Simon Robson Publications

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• Robson, S.K. & Traniello, J.F.A.1998. Key individuals and the organisation of labour in ants. In "Information Processing in Social Insects" eds. C. Detrain, J.-L. Deneubourg & J.M. Pasteels. Birkäuser Verlag Press.
• Robson, S.K. & Traniello, J.F.A. 1998. Resource assessment, recruitment behavior and the organization of cooperative prey retrieval in the ant Formica schaufussi. J. Ins. Behav. 11: 1-22
• Kunz, T.H., Robson, S.K. & Nagy, K.A. 1998. Economy of harem maintenance in the greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus. J. Mammal. 79:631-642
• Robson, S.K., Rouse, G.W. & Pettigrew, J.D. 1997. Sperm ultrastructure of Tarsius bancanus (Tarsiidae, Primates): implications for primate phylogeny and the use of sperm in systematics. Acta Zool. 78: 269-278.
• Robson, SK and Beshers, SN. 1997. Division of labour and "foraging-for-work": Simulating reality versus the reality of simulations. Anim. behav. 53: 214-218.
• Robson S.K., Lesniak, M.G., Kothandapani, R.V., Traniello, J.F.A., Thorne, B.L., Fourcassie, V. 1995. Nonrandom search geometry in subterranean termites. Naturwissenschaften 82: 526-528.
• Traniello, JFA and Robson, SK. 1995. Trail and territorial communication in social insects. In "The Chemical Ecology of Insects 2". eds. R. Cardé and WJ. Bell. Chapman and Hall. pp. 241-286.
• Kunz, TH and Robson, SK. 1995. Postnatal growth and development in the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis): birth size, growth rates, and age estimation. J. Mamm. 76: 769-783.
• Kunz, TH, Oftedal, OT, Robson, SK, Kretzmann, MB and Kirk, C. 1995. Changes in milk composition during lactation in three species of insectivorous bats. J Comp. Physiol. B. 164: 543-551.
• Young, WG, Douglas, WB and Robson, SK. 1990. Differential wear resistance as a function of tooth enamel structure in the koala Phascolarctos cinereus. In 'Biology of the Koala', eds AK Lee, KA Handasyde and GD Sanson. Surrey Beatty and Sons, Sydney. pp. 145-150,
• Pettigrew, JD, Jameison, BGM, Robson, SK, Hall, LS, McAnally, KI and Cooper, HM. 1989. Phylogenetic relations between microbats, megabats and primates. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 325: 489-559.
• Robson, SK and Young, WG. 1989. A comparison of tooth microwear between an extinct marsupial predator, the Tasmanian Tiger Thylacinus cynocephalus (Thylacinidae) and an extant scavenger, the Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii (Dasyuridae: Marsupialia). Aust. J. Zool. 37: 575-589.
• Cummins, JM, Robson, SK and Rouse, GW. 1988. The acrosome reaction in the spermatozoa of the grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) exposes barbed subacrosomal material. Gamete Research 21: 11-22.
• Robson, SK 1987. "Origin of Sex: Three Billion Years of Genetic Recombination" (L. Margulis and D. Sagan). Symbiosis. 3: 207-212.
• Young, WG. and Robson, SK. 1987. Jaw movements from microwear on the molar teeth of the koala Phascolarctos cinereus. J. Zool. Lond. 231: 51-61.
• Rouse, GW and Robson, SK. 1986. An ultrastructural study of megachiropteran (Mammalia: Chiroptera) spermatozoa: implications for chiropteran phylogeny. J. Submicrosc. Cytol. 18: 137-152.
• Robson, SK. 1986. A new locality record for the bare-backed fruit-bat Dobsonia moluccensis (Quoy and Gaimard 1830). Macroderma 2: 63-64
• Robson, SK. 1985. Population dynamics and dispersal patterns of Rhinolophus megaphyllus in the Brisbane Forest Park, Southeast Queensland. Macroderma 1: 56
• Robson, SK. 1984. Myotis adversus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): Australia's fish-eating bat. Aust. Mammal. 7: 51-52.

Invited Seminars

• University of Queensland, 1995. Individuals and groups: behavioral integration and organization in the social insects.
• The Rowland Institute for Science, Cambridge. 1995. The organization of group-level behavior in social insects: computational and observational approaches. (Seminar on Natural and Artificial Computing).
• Boston University, 1994. Individuals and groups. Integration and organization in the social insects. (Department of Biology).
• University of New Hampshire, 1993. The organization of group-level behavior in social insects: computational and observational approaches.
• Harvard University, 1992. Complexity from simplicity: understanding group-level phenomena in the social insects through the use of computer simulations.
• Boston University, 1991. The use of massively parallel computers to investigate emergent properties and group-level phenomena in social insects. (Boston University Center for Computational Science).
• University of Queensland, 1989. Behavioral and energetic correlates of harem maintenance in the neotropical bat Phyllostomus hastatus.
• Boston University, 1986. Two origins for mammalian flight; or why all bats aren't what they seem. (Department of Biology).

Invited Symposia

• Robson, SK and Traniello, JFA. 1994. Cooperative prey retrieval in Formica schaufussi (Formicidae): Group behavior based on individual complexity rather than individual simplicity. Insect Colonies: Adaptive Design and Self-Organization Symposium. 12th International Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Paris, France. Pp. 232, Les Insectes Sociaux
• Traniello, JFA and Robson, SK. 1994. Asymmetries in recruitment behavior and recruitment response in the ant Formica schaufussi (Formicidae). Foraging Symposium. 12th International Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Paris, France. Pp. 148, Les Insectes Sociaux

Conference papers

• Robson, S.K. & Traniello, J.F.A. 1996. Individual and collective search behavior in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes. 6th International Behavioral Ecology Conference, Australian National University, AUSTRALIA
• Johnson, R.N., Crozier, R.H., Kaufman, B., Robson, s.K., Dwyer, P.D., Shattuck, S. & Beckenbach, A. 1996. Molecular analysis of social structute in ants without colony boundaries. 6th International Behavioral Ecology Conference, Australian National University, AUSTRALIA.
• Robson, SK and Traniello, JFA. 1994. Group retrieval in Formica schaufussi (Formicidae): the role of key individuals and context specific behavior. Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Houston, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK, Traniello, JFA, Lesniak, M, Kothandapani, R, Leonardo, AMC and Thornes, BL 1994. The organization of search in subterranean termites, Reticulitermes spp. Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Houston, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK and Traniello, JFA. 1994. Key individuals, context-specific behavior and the organization of social insect groups. Animal Behavior Society, North East Regional Meetings, Univ. of New Hampshire, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK and Traniello, JFA. 1993. The organization of group retrieval in ants: individual action or cooperative group? Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK and Traniello, JFA. 1992. Individual and group processes of patch utilization in the ant Formica schaufussi. Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Baltimore, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK and Resnick, M. 1992. Massively parallel computers: a new technique for investigating group level phenomena in the social insects. 4th International Behavioral Ecology Conference, Princeton University, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK and Resnick, M. 1991. The use of massively parallel computers to investigate emergent properties and group level phenomena in the social insects. Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Reno, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK and Resnick, M. 1991. The use of massively parallel computers to investigate emergent properties and group level phenomena in the social insects. Animal Behavior Society, North East Regional Meetings, Univ. of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
• Young, WG, Douglas, WB and Robson, SK. 1990. Differential wear resistance as a function of tooth enamel structure in the koala Phascolarctos cinereus. Biology of the Koala Symposium, University of N.S.W., AUSTRALIA.
• Kunz, TH and Robson, SK. 1990. Comparative energetics of postnatal growth in two bat species living in the same cave. 20th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, University of Nebraska, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK, Kunz, TH, Bell, GP and Nagy, KA. 1989. Behavioral and energetic correlates of harem maintenance in the neotropical bat Phyllostomus hastatus. 8th International Bat Research Conference, University of N.S.W., AUSTRALIA.
• Robson, SK, Kunz, TH and Oftedal, OT. 1988. Maternal investment and milk composition in the Mexican Free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis. 18th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, University of Calgary, CANADA.
• Kunz, TH and Robson, SK. 1988. Time activity budgets and the economy of harem maintenance in the greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus. 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Clemson, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK and Young, WG. 1988. A comparison of tooth microwear between an extinct marsupial predator, the Tasmanian Tiger Thylacinus cynocephalus (Thylacinidae) and an extant marsupial scavenger, the Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii (Dasyuridae). 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Clemson, U.S.A.
• Robson, SK and Kunz, TH. 1987. Energetics of foraging in three species of microchiropteran bats. 17th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, University of Toronto and Royal Ontario Museum, CANADA.
• Robson, SK and Rouse, GW. 1986. An ultrastructural study of megachiropteran spermatozoa: Implications for chiropteran phylogeny. Seventh International Bat Research Conference and Third European Bat Research Meeting, Aberdeen, UNITED KINGDOM
• Robson, SK and Pettigrew, JD. 1986. Two origins for mammalian flight. 16th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
• Cummins, JM, Robson, SK, Rouse, GW and Graydon, M. 1986. Ultrastructure of the ionophore-induced acrosome reaction in spermatozoa of the Grey Headed Flying Fox, Pteropus poliocephalus. Australian Society of Reproductive Biologists, 18th Annual Conference, University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA.
• Robson, SK. 1984. Myotis adversus: An opportunistic piscovore. Joint meeting of the Australian Mammal Society and American Society of Mammalogists, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
• Robson, SK. 1983. Myotis adversus, Australia's fishing bat. 28th General Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society, University of New England, AUSTRALIA.