Dr Donald Franklin
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Grad Dip Sci Thesis: Profile of an avian nectarivore community and its nectar resources in tropical woodland (1994) MSc Thesis: Patterns in the decline of granivorous birds in the northern Australia savannas (1998) PhD Thesis: Ecology of the Top End Bamboo Bambusa arnhemica (2004) Contact details |
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Peer-reviewed journal publications 2010 Franklin DC, Prior LD, Hogarth NJ, McMahon CR. 2010. Bamboo, fire and flood: consequences of disturbance for the vegetative growth of a clumping, clonal plant. Plant Ecology 208: 319-332. Abstract here Griffiths ME, Tsvuura Z, Franklin DC, Lawes MJ. 2010. Pollination ecology of Isoglossa woodii, a long-lived synchronously monocarpic herb from coastal forests in South Africa. Plant Biology 12: 495-502. Abstract here 2009 Bisevac L, Franklin DC, Williamson GJ, Whelan PI. 2009. A comparison of two generic trap types for monitoring mosquitoes through an annual cycle in tropical Australia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25: 58-65. Abstract here Elliott LP, Franklin DC, Bowman DMJS. 2009. Frequency and season of fires varies with distance from settlement and grass composition in Eucalyptus miniata savannas of the Darwin region of northern Australia. International Journal of Wildland Fire 18: 61-70. Abstract here Franklin DC, Whelan PI. 2009. Tropical mosquito assemblages demonstrate ‘textbook’ annual cycles. PLoS ONE 4: e8296. Abstract and free pdf download here Hogarth NJ, Franklin DC. 2009. Observations on the clonal parentage of culms in wild stands of a clumping bamboo from northern Australia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 21: 139-146. Free pdf download from here Nicholas AMM, Franklin DC, Bowman DMJS. 2009. Co-existence of shrubs and grass in a semi-arid landscape: a case study of mulga (Acacia aneura, Mimosaceae) shrublands embedded in fire-prone spinifex (Triodia pungens, Poaceae) hummock grasslands. Australian Journal of Botany 57: 396-405. Abstract here Free pdf download here Smales I, Quin B, Menkhorst P, Franklin DC. 2009. Demography of the Helmeted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix. Emu 109: 352-359. Abstract here
2008 Bellairs SM, Franklin DC, Hogarth NJ. 2008. A tropical, gregariously semelparous bamboo has no seed dormancy. Biotropica 40: 28-31. Abstract here Chambers LE, Quin BR, Menkhorst P, Franklin DC, Smales I. 2008. The effects of climate on breeding in the Helmeted Honeyeater. Emu 108: 15-22. Abstract here Franklin DC. 2008. Fate of culm shoots in wild stands of a tropical clumping bamboo. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 26: 97-111. Abstract here Franklin DC. 2008. Taxonomic interpretations of Australian native bamboos (Poaceae: Bambuseae) and their biogeographic implications. Telopea 12: 179-191. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Bisa D. 2008. Field key to the lycaenid butterflies of the Top End and Kimberley. Northern Territory Naturalist 20: 1-18. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Hogarth NJ. 2008. Flowering and flooding: factors influencing shoot production in a semelparous bamboo. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 20: 188-192. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Kaneko S, Yamasaki N, Isagi Y. 2008. Some wild bamboo clumps contain more than one genet. Australian Journal of Botany 56: 433-436. Abstract here Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Petty AM, Williamson GJ, Brook BW, Bowman DMJS. 2008. Monitoring contrasting land management in the savanna landscapes of northern Australia. Environmental Management 41: 501-515. Abstract here Kaneko S, Franklin DC, Yamasaki N, Isagi Y. 2008. Development of microsatellite markers for Bambusa arnhemica (Poaceae: Bambuseae), a bamboo endemic to Northern Australia. Conservation Genetics 9: 1311-1313. Abstract here Keates A, Collins T, Franklin DC. 2008. Aggressive behaviour by the Beach Stone-curlew. Northern Territory Naturalist 20: 34-37. Free pdf download here
2007 Bach CS, Franklin DC, Lambrinidis G. 2007. Characteristics of the vertebrate-dispersed fruits of sixteen Northern Territory monsoon forest tree species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 23: 1-9. Free pdf here Bowman DMJS, Franklin DC, Price OF, Brook BW. 2007. Land management affects grass biomass in the Eucalyptus tetrodonta savannas of monsoonal Australia. Austral Ecology 32: 446-452. Abstract here Franklin DC. 2007. Dry season observations of butterflies in the "Gulf country" of the Northern Territory and far north-west Queensland. Northern Territory Naturalist 19: 9-14. Free pdf dowload here Franklin DC. 2007. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita feeds on nectar. Northern Territory Naturalist 19: 46-47. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Brocklehurst PS, Lynch D, Bowman DMJS. 2007. Niche differentiation and regeneration in the seasonally flooded Melaleuca forests of northern Australia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23: 457-467. Abstract here
2006 Franklin DC. 2006. Wild bamboo stands fail to compensate for a heavy 1-year harvest of culm shoots. Forest Ecology and Management 237: 115-118. Abstract here Franklin DC, Bach CS. 2006. Assessing intraspecific phenological synchrony in zoochorous trees from the monsoon forests of northern Australia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22: 419-429. Abstract here
2005 Bowman DMJS, Franklin DC. 2005. Fire Ecology. Progress in Physical Geography 29: 248-255. Abstract here Franklin DC. 2005. Avian granivores consume flowers, not just seed, of the Top End Bamboo Bambusa arnhemica. Northern Territory Naturalist 18: 45-50. Free pdf download here Franklin DC. 2005. Vegetative phenology and growth of a facultatively-deciduous bamboo in a monsoonal climate. Biotropica 37: 343-350. Abstract here Franklin DC. 2005. Learning about Cane Toads: Response to Donato & Potts (2004). Australian Field Ornithology 22: 210-212. Franklin DC, Baker B. 2005. The Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt as an urban bird in Darwin, Northern Territory. Australian Field Ornithology 22: 48-50. Franklin DC, Kerrigan R. 2005. A population count and ecological notes for the little-known terrestrial orchid Didymoplexis pallens. Northern Territory Naturalist 18: 51-53. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Michael B, Mace M. 2005. New location records for some butterflies of the Top End and Kimberley regions. Northern Territory Naturalist 18: 1-7. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Whitehead PJ, Pardon G, Matthews J, McMahon P, McIntyre D. 2005. Geographic patterns and correlates of the decline of granivorous birds in northern Australia. Wildlife Research 32: 399-408. Free pdf download here
2004 Franklin DC. 2004. Synchrony and asynchrony: observations and hypotheses for the flowering wave in a long-lived semelparous bamboo. Journal of Biogeography 31: 773-786. Abstract here Franklin DC, Bowman DMJS. 2004. A multi-scale biogeographic analysis of Bambusa arnhemica, a bamboo from monsoonal northern Australia. Journal of Biogeography 31: 1335-1353. Abstract here Hasebe M, Franklin DC. 2004. Food sources of the Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus during the early wet season on the urban fringe of Darwin, northern Australia. Corella 28: 68-74. Free pdf download here
2003 Franklin DC. 2003. Morphology and taxonomy of the Top End Bamboo Bambusa arnhemica F. Muell., a little-known bamboo from northern Australia. Bamboo Science and Culture 17: 44-54. Free pdf download of issue no. 17 here Franklin D. 2003. Vertebrate pollinators visit flowers of an Umbrella Tree Schefflera actinophylla almost exclusively in the afternoon. Northern Territory Naturalist 17: 1-6. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Bowman DMJS. 2003. Bamboo, fire and flood: regeneration of Bambusa arnhemica (Bambuseae: Poaceae) after mass-flowering and die-off at contrasting sites in monsoonal northern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 51: 529-542. Abstract here Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Mangion CP. 2003. Occurrence of the Yellow Plum Ximenia americana L. as a tidal strand-line plant in Darwin Harbour. Northern Territory Naturalist 17: 50-52. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Wilson K-J. 2003. Are low reproductive rates characteristic of New Zealand’s native terrestrial birds? Evidence from the allometry of nesting parameters in altricial species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30: 185-204. Abstract here
2002 - 2000 Dostine PL, Franklin DC. 2002. A comparison of the diet of three finch species in the Yinberrie Hills area, Northern Territory. Emu 102: 159-164. Abstract here Dostine PL, Johnson GC, Franklin DC, Zhang Y, Hempel C. 2001. Seasonal use of savanna landscapes by the Gouldian finch, Erythrura gouldiae, in the Yinberrie Hills area, Northern Territory. Wildlife Research 28: 445-458. Abstract here Franklin DC, Dostine PL. 2000. A note on the frequency and genetics of head colour morphs in the Gouldian Finch. Emu 100: 236-239. Franklin D, Noske R. 2000. Identification notes: Friarbirds (Philemon spp.). Northern Territory Naturalist 16: 36-37. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Noske RA. 2000. Nectar sources used by birds in monsoonal north-western Australia: a regional survey. Australian Journal of Botany 48: 461-474. Abstract here Franklin DC, Noske RA. 2000. The nesting biology of the Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta in the Darwin region of northern Australia, with notes on tidal flooding of nests. Corella 24: 38-44. Abstract here Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Smales IJ, Quin BR, Menkhorst PW. 2000. Age and sex characteristics of the Helmeted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix in the hand. Corella 24: 30-35. Abstract here Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Woinarski JCZ, Noske RA. 2000. Geographic patterning of species richness among granivorous birds in Australia. Journal of Biogeography 27: 829-842. Abstract here Woinarski JCZ, Connors G, Franklin DC. 2000. Thinking honeyeater: nectar maps for the Northern Territory, Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology 6: 61-80.
1999-1998 Franklin DC. 1999. Evidence of disarray amongst granivorous bird assemblages in the savannas of northern Australia, a region of sparse human settlement. Biological Conservation 90: 53-68. Abstract here Franklin DC. 1999. Opportunistic nectarivory: an annual dry season phenomenon among birds in monsoonal northern Australia. Emu 99: 135-141. Abstract here Franklin DC, Burbidge AH, Dostine PL. 1999. The harvest of wild birds for aviculture: an historical perspective on finch trapping in the Kimberley with special emphasis on the Gouldian Finch. Australian Zoologist 31: 92-109. Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Noske RA. 1999. Birds and nectar in a monsoonal woodland: correlations at three spatio-temporal scales. Emu 99: 15-28. Abstract here Franklin DC, Smales IJ, Quin BR, Menkhorst PW. 1999. Annual cycle of the Helmeted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix, a sedentary inhabitant of a predictable environment. Ibis 141: 256-268. Abstract here Noske RA, Franklin DC. 1999. Breeding seasons of land birds in the Australian monsoonal tropics: diverse responses to a highly seasonal environment. Australian Biologist 12: 72-90. Woinarski JCZ, Franklin D, Connors G. 1999. Landscape mapping of nectar resources as a base for conservation management. Australian Biologist 12: 97-105. Franklin DC, Barnes TA. 1998. The downy young and juvenile of the Chestnut Rail, with notes on development. Corella 22: 64-66. Abstract here Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Dostine PL, Tidemann SC. 1998. Post-juvenile moult strategies of co-existing Gouldian, Long-tailed and Masked Finches. Corella 22: 73-79. Abstract here Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Noske RA. 1998. Local movements of honeyeaters in a sub-coastal vegetation mosaic in the Northern Territory. Corella 22: 97-103. Abstract here Free pdf download here
1997-1987 Barnes TA, Franklin DC. 1997. Notes on nests of the Chestnut Rail. Northern Territory Naturalist 15: 6-11. Free pdf download here Franklin DC. 1997. The foraging behaviour of avian nectarivores in a monsoonal Australian woodland over a six-month period. Corella 21: 48-54. Abstract here Free pdf download here Franklin DC, Johnson GC, Dostine PL. 1997. A capture record of the Northern Shrike-tit. Northern Territory Naturalist 15: 41-42. Free pdf download here Franklin DC. 1995. Helmeted Honeyeaters build bulkier nests in cold weather. Auk 112: 247-248. Franklin DC, Alley JC. 1995. Some observations of foraging and social behaviour of the Striped Honeyeater in South-western New South Wales. Australian Bird Watcher 16: 71-74. Franklin DC, Smales IJ, Miller MA, Menkhorst PW. 1995. The reproductive biology of the Helmeted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops cassidix. Wildlife Research 22: 173-191. Abstract here Runciman D, Franklin DC, Menkhorst PW. 1995. Movements of Helmeted Honeyeaters during the non-breeding season. Emu 95: 111-118. Abstract here McCarthy MA, Franklin DC, Burgman MA. 1994. The importance of demographic uncertainty: an example from the Helmeted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix. Biological Conservation 67: 135-142. Abstract here Pearce JL, Burgman MA, Franklin DC. 1994. Habitat selection by Helmeted Honeyeaters. Wildlife Research 21: 53-63. Abstract here McMahon ARG, Franklin DC. 1993. The significance of Mountain Swamp Gum for Helmeted Honeyeater populations in the Yarra Valley. Victorian Naturalist 110: 230-237. Smales I, Miller M, Middleton D, Franklin D. 1992. Establishment of a captive-breeding programme for the Helmeted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix. International Zoo Year-book 31: 57-63. First page here Franklin DC, Menkhorst PW, Robinson JL. 1989. Ecology of the Regent Honeyeater Xanthomyza phrygia. Emu 89: 140-154. Abstract here Franklin D, Robinson J. 1989. Territorial behaviour of a Regent Honeyeater at feeding sites. Australian Bird Watcher 13: 129-132. Franklin DC, Menkhorst PW. 1988. A history of the Regent Honeyeater in South Australia. South Australian Ornithologist 30: 141-145. Franklin D, Menkhorst P. 1988. The bare facial skin of the Regent Honeyeater. Australian Bird Watcher 12: 237-238. Franklin D, Menkhorst P, Robinson J. 1987. Field surveys of the Regent Honeyeater Xanthomyza phrygia in Victoria. Australian Bird Watcher 12: 91-95. Abstract
Franklin D, Lindner J, Robinson J. 1983, reprinted 1991. Eucalypts of the Bendigo District. A guide to identification and distribution. Bendigo Field Naturalists Club Inc.: Bendigo.
Franklin D. 2005. Monitoring wildlife at regional and national scales. In Old ways, new ways; wildlife management in northern Australia, ed. J Gorman, L Petheram, T Vigilante, pp. 82-93. CDU Press: Darwin. Whitehead PJ, Woinarski JCZ, Franklin D, Price O. 2003. Landscape ecology, wildlife management and conservation in northern Australia. Linking policy, practice and capability in regional planning. In Landscape ecology and resource management. Linking theory with practice, ed. JA Bissonette, I Storch, pp. 227-259. Island Press: Washington. Franklin D, Webster R. 1990. Regent Honeyeater Xanthomyza phrygia (Shaw 1794). In Threatened Birds of Australia. An annotated list, ed. J Brouwer, S Garnett, pp. 127-129. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union: Moonee Ponds.
Franklin DC. 2008. Report 9: The waterbirds of Australian tropical rivers and wetlands. In A Compendium of Ecological Information on Australia’s Northern Tropical Rivers. Sub-project 1 of Australia’s Tropical Rivers – an integrated data assessment and analysis (DET18). A report to Land & Water Australia, ed. GP Lukacs, CM Finlayson. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research: Townsville. Free pdf download here Franklin DC. 1999. Comparing atlases: the use of reporting rates to assess change in the abundance of bird species. Consultancy report to Birds Australia Franklin D. 1996. The status of the Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis in New South Wales. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union Report No. 99: Melbourne. Franklin DC, Dostine PL. 1996. Nest counts as a technique for monitoring the impact of the Mt Todd Gold Mine on the Gouldian Finch: a discussion paper. Gouldian Finch Recovery Project: Darwin. Franklin D. 2009. Bamboos in South-East Asia. Bamboo Bulletin 11(1): 29-31. Franklin D. 2009. A butterfly intruder. Nature Territory November 2009: 4-5. Newsletter available here Franklin D. 2008. Bamboo travels in Indo-China. Bamboo Bulletin 10(1): 9-10. Franklin D. 2008. Awls on the move. Nature Territory June 2008: 5. Franklin D, Binns D, Mace M. 2007. Glistening Line-blue. Fifth record of this butterfly in the Northern Territory. Nature Territory February 2007: 4-5. Franklin D. 2007. Lost from our landscape [book review]. Nature Territory October 2007: 7. Franklin D. 2006. The princess of butterflies. Nature Territory October 2006: 4-5. Franklin D. 2006. North Queensland bamboo renamed in honour of Len Muller. Bamboo Bulletin 8(1): 11-12. Franklin D. 2004. Kimberley butterflies. Nature Territory October 2004: 3. Franklin D. 2004. Spare the Daly. Nature Territory September 2003: 4-5. Franklin DC. 2004. The birds of Groote Eylandt [book review]. Emu 104: 301-302. Franklin D. 2004. The mystery of bamboo flowering. Nature Territory October 2004: 8-9. Franklin DC. 2003. Bamboo and the northern Australian connection. Flora Malesiana Bulletin 13: 275-277. Franklin D. 2003. Rare orchid at Mary River Park. Nature Territory June 2003: 3. Franklin D. 2003. Epiphytes on Silver Paperbark. Nature Territory March 2003: 4. Franklin D. 2002. How long does the Top End Bamboo live? Nature Territory October 2002: 4. Franklin D. 2001. Notes on the biology and ecology of the Top End Bamboo Bambusa arnhemica. Kakadu Gun-wok 17: 12-14. Franklin D. 2000. Trouble in the Never Never. Wingspan 10(1): 14-21. Franklin D. 1999. Lerp: an enduring mystery of Australian ecology. Nature Territory September 1999: 3-5. Franklin DC. 1998. Some thoughts on taking birds from the wild. Thylacinus 22: 8-11. Franklin D. 1998. An avian smorgasbord. Nature Territory June 1998: 5. Franklin D. 1996. A massive aggregation of the Varied Lorikeet. Eclectus 1: 6-7. Franklin D. 1995. Studying honeyeaters in the monsoonal tropics. Thylacinus 19: 3-7. Franklin D, Menkhorst P, Robinson J. 1987. Fighting, form and function in honeyeaters. RAOU Newsletter 74: 1-2. Robinson J, Franklin D. 1985. Feeding ecology of falcons. Australasian Raptor Association News 6: 10-12.
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