forests. In: Plant
Sciences, Vol. 4. (ed. R. Robinson), pp. 4 -12, Macmillan Reference USA, New
York
Basset Y. (2001)
Invertebrates in the canopy of tropical rain forests: how much do we really
know? Plant Ecology 153, 87-107. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y. (2001) Rain
forest canopy. In: Plant Sciences, Vol. 4. (ed. R. Robinson), pp. 1-4
Macmillan Reference USA, New York.
Edwards, J. S. &
Thornton, I. W. B. (2001) Colonization of an island volcano, Long Island, Papua
New Guinea, and an emergent island, Motmot, in its
caldera lake. VI. The pioneer arthropod community of Motmot Journal of Biogeography 28, 1379-1388 [ pdf file ]
Holloway, J.D., Kibby,
G. Peggie, D., Miller, S.E. & Carter, D. (2001) Families of Malesian moths and butterflies. Fauna Malesia Handbook
Series. Brill, Leiden. [ pdf file ]
Leary, T., Kinibel, A., Dal, C. & Manumbor, M. (2001) A survey of the moth fauna
(Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Mt. Sisa, Southern Highlands, PNG – October 1999. KICDP
Scientific Report SR-01-03, 1-70, WWF South Pacific, Moro, PNG. Title
page: [ pdf file ] (contact
WWF for full report)
Leps,
J., Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (2001) Habitat and successional status of
plants in relation to the communities of their leaf-chewing herbivores in Papua
New Guinea. Journal
of Ecology 89, 186-199. [ pdf file ]
Lopez-Vaamonde, C., J.-Y. Rasplus, G. Weiblen & J.
M. Cook (2001) DNA-based phylogenies of fig wasps: partial co-cladogenesis between pollinators and parasites. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution21, 55-71. [ pdf file ]
Sequeira, A. S. & Farrell, B. D. (2001) Evolutionary origins of
Gondwanan interactions: How old are Araucaria beetle herbivores? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 74, 459-474.
Shanahan M., Harrison R.
D., Yamuna, R., Boen, W. & Thornton, I. W. B. (2001)
Colonization of an island volcano, Long Island, Papua New Guinea, and an
emergent island, Motmot, in its caldera lake. V.
Colonization by figs (Ficus spp.), their dispersers and
pollinators. Journal
of Biogeography 28, 1365-1377. [ pdf file ]
Takeuchi, W. & Golman, M. (2001) Floristic documentation imperatives: Some conclusions
from contemporary surveys in Papua New Guinea. Sida 19, 445-468. [ pdf file ]
Thornton, I. W. B.
(2001) Colonization of an island volcano, Long Island, Papua New Guinea, and an
emergent island, Motmot, in its caldera lake. I.
General introduction. Journal of Biogeography 28, 1299-1310. [ pdf file ]
Thornton, I. W. B.,
Cook, S., Edwards, J. S., Harrison, R. D., Schipper,
C. & Shanahan, M., Singadan, R. & Yamuna, R. (2001) Colonization of an
island volcano, Long Island, Papua New Guinea, and an emergent island, Motmot, in its caldera lake. VII. Overview and
discussion. Journal
of Biogeography, 28 1389-1408 [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G.D. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships of fig wasps pollinating
functionally dioecious figs based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and
morphology. Systematic
Biology 50, 243-267. [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G.D., D.W. Yu, and S.A. West. (2001) Pollination and parasitism
in functionally dioecious figs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 268, 651-659. [ pdf file ]
2000
van Achterberg, C. & Weiblen, G.D. (2000) Ficobracon brusi gen. nov. & spec. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid reared from figs in Papua New Guinea. Zool. Med. Leiden 74, 51-55. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V.,
Miller, S. E. & Pyle, R. (2000) Quantifying Biodiversity: Experience with Parataxonomists and Digital Photography in Papua New Guinea
and Guyana. BioScience, 50, 899-908. [ pdf file ]
Iqbal, M. & Austin,
A. D. (2000) Systematics of the wasp genus Ceratobaeus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from Australasia: Parasitoids of spider eggs. Records of the South Australian Museum
Monograph Series 6, 1-164.
Medler, J. T. (2000) Flatidae of New Guinea and adjacent areas (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Bishop Museum Bulletins in Entomology 8:viii + 117.
Novotny, V. &
Basset, Y. (2000) Rare species in communities of
tropical insect herbivores: pondering the mystery of singletons. Oikos 89, 564-572. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. & Drozd,
P. (2000) Size distribution of conspecific populations: peoples of New
Guinea. Proceedings of the
Royal Society, London, Biological Sciences 267, 947-952. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. & Missa,
O. (2000) Local and regional species richness in the tropics: sap-sucking
insects (Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera) from a
lowland rain forest site and the island of New Guinea. Ecological Entomology 25, 445-451. [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G.D. (2000) Phylogenetic relationships of functionally dioecious
Ficus (Moraceae) based on
ribosomal DNA sequences and morphology. American Journal of Botany 87, 1342-1357. [ pdf file ]
1999
Basset, Y. (1999)
Diversity and abundance of insect herbivores collected on Castanopsis acuminatissima(Fagaceae) in New Guinea: relationships with leaf
production and surrounding vegetation. European Journal of Entomology 96, 381-391. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y. &
Novotny, V. (1999) Species richness of insect herbivore communities on Ficus in Papua New Guinea. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 67, 477-499. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. &
Basset, Y. (1999) Body size and host plant specialisation:
a relationship from a community of herbivorous insects from New Guinea. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15, 315-328 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Basset,
Y., Auga, J., Boen, W., Dal, C., Drozd,
P., Kasbal, M., Isua, B., Kutil, R., Manumbor, M. and Molem, K. (1999) Predation risk for herbivorous
insects on tropical vegetation: a search for enemy-free space and time. Australian Journal of Ecology 24, 477-483. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Basset, Y.,
Samuelson, G. A. & Miller, S. E. (1999) Host use by chrysomelid
beetles feeding on Moraceae and Euphorbiaceae in New Guinea. In: M. Cox, ed., Advances in Chrysomelidae Biology 1, pp. 343-360, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. [ pdf file ]
1998
Adis,
J., Basset, Y., Floren, A., Hammond, P.M. & Linsenmair, K.E. (1998) Canopy fogging of an overstorey tree – Recommendations for standardization. Ecotropica 4, 93-97. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V.,
Miller, S.E. & Springate, N.D. (1998) Assessing the impact of forest
disturbance on tropical invertebrates: some comments. Journal of Applied Ecology 35, 461-466. [ pdf file ]
Miller, S. E. (1998)
Taxa group summary: Insects/terrestrial invertebrates. In The Irian Jaya Biodiversity Conservation
Priority-Setting Workshop: Final Report (eds. J. B. Burnett, Y. de Fretes & P. Kramadibrata), pp. 46-47 + map, Conservation International,
Washington, D.C. ISBN1881173283.
Novotny, V. &
Basset, Y. (1998) Seasonality of sap-sucking insects (Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera) feeding on Ficus (Moraceae) in a
lowland rain forest in New Guinea. Oecologia 115, 514-522. [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G.D. (1998) Forest composition and structure of a one hectare plot in the Crater Mountain Wildlife
Management Area, Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 24, 23-32. [ pdf file ]
1997
Allison, A., Samuelson,
G. A. & Miller, S. E. (1997) Patterns of beetles species diversity in Castanopsis acuminatissima (Fagaceae) trees studied with canopy fogging techniques
in mid-montane New Guinea rain forest. In Canopy Arthropods (eds. N.E. Stork, J. Adis,
and R.K. Didham), p. 224-236. Chapman & Hall: London. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y. (1997)
Species abundance and body size relationships in insect herbivores associated
with New Guinea forest trees, with particular reference to insect
host-specificity. In Canopy Arthropods (eds. N. E. Stork, J. Adis, and R. K. Didham), pp. 237-264. Chapman & Hall,
London. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Springate, N.D., Aberlenc, H.-P. & Delvare, G. (1997) A review of methods for sampling arthropods in tree
canopies. In: Canopy
Arthropods (eds N.E. Stork, J.A. Adis &
R.K. Didham), pp. 27-52. Chapman & Hall, London. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V.
& Weiblen, G. (1997) Ficus: a resource for arthropods in the tropics, with
particular reference to New Guinea. In Forests and Insects (eds
A. D. Watt, N.E. Stork & M. D. Hunter). Chapman & Hall, London, Pp.
341-361. [ pdf file ]
Hulcr,
J., Mogia, M., Isua, B. & Novotny, V. (2007) Host specificity
of ambrosia and bark beetles (Col., Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in a New Guinea rainforest. Ecological Entomology 32: 762-772. [ pdf file ]
Keast,
A. & Miller, S.E. (eds)
(1997) The origin and evolution
of Pacific island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: Patterns and
processes. SPB Publications,
Amsterdam.
Novotny, V., Basset, Y.,
Miller, S. E., Allison, A., Samuelson, G. A. and Orsak,
L. (1997) The diversity of tropical insect herbivores:
an approach to collaborative international research in Papua New Guinea. Proceeding of the International Conference on
Taxonomy and Biodiversity Conservation in the East Asia (B. H. Lee, J. C. Choe
and H. Y. Han, eds), pp. 112-125. Korean Institute
for
Biodiversity Research of Chonbuk National University, Chonju. [ pdf file ]
1996
Basset, Y., Samuelson, G.A.
& Miller, S.E. (1996) Similarities and contrasts in the local insect faunas
associated with ten forest tree species of
New Guinea. Pacific
Science 50, 157-183. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y. (1996) Local
communities of arboreal herbivores in Papua New Guinea: predictors of insect
variables. Ecology 77, 1906-1919. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y. &
Samuelson, G.A. (1996) Ecological characteristics of an arboreal community
of Chrysomelidae in Papua New Guinea. In: Chrysomelidae Biology. Volume 2: Ecological Studies (eds
P.H.A. Jolivet & M.L. Cox), pp. 243-262. SPB
Academic Publishing, Amsterdam. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Samuelson,
G.A., Allison, A. & Miller, S.E. (1996) How many
host-specific insect species feed on a species of tropical tree? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 59, 201-216. [ pdf file ]
Miller, S. E. (1996) Biogeography
of Pacific insects and other terrestrial invertebrates: A status report.
In The origin and
evolution of Pacific Island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: patterns
and processes (eds. A. Keast &
S. E. Miller) pp. 463-475. SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam. [ pdf file ]
Sekhran, N. & Miller, S. E. editors (1996) Papua New Guinea Country Study on Biological
Diversity. Papua New Guinea
Department of Environment and Conservation, Waigani. xl + 438 pp. Title
page [ pdf file ]
Springate, N.D. & Basset, Y. (1996) Diel activity of arboreal
arthropods associated with Papua New Guinean trees. Journal of Natural History 30, 101-112.
1995
Basset, Y. (1995)
Arthropod predator-prey ratios on vegetation at Wau,
Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 21, 103-112.
1994
Basset, Y. 1994.
Palatability of tree foliage to chewing insects: a comparison between a
temperate and a tropical site. Acta Oecologia 15, 181-191. [ pdf file ]
Basset, Y., Springate, N.D. & Samuelson, G.A. (1994) Feeding habits and range of
body size: a case study in Papua New Guinea using arboreal leaf-beetles and
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