Publications

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

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

31. Westoby, M.; Moles, A. T. & Falster D. S. (in press) Evolutionary coordination between offspring size at independence and adult size. Journal of Ecology.

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. (in press). A curly question: why do most vines twine anticlockwise? Australasian Science.

Manuscripts in preparation

Bolmgren, K.; Moles, A. T.; Dickie, J. B. & Eriksson, O. Seed size shifts and the evolution of fleshy fruits in angiosperms.

Swenson, N. G.; Enquist, B. J; Pither, J.; Kerkhoff, A. J. Weiser, M. D. et al. The distribution and diversity of plant function across the new world.

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

Seabloom, E. W; Moles, A. T. & Jurado, E. Matching plant traits with environmental conditions to understand invasions in California.

Last updated: September 2008