I lead the (McArthur) Behavioural Ecology Lab at the University of Sydney. I have been privileged to work with a range of mammals including possums, wallabies and pademelons (yes – they are a real animal!) in Australia, deer in the USA and Europe, elephants in Africa.

Research interests

My research answers fundamental questions about how animals forage. Apart from the fact that I like eating, foraging is a central ecological theme because food fuels animal fitness. My group links plant-herbivore and predator-prey interactions to understand the behaviour of foraging herbivores and in particular, to explain how they respond to the dilemma of finding food without becoming food for something else. We explore foraging at all stages: from whether, how and why animals visit food patches, to how long they stay, and why they quit. We investigate the ultimate drivers of foraging in response to risks and rewards, including animal personality, predation risk and food quality. We also investigate the proximate drivers of foraging, from the rules of thumb (heuristics) animals use in making foraging decisions, to how & how well they solve problems while they forage.

My fundamental research forms the basis for solving some tricky applied problems. A major goal is to come up with new ways to reduce the damage native (and invasive) herbivores cause to plants in natural ecosystems and in crop production. We are currently working on manipulating odours to do just that. We are also exploring the ecological consequences of animal personality. Our work, testing whether the personality of possums affects whether they pick up (reverse) zoonoses in cities, is aimed at helping to manage diseases shared between people and wildlife in our One-Health world – so obviously important today as diseases wreak such global havoc.

Teaching and supervision

I am interested in showing you the fantastic world of biology and our place in it. My approach to teaching is to treat biology as a vocation. I want to introduce you to the skills and information you’ll need to be a biologist, as well as to general skills you could use if you go on to use biology as the basis for another career. Biology is not about learning a bunch of facts that others have generated – it's about weaving current knowledge into your own research to explore the living world. It’s about asking exciting research questions and going out and getting the answers; extending both the depth and breadth of our understanding.

I teach in the following units of study:

Junior - from Molecules to Ecosystems
Intermediate - Biology experimental design and analysis (unit coordinator)
Senior - Ecology
Intermediate & Senior - Terrestrial Field Ecology
Honours Biology coursework
Postgraduate coursework - Methods in Applied Ecology

Themes

Animal behavior and ecophysiology, Ecology and Evolution, Wildlife and conservation

PhD and master's project opportunities

The foraging and behavioural ecology of mammalian herbivores: how they interact with the plants they eat and with the predators that want to eat them

Ecologically relevant heuristics and problem-solving by mammals

Influence of plant odours on foraging and behavioural ecology of mammalian herbivores

Wildlife on the edge: how does personality, behaviour and foraging ecology of possums vary across the urban-woodland boundary?

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as odour misinformation to decrease browsing of endangered plant species by swamp wallabies	Danielle BLACKFIELD

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Finnerty, P., Shrader, A., Banks, P., Schmitt, M., McArthur, C. (2024). Odour information enables patch choice by mammalian herbivores from afar, leading to predictable plant associational effects. Functional Ecology. [More Information]
Finnerty, P., Possell, M., Banks, P., Orlando, C., Price, C., Shrader, A., McArthur, C. (2024). Olfactory misinformation provides refuge to palatable plants from mammalian browsing. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8(4), 645-650. [More Information]
Cope, H., McArthur, C., Gray, R., Newsome, T., Dickman, C., Sriram, A., Haering, R., Herbert, C. (2024). Trends in Rescue and Rehabilitation of Marsupials Surviving the Australian 2019–2020 Bushfires. Animals, 14(7). [More Information]
Johnstone, K., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2023). Do high recapture rates indicate representative sampling? The relationship between recapture probability, risk-taking, and personality. Wildlife Research, 50(11), 954-964. [More Information]
Parker, F., Price, C., McArthur, C., Bytheway, J., Banks, P. (2023). Native predators can learn new prey cues to overcome naivete and hunt novel alien prey. Biological Conservation, 284. [More Information]
van Dooren, T., Price, C., Banks, P., Berger-Tal, O., Chrulew, M., Johnson, J., Lajeunesse, G., Lynch, K., McArthur, C., Parker, F., Oakey, M., Ward-Fear, G., Widin, S., et al (2023). The ethics of intervening in animal behaviour for conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. [More Information]
Orlando, C., Banks, P., Latty, T., McArthur, C. (2023). To eat, or not to eat: a phantom decoy affects information-gathering behavior by a free-ranging mammalian herbivore. Behavioral Ecology, 34(5), 759-768. [More Information]
Orlando, C., Possell, M., Price, C., Banks, P., Mercorelli, L., McArthur, C. (2022). A new conceptual and quantitative approach to exploring and defining potential open-access olfactory information. New Phytologist, 236(4), 1605-1619. [More Information]
Kan, A., Schmertmann, L., McArthur, C., Mella, V., Crowther, M., Monteiro de Miranda, L., Malik, R., Meyer, W., Krockenberger, M. (2022). A Possible Link between the Environment and Cryptococcus gattii Nasal Colonisation in Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4603. [More Information]
Cope, H., McArthur, C., Dickman, C., Newsome, T., Gray, R., Herbert, C. (2022). A systematic review of factors affecting wildlife survival during rehabilitation and release. PloS One, 17, e0265514. [More Information]
Mella, V., Gillies, C., McArthur, C., Webb, E., Herbert, C. (2022). Factors influencing the success of hand-reared juvenile brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) released into the wild. Wildlife Research, , 1-12. [More Information]
Price, C., McArthur, C., Norbury, G., Banks, P. (2022). Olfactory misinformation: creating “fake news” to reduce problem foraging by wildlife. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. [More Information]
Crowther, M., Rus, A., Mella, V., Krockenberger, M., Lindsay, J., Moore, B., McArthur, C. (2022). Patch quality and habitat fragmentation shape the foraging patterns of a specialist folivore. Behavioral Ecology, , 1-11. [More Information]
Webb, E., McArthur, C., Woolfenden, L., Higgins, D., Krockenberger, M., Mella, V. (2022). Risk of predation and disease transmission at artificial water stations. Wildlife Research, , 1-11. [More Information]
Finnerty, P., McArthur, C., Banks, P., Price, C., Shrader, A. (2022). The Olfactory Landscape Concept: A Key Source of Past, Present, and Future Information Driving Animal Movement and Decision-making. BioScience, 72(8). [More Information]
Cope, H., Keeley, T., Keong, J., Smith, D., Rodrigues de Oliveira Silva, F., McArthur, C., Webster, K., Mella, V., Herbert, C. (2022). Validation of an Enzyme Immunoassay to Measure Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Common Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) to Evaluate Responses to Rehabilitation. Animals, 12(13), 1-19. [More Information]
Pitunugama Herath Mudiyanselage, A., Wat, K., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2021). Animal personality drives individual dietary specialisation across multiple dimensions in a mammalian herbivore. Functional Ecology, 35(10), 2253-2265. [More Information]
Johnstone, K., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2021). Behavioural drivers of survey bias: interactive effects of personality, the perceived risk and device properties. Oecologia, 197(1), 117-127. [More Information]
Johnstone, K., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2021). Catch me if you can: Personality drives technique-specific biases during live-capture trapping. Wildlife Research, 48(8), 713-721. [More Information]
Crowther, M., Dargan, J., Madani, G., Rus, A., Krockenberger, M., McArthur, C., Moore, B., Lunney, D., Mella, V. (2021). Comparison of three methods of estimating the population size of an arboreal mammal in a fragmented rural landscape. Wildlife Research, 48(2), 105-114. [More Information]
Rus, A., McArthur, C., Mella, V., Crowther, M. (2021). Habitat fragmentation affects movement and space use of a specialist folivore, the koala. Animal Conservation, 24(1), 26-37. [More Information]
Johnstone, K., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2021). Testing transgenerational transfer of personality in managed wildlife populations: a house mouse control experiment. Ecological Applications, 31(2), e02247. [More Information]
Garvey, P., Banks, P., Suraci, J., Bodey, T., Glen, A., Jones, C., McArthur, C., Norbury, G., Price, C., Russell, J., et al (2020). Leveraging Motivations, Personality, and Sensory Cues for Vertebrate Pest Management. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 35(11), 990-1000. [More Information]
Wat, K., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2020). Linking animal personality to problem-solving performance in urban common brushtail possums. Animal Behaviour, 162, 35-45. [More Information]
Wat, K., Pitunugama Herath Mudiyanselage, A., Rus, A., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2020). Space use by animals on the urban fringe: interactive effects of sex and personality. Behavioral Ecology, 31(2), 330-339. [More Information]
Orlando, C., Tews, A., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2020). The power of odour cues in shaping fine-scale search patterns of foraging mammalian herbivores: Odour guides herbivore foraging movement. Biology Letters, 16(7), 20200329. [More Information]
Leonard, R., Pettit, T., Irga, P., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2019). Acute exposure to urban air pollution impairs olfactory learning and memory in honeybees. Ecotoxicology, 28(9), 1056-1062. [More Information]
Mella, V., McArthur, C., Krockenberger, M., Frend, R., Crowther, M. (2019). Needing a drink: Rainfall and temperature drive the use of free water by a threatened arboreal folivore. PloS One, 14(5), 1-15. [More Information]
Leonard, R., Vergoz, V., Proschogo, N., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2019). Petrol exhaust pollution impairs honey bee learning and memory. Oikos, 128(2), 264-273. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Finnerty, P., Schmitt, M., Shuttleworth, A., Shrader, A. (2019). Plant volatiles are a salient cue for foraging mammals: elephants target preferred plants despite background plant odour. Animal Behaviour, 155, 199-216. [More Information]
Mella, V., McArthur, C., Frend, R., Crowther, M. (2018). Foxes in trees: A threat for Australian arboreal fauna? Australian Mammalogy, 40(1), 103-105. [More Information]
Leonard, R., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2018). Habitat complexity does not affect arthropod community composition in roadside greenspaces. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 30, 108-114. [More Information]
Leonard, R., Wat, K., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2018). Urbanisation and wing asymmetry in the western honey bee (Apis mellifera, Linnaeus 1758) at multiple scales. PeerJ, 6, 1-15. [More Information]
Mella, V., Possell, M., Troxell-Smith, S., McArthur, C. (2018). Visit, consume and quit: Patch quality affects the three stages of foraging. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(6), 1615-1626. [More Information]
Finnerty, P., Stutz, R., Price, C., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2017). Leaf odour cues enable non-random foraging by mammalian herbivores. Journal of Animal Ecology, 86(6), 1317-1328. [More Information]
Stutz, R., Croak, B., Proschogo, N., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2017). Olfactory and visual plant cues as drivers of selective herbivory. Oikos, 126(2), 259-268. [More Information]
Leonard, R., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). A multistressor, multitrait approach to assessing the effects of wind and dust on Eucalyptus tereticornis. American Journal of Botany, 103(8), 1466-1471. [More Information]
Mella, V., Krucler, J., Sunderasan, L., Hawkins, J., Pitunugama Herath Mudiyanselage, A., Johnstone, K., Troxell-Smith, S., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2016). Effective field-based methods to quantify personality in brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). Wildlife Research, 43(4), 332-340. [More Information]
Leonard, R., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). Exposure to wind alters insect herbivore behaviour in larvae of Uraba lugens (Lepidoptera: Nolidae). Austral Entomology, 55(3), 242-246. [More Information]
Stutz, R., Banks, P., Proschogo, N., McArthur, C. (2016). Follow your nose: leaf odour as an important foraging cue for mammalian herbivores. Oecologia, 182(3), 643-651. [More Information]
Low, P., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). Head capsule stacking by caterpillars: morphology complements behaviour to provide a novel defence. PeerJ, 4(2), 1-13. [More Information]
Crowther, M., Ortac, G., Pedersen, S., McArthur, C. (2016). Interactions between fire and introduced deer herbivory on coastal heath vegetation. Austral Ecology, 41(6), 604-612. [More Information]
Low, P., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). It is safe to go out on a limb: within-tree leaf age and location do not alter predation risk for insect herbivores. Austral Entomology, 55(3), 284-290. [More Information]
Leonard, R., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). Particulate matter deposition on roadside plants and the importance of leaf trait combinations. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 20, 249-253. [More Information]
Stutz, R., Banks, P., Dexter, N., McArthur, C. (2015). Associational refuge in practice: Can existing vegetation facilitate woodland restoration? Oikos, 124(5), 571-580. [More Information]
Stutz, R., Banks, P., Dexter, N., McArthur, C. (2015). Herbivore search behaviour drives associational plant refuge. Acta Oecologica: International Journal of Ecology, 67, 1-7. [More Information]
Mella, V., Ward, A., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2015). Personality affects the foraging response of a mammalian herbivore to the dual costs of food and fear. Oecologia, 177(1), 293-303. [More Information]
Low, P., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2014). Dealing with your past: experience of failed predation suppresses caterpillar feeding behaviour. Animal Behaviour, 90, 337-343. [More Information]
Low, P., Sam, K., McArthur, C., Posa, M., Hochuli, D. (2014). Determining predator identity from attack marks left in model caterpillars: guidelines for best practice. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 152(2), 120-126. [More Information]
McArthur, C. (2014). Do we ditch digestive physiology in explaining the classic relationship between herbivore body size diet and diet quality? Functional Ecology, 28(5), 1059-1060. [More Information]
Low, P., McArthur, C., Fisher, K., Hochuli, D. (2014). Elevated volatile concentrations in high-nutrient plants: do insect herbivores pay a high price for good food? Ecological Entomology, 39(4), 480-491. [More Information]
Mella, V., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2014). Negotiating multiple cues of predation risk in a landscape of fear: What scares free-ranging brushtail possums? Journal of Zoology, 294(1), 22-30. [More Information]
Bedoya-Perez, M., Issa, D., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2014). Quantifying the response of free-ranging mammalian herbivores to the interplay between plant defense and nutrient concentrations. Oecologia, 175(2014), 1167-1177. [More Information]
Pedersen, S., Andreassen, H., Keith, D., Skarpe, C., Dickman, C., Gordon, I., Crowther, M., McArthur, C. (2014). Relationships between native small mammals and native and introduced large herbivores. Austral Ecology, 39(2), 236-243. [More Information]
Bedoya-Perez, M., Isler, I., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2014). Roles of the volatile terpene, 1,8-cineole, in plant-herbivore interactions: A foraging odor cue as well as a toxin? Oecologia, 174(3), 827-837. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Banks, P., Boonstra, R., Forbey, J. (2014). The dilemma of foraging herbivores: dealing with food and fear. Oecologia, 176(3), 677-689. [More Information]
Bedoya-Perez, M., Carthey, A., Mella, V., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2013). A practical guide to avoid giving up on giving-up densities. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 67(10), 1541-1553. [More Information]
Nersesian, C., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2012). Behavioural responses to indirect and direct predator cues by a mammalian herbivore, the common brushtail possum. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66(1), 47-55. [More Information]
Tuft, K., Crowther, M., McArthur, C. (2012). Fire and grazing influence food resources of an endangered rock-wallaby. Wildlife Research, 39(5), 436-445. [More Information]
Nersesian, C., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2012). Influences of Plant Toxins and Their Spatial Distribution on Foraging by the Common Brushtail Possum, a Generalist Mammalian Herbivore. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 38, 1544-1551. [More Information]
Nersesian, C., Banks, P., Simpson, S., McArthur, C. (2012). Mixing nutrients mitigates the intake constraints of a plant toxin in a generalist herbivore. Behavioral Ecology, 23(4), 879-888. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Orlando, P., Banks, P., Brown, J. (2012). The foraging tightrope between predation risk and plant toxins: A matter of concentration. Functional Ecology, 26, 74-83. [More Information]
Miller, A., O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C. (2011). Field screening for genetic-based susceptibility to mammalian browsing. Forest Ecology and Management, 262(8), 1500-1506. [More Information]
Onoda, Y., Westoby, M., Adler, P., Choong, A., Clissold, F., Cornelissen, J., DÄ±az, S., Dominy, N., Elgart, A., Enrico, L., McArthur, C., et al (2011). Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties. Ecology Letters, 14(3), 301-312. [More Information]
Tuft, K., Crowther, M., McArthur, C. (2011). Multiple scales of diet selection by brush-tailed rock-wallabies, Petrogale penicillata. Australian Mammalogy, 33(2), 169-180. [More Information]
Tuft, K., Crowther, M., Connell, K., Mueller, S., McArthur, C. (2011). Predation risk and competitive interactions affect foraging of an endangered refuge-dependent herbivore. Animal Conservation, 14(4), 447-457. [More Information]
Miller, A., O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C. (2011). Repellent and stocking guards reduce mammal browsing in eucalypt plantations. New Forests: journal of biology, biotechnology, and management of afforestation and reforestation, 42(3), 301-316. [More Information]
Nersesian, C., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2011). Titrating the cost of plant toxins against predators: Determining the tipping point for foraging herbivores. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80(4), 753-760. [More Information]
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Bailey, J., McArthur, C., Potts, B. (2010). Genetic- and chemical-based resistance to two mammalian herbivores varies across the geographic range of Eucalyptus globulus. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 12, 491-505.
Close, D., Paterson, S., Corkrey, R., McArthur, C. (2010). Influences of seedling size, container type and mammal browsing on the establishment of Eucalyptus globulus in plantation forestry. New Forests: journal of biology, biotechnology, and management of afforestation and reforestation, 39(1), 105-115. [More Information]
Kirmani, S., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2010). Integrating the costs of plant toxins and predation risk in foraging decisions of a mammalian herbivore. Oecologia, 164(2), 349-356. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Bradshaw, O., Jordan, G., Clissold, F., Pile, A. (2010). Wind affects morphology, function, and chemistry of eucalypt tree seedlings. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 171(1), 73-80. [More Information]
Borchard, P., Wright, I., McArthur, C. (2009). Do bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) mounds influence terrestrial macroinvertebrate assemblages in agricultural riparian zones? Australian Journal of Zoology, 57(5), 329-336. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Loney, P., Davies, N., Jordan, G. (2009). Early ontogenetic trajectories vary among defence chemicals in seedlings of a fast-growing eucalypt. Austral Ecology, Online, 1-11. [More Information]
Miller, A., O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C. (2009). Non-lethal strategies to reduce browse damage in eucalypt plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, 259, 45-55. [More Information]
Miller, A., McArthur, C., Smethurst, P. (2009). Spatial scale and opportunities for choice influence browsing and associational refuges of focal plants. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78(6), 1134-1142. [More Information]
Borchard, P., McIlroy, J., McArthur, C. (2008). Links between riparian characteristics and the abundance of common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) burrows in an agricultural landscape. Wildlife Research, 35, 760-767. [More Information]
Miller, A., McArthur, C., Smethurst, P. (2007). Effects of within-patch characteristics on the vulnerability of a plant to herbivory. Oikos, 116(1), 41-52. [More Information]
Close, D., McArthur, C., Hagerman, A., Davies, N., Beadle, C. (2007). Phenolic acclimation to ultraviolet-A irradiation in Eucalyptus nitens seedlings raised across a nutrient environment gradient. Photosynthetica, 45(1), 36-42. [More Information]
Wiggins, N., McArthur, C., Davies, N., McLean, S. (2006). Behavioral responses of a generalist mammalian folivore to the physiological constraints of a chemically defended diet. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 32(6), 1133-1147. [More Information]
Miller, A., McArthur, C., Smethurst, P. (2006). Characteristics of tree seedlings and neighbouring vegetation have an additive influence on browsing by generalist herbivores. Forest Ecology and Management, 228(1-3), 197-205. [More Information]
Wiggins, N., McArthur, C., Davies, N. (2006). Diet switching in a generalist mammalian folivore: fundamental to maximising intake. Oecologia, 147(4), 650-657. [More Information]
While, G., McArthur, C. (2006). Distance from cover affects artificial food-patch depletion by macropod herbivores. Wildlife Research, 33(7), 565-570. [More Information]
Loney, P., McArthur, C., Sanson, G., Davies, N., Close, D., Jordan, G. (2006). How do soil nutrients affect within-plant patterns of herbivory in seedlings of Eucalyptus nitens? Oecologia, 150(3), 409-420. [More Information]
Loney, P., McArthur, C., Potts, B., Jordan, G. (2006). How does ontogeny in a Eucalyptus species affect patterns of herbivory in Brushtail Possums? Functional Ecology, 20, 982-988. [More Information]
Miller, A., McArthur, C., Smethurst, P., Wang, S. (2006). Preferences of two mammalian herbivores for tree seedlings and potential cover crops in plantation forestry. Australian Forestry, 69(2), 114-121. [More Information]
Wiggins, N., Marsh, K., Wallis, I., Foley, W., McArthur, C. (2006). Sideroxylonal in Eucalyptus foliage influences foraging behaviour of an arboreal folivore. Oecologia, 147(2), 272-279. [More Information]
Wiggins, N., McArthur, C., Davies, N., McLean, S. (2006). Spatial scale of the patchiness of plant poisons: A critical influence on foraging efficiency. Ecology, 87(9), 2236-2243. [More Information]
Le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2005). Comparison of habitat selection by two sympatric macropods, Thylogale billardierii and Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus, in a patchy eucalypt-forestry environment. Austral Ecology, 30(6), 674-683. [More Information]
Close, D., McArthur, C., Hagerman, A., Fitzgerald, H. (2005). Differential distribution of leaf chemistry in eucalypt seedlings due to variation in whole-plant nutrient availability. Phytochemistry, 66(2), 215-221. [More Information]
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C., Davies, N. (2005). Effects of nutrient variability on the genetic-based resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to a mammalian herbivore and on plant defensive chemistry. Oecologia, 142(4), 597-605. [More Information]
While, G., McArthur, C. (2005). Foraging in a risky environment: a comparison of Bennett's wallabies Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus (Marsupialia : Macropodidae) and red-bellied pademelons Thylogale billiardierii (Marsupialia : Macropodidae) in open habitats. Austral Ecology, 30(7), 756-764. [More Information]
Le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2005). Habitat selection by common brushtail possums in a patchy eucalypt-forestry environment. Australian Mammalogy, 27(2), 119-127.
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C., Davies, N., Tilyard, P. (2005). Inheritance of resistance to mammalian herbivores and of plant defensive chemistry in an Eucalyptus species. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 31(2), 357-375. [More Information]
Le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2005). Interactions between herbivores, vegetation and eucalypt tree seedlings in a plantation forestry environment. Australian Forestry, 68(4), 281-290. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Appleton, R. (2004). Effect Of Seedling Characteristics At Planting On Browsing Of Eucalyptus Globulus By Rabbits. Australian Forestry, 67(1), 25-29. [More Information]
Close, D., McArthur, C., Pietrzykowski, E., Fitzgerald, H., Paterson, S. (2004). Evaluating Effects Of Nursery And Post-Planting Nutrient Regimes On Leaf Chemistry And Browsing Of Eucalypt Seedlings In Plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, 200, 101-112. [More Information]
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., McArthur, C., Potts, B. (2004). Linking Plant Genotype, Plant Defensive Chemistry And Mammal Browsing In A Eucalyptus Species. Functional Ecology, 18(5), 677-684. [More Information]
Wiggins, N., McArthur, C., McLean, S., Boyle, R. (2003). Effects of two plant secondary metabolites, cineole and gallic acid, on nightly feeding patterns of the common brushtail possum. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 29(6), 1447-1464. [More Information]
le Mar, K., McArthur, C., Statham, M. (2003). Home ranges of sympatric red-necked wallabies, red-bellied pademelons and common brushtail possums in a temperate eucalypt forestry environment. Australian Mammalogy, 25(2), 183-191.
Bulinski, J., McArthur, C. (2003). Identifying factors related to the severity of mammalian browsing damage in eucalypt plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, 183(1-3), 239-247. [More Information]
Pietrzykowski, E., McArthur, C., Fitzgerald, H., Goodwin, A. (2003). Influence of patch characteristics on browsing of tree seedlings by mammalian herbivores. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40(3), 458-469. [More Information]
le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2003). Location of 1080-poisoned marsupial herbivore carcasses in relation to their home ranges. Tasforests, 14, 131-135.
McArthur, C., Marsh, N., Close, D., Walsh, A., Paterson, S., Fitzgerald, H., Davies, N. (2003). Nursery conditions affect seedling chemistry, morphology and herbivore preferences for Eucalyptus nitens. Forest Ecology and Management, 176(1-3), 585-594. [More Information]
Close, D., McArthur, C., Paterson, S., Fitzgerald, H., Walsh, A., Kincade, T. (2003). Photoinhibition: a link between effects of the environment on eucalypt leaf chemistry and herbivory. Ecology, 84(11), 2952-2966. [More Information]
Sprent, J., McArthur, C. (2002). Diet and diet selection of two species in the macropodid browser-grazer continuum - do they eat what they "should"? Australian Journal of Zoology, 50(2), 183-192.
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., McArthur, C., Potts, B. (2002). Genetic variation in resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to marsupial browsers. Oecologia, 130, 289-296. [More Information]
Scott, S., McArthur, C., Potts, B., Joyce, K. (2002). Possum browsing - the downside to a eucalypt hybrid developed for frost tolerance in plantation forestry. Forest Ecology and Management, 157(1-3), 231-245. [More Information]
le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2001). Changes in marsupial herbivore densities in relation to a forestry 1080-poisoning operation. Australian Forestry, 64, 175-180.
le Mar, K., Southwell, C., McArthur, C. (2001). Evaluation of line transect sampling to estimate nocturnal densities of macropods in open and closed habitats. Wildlife Research, 28, 9-16.

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2024

Finnerty, P., Shrader, A., Banks, P., Schmitt, M., McArthur, C. (2024). Odour information enables patch choice by mammalian herbivores from afar, leading to predictable plant associational effects. Functional Ecology. [More Information]
Finnerty, P., Possell, M., Banks, P., Orlando, C., Price, C., Shrader, A., McArthur, C. (2024). Olfactory misinformation provides refuge to palatable plants from mammalian browsing. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8(4), 645-650. [More Information]
Cope, H., McArthur, C., Gray, R., Newsome, T., Dickman, C., Sriram, A., Haering, R., Herbert, C. (2024). Trends in Rescue and Rehabilitation of Marsupials Surviving the Australian 2019–2020 Bushfires. Animals, 14(7). [More Information]

2023

Johnstone, K., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2023). Do high recapture rates indicate representative sampling? The relationship between recapture probability, risk-taking, and personality. Wildlife Research, 50(11), 954-964. [More Information]
Parker, F., Price, C., McArthur, C., Bytheway, J., Banks, P. (2023). Native predators can learn new prey cues to overcome naivete and hunt novel alien prey. Biological Conservation, 284. [More Information]
van Dooren, T., Price, C., Banks, P., Berger-Tal, O., Chrulew, M., Johnson, J., Lajeunesse, G., Lynch, K., McArthur, C., Parker, F., Oakey, M., Ward-Fear, G., Widin, S., et al (2023). The ethics of intervening in animal behaviour for conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. [More Information]
Orlando, C., Banks, P., Latty, T., McArthur, C. (2023). To eat, or not to eat: a phantom decoy affects information-gathering behavior by a free-ranging mammalian herbivore. Behavioral Ecology, 34(5), 759-768. [More Information]

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2022

Orlando, C., Possell, M., Price, C., Banks, P., Mercorelli, L., McArthur, C. (2022). A new conceptual and quantitative approach to exploring and defining potential open-access olfactory information. New Phytologist, 236(4), 1605-1619. [More Information]
Kan, A., Schmertmann, L., McArthur, C., Mella, V., Crowther, M., Monteiro de Miranda, L., Malik, R., Meyer, W., Krockenberger, M. (2022). A Possible Link between the Environment and Cryptococcus gattii Nasal Colonisation in Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4603. [More Information]
Cope, H., McArthur, C., Dickman, C., Newsome, T., Gray, R., Herbert, C. (2022). A systematic review of factors affecting wildlife survival during rehabilitation and release. PloS One, 17, e0265514. [More Information]
Mella, V., Gillies, C., McArthur, C., Webb, E., Herbert, C. (2022). Factors influencing the success of hand-reared juvenile brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) released into the wild. Wildlife Research, , 1-12. [More Information]
Price, C., McArthur, C., Norbury, G., Banks, P. (2022). Olfactory misinformation: creating “fake news” to reduce problem foraging by wildlife. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. [More Information]
Crowther, M., Rus, A., Mella, V., Krockenberger, M., Lindsay, J., Moore, B., McArthur, C. (2022). Patch quality and habitat fragmentation shape the foraging patterns of a specialist folivore. Behavioral Ecology, , 1-11. [More Information]
Webb, E., McArthur, C., Woolfenden, L., Higgins, D., Krockenberger, M., Mella, V. (2022). Risk of predation and disease transmission at artificial water stations. Wildlife Research, , 1-11. [More Information]
Finnerty, P., McArthur, C., Banks, P., Price, C., Shrader, A. (2022). The Olfactory Landscape Concept: A Key Source of Past, Present, and Future Information Driving Animal Movement and Decision-making. BioScience, 72(8). [More Information]
Cope, H., Keeley, T., Keong, J., Smith, D., Rodrigues de Oliveira Silva, F., McArthur, C., Webster, K., Mella, V., Herbert, C. (2022). Validation of an Enzyme Immunoassay to Measure Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Common Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) to Evaluate Responses to Rehabilitation. Animals, 12(13), 1-19. [More Information]

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2021

Pitunugama Herath Mudiyanselage, A., Wat, K., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2021). Animal personality drives individual dietary specialisation across multiple dimensions in a mammalian herbivore. Functional Ecology, 35(10), 2253-2265. [More Information]
Johnstone, K., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2021). Behavioural drivers of survey bias: interactive effects of personality, the perceived risk and device properties. Oecologia, 197(1), 117-127. [More Information]
Johnstone, K., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2021). Catch me if you can: Personality drives technique-specific biases during live-capture trapping. Wildlife Research, 48(8), 713-721. [More Information]
Crowther, M., Dargan, J., Madani, G., Rus, A., Krockenberger, M., McArthur, C., Moore, B., Lunney, D., Mella, V. (2021). Comparison of three methods of estimating the population size of an arboreal mammal in a fragmented rural landscape. Wildlife Research, 48(2), 105-114. [More Information]
Rus, A., McArthur, C., Mella, V., Crowther, M. (2021). Habitat fragmentation affects movement and space use of a specialist folivore, the koala. Animal Conservation, 24(1), 26-37. [More Information]
Johnstone, K., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2021). Testing transgenerational transfer of personality in managed wildlife populations: a house mouse control experiment. Ecological Applications, 31(2), e02247. [More Information]

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2020

Garvey, P., Banks, P., Suraci, J., Bodey, T., Glen, A., Jones, C., McArthur, C., Norbury, G., Price, C., Russell, J., et al (2020). Leveraging Motivations, Personality, and Sensory Cues for Vertebrate Pest Management. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 35(11), 990-1000. [More Information]
Wat, K., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2020). Linking animal personality to problem-solving performance in urban common brushtail possums. Animal Behaviour, 162, 35-45. [More Information]
Wat, K., Pitunugama Herath Mudiyanselage, A., Rus, A., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2020). Space use by animals on the urban fringe: interactive effects of sex and personality. Behavioral Ecology, 31(2), 330-339. [More Information]
Orlando, C., Tews, A., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2020). The power of odour cues in shaping fine-scale search patterns of foraging mammalian herbivores: Odour guides herbivore foraging movement. Biology Letters, 16(7), 20200329. [More Information]

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2019

Leonard, R., Pettit, T., Irga, P., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2019). Acute exposure to urban air pollution impairs olfactory learning and memory in honeybees. Ecotoxicology, 28(9), 1056-1062. [More Information]
Mella, V., McArthur, C., Krockenberger, M., Frend, R., Crowther, M. (2019). Needing a drink: Rainfall and temperature drive the use of free water by a threatened arboreal folivore. PloS One, 14(5), 1-15. [More Information]
Leonard, R., Vergoz, V., Proschogo, N., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2019). Petrol exhaust pollution impairs honey bee learning and memory. Oikos, 128(2), 264-273. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Finnerty, P., Schmitt, M., Shuttleworth, A., Shrader, A. (2019). Plant volatiles are a salient cue for foraging mammals: elephants target preferred plants despite background plant odour. Animal Behaviour, 155, 199-216. [More Information]

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2018

Mella, V., McArthur, C., Frend, R., Crowther, M. (2018). Foxes in trees: A threat for Australian arboreal fauna? Australian Mammalogy, 40(1), 103-105. [More Information]
Leonard, R., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2018). Habitat complexity does not affect arthropod community composition in roadside greenspaces. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 30, 108-114. [More Information]
Leonard, R., Wat, K., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2018). Urbanisation and wing asymmetry in the western honey bee (Apis mellifera, Linnaeus 1758) at multiple scales. PeerJ, 6, 1-15. [More Information]
Mella, V., Possell, M., Troxell-Smith, S., McArthur, C. (2018). Visit, consume and quit: Patch quality affects the three stages of foraging. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(6), 1615-1626. [More Information]

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2017

Finnerty, P., Stutz, R., Price, C., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2017). Leaf odour cues enable non-random foraging by mammalian herbivores. Journal of Animal Ecology, 86(6), 1317-1328. [More Information]
Stutz, R., Croak, B., Proschogo, N., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2017). Olfactory and visual plant cues as drivers of selective herbivory. Oikos, 126(2), 259-268. [More Information]

2016

Leonard, R., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). A multistressor, multitrait approach to assessing the effects of wind and dust on Eucalyptus tereticornis. American Journal of Botany, 103(8), 1466-1471. [More Information]
Mella, V., Krucler, J., Sunderasan, L., Hawkins, J., Pitunugama Herath Mudiyanselage, A., Johnstone, K., Troxell-Smith, S., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2016). Effective field-based methods to quantify personality in brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). Wildlife Research, 43(4), 332-340. [More Information]
Leonard, R., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). Exposure to wind alters insect herbivore behaviour in larvae of Uraba lugens (Lepidoptera: Nolidae). Austral Entomology, 55(3), 242-246. [More Information]
Stutz, R., Banks, P., Proschogo, N., McArthur, C. (2016). Follow your nose: leaf odour as an important foraging cue for mammalian herbivores. Oecologia, 182(3), 643-651. [More Information]
Low, P., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). Head capsule stacking by caterpillars: morphology complements behaviour to provide a novel defence. PeerJ, 4(2), 1-13. [More Information]
Crowther, M., Ortac, G., Pedersen, S., McArthur, C. (2016). Interactions between fire and introduced deer herbivory on coastal heath vegetation. Austral Ecology, 41(6), 604-612. [More Information]
Low, P., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). It is safe to go out on a limb: within-tree leaf age and location do not alter predation risk for insect herbivores. Austral Entomology, 55(3), 284-290. [More Information]
Leonard, R., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2016). Particulate matter deposition on roadside plants and the importance of leaf trait combinations. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 20, 249-253. [More Information]

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2015

Stutz, R., Banks, P., Dexter, N., McArthur, C. (2015). Associational refuge in practice: Can existing vegetation facilitate woodland restoration? Oikos, 124(5), 571-580. [More Information]
Stutz, R., Banks, P., Dexter, N., McArthur, C. (2015). Herbivore search behaviour drives associational plant refuge. Acta Oecologica: International Journal of Ecology, 67, 1-7. [More Information]
Mella, V., Ward, A., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2015). Personality affects the foraging response of a mammalian herbivore to the dual costs of food and fear. Oecologia, 177(1), 293-303. [More Information]

2014

Low, P., McArthur, C., Hochuli, D. (2014). Dealing with your past: experience of failed predation suppresses caterpillar feeding behaviour. Animal Behaviour, 90, 337-343. [More Information]
Low, P., Sam, K., McArthur, C., Posa, M., Hochuli, D. (2014). Determining predator identity from attack marks left in model caterpillars: guidelines for best practice. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 152(2), 120-126. [More Information]
McArthur, C. (2014). Do we ditch digestive physiology in explaining the classic relationship between herbivore body size diet and diet quality? Functional Ecology, 28(5), 1059-1060. [More Information]
Low, P., McArthur, C., Fisher, K., Hochuli, D. (2014). Elevated volatile concentrations in high-nutrient plants: do insect herbivores pay a high price for good food? Ecological Entomology, 39(4), 480-491. [More Information]
Mella, V., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2014). Negotiating multiple cues of predation risk in a landscape of fear: What scares free-ranging brushtail possums? Journal of Zoology, 294(1), 22-30. [More Information]
Bedoya-Perez, M., Issa, D., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2014). Quantifying the response of free-ranging mammalian herbivores to the interplay between plant defense and nutrient concentrations. Oecologia, 175(2014), 1167-1177. [More Information]
Pedersen, S., Andreassen, H., Keith, D., Skarpe, C., Dickman, C., Gordon, I., Crowther, M., McArthur, C. (2014). Relationships between native small mammals and native and introduced large herbivores. Austral Ecology, 39(2), 236-243. [More Information]
Bedoya-Perez, M., Isler, I., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2014). Roles of the volatile terpene, 1,8-cineole, in plant-herbivore interactions: A foraging odor cue as well as a toxin? Oecologia, 174(3), 827-837. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Banks, P., Boonstra, R., Forbey, J. (2014). The dilemma of foraging herbivores: dealing with food and fear. Oecologia, 176(3), 677-689. [More Information]

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2013

Bedoya-Perez, M., Carthey, A., Mella, V., McArthur, C., Banks, P. (2013). A practical guide to avoid giving up on giving-up densities. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 67(10), 1541-1553. [More Information]

2012

Nersesian, C., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2012). Behavioural responses to indirect and direct predator cues by a mammalian herbivore, the common brushtail possum. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66(1), 47-55. [More Information]
Tuft, K., Crowther, M., McArthur, C. (2012). Fire and grazing influence food resources of an endangered rock-wallaby. Wildlife Research, 39(5), 436-445. [More Information]
Nersesian, C., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2012). Influences of Plant Toxins and Their Spatial Distribution on Foraging by the Common Brushtail Possum, a Generalist Mammalian Herbivore. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 38, 1544-1551. [More Information]
Nersesian, C., Banks, P., Simpson, S., McArthur, C. (2012). Mixing nutrients mitigates the intake constraints of a plant toxin in a generalist herbivore. Behavioral Ecology, 23(4), 879-888. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Orlando, P., Banks, P., Brown, J. (2012). The foraging tightrope between predation risk and plant toxins: A matter of concentration. Functional Ecology, 26, 74-83. [More Information]

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2011

Miller, A., O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C. (2011). Field screening for genetic-based susceptibility to mammalian browsing. Forest Ecology and Management, 262(8), 1500-1506. [More Information]
Onoda, Y., Westoby, M., Adler, P., Choong, A., Clissold, F., Cornelissen, J., DÄ±az, S., Dominy, N., Elgart, A., Enrico, L., McArthur, C., et al (2011). Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties. Ecology Letters, 14(3), 301-312. [More Information]
Tuft, K., Crowther, M., McArthur, C. (2011). Multiple scales of diet selection by brush-tailed rock-wallabies, Petrogale penicillata. Australian Mammalogy, 33(2), 169-180. [More Information]
Tuft, K., Crowther, M., Connell, K., Mueller, S., McArthur, C. (2011). Predation risk and competitive interactions affect foraging of an endangered refuge-dependent herbivore. Animal Conservation, 14(4), 447-457. [More Information]
Miller, A., O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C. (2011). Repellent and stocking guards reduce mammal browsing in eucalypt plantations. New Forests: journal of biology, biotechnology, and management of afforestation and reforestation, 42(3), 301-316. [More Information]
Nersesian, C., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2011). Titrating the cost of plant toxins against predators: Determining the tipping point for foraging herbivores. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80(4), 753-760. [More Information]

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2010

O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Bailey, J., McArthur, C., Potts, B. (2010). Genetic- and chemical-based resistance to two mammalian herbivores varies across the geographic range of Eucalyptus globulus. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 12, 491-505.
Close, D., Paterson, S., Corkrey, R., McArthur, C. (2010). Influences of seedling size, container type and mammal browsing on the establishment of Eucalyptus globulus in plantation forestry. New Forests: journal of biology, biotechnology, and management of afforestation and reforestation, 39(1), 105-115. [More Information]
Kirmani, S., Banks, P., McArthur, C. (2010). Integrating the costs of plant toxins and predation risk in foraging decisions of a mammalian herbivore. Oecologia, 164(2), 349-356. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Bradshaw, O., Jordan, G., Clissold, F., Pile, A. (2010). Wind affects morphology, function, and chemistry of eucalypt tree seedlings. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 171(1), 73-80. [More Information]

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2009

Borchard, P., Wright, I., McArthur, C. (2009). Do bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) mounds influence terrestrial macroinvertebrate assemblages in agricultural riparian zones? Australian Journal of Zoology, 57(5), 329-336. [More Information]
McArthur, C., Loney, P., Davies, N., Jordan, G. (2009). Early ontogenetic trajectories vary among defence chemicals in seedlings of a fast-growing eucalypt. Austral Ecology, Online, 1-11. [More Information]
Miller, A., O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C. (2009). Non-lethal strategies to reduce browse damage in eucalypt plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, 259, 45-55. [More Information]
Miller, A., McArthur, C., Smethurst, P. (2009). Spatial scale and opportunities for choice influence browsing and associational refuges of focal plants. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78(6), 1134-1142. [More Information]

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2008

Borchard, P., McIlroy, J., McArthur, C. (2008). Links between riparian characteristics and the abundance of common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) burrows in an agricultural landscape. Wildlife Research, 35, 760-767. [More Information]

2007

Miller, A., McArthur, C., Smethurst, P. (2007). Effects of within-patch characteristics on the vulnerability of a plant to herbivory. Oikos, 116(1), 41-52. [More Information]
Close, D., McArthur, C., Hagerman, A., Davies, N., Beadle, C. (2007). Phenolic acclimation to ultraviolet-A irradiation in Eucalyptus nitens seedlings raised across a nutrient environment gradient. Photosynthetica, 45(1), 36-42. [More Information]

2006

Wiggins, N., McArthur, C., Davies, N., McLean, S. (2006). Behavioral responses of a generalist mammalian folivore to the physiological constraints of a chemically defended diet. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 32(6), 1133-1147. [More Information]
Miller, A., McArthur, C., Smethurst, P. (2006). Characteristics of tree seedlings and neighbouring vegetation have an additive influence on browsing by generalist herbivores. Forest Ecology and Management, 228(1-3), 197-205. [More Information]
Wiggins, N., McArthur, C., Davies, N. (2006). Diet switching in a generalist mammalian folivore: fundamental to maximising intake. Oecologia, 147(4), 650-657. [More Information]
While, G., McArthur, C. (2006). Distance from cover affects artificial food-patch depletion by macropod herbivores. Wildlife Research, 33(7), 565-570. [More Information]
Loney, P., McArthur, C., Sanson, G., Davies, N., Close, D., Jordan, G. (2006). How do soil nutrients affect within-plant patterns of herbivory in seedlings of Eucalyptus nitens? Oecologia, 150(3), 409-420. [More Information]
Loney, P., McArthur, C., Potts, B., Jordan, G. (2006). How does ontogeny in a Eucalyptus species affect patterns of herbivory in Brushtail Possums? Functional Ecology, 20, 982-988. [More Information]
Miller, A., McArthur, C., Smethurst, P., Wang, S. (2006). Preferences of two mammalian herbivores for tree seedlings and potential cover crops in plantation forestry. Australian Forestry, 69(2), 114-121. [More Information]
Wiggins, N., Marsh, K., Wallis, I., Foley, W., McArthur, C. (2006). Sideroxylonal in Eucalyptus foliage influences foraging behaviour of an arboreal folivore. Oecologia, 147(2), 272-279. [More Information]
Wiggins, N., McArthur, C., Davies, N., McLean, S. (2006). Spatial scale of the patchiness of plant poisons: A critical influence on foraging efficiency. Ecology, 87(9), 2236-2243. [More Information]

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2005

Le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2005). Comparison of habitat selection by two sympatric macropods, Thylogale billardierii and Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus, in a patchy eucalypt-forestry environment. Austral Ecology, 30(6), 674-683. [More Information]
Close, D., McArthur, C., Hagerman, A., Fitzgerald, H. (2005). Differential distribution of leaf chemistry in eucalypt seedlings due to variation in whole-plant nutrient availability. Phytochemistry, 66(2), 215-221. [More Information]
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C., Davies, N. (2005). Effects of nutrient variability on the genetic-based resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to a mammalian herbivore and on plant defensive chemistry. Oecologia, 142(4), 597-605. [More Information]
While, G., McArthur, C. (2005). Foraging in a risky environment: a comparison of Bennett's wallabies Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus (Marsupialia : Macropodidae) and red-bellied pademelons Thylogale billiardierii (Marsupialia : Macropodidae) in open habitats. Austral Ecology, 30(7), 756-764. [More Information]
Le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2005). Habitat selection by common brushtail possums in a patchy eucalypt-forestry environment. Australian Mammalogy, 27(2), 119-127.
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Potts, B., McArthur, C., Davies, N., Tilyard, P. (2005). Inheritance of resistance to mammalian herbivores and of plant defensive chemistry in an Eucalyptus species. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 31(2), 357-375. [More Information]
Le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2005). Interactions between herbivores, vegetation and eucalypt tree seedlings in a plantation forestry environment. Australian Forestry, 68(4), 281-290. [More Information]

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2004

McArthur, C., Appleton, R. (2004). Effect Of Seedling Characteristics At Planting On Browsing Of Eucalyptus Globulus By Rabbits. Australian Forestry, 67(1), 25-29. [More Information]
Close, D., McArthur, C., Pietrzykowski, E., Fitzgerald, H., Paterson, S. (2004). Evaluating Effects Of Nursery And Post-Planting Nutrient Regimes On Leaf Chemistry And Browsing Of Eucalypt Seedlings In Plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, 200, 101-112. [More Information]
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., McArthur, C., Potts, B. (2004). Linking Plant Genotype, Plant Defensive Chemistry And Mammal Browsing In A Eucalyptus Species. Functional Ecology, 18(5), 677-684. [More Information]

2003

Wiggins, N., McArthur, C., McLean, S., Boyle, R. (2003). Effects of two plant secondary metabolites, cineole and gallic acid, on nightly feeding patterns of the common brushtail possum. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 29(6), 1447-1464. [More Information]
le Mar, K., McArthur, C., Statham, M. (2003). Home ranges of sympatric red-necked wallabies, red-bellied pademelons and common brushtail possums in a temperate eucalypt forestry environment. Australian Mammalogy, 25(2), 183-191.
Bulinski, J., McArthur, C. (2003). Identifying factors related to the severity of mammalian browsing damage in eucalypt plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, 183(1-3), 239-247. [More Information]
Pietrzykowski, E., McArthur, C., Fitzgerald, H., Goodwin, A. (2003). Influence of patch characteristics on browsing of tree seedlings by mammalian herbivores. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40(3), 458-469. [More Information]
le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2003). Location of 1080-poisoned marsupial herbivore carcasses in relation to their home ranges. Tasforests, 14, 131-135.
McArthur, C., Marsh, N., Close, D., Walsh, A., Paterson, S., Fitzgerald, H., Davies, N. (2003). Nursery conditions affect seedling chemistry, morphology and herbivore preferences for Eucalyptus nitens. Forest Ecology and Management, 176(1-3), 585-594. [More Information]
Close, D., McArthur, C., Paterson, S., Fitzgerald, H., Walsh, A., Kincade, T. (2003). Photoinhibition: a link between effects of the environment on eucalypt leaf chemistry and herbivory. Ecology, 84(11), 2952-2966. [More Information]

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2002

Sprent, J., McArthur, C. (2002). Diet and diet selection of two species in the macropodid browser-grazer continuum - do they eat what they "should"? Australian Journal of Zoology, 50(2), 183-192.
O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., McArthur, C., Potts, B. (2002). Genetic variation in resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to marsupial browsers. Oecologia, 130, 289-296. [More Information]
Scott, S., McArthur, C., Potts, B., Joyce, K. (2002). Possum browsing - the downside to a eucalypt hybrid developed for frost tolerance in plantation forestry. Forest Ecology and Management, 157(1-3), 231-245. [More Information]

2001

le Mar, K., McArthur, C. (2001). Changes in marsupial herbivore densities in relation to a forestry 1080-poisoning operation. Australian Forestry, 64, 175-180.
le Mar, K., Southwell, C., McArthur, C. (2001). Evaluation of line transect sampling to estimate nocturnal densities of macropods in open and closed habitats. Wildlife Research, 28, 9-16.

Selected Grants

2025

Odour misinformation: a new way to reduce vertebrate pest damage to plantation seedlings, McArthur C, Possell M, Banks P, Price C, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Federal)/AFWI National Open Call

2023

Spot the quoll: tactical use of olfactory information to improve conservation and detection of a rare native carnivore, McArthur C, Lynch N, Ecological Society of Australia/Student Research Grant
Manipulating plant odour to protect threatened plants from mammalian herbivores, McArthur C, NSW Environmental Trust/Environmental Research Program
STRATEGICALLY MANIPULATING PLANT ODOURS:A NEW APPROACH TO PROTECT THREATENED PLANTS FROM MAMMALIAN HERBIVORES, McArthur C, University of Sydney/Industry Collaboration Program

2022

Post-release survival of rehabilitated marsupials in habitats threatened by introduced predators and human activity, Cope H, Dickman C, Gray R, Herbert C, McArthur C, Newsome T, O'Brien J, University of Sydney/Industry Collaboration Program
Spot the quoll: tactical use of olfactory information to improve conservation and detection of a rare native carnivore, McArthur C, Lynch N, Banks P, Ecological Society of Australia/Student Research Grant
Neighbourhood watch using virtual neighbours to protect plants from herbivores during habitat restoration and post-fire recovery, Finnerty P, McArthur C, Australian Academy of Science/The Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award
Neighbourhood watch using virtual neighbours to protect ecologically vulnerable plants from herbivores during habitat restoration and post-fire recovery, Finnerty P, McArthur C, NSW Department of Planning/Research Contract

2021

Neighbourhood watch using virtual neighbours to protect plants from herbivores during habitat restoration and post-fire recovery, McArthur C, Finnerty P, Ecological Society of Australia/Student Research Grant
Spot the quoll: tactical use of olfactory information to improve conservation and detection of a rare native carnivore, McArthur C, Lynch N, Ecological Society of Australia/Student Research Grant
Neighbourhood watch: using virtual neighbours to protect plants from herbivores during habitat restoration and post-fire recovery, McArthur C, Finnerty P, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales/Paddy Pallin Science Grant

2020

After the bushfire catastrophe: Recovering our missing marsupials, Herbert C, Dickman C, McArthur C, Newsome T, Gray R, Morris Animal Foundation (USA)/Research Support
Linking individual traits, the gut microbiome and parasite load in wildlife, McArthur C, Power M, Gordon I, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2019

Impacts and drivers of chlamydial disease in the koala: relationships between the host, pathogen and environment, Higgins D, Krockenberger M, Crowther M, Mella V, McArthur C, Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW)/NSW Koala Research Plan
Vaccination against Chlamydiosis: An effective disease management tool in wild populations, Krockenberger M, Higgins D, Wylie C, Crowther M, Mella V, McArthur C, Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW)/NSW Koala Research Plan
Manipulating foraging efficiency of mammalian herbivores with plant odours, McArthur C, Possell M, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2018

Applying foraging ecology to reduce human-elephant conflict in Sumatra, McArthur C, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre/Cluster Research Grant

2015

Herbivore foraging as a function of personality , McArthur C, DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant
Identifying the underlying behavioural mechanisms that determine how personality influences interactions with wildlife trapping devices, Banks P, Johnstone K, McArthur C, Equity Trustees Limited/Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
Rehabilitating a changing landscape: using the latest advances in koala ecology to direct adaptive management, Crowther M, Lunney D, Moore B, McArthur C, Krockenberger M, McAlpine C, Wilson B, Howes M, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)

2010

Sydney basin Multi-purpose Spectral Analysis Facility for evolutionary and ecological studies., Ballard J, McArthur C, Simpson S, Oldroyd B, Beekman M, Sword G, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)

2008

Core Resource Facility - application for 7-laser flow cytometer and high content bioimaging system to enhance capabilities and throughput for the NSW Advanced Cytometry Facility, King N, Vadas M, Campbell I, Grau G, Britton W, Fazekas de St Groth B, Richardson D, Halliday G, Christopherson R, Gamble J, Mason R, Rasko J, McCaughan G, Weninger W, Xia P, Gorrell M, Holst J, Pile A, Sword G, McArthur C, Dong Q, Haass N, Sharland A, Saunders B, Triccas J, Norris J, Bertolino P, Bowen D, Sze D, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grant
Abiotic influences on plants, McArthur C, DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant

2007

How do foraging herbivores negotiate the perils of plant toxins and predators?, Banks P, McArthur C, Banks P, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
Video analysis suite for the integrative analysis of resource acquisition behaviour in animals, Simpson S, Shine R, Thompson M, Seebacher F, Pile A, McArthur C, Coleman R, Beekman M, Ward A, Sword G, Brooks R, Poore A, Bonduriansky R, Cassis G, Olsson M, Booth D, Williams S, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
Comparing the chemistry of plants, McArthur C, University of Sydney/Bridging Support
Video analysis suite for the integrative analysis of resource acquisition behaviour in animals, Beekman M, Bonduriansky R, Booth D, Brooks R, Cassis G, Coleman R, McArthur C, Olsson M, Pile A, Poore A, Seebacher F, Shine R, Simpson S, Sword G, Thompson M, Ward A, Williams S, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)

2006

From leaf to landscape: An exploration of the diet of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale pinicillata), McArthur C, Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)/Research Grants
Climate controlled physical containment 2 (PC2) and pathogen/insect contained glasshouse facility, Copeland L, Day D, Gardiner J, Guest D, Kecskes M, Kennedy I, Mansfield S, McArthur C, McConchie R, Overall R, Simpson S, Smith P, Warren C, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)

2005

Foraging efficiency: quantifying the cost of plant toxins to herbivores in spatially heterogeneous environments, McArthur C, University of Sydney/Early Career Researcher
Potential for resource competition between brush-tailed rock-wallabies and sympatric macropods, Crowther M, McArthur C, Tuft K, Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)/Research Grants

2004

Energy from wind and water: a neglected but significant influence on herbivory in ecosystems, McArthur C, Pile A, University of Sydney/Research & Development

2003

Upgrade of Infrared Analytical Facility, Haddad P, Lane P, McArthur C, Mendham N, Reid J, Sparrow L, Vaillancourt R, Zhou M, Potts B, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)

2001

Understanding and manipulating stress physiology of eucalypt seedlings to improve survival and growth, McArthur C, Close D, Brown P, Hovenden M, Beadle C, Holz G, Hagerman A, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)
Manipulating vegetation and seedling quality to reduce browsing damage in plantation forestry, McArthur C, Smethurst P, Forests and Forest Industry Council of Tasmania/Grant

2000

Demonstration and farm surveys of eucalypt seedling tolerance to native animal browsing, McArthur C, Close D, Natural Heritage Trust/Projects
Use of lupins in reducing browsing damage to seedlings in plantation forestry, Barnes C, McArthur C, Smethurst P, Pietrzykowski E, CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry/Strategic Initiatives Fund

Students and projects: current and recent past

Selection of some PhD students and their projects

Orlando C Gabriel (current) Decision-making by foraging mammalian herbivores at small spatial and temporal scales. Associatesupervisor PB Banks.
Wat Ka Yan Katie (current) Relationship between personality and animal movement in and use of habitat. Associate supervisor PB Banks.
Herath Anushika (current) Influence of animal personality on diet and parasite load of a folivore, the common brushtail possum. The University of Sydney, NSW. Associate supervisors PB Banks.
Stutz Rebecca (2016) Associational plant refuges in a matrix of abundant herbivores. The University of Sydney, NSW. Associate supervisor PB Banks.
Mella Valentina SA (2014) The role of food quality, predation and personality in foraging by brushtail possums. The University of Sydney, NSW. Associate supervisor PB Banks.
Bedoya-Perez Miguel (2013) Foraging responses of swamp wallabies (Wallabia bicolor) to plant chemistry, vegetation composition and diversity. The University of Sydney, NSW. Associate supervisor PB Banks.

Selection of some Honours students and their projects

Lynch, Nicole (current) Cross-species comparison of personality and problem-solving ability in rodents. Supervisor C McArthur, Associate supervisor PB Banks
Nettle, James (2018) Impact of plant odour and atmospheric pollution on mammalian herbivore foraging. Supervisor C McArthur, Associate supervisors PB Banks, M Possell
Castillo Angon, Violeta A (2017) Do common brushtail possums make rational decisions when foraging? Supervisor C McArthur, Associate supervisors T Latty & VSA Mella
Rana Angela (2017) The influences of physiological stress, personality, and behavioural mechanisms on problem solving by common brushtail possums. Supervisor C McArthur, Associate supervisors K Webster & VSA Mella
Hawkins Jason (2015) Foraging in a landscape of food and fear: Insights into space use from an environmental and individual perspective. Associatesupervisor PB Banks.
Sunderasan Lakshmi (2014) Possums, problems and personality: How do individuals respond to novel situations and challenges in their environment?. Associatesupervisor PB Banks.
Krucler Jordan (2013) Quantifying ecologically relevant personality traits & their link to movement patterns in wild common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). Associate supervisor PB Banks.

2020 - now	Professor of Behavioural Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW Australia
2011 - 2019	Associate Professor, Behavioural Ecology, School of Biological Sciences and School of Life & Environmental Sciences (2015-2019), The University of Sydney, NSW Australia
2004 - 2010	Lecturer then Senior Lecturer, Terrestrial Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW Australia
1995 - 2004	Variously Lecturer then Senior Lecturer, School of Zoology, University of Tasmania; Project Leader for Vertebrate Browsing and Program Manager for Resource Protection in the CRC-SPF (Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
1991-1994	Australian Research Council (ARC) Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
1988-1990	National Science Foundation (NSF) Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
1984-1988	PhD student, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
1983	Bachelor of Science (Honours) student, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
1980-1982	Undergraduate Bachelor of Science student, major: zoology; Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

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