Publications (2007)

Ahyong, S T and D C J Yeo, Feral populations of the Australian Red‑Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens) in water supply catchments of Singapore. Biological Invasions, DOI 10.1007/, no. s10530‑007‑9094‑0 (2007). (Netherlands).

Bickford, D P, D J Lohman, N S Sodhi, P K L Ng, R Meier, K Winker, K Ingram and I Das, Cryptic species: a new window on diversity and conservation. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 22 (2007): 148‑155. (United Kingdom).

Blanckenhorn, W, R Meier and T Teder, Rensch’s rule in insects: patterns among and within species. In Sex, Size and Gender Roles evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism, ed. Daphne J. Fairbairn, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, and Tamás Székely, 60‑70. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. 10 pp.

Blanckenhorn, W U, A F G Dixon, D J Fairbairn, K Gilbert, K Van der Linde, R Meier, S Nylin, S Pitnick, C Schoff, M Signorelli and C Wiklund, Proximate causes of Rensch's rule: Does sexual size dimorphism in arthropods result from sex differences in development time?. American Naturalist, 169 (2007): 245‑257. (United States).

Bradshaw, C J A, N S Sodhi, L P Koh, K S ‑H Peh, H T W Tan, R L Chazdon, R T Corlett, T M Lee, R K Colwell, B W Brook and C H Sekercioglu, Correlates of extinction proneness in tropical angiosperms. Diversity and Distributions, (2007). (United Kingdom).

Chan, J. P. Y., P. R. Lau, A. J. Tham and D Li, The effects of male‑male contests and female eavesdropping on female mate choice and male mating success in the jumping spider, Thiania bhamoensis (Araneae: Salticidae). BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, (2007). (United States).

Chia, C. S. W. and D C J Yeo, Country Report on the Status of Invasive Alien Species in Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2007, 9 pp.. (Country Report, prepared for ASEANET‑GISIN Training Workshop on Invasive Species Database Development in the ASEAN Region).

Chou, L M and KPP Tun, Conserving reefs beside a marine landfill in Singapore. CORAL REEFS, (2007). (Germany).

Chou, L M, Coral reefs. Seminar for hotel guests (22 Aug 2007, Angsana Resort and Spa, Bintan, Indonesia)

Chou, L M, Status of Marine Protected Areas in Southeast Asia ‑ what next?. Second ASEAN Heritage Parks and 4th Regional Conference on Protected Areas in Southeast Asia (Invited paper) (23 ‑ 27 Apr 2007, Le Meridien, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)

DAVIE, P.J.F., P K L Ng and E.W. DAWSON, A new species of deep‑sea crab of the genus Chaceon (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Geryonidae) from Western Australia. Zootaxa, 1505 (2007): 51‑62. (New Zealand).

EMPARANZA, E.J.M., G.L. GUZMAN and P K L Ng, A redescription of Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edwards, 1834, and designation of a neotype for Acanthonyx simplex Dana, 1852 (Brachyura, Majidae).. Crustaceana, 80, no. 5 (2007): 533‑543. (Netherlands).

Grant, D, P A Todd and T Pennycott, Monitoring wild greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) for Salmonella enterica Typhimurium.. Ecological Research, 22 (2007): 571‑574

Huang, D, P A Todd and JR Guest, Locomotion and aggregation in the fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa L.).. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 342 (2007): 269‑281. (Netherlands).

Ingram, K K, T Laamanen, N Puniamoorthy and R Meier, Lack of Morphological Coevolution Between Male Forelegs and Female Wings in Themira (Sepsidae: Diptera: Insecta). BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, (2007). (United Kingdom).

JAMES, R G, P A Todd, K L E GOH, P R KONDA and B Sivaloganathan, Can giant clam (Tridacna squamosa) populations be restored in Singapore ’ s heavily sedimented waters?. AQUATIC CONSERVATION‑MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, (2007). (United Kingdom).

Kutty, S., M. V. Bernasconi, F. Sifner and R Meier, Sensitivity analysis, molecular systematics, and natural history evolution of Scathophagidae (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha: Calyptratae). CLADISTICS, 23 (2007): 64‑83.

Land, Michael F., Julia Horwood, L M M LIM and D Li, Optics of the ultraviolet reflecting scales of a jumping spider. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B‑Biological Sciences, 274, no. 1618 (2007): 1583‑1589. (United Kingdom).

Lee, T M, N S Sodhi and D M Prawiradilaga, The importance of protected areas for the forest and endemic avifauna of Sualwesi ( Indonesia. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 17 (2007): 1727‑1741. (United States).

Li, D, L M M LIM and M.F. Land, UV light key to jumping spider mating. 17th International Congress of Arachnology (5 ‑ 10 Aug 2007, Sao Pedro, Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Li, D, Biomaterials: What we can learn from spiders. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2007: 10 (Invited paper) (1 ‑ 6 Jul 2007, Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhinition Centre, Singapore)

Li, J.J., L M M LIM, Z.T. Zhang, Q.Q. Liu, F.X. Liu, J. Chen and D Li, Sexual dichromatism and male colour morph in UV‑B reflectance in two populations of the jumping spider Phintella vittata (Araneae: Salticidae) from tropical China. BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, (2007).

LIM, L M M and D Li, Effect of UV‑reflecting markings on female mate choice decisions in a jumping spider, Cosmophasis umbratica from Singapore. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, (2007).

LIM, L M M and D Li, Effects of age and feeding history on structure‑based ornaments of a jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae).. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B‑Biological Sciences, 274 (2007): 569‑575. (United Kingdom).

LIM, L M M, M.F. Land and D Li, Sex‑specific UV and fluorescence signals in jumping spiders. SCIENCE, 315 (2007): 481. (United States).

LIM, N.T.L. and P K L Ng, Home range, activity cycle and natal den usage of a female Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica (Mammalia: Pholidota) in Singapore. Endangered Species Research, 3 (2007): 111‑118. (New Zealand).

Lim, S. G. and R Meier, Comparing the phylogenetic signal of characters from different life history stages in endopterygote insects. Abstracts of the XXVI. Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society (2007): 10. New Orleans: Willi Hennig Society. (XXVI. Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, 28 Jun ‑ 2 Jul 2007, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, United States)

Lohman, D J, D P Bickford and N S Sodhi, The burning issue. SCIENCE, 316 (2007): 376‑0. (United States).

Lucas, P.W., K.R. Agrawal, Z.Q. Sui, K.Y. Ang and H T W Tan, Methods of ingestion and incisal designs. In Techniques and applications in dental anthropology, ed. Irish, J.D. and G.C. Nelson. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Lum, S.K.Y., H T W Tan and Y.C. Wee, Trees of Bukit Timah Campus: a tribute to old friends, Singapore: National University of Singapore and Nature Society (Singapore), 2007.

MAHARAJ, K P, N S Sodhi, L P Koh, A Bhaskar and BW Brook, Unreported yet massive deforestation driving loss of endemic biodiversity in Indian Himalaya. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 16 (2007): 153‑163. (Netherlands).

Manuel‑Santos, M R and D C J Yeo, A new species of Geosesarma from Palawan, Philippines (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae). Zootaxa, 1607 (2007): 63‑67. (New Zealand).

McLay, C.L. and P K L Ng, Revision of the Indo‑West Pacific sponge crabs of the genus Petalomera Stimpson, 1858 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Dromiidae).. RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY, 55, no. 1 (2007): 107‑120. (Singapore).

Meier, R and G Zhang, DNA barcoding and DNA taxonomy in Diptera: An assessment based on. In Diptera Diversity: Status, Challenges, and Tools, ed. Bickel, D. et al.. Brill Academic Publishers, 2007.

Meier, R, G Zhang, G S Lim and W S Hwang, DNA Barcodes or integrative taxonomy? – Identification success of DNA barcodes in insects. Abstracts of the Entomologentagung Innsbruck, ed. Fuereder et al. (2007): 142. Innsbruck: Universitaetsverlag Innsbruck. (Plenary paper) (Entomologentagung Innsbruck, 26 Feb ‑ 1 Mar 2007, University of Innsbruck, Austria)

Meier, R, G. Zhang, S. G. Lim and W. S. Hwang, More on DNA barcoding and DNA taxonomy: the tale of 50,000 sequences for 14,000 species of Metazoa. Abstracts of the XXVI. Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society (2007): 12. New Orleans: Willi Hennig Society. (XXVI. Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, 28 Jun ‑ 2 Jul 2007, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, United States)

Meier, R, Is Undergraduate Research an Oxymoron? Can undergraduates do research? ‑ A perspective from the Faculty of Science. CDTL Brief, 10 (2007): 1‑3

Meier, R, Themira biloba Andersson 1975 (Sepsidae: Diptera), a species from Manhattan ’ s Central Park that is new to the Nearctic Region. JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 114 (2007): 176_177. (United States).

NARUSE, T and P K L Ng, On a new species of cavernicolous crab of the genus Sesarmoides Ser è ne & Soh, 1970 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia.. RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY, 55, no. 1 (2007): 127‑130. ( Singapore).

NARUSE, T and P K L Ng, On a new species of Elamenopsis from Singapore, with notes on Crustaenia palawanensis (Ser è ne, 1971) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Hymenosomatidae).. RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY, 55, no. 1 (2007): 121‑125. ( Singapore).

Nayar, S, DJ Miller, A Hunt, BPL Goh and L M Chou, Environmental effects of dredging on sediment nutrients, carbon and granulometry in a tropical estuary. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, 127 (2007): 1‑13. (Netherlands).

Ng, P K L and C.L. MCLAY, Two new species of deep‑water xanthid crabs of the genera Euryxanthops Garth & Kim, 1983, and Medaeops Guinot, 1967 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae) from New Zealand.. Zootaxa, 1505 (2007): 37‑50. (New Zealand).

Ng, P K L and D C J Yeo, Malaysian freshwater crabs: conservation prospects and challenges.. Proceedings of the Seminar on the status of Biological Diversity in Malaysia & Threat Assessment of Plant Species in Malaysia., 0 (2007): 95‑120. (Malaysia).

Ng, P K L and L.B. HOLTHUIS, Case 3394. Etisus H. Milne Edwards, 1834 and Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1897 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura): proposed conservation of the generic names by suppression of the generic name Clorodius A. G. Desmarest, 1823.. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 64, no. 1 (2007): 19‑24. (United Kingdom).

Pape, T., R Meier, S N Kutty and K. Szpila, The phylogeny of Calyptratae (Diptera). Abstracts of the 3rd Dresden Meeting on Insect Phylogeny (2007). Dresden: Conference Organizers. (3rd Dresden Meeting on Insect Phylogeny, 21 ‑ 23 Sep 2007, Zoological Museum Dresden, Dresden, Germany)

Petersen, J F T, R Meier, S. N. Kutty and B. M. Wiegmann, Phylogenetic Relationships and the Evolution of Host Choice in Louse‑ and Batflies (Hippoboscoidea: Diptera). MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 45 (2007): 111_122. (United States).

Posa, M R C, N S Sodhi and L P Koh, Predation on artificial nests and caterpillar models across a disturbance gradient in Subic Bay, Philippines. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY, 23 (2007): 27‑33. (United States).

Richer de Forges, B and P K L Ng, A new species of Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae) from Micronesia. Zootaxa, 1409 (2007): 61‑67. (New Zealand).

Ruber, L, M Kottelat, H H TAN, P K L Ng and R Britz, Evolution of miniaturization and the phylogenetic position of Paedocypris, comprising the world ’ s smallest vertebrate.. BMC (BioMedCentral) Evolutionary Biology, 0 (2007): 1‑10. (United States).

SHEKELLE, M, R Meier, M Indrawan, I Maryanto, A Salim, J Supriatna, N Andayani and T Wirdateti, When Not Extinct is not good news: Conservation in the Sangihe Islands. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 21 (2007): 4‑5. (United States).

Shih, H.T., P K L Ng, C.D. Schubart and H.W. Chang, Phylogeny and phylogeography of the genus Geothelphusa (Crustacea: Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) in southwestern Taiwan based on two mitochondrial genes.. Zoological Science, 24 (2007): 57‑66. (Japan).

Shih, H.T., S.H. Fang and P K L Ng, Phylogeny of the freshwater crab genus Somanniathelphusa Bott (Decapoda: Parathelphusidae) from Taiwan and the coastal regions of China, with notes on their biogeography. Invertebrate Systematics, 21 (2007): 29‑37. (Australia).

Sodhi, N S, C J A Bradshaw, L P Koh, K S ‑H Peh, H T W Tan, R L Chazdon, R T Corlett, T M Lee, R K Colwell, B W Brook and C H Sekercioglu, Correlates of extinction proneness in tropical angiosperms. Diversity and Distributions, (2007). (United Kingdom).

Sodhi, N S, L.P. Koh, S.‑H. Peh, H T W Tan, R.L. Chazdon, R.T. Corlett, T.M. Lee, R.K. Colwell, B.W. Brook, C.H. Sekercioglu and C.J.A. Bradshaw, Correlates of extinction proneness in tropical angiosperms. Diversity and Distributions, 13 (2007). (United Kingdom). (Online early article.).

Su, K F, R Meier, R R Jackson, D P Harland and D Li, Evolution of prey‑catching behavior and acute vision in jumping spiders based on a phylogenetic hypothesis for Spartaeinae (Araneae: Salticidae). JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 20 (2007): 1478‑1489. (United Kingdom).

Su, K. and R Meier, Morphology and Molecules: the evolution and phylogeny of Sepsidae. Abstracts of the XXVI. Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society (2007): 18. New Orleans: Willi Hennig Society. (XXVI. Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, 28 Jun ‑ 2 Jul 2007, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, United States)

Tan, E. J., S.W.H Seah and D Li, Decoration and communication: functional significance of web decorations in spiders of the genus Cyclosa (Araneae: Araneidae). 17th International Congress of Arachnology: 230 (5 ‑ 10 Aug 2007, Sao Pedro, Sao Paulo, Botswana)

Tan, H T W and X. Giam, Lucky and Unlucky Plants, Marshall Cavendish, 2007.

Tan, H T W, L M Chou, D C J Yeo and P K L Ng, The Natural Heritage of Singapore (2nd ed.), SINGAPORE: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd, 2007. 271 pp.

Tan, H T W, L M Chou, D C J Yeo and P K L Ng, The Natural Heritage of Singapore (2nd ed. updated and corrected) , 2 (updated) ed., Prentice Hall/Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd, 2007. 271 pp. (This is the reprint with corrections and updates of the 2nd edition).

Tan, H T W, eds., The Angiosperm Flora of Singapore: Cannaceae, The Angiosperm Flora of Singapore, vol. 3, ed. H.T.W. Tan and T. Morgany. Singapore: Singapore University Press and National Parks Board, Singapore, 2007. 3 pp.

Todd, P A, D C J Yeo, D Li and RJ Ladle, Citing practices in ecology: can we believe our own words?. OIKOS, (2007). (Denmark).

Wiegmann, B. M., R Meier, D. A. Barraclough and B. K. Cassel, The phylogeny of the Sciomyzoidea (Diptera). Abstracts of the 3rd Dresden Meeting on Insect Phylogeny (2007). Dresden: Conference Organizers. (Invited paper) (3rd Dresden Meeting on Insect Phylogeny, 21 ‑ 23 Sep 2007, Zoological Museum Dresden,

Yap, L‑M.Y.L, L.T.A. Tang, Y. Norma‑Rashid, G. Zheng, S.Q. Li and D Li, Evolution of sociality in the spitting spider, Scytodes (Araneae: Scytodidae). 17th International Congress of Arachnology: 234 (5 ‑ 10 Aug 2007, Sao Pedro, Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Yap , C A ‑M, N S Sodhi and K S ‑H Pej, Phenology of tropical birds in Peninsular Malaysia: effects of selective logging and food resources. AUK, 124 (2007): 945‑961. (United States).

Yeo, D C J, H T Shih, R Meier and P K L Ng, Phylogeny and biogeography of the freshwater crab genus Johora (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamidae) from the Malay Peninsula, and the origins of its insular fauna. ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA, 36 (2007): 255‑270. (United Kingdom).