Mr Ian Wallis

Visiting Fellow

ANU College of Science

E: ian.wallis@anu.edu.au

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Areas of expertise

Quantitative Genetics (Incl. Disease And Trait Mapping Genetics) 060412
Landscape Ecology 050104
Animal Systematics And Taxonomy 060301
Conservation And Biodiversity 050202
Behavioural Ecology 060201
Plant Systematics And Taxonomy 060310
Animal Growth And Development 070202
Ecological Physiology 060203
Speciation And Extinction 060311
Comparative Physiology 060604
Terrestrial Ecology 060208
Population, Ecological And Evolutionary Genetics 060411
Animal Physiology Systems 060603
Global Information Systems 080606
Other Biological Sciences 0699
Environmental Science And Management 0502

Publications

De Gabriel, J, Moore, B, Felton, A et al. 2014, 'Translating nutritional ecology from the laboratory to the field: milestones in linking plant chemistry to population regulation in mammalian browsers', Oikos, vol. 123, no. 3, pp. 298-308.
Ford, K, Moore, B, Wallis, I et al. 2014, 'Feeding rates of a mammalian browser confirm the predictions of a 'foodscape' model of its habitat', Oecologia, vol. 174, no. 3, pp. 873-882.
Starrs, L, Wallis, I, Ford, K et al. 2014, 'Four species of arboreal folivore show differential tolerance to a secondary metabolite', Oecologia, vol. 176, no. 1, pp. 251-258.
Stalenberg, E, Wallis, I, Cunningham, R et al 2014, 'Nutritional correlates of koala persistence in a low-density population', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 9, no. 12, pp. e113930-e113930.
Wallis, I 2014, 'Is vegetarianism bad for the environment?', Australian Zoologist, pp. 1-10.
Wallis, I & Goldingay, R 2014, 'Does a sap feeding marsupial choose trees with specific chemical characteristics?', Austral Ecology, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 973-983.
Moles, A, Peco, B, Wallis, I et al 2013, 'Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?', New Phytologist, vol. 198, no. 1, pp. 252-263.
Windley, H, Wallis, I, DeGabriel, J et al 2013, 'A faecal index of diet quality that predicts reproductive success in a marsupial folivore', Oecologia, vol. 173, no. 1, pp. 203-212.
Au, J, Ford, K, Wallis, I et al. 2013, 'Whole-body protein turnover reveals the cost of detoxification of secondary metabolites in a vertebrate browser', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, vol. 183, no. 7, pp. 993-1003.
Espinosa-Gomez, F, Gomez-Rosales, S, Wallis, I et al 2013, 'Digestive strategies and food choice in mantled howler monkeys Alouatta palliata mexicana: Bases of their dietary flexibility', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, vol. 183, no. 8, pp. 1089-1100.
Ford, K, Moore, B, Wallis, I et al. 2013, 'Continuous monitoring of feeding by koalas highlights diurnal differences in tree preferences', Wildlife Research, vol. 40, no. 8, pp. 639-646.
Wallis, I, Edwards, M, Windley, H et al 2012, 'Food for folivores: nutritional explanations linking diets to population density', Oecologia, vol. 169, no. 2, pp. 281-291.
Wallis, I, Claridge, A & Trappe, J 2012, 'Nitrogen content, amino acid composition and digestibility of fungi from a nutritional perspective in animal mycophagy', Fungal Biology, vol. 116, no. 5, pp. 590-602.
Padovan, A, Keszei, A, Wallis, I et al 2012, 'Mosaic Eucalypt Trees Suggest Genetic Control at a Point That Influences Several Metabolic Pathways', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 914-923.
Yeoh, S, Bell, J, Foley, W et al. 2012, 'Estimating population boundaries using regional and local-scale spatial genetic structure: An example in Eucalyptus globulus', Tree Genetics and Genomes, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 695-708.
Yeoh, S, Bell, J, Foley, W et al. 2012, 'Estimating population boundaries using regional and local-scale spatial genetic structure: An example in Eucalyptus globulus', Tree Genetics and Genomes, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 695-708.
Lunney, D, Lunney, D, Crowther, M et al 2012, 'Koalas and climate change: a case study on the Liverpool Plains, north-west New South Wales', in Daniel Lunney and Pat Hutchings (ed.), Wildlife and Climate Change: Towards robust conservation strategies for Australian fauna, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Sydney Australia, pp. 150-168.
Wallis, I 2012, 'Chilling implications for science from the top', in Peter, Banks, Daniel Lunney and Chris Dickman (ed.), Science Under Siege: Zoology under threat, Royal Zoological Society of NSW, Mosman, Sydney, pp. 16-18.
Kulheim, C, Yeoh, S, Wallis, I et al. 2011, 'The molecular basis of quantitative variation in foliar secondary metabolites in Eucalyptus globulus', New Phytologist, vol. 191, no. 4, pp. 1041-1053.
Moles, A, Bonser, S, Poore, A et al 2011, 'Assessing the evidence for latitudinal gradients in plant defence and herbivory', Functional Ecology, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 380-388.
Moles, A, Wallis, I, Foley, W et al 2011, 'Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes', New Phytologist, vol. 191, no. 3, pp. 777-788.
Wallis, I, Keszei, A, Henery, M et al. 2011, 'A chemical perspective on the evolution of variation in Eucalyptus globulus', Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 305-318.
Youngentob, K, Wallis, I, Lindenmayer, D et al 2011, 'Foliage Chemistry Influences Tree Choice and Landscape Use of a Gliding Marsupial Folivore', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 37, pp. 71-84.
Tucker, D, Wallis, I, Bolton, J et al. 2010, 'A Metabolomic Approach to Identifying Chemical Mediators of Mammal-Plant Interactions', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 727-735.
Moore, B, Lawler, I, Wallis, I et al. 2010, 'Palatability mapping: a koala's eye view of spatial variation in habitat quality', Ecology, vol. 91, no. 11, pp. 3165-3176.
Edwards, M, Wallis, I & Foley, W 2010, 'Acid loads induced by the detoxification of plant secondary metabolites do not limit feeding by common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, vol. 180, no. 2, pp. 247-257.
Andrew, R, Wallis, I, Harwood, C et al 2010, 'Genetic and environmental contributions to variation and population divergence in a broad-spectrum foliar defence of Eucalyptus tricarpa', Annals of Botany, vol. 105, no. 5, pp. 707-717.
Wallis, I, Smith, H, Henery, M et al 2010, 'Foliar chemistry of juvenile Eucalyptus grandis clones does not predict chemical defence in maturing ramets', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 260, no. 5, pp. 763-769.
Wallis, I, Nicolle, D & Foley, W 2010, 'Available and not total nitrogen in leaves explains key chemical differences between the eucalypt subgenera', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 260, no. 5, pp. 814-821.
Felton, A, Felton, A, Wood, J et al. 2009, 'Nutritional Ecology of Ateles chamek in lowland Bolivia: How Macronutrient Balancing Influences Food Choices', International Journal of Primatology, vol. 30, pp. 675-696.
Felton, A, Felton, A, Raubenheimer, D et al. 2009, 'Protein content of diets dictates the daily energy intake of a free-ranging primate', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 685-690.
De Gabriel, J, Moore, B, Shipley, L et al 2009, 'Inter-population differences in the tolerance of a marsupial folivore to plant secondary metabolites', Oecologia, vol. 161, pp. 539-548.
Ostrand, F, Wallis, I, Davies, N et al 2008, 'Causes and Consequences of Host Expansion by Mnesampela privata', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 34, pp. 153-167.
De Gabriel, J, Wallis, I, Moore, B et al 2008, 'A simple, integrative assay to quantify nutritional quality of browses for herbivores', Oecologia, vol. 156, pp. 107-116.
Henery, M, Henson, M, Wallis, I et al 2008, 'Predicting crown damage to Eucalyptus grandis by Paropsis atomaria with direct and indirect measures of leaf composition', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 255, pp. 3642-3651.
Henery, M, Wallis, I, Stone, C et al 2008, 'Methyl jasmonate does not induce changes in Eucalyptus grandis leaves that alter the effect of constitutive defences on larvae of a specialist herbivore', Oecologia, vol. 156, pp. 847-859.
Andrew, R, Peakall, R, Wallis, I et al. 2007, 'Spatial distribution of defense chemicals and markers and the maintenance of chemical variation', Ecology, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 716-728.
Andrew, R, Wallis, I, Harwood, C et al 2007, 'Heritable variation in the foliar secondary metabolite sideroxylonal in Eucalyptus confers cross-resistance to herbivores', Oecologia, vol. 153, pp. 891-901.
Henery, M, Moran, G, Wallis, I et al 2007, 'Identification of quantitative trait loci influencing foliar concentrations of terpenes and formylated phloroglucinol compounds in Eucalyptus nitens', New Phytologist, vol. 176, pp. 82-95.
Huang, Z, Jia, X, Turner, B et al. 2007, 'Estimating Nitrogen in Eucalypt Foliage by Automatically Extracting Tree Spectra from HyMap â„¢ Data', Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 397-401.
Ford, K, Wallis, I & Foley, W 2007, 'Behavioural contributions to the regulated intake of plant secondary metabolites in koalas', Oecologia, vol. 154, pp. 283-290.
Ford, K, Wallis, I, McLean, S et al. 2006, 'Conflicting demands on detoxification pathways influence how common brushtail possums choose their diets', Ecology, vol. 87, no. 8, pp. 2103-2112.
Wiggins, N, Ford, K, Wallis, I et al. 2006, 'Sideroxylonal in Eucalyptus foliage influences foraging behaviour of an arboreal folivore', Oecologia, vol. 147, pp. 272-279.
Ford, K, Wallis, I, Andrew, R et al. 2006, 'The Detoxification Limitation Hypothesis: Where Did it Come From and Where is it Going?', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 32, pp. 1247-1266.
Moore, B, Foley, W, Wallis, I et al. 2005, 'Eucalyptus foliar chemistry explains selective feeding by koalas', Biology Letters, vol. 1, pp. 64-67.
Wallis, I & Foley, W 2005, 'The Rapid Determination of Sideroxylonals in Eucalyptus Foliage by Extraction with Sonication followed by HPLC', Phytochemical Analysis, vol. 16, pp. 49-54.
Andrew, R, Peakall, R, Wallis, I et al. 2005, 'Marker-Based Quantitative Genetics in the Wild?: The Heritability and Genetic Correlation of Chemical Defenses in Eucalyptus', Genetics (Print) ceased Dec 2009 - don't use, vol. 171, pp. 1989-1998.
Wallis, I 2005, 'Road Kills', Nature Australia, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 55-61.
Moore, B, Ford, K, Wallis, I et al. 2005, 'Taught by animals: how understanding diet selection leads to better zoo diets', International Zoo Yearbook, vol. 39, pp. 43-61.
Ford, K, Wallis, I & Foley, W 2005, 'Detoxification rates constrain feeding in common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)', Ecology, vol. 86, no. 11, pp. 2946-2954.
Manning, R & Wallis, I 2005, 'Seed yields in canola (Brassica napus cv. Karoo) depend on the distance of plants from honeybee apiaries', Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, vol. 45, pp. 1307-1313.
Scrivener, N, Johnson, C, Wallis, I et al 2004, 'Which trees do wild common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) prefer? Problems and solutions in scaling laboratory findings to diet selection in the field', Evolutionary Ecology Research, vol. 6, pp. 77-87.
Moore, B, Wallis, I, Wood, J et al. 2004, 'Foliar nutrition, site quality, and temperature influence foliar chemistry of Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys)', Ecological Monographs, vol. 74, no. 4, pp. 553-568.
Huang, Z, Turner, B, Dury, S et al. 2004, 'Estimating foliage nitrogen concentration from HYMAP data using continuum, removal analysis', Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 93, pp. 18-29.
Foley, W, Lawler, I, Moore, B et al. 2004, 'Diet selection in marsupial folivores of Eucalyptus: the role of plant secondary metabolites', in Ross L. Goldingay and Stephen M. Jackson (ed.), The Biology of Australian Possums and Gliders, Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW, pp. 207-221.
Foley, W, Lawler, I, Moore, B et al. 2004, 'Ecological, Physiological and Behavioural Interactions between Marsupial Folivores and Eucalyptus Antifeedants', International Symposium of Poisonous Plants 2004, ed. T. Acamovic, C.S. Stewart and T.W. Pennycott, CABI Publishing, UK, pp. 215-222.
Moore, B, Wallis, I, Pala-Paul, J et al. 2004, 'Antiherbivore Chemistry of Eucalyptusï¿½Cues and Deterrents for Marsupial Folivores', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 1743-1769.
Moore, B, Wallis, I, Ford, K et al. 2004, 'The role of nutrition in the conservation of the marsupial folivores of eucalypt forests', in Daniel Lunney (ed.), Conservation of Australia's Forest Fauna (2nd ed), Royal Zoological Society of NSW, Sydney Australia, pp. 549-575.
Ford, K, Wallis, I & Foley, W 2003, 'The effect of inactivating tannins on the intake of Eucalyptus foliage by a specialist Eucalyptus folivore (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) and a generalist herbivore (Trichosurus vulpecula)', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 51, pp. 31-42.
Wallis, I & Foley, W 2003, 'Validation of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy to estimate the potential intake of Eucalyptus foliage by folivorous marsupials', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 51, pp. 95-98.
Wallis, I, Herlt, A, Eschler, B et al 2003, 'Quantification of Sideroxylonals in Eucalyptus Foliage by High-performance Liquid Chromatography', Phytochemical Analysis, vol. 14, pp. 360-365.
Ford, K, Foley, W, Cowling, A et al. 2003, 'Differential susceptibility to Eucalyptus secondary compounds explains feeding by the common ringtail (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) and common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, vol. 173, no. 1, pp. 69-78.
De Gabriel, J, Foley, W & Wallis, I 2002, 'The effect of excesses and deficiencies in amino acids on the feeding behaviour of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, vol. 172, pp. 607-617.
Wallis, I, Watson, M & Foley, W 2002, 'Secondary metabolites in Eucalyptus melliodora: field distribution and laboratory feeding choices by a generalist herbivore, the common brushtail possum', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 50, pp. 507-519.
Ebbers, M, Wallis, I, Dury, S et al. 2002, 'Spectrometric prediction of secondary metabolites and nitrogen in fresh Eucalyptus foliage: towards remote sensing of the nutritional quality of foliage for leaf-eating marsupials', Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 50, pp. 761-768.
Huang, Z, Turner, B, Jia, X et al. 2002, 'Using airborne remote sensing data to estimate foliage biochemical concentrations', Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference 2002, ed. A Apan, S Phinn, K Joyce, D Jonas, T Danaher, Casual Productions, Adelaide, pp. 626-633.
Barkley, G & Wallis, I 2001, 'Threonine requirements of broiler chickens: why do published values differ?', British Poultry Science, vol. 42, pp. 610-615.
Barkley, G & Wallis, I 2001, 'Threonine requirements of broiler chickens: an experimental validation of a model using growth responses and carcase analysis', British Poultry Science, vol. 42, pp. 616-624.
Wallis, I 1999, 'Dietary supplements of methionine increase breast meat yield and decrease abdominal fat in growing broiler chickens', Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 131-141.

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