L. A. Beard

The University of Queensland — Australia

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(16), Physiological and biochemical adaptations(15), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies(11), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(7), Turtle Biology and Conservation(5)

Publications44 total

The Thermal Niche of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Spatial Dynamics of Home Range and Microclimate
Animals·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Osmoregulation and electrolyte balance in a fully marine mammal, the dugong (Dugong dugon)
Journal of Comparative Physiology B·2020· 10 cited
Advances in the captive breeding and reproductive biology of the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Australian Journal of Zoology·2015· 25 cited
Preface: Ecology meets physiology: A Gordon Grigg festschrift
Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland)·2010
Oxygen levels in mound nests of <i>Crocodylus porosus</i> and <i>Alligator mississippiensis</i> are high, and gas exchange occurs primarily by diffusion, not convection
Australian Zoologist·2010· 14 cited
The possible role of membrane lipids in the exceptionally long life of the short-beaked echidna, <i>Tachyglossus aculeatus</i> .
Australian Zoologist·2010· 2 cited
Strategic (adaptive) hypothermia in bull dromedary camels during rut; could it increase reproductive success?
Biology Letters·2009· 35 citedOpen Access
The exceptional longevity of an egg-laying mammal, the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is associated with peroxidation-resistant membrane composition
Experimental Gerontology·2008· 42 cited
Respiratory properties of blood in flatback turtles (Natator depressus)
Journal of Comparative Physiology B·2007· 6 cited
Respiration by buried echidnas <i>Tachyglossus aculeatus</i>
Journal of Experimental Biology·2006· 1 cited
Temperature and the respiratory properties of whole blood in two reptiles, Pogona barbata and Emydura signata
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology·2006· 4 cited
The Evolution of Endothermy and Its Diversity in Mammals and Birds
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology·2004· 233 cited
Body temperature in captive long-beaked echidnas (Zaglossus bartoni)
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology·2003· 21 cited
Patterns of activity and inactivity in echidnas ( <i>Tachyglossus</i> <i>aculeatus</i> ) free-ranging in a hot dry climate: correlates with ambient temperature, time of day and season
Australian Journal of Zoology·2002· 51 cited
Heat tolerance of short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus) in the field
Journal of Thermal Biology·2002· 22 cited
Application of Radio Telemetry to Studies of the Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates
Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland)·2001· 4 cited
Western grey kangaroos, <i>Macropus fuliginosus</i> , in the South Australian pastoral zone: populations at the edge of their range
Wildlife Research·2000· 18 cited
Trends in the numbers of red kangaroos and emus on either side of the South Australian dingo fence: evidence for predator regulation?
Wildlife Research·2000· 163 cited
Hibernation by Echidnas in Mild Climates: Hints about the Evolution of Endothermy?
2000· 75 cited
Reproduction in the short-beaked echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus: Field observations at an elevated site in South East Queensland
Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)·2000· 42 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Gordon C. Grigg(39), Anthony Pople(6), M. L. Augee(5), S. C. Cairns(4), R.M.G. Wells(4), Peter J. Alexander(3), L. E. Taplin(3), Frank Seebacher(2), Graeme Summers(2), Peter Brice(2), Janette A Donovan(2), Peter S. Harlow(2), Colin Southwell(2), Stephen D. Johnston(2), Graeme Caughley(2), D. Grice(2), M. R. Fletcher(2), David T. Booth(2), Don Morris(1), A. J. Hulbert(1)