(Published or in press)

Head, M.L., Doughty, P., Blomberg, S.P. & Keogh, J.S. (2007) Chemical mediation of reciprocal mother-offspring recognition in the Southern Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei). Austral Ecology. In press.

Head, M.L., Hunt, J. & Brooks (2006) Genetic association between male attractiveness and female differential allocation. Biology Letters. 2(3): 341-344. pdf

Head, M.L. & Brooks, R. (2006) Sexual coercion and the opportuniy for sexual selection in guppies. Animal Behaviour. 71(3): 515-522. pdf

Head, M.L., Hunt, J. Jennions, M.D. & Brooks, R. (2005) The indirect benefits of mating with attractive males outweigh the direct costs. PLoS Biology 3(2):e33. pdf

Head, M.L., Doughty, P. & Keogh, J.S. (2005).Male southern water skinks (Eulamprus heatwolei) use both visual and chemical cues to detect female sexual receptivity. Acta Ethologica. 8(2): 79-85. pdf

Doody, J.S., West, P., Stapley, J., Welsh, M., Tucker, A., Guarino, E., Pauza, M., Bishop, N., Head, M., Dennis, S., West, G., Pepper, A. and A. Jones. (2003) Fauna by-catch in pipeline trenches: conservation, animal ethics, and current practises in Australia. Australian Zoologist 32(3): 410-419.

Head, M.L., Doughty, P. & Keogh, J.S. (2001) Experimental evidence of an age-specific shift in chemical detection of predators in a lizard. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 28(3): 541-554. pdf

(in review)
Head, M.L., Lindholm, A. & Brooks (2007) Operational sex ratio and density do not affect multivariate selection on male sexual ornaments and bevaviour. Evolution.

Head, M.L., Wong, B.M.M. & Brooks, R. (2007) Guppy mating behaviour in costly environments: the effects of water current. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology