Bibliography for TACHYGLOSSIDAE

• Abensperg-Traun, M. 1989. Some observations on the duration of lactation and movement of a Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae) from Western Australia. Australian Mammalogy 12: 33-34
• Abensperg-Traun, M. 1991. A study of home range, movements and shelter use in adult and juvenile echidnas, Tachyglossus aculeatus (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae), in Western Australian wheatbelt reserves. Australian Mammalogy 14: 13-21
• Abensperg-Traun, M. 1991. Survival strategies of the echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae). Biological Conservation 58: 317-328
• Abensperg-Traun, M. & Steven, D. 1997. Ant- and termite-eating in Australian mammals and lizards: A comparison. Australian Journal of Ecology 22: 9-17
• Abensperg-Traun, M., Dickman, C.R. & De Boer, E.S. 1991. Patch use and prey defence in a mammalian myrmecophage, the echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae): a test of foraging efficiency in captive and free-ranging animals. Journal of Zoology, London 225: 481-493
• Abenspergen, M.A. 1988. Food preference of the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae), in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. Australian Mammalogy 11: 117-123
• Augee, M. & Gooden, B. 1993. Echidnas of Australia and New Guinea. Kensington : University of NSW Press 76 pp.
• Augee, M.L. (ed.) 1978. Monotreme biology. Proceedings of a symposium held in Sydney, May 1978. The Australian Zoologist 20: 1-257
• Augee, M.L. (ed.) 1992. Platypus and Echidnas. Mosman : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 296 pp.
• Augee, M.L., Beard, L.A., Grigg, G.C. & Raison, J.K. 1992. Home range of echidnas in the Snowy Mountains. pp. 225-231 in Augee, M.L. (ed.). Platypus and Echidnas. Mosman : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 296 pp.
• Bakker, A.J., Parkinson, A.L. & Head, S.I. 2005. Contractile properties of single-skinned skeletal muscle fibres of the extensor digitorum longus muscle of the Australian short-nosed echidna. Australian Journal of Zoology 53: 237-240
• Beard, L.A., Grigg, G.C. & Augee, M.L. 1992. Reproduction by echidnas in a cold climate. pp. 93-100 in Augee, M.L. (ed.). Platypus and Echidnas. Mosman : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 296 pp.
• Bick, J.A.E. 1992. The meiotic chain of chromosomes of Monotremata. pp. 64-68 in Augee, M.L. (ed.). Platypus and Echidnas. Mosman : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 296 pp.
• CAVS Listing, this work
• Collett, R. 1884. Echidna acanthion, en sandsynligvis ubeskreven art myre-pindsvin fra Nord-Queensland. Bulletin of the Mauritius Institute 1884(13): 1-12
• Collins, W.R. 1973. Monotremes and Marsupials a Reference for Zoological Institutions. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press vi 323 pp.
• Cuvier, G.L.C.F.D. 1797. Tableau Élémentaire de l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux. Paris : Baillière xvi 710-14 pls. [publication date established from Roux, [P.] (ed.) 1797. Livres nouveaux. J. Typogr. Bibliographique première année 11: 81–86 [81–82]]
• Dann, J.F. & Buhl, E.H. 1995. Patterns of connectivity in the neocortex of the echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Cerebral Cortex 5: 363-373
• Divac, I., Holst, M-C., Nelson, J. & McKenzie, J.S. 1987. Afferents of the frontal cortex in the echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus): indications of an outstandingly large prefrontal area. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 30: 303-320
• Divac, I., Pettigrew, J.D., Holst, M-C. & McKenzie, J.S. 1987. Efferent connections of the prefrontal cortex of echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Brain, Behavior and Evolution 30: 321-327
• Finnie, E.P. & Thomas, D.E. 1982. Management of monotremes at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. pp. 1-3 in Evans, D.D. (ed.). The Management of Australian Mammals in Captivity. Proceedings of the Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society, Healesville, Victoria, February 1979. Melbourne : Zoological Board of Victoria 194 pp.
• Fischer, G. 1814. Zoognosia Tabulis Synopticis Illustrata. Volumen tertium. Quadrupedum reliquorum, Cetorum et Monotrymatum descriptionem continens. Mosquae : Vsevolozsky xxiv 734 pp.
• Geoffroy [Saint-Hilaire], É. 1803. Extrait des observations anatomiques de M. Home, sur l'echidné. Bulletin des Sciences pars la Société Philomathique de Paris 3(77): 225-227 [as 125-127] pls 14-16
• Goldfuss, G.A. 1809. Vergleichende Naturbeschreibung der Säugethiere. Erlangen : Waltherschen Kunst-und Buchhandlung xxi 315-41 pls.
• Grant, T.R. 1983. Behavioral ecology of monotremes. pp. 360–394 in Eisenberg, J.F. & Kleiman, D.G. (eds) Advances in the Study of Mammalian Behavior. The American Society of Mammalogists. Spec. Publ. No. 7.
• Grant, T.R. 1993. The past and present freshwater fishery in New South Wales and the distribution and status of the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus. The Australian Zoologist 29: 105-113
• Gray, J.E. 1838. On the two species of Echidna. Annals of Natural History 1: 335
• Gray, J.E. 1865. [August 25]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 5
• Green, B., Griffiths, M. & Newgrain, K. 1992. Seasonal patterns on water, sodium and energy turnover in free-living echidnas, Tachyglossus aculeatus (Mammalia: Monotremata). Journal of Zoology, London 227: 351-365
• Gregory, J.E., Iggo, A., McIntyre, A.K. & Proske, U. 1989. Responses of electroreceptors in the snout of the echidna. Journal of Physiology 414: 521-538
• Griffiths, M. 1968. Echidnas. Oxford : Pergamon Press x 282 pp.
• Griffiths, M. 1978. The Biology of the Monotremes. New York : Academic Press x 367 pp.
• Griffiths, M. 1989. Tachyglossidae. pp. 407-435 in Walton, D.W. & Richardson, B.J. (eds). Fauna of Australia. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1B 827 pp.
• Griffiths, M., Greenslade, P.J.M., Miller, L. & Kerle, J.A. 1990. The diet of the spiny anteater Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion in tropical habitats in the Northern Territory. The Beagle 7: 79-90
• Griffiths, M., Kristo, F., Green, B., Fogerty, A.C. & Newgrain, K. 1988. Observations on free-living, lactating echidnas, Tachyglossus aculeatus (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae), and sucklings. Australian Mammalogy 11: 135-144
• Griffiths, M., Wells, R.T. & Barrie, D.J. 1991. Observations on the skulls of fossil and extant echidnas (Monotremata: Tachyglossidae). Australian Mammalogy 14: 87-102
• Grigg, G.C., Augee, M.L. & Beard, L.A. 1992. Thermal relations of free-living echidnas during activity and in hibernation in a cold climate. pp. 160-173 in Augee, M.L. (ed.). Platypus and Echidnas. Mosman : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 296 pp.
• Grigg, G.C., Beard, L.A. & Augee, M.L. 1989. Hibernation in a monotreme, the echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 92: 609-612
• Home, E. 1802. Description of the anatomy of the Ornithorhynchus hystrix. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 92: 348-364 pls 10-13
• Hughes, R.L. 1993. Monotreme development with particular reference to the extraembryonic membranes. Journal of Experimental Zoology 266: 480-494
• Iggo, A, Gregory, J.E. & Proske, U. 1996. Studies of mechanoreceptors in skin of the snout of the echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus. Somatosensory & Motor Research 13: 129-138
• Illiger, J.C.W. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium, additis terminis zoographicis utriusque classis, eorumque versione Germanica. Berolini : Sumptibus C. Salfeld xvii 301 pp.
• Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i-xii 1-122
• Jones, R.C., Stone, G.M. & Zupp, J. 1992. Reproduction in the male echidna. pp. 115-126 in Augee, M.L. (ed.). Platypus and Echidnas. Mosman : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 296 pp.
• Jorgensen, J.M. & Locket, N.A. 1995. The inner ear of the echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus : the vestibular sensory organs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 260: 183-190
• Kowarzik, R. 1909. Resultate einer zusammenfassenden Bearbeitung der Monotremen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 35: 213-215
• Krefft, G. 1872. Natural History. Section Monotremata—(continued). The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser Vol. 14 no. 652 28 Dec. 1872. 808, col. 1 pp.
• Krubitzer, L., Manger, P., Pettigrew, J. & Calford, M. 1995. Organization of the somatosensory cortex in monotremes - in search of the prototypical plan. Journal of Comparative Neurology 351: 261-306
• Lacépède, B.G.É. (as Lacepède) 1799. Discours d'Ouverture et de Clôture du Cours d'Histoire Naturelle Donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 1'an VII de la République, et tableaux méthodiques des mammifères et des oiseaux. Paris : Plassan 94 pp. [publication date established from Sherborn, C.D. 1899. Lacepède's 'Tableaux...des mammifères et des oiseaux,' 1799. Nat. Sci., Lond. 15: 406–409 [409]]
• Lesson, R.P. 1827. Manuel de Mammalogie, ou histoire naturelle des mammifères. Paris : Roret xvi 442 pp.
• Lesson, R.P. 1836. Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière des Mammifères et des Oiseaux Découverts Depuis la Mort de Buffon. Mammifères. Paris : Pourrat Frères 512 pp. 27 pls.
• Mahoney, J.A. 1988. Tachyglossidae. pp. 4-6 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 274 pp.
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• Mudie, R. 1829. The Picture of Australia: exhibiting New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, and all the settlements, from the first at Sydney to the last at the Swan River. London : Whittaker, Treacher, & Co. x 370 pp.
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• Murtagh, C.E. 1972. A unique cytogenetic system in monotremes. Chromosoma (Berlin) 65: 35-57
• Perry, G. 1810. Platypus; or Ornithorinxus paradoxus. Arcana; or The Museum of Natural History: containing the most recent discovered objects. Embellished with coloured plates, and corresponding descriptions; with extracts relating to animals, and remarks of celebrated travellers; combining a general survey of nature. Pt 4. James Stratford : London. [publication date established from Mathews, G.M. & Iredale, T. 1912. 'Perry's Arcana' — an overlooked work. Victorian Naturalist 24: 7–16 [7]]
• Pridmore, P.A. 1985. Terrestrial locomotion in monotremes (Mammalia: Monotremata). Journal of Zoology, London A 205: 53-73
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• Ramsay, E.P. 1877. Note of a species of echidna (Tachyglossus), from Port Moresby, New Guinea. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 31-33 pl. 1 [publication date established from Fletcher, J.J. 1896. On the dates of publication of the early volumes of the Society's Proceedings. Proc. Linn. Soc. NSW 2 10: 533–536 [535]]
• Regidor, J. & Divac, I. 1987. Architechtonics of the thalamus in the echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Brain, Behavior and Evolution 30: 328-341
• Rothschild, W. 1905. Notes on Zaglossus and description of a new subspecies of Echidna hystrix. Novitates Zoologicae 12: 305-306
• Rowe, M.J. & Bohringer, R.C. 1992. Functional organisation of the cerebral cortex in monotremes. pp. 177-193 in Augee, M.L. (ed.). Platypus and Echidnas. Mosman : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 296 pp.
• Shaw, G. 1792. Myrmecophaga aculeata. The Porcupine Ant-eater. The Naturalists' Miscellany: containing accurate and elegant coloured figures of the most curious and beautiful productions of nature; with descriptions in Latin and English in the Linnaean manner. To which are added descriptions more at large, and calculated for general information. No. 36. London : F.P. Nodder & Co. Vol. 3.
• Siegel, J.M., Manger, P.R., Nienhuis, R., Fahringer, H.M. & Pettigrew, J.D. 1996. The echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus combines REM and non-REM aspects in a single sleep state - implications for the evolution of sleep. Journal of Neuroscience 16: 3500-3506
• Smith, A.P., Wellham, G.S. & Green, S. 1989. Seasonal foraging activity and microhabitat selection by echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus) on the New England Tablelands. Australian Journal of Ecology 14: 457-466
• Strahan, R. (ed.) 1995. The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney, NSW : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
• Teahan, C.G., McKenzie, H.A. & Griffiths, M. 1991. Some monotreme milk 'whey' and blood proteins. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B. Comparative Biochemistry 99B: 99-118
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• Ulinski, P.S. 1984. Thalmic projections to the somatosensory cortex of the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus. Journal of Comparative Neurology 229: 153-170
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