Marie Herberstein
Department of Biological Sciences
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Professor at Macquarie University
Research Interest
I investigate the behavioural ecology of invertebrates including spiders and insects within an evolutionary framework. I am interested in establishing spiders as significant models in behavioural and evolutionary research, deceptive signals in spiders and orchids, and the mating behaviour and sexual selection in spiders and insects.
Publications
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Kasumovic MM, Bruce MJ, Andrade MC, Herberstein ME. Spatial and temporal demographic variation drives withinâ€season fluctuations in sexual selection. Evolution. 2008 Sep 1;62(9):2316-25.
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Elgar MA, Schneider JM, Herberstein ME. Female control of paternity in the sexually cannibalistic spider Argiope keyserlingi. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 2000 Dec 7;267(1460):2439-43.
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Heiling AM, Herberstein ME, Chittka L. Pollinator attraction: crab-spiders manipulate flower signals. Nature. 2003 Jan 23;421(6921):334-.
