Publications


36. Thomson, F.J., Moles, A.T., Auld, T.D., Ramp, D., Ren, S. & Kingsford, R. (in press) Chasing the unknown - predicting seed dispersal mechanisms from plant traits. Journal of Ecology

35. Moles, A. T., Warton, D. I., Warman, L., Swenson, N. G., Laffan, S. W., Zanne, A. E., Pitman, A., Hemmings, F. A. & Leishman, M. R.  (2009). Global patterns in plant height. Journal of Ecology 97: 923-932.

34. Edwards, W. & Moles, A. T. (2009). Re-contemplate an entangled bank: The Power of Movement in Plants revisited. The Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 111-118.

33. Moles A. T.; Wright I. J.;  Pitman A. J.; Murray, B. R. & Westoby, M. (2009) Is there a latitudinal gradient in seed production? Ecography 32: 78-82.

32. Warman, L. & Moles A.T (2009) Alternative stable states in Australia's wet tropics: a theoretical framework for the field data and a field case for the theory. Landscape Ecology 24: 1-13.

31. Westoby, M.; Moles, A. T. & Falster D. S. (2009) Evolutionary coordination between offspring size at independence and adult size. Journal of Ecology 97: 23-26.

30. Moles, A. T. & Leishman, M. R. (2008) The seedling as part of a plant's life history strategy. In: Leck, M. A.; Parker, V. T. & Simpson, R. L. (eds) Seedling Ecology and Evolution. Cambridge University Press.

29. Mason, R.; Cooke, J.; Moles A.T & Leishman, M. R. (2008) Reproductive output of native and exotic plants: a global comparison. Global Ecology and Biogeography 17: 633-640.

28. Falster, D. S.; Moles, A. T.; Westoby, M. (2008) A general model for the scaling of offspring size and adult size. The American Naturalist 172: 299-317.
27. Moles, A. T., Gruber, M. & Bonser, S. P. (2008) A new framework for predicting invasive plant species. Journal of Ecology 96: 13-17.

26. Royer, D. L., Sack, L., Wilf, P., Lusk, C. H., Jordan, G. J., Niinemets, U., Wright, I. J., Westoby, M., Cariglino, B., Coley, P. D., Cutter, A. D., Johnson, K. R., Labandeira, C. C., Moles, A. T., Palmer, M. B., Valladares, F. (2007) Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration, Eocene case study, and implications. Paleobiology 33: 574-589.

25. Edwards, W., Moles, A. T. & Franks, P.  (2007) The global trend in plant twining direction. Global Ecology and Biogeography 16: 795-800. full text

24. Beaulieu, J. M., Moles, A. T., Leitch, I. J., Bennett, M. D., Dickie, J. B. & Knight, C. A. (2007) Correlated evolution of genome size and seed mass. New Phytologist 173: 422-437 full text

23. Moles, A. T., Ackerly, D. D., Tweddle, J. C., Dickie, J. B., Smith, R., Leishman, M. L., Mayfield, M. M., Pitman, A. J, Wood, J. & Westoby, M. (2007) Global patterns in seed size. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 16:109-116 full text

22. Moles, A. T. & Westoby, M. (2006) Seed size and plant strategy across the whole life cycle. Oikos 113: 91-105. PDF

21. Moles, A. T., Ackerly, D. D., Webb, C. O., Tweddle, J. C., Dickie, J. B. & Westoby, M. (2005) Response to Comment on "A Brief History of Seed Size". Science 310: 783; PDF of our response (Grubb et al's comment)  

20. Moles, A. T., Ackerly, D. D., Webb, C. O., Tweddle, J. C., Dickie, J. B., Pitman, A. J. & Westoby, M. (2005) Factors that shape seed size evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102: 10540-10544. Full text

19. Moles, A. T., Ackerly, D. D., Webb, C. O., Tweddle, J. C., Dickie, J. B. & Westoby, M. (2005) A brief history of seed size. Science 307: 576-580. abstract. Full text

18. Moles, A. T., Warton, D. I., Stevens, R. D. & Westoby, M. (2004) Does a latitudinal gradient in seedling survival favour larger seeds in the tropics? Ecology Letters 7: 911-914. PDF

17. Moles, A. T. & Westoby, M. (2004) Seed mass and seedling establishment after fire in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Sydney, Australia. Austral Ecology 29: 383-390. PDF

16. Moles, A. T., Falster, D. S., Leishman, M. R. & Westoby, M. (2004)  Small-seeded species produce more seeds per square metre of canopy per year, but not per individual per lifetime. Journal of Ecology 92: 372-383. PDF

15. Moles, A. T. & Westoby, M. (2004) Seedling survival and seed size: a synthesis of the literature. Journal of Ecology 92: 384-396. PDF

14. Moles, A. T. & Westoby, M. (2004) What do seedlings die from, and what are the implications for evolution of seed size? Oikos 106: 193-199. PDF

13. Moles, A. T., Warton, D. I. & Westoby, M. (2003) Do small-seeded species have higher survival through seed predation than large-seeded species? Ecology 84: 3148-3161. PDF

12. Jurado, E. & Moles, A. T. (2003) Germination deferment strategies. In: Nicolás, G.; Bradford, K.J.; Côme, D.; Curie, M.; Pritchard, H. W. (eds.)The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. Pages 381-388. 

11. Moles, A. T., Warton, D. I. & Westoby, M. (2003) Seed size and survival in the soil in arid Australia. Austral Ecology 28: 575-585. PDF

10. Moles, A. T. & Westoby, M. (2003) Leaf expansion times: a response to Sun (2003). Oikos 100: 203.

9. Moles, A. T. & Westoby, M. (2003) Latitude, seed predation and seed mass. The Journal of Biogeography 30: 105-128. PDF

8. Westoby, M., Falster, D. S., Moles, A. T., Vesk, P. A. & Wright, I. J. (2002) Plant ecological strategies: Some leading dimensions of variation between species. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33: 125-159.PDF

7. Moles, A. T. & Westoby, M. (2002) Seed addition experiments are more likely to increase recruitment in large-seeded species. Oikos 99: 241-248. PDF

6. Jurado, E., Estrada, E. & Moles, A. T. (2001) Characterizing plant attributes with particular emphasis on seeds in Tamaulipan thornscrub in semi-arid Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments 48: 309-321. PDF

5. Leishman, M. R., Wright, I. J., Moles, A. T. & Westoby, M. (2000) The evolutionary ecology of seed size. In: Fenner, M. (ed.) Seeds - the ecology of regeneration in plant communities, 2nd edition. CAB International, Wallingford, U. K.

4. Moles, A. T. & Westoby M. (2000) Do small leaves expand faster than large leaves, and do shorter expansion times reduce herbivore damage? Oikos 90: 517-526. PDF

3. Moles, A. T., Hodson, D. W. & Webb, C. J. (2000) Seed size and shape and persistence in soil in the New Zealand flora. Oikos 89: 541-545. PDF

2. Moles, A. T. & Drake, D. R. (1999) Post-dispersal seed predation on eleven large-seeded species from the New Zealand flora: a preliminary study in secondary forest. New Zealand Journal of Botany 37: 679-685. PDF

1. Moles, A. T. & Drake, D. R. (1999). Potential contributions of the seed rain and seed bank to regeneration of native forest under plantation pine in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 37: 83-93. PDF

Popular science paper

Moles, A. T. & Edwards, W. (2009). A curly question: why do most vines twine anticlockwise? Australasian Science June issue: pages 30-32.

Submitted manuscripts

Moles, A.T., Bonser, S.P., Poore, A.G.B., Wallis, I.R., Foley, W.J. (revision invited) Assessing the evidence for latitudinal gradients in plant defence and herbivory. Submitted to Functional Ecology

Buswell, J. M., Moles, A.T. & Hartley, S. (revision invited) Rapid evolution is common in introduced plant species Submitted to Journal of Ecology.

Swenson, N.G., Enquist, B.J, Pither, J., Kerkhoff, A.J., Weiser, M.D. et al. (revision invited) The distribution and diversity of plant function across the new world. Submitted to Science.

Warman, L., Moles, A.T. & Edwards, W. (revision invited) Not so simple after all: Searching for the ecological advantages of compound leaves. Submitted to Oikos.

Gallagher, R.V., Leishman, M.R. & Moles, A.T. (submitted) Traits and ecological strategies of tropical and extratropical climbing plants. Submitted to the Journal of Biogeography.

Moles, A.T., Wallis, I.R., Foley, W.J. and ~50 others (submitted) Global patterns in plant defense: are tropical plants nastier? Submitted to Global Ecology and Biogeography

Manuscripts in preparation

Buswell, J.M., Moles, A.T. & Hartley, S. (in prep) Rapid evolution of introduced plants in New Zealand. For submission to Austral Ecology.

Buswell, J.M., & Moles, A.T. (in prep) What factors promote rapid evolutionary change in exotic plant species? For submission to Oikos

Chachelle, P.D., Moles, A.T. & Poore, A.G.B. (in prep) Why the land is green and the sea is blue: Can C:N stoichiometry explain the difference in herbivory between common species of terrestrial and marine autotrophs of Sydney, Australia? For submision to Austral Ecology.

Lyons, S.K. & Moles, A.T. (in prep) The mid-domain effect: it's not just about space.

Soudijn, F.H., Moles, A.T., Johnston, E.J. & Marshall, D.J. (in prep). The trade-off between offspring size and number across two marine invertebrate clades.


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