Research at The New Guinea Binatang Research Center has contributed  
to the following publications:
 
2010
Craft, K. J., Pauls, S. U., Darrow, K., Miller, S. E., Hebert, P. N. D., Helgen, L., Novotny, V., 
           and Weiblen, G. D. (2010) Population genetic differentiation of New Guinea 
           lowland rainforest Lepidoptera. PNAS 107, 5041–5046. [ pdf file ]
Hamilton, A. J., Basset, Y., Benke, K. K., Grimbacher, P. S., Miller, S. E., Novotny, V., 
           Samuelson, G. A., Stork, N. E., Weiblen, G. D. & Yen, J. D. L. (2010) 
           Quantifying uncertainty in estimation of global arthropod species richness. 
           American Naturalist, 176: 90-95 [ pdf file ]
Hulcr, J. & Cognato, A. I. (2010) Repeated evolution of crop theft in fungus-farming 
           ambrosia beetles. Evolution doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01055.x 
           [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. (2010) Rainforest conservation in a tribal world: why forest dwellers prefer loggers 
           to conservationists. Biotropica, DOI 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00658.x 
           [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Miller, S. E., Baje, L., Balagawi, S., Basset, Y., Cizek, L., Craft, K. J., 
           Dem, F., Drew, R. A. I., Hulcr, J., Leps, J., Lewis, O., Pokon, R., Stewart, 
           A. J. A. & Weiblen, G. D. (2010) Guild-specific patterns of species richness 
           and host specialization in plant-herbivore food webs from a tropical forest. 
           Journal of Animal Ecology doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01728.x 
           [ pdf file ]
Schindel, D. E. & Miller, S. E. (2010) Provisional Nomenclature. The On-Ramp to Taxonomic 
           Names. In: Systema Naturae 250 – The Linnaean Ark. Ed. A. Polaszek. 
           CRC Press Pp. 109-115. [ pdf file ]

2009
Balke, M., Ribera, I., Hendrich, L., Miller, M. A., Sagata, K., Posman, A., Vogler, A. P., 
           & Meier, R. (2009) New Guinea highland origin of a widespread arthropod 
           supertramp. Proc. R. Soc. B 276: 2359-2367 [ pdf file ]
Dahl, C., Novotny, V., Moravec, J. & Richards, S. J. (2009) Beta diversity of frogs in the forests 
           of New Guinea, Amazonia and Europe: contrasting tropical and temperate 
           communities. Journal of Biogeography 36, 896-904 [ pdf file ]
Holloway, J. D., Miller, S. E., Pollock, D. M., Helgen, L. & Darrow, K. (2009): GONGED 
           (Geometridae of New Guinea Electronic Database): a progress report on development 
           of an online facility of images. Pp. 122-123 in: Hausmann, A. (ed.): 
           Proceedings of the fifth Forum Herbulot 2008. Global strategies for plotting 
           geometrid biodiversity in web-based databases (Munich, ZSM, 24-28 June 2008). 
           – Spixiana 32/1: 122-123 [ pdf file ]
Hulcr, J. (2009) Some repentance would not hurt taxonomy either: a junior taxonomist’s response 
           to Quentin Wheeler. Systematic Entomology 34: 199–201 [ pdf file ]
Hlavac, P. & Janda, M. (2009) Leptogenopapus mirabilis, a new genus and species 
           of Lomechusini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Papua New Guinea 
           associated with ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger. Zootaxa 2062: 57-64 
           [ pdf file ]
Maresova, J., Krasa, A. & Frynta, D. (2009) We all Appreciate the Same Animals: 
           Cross-Cultural Comparison of Human Aesthetic Preferences for Snake Species 
           in Papua New Guinea and Europe. Ethology 115: 297-300 
           [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. (2009) Beta diversity of plant-insect food webs in tropical forests: 
           a conceptual framework. Insect Conservation and Diversity 2, 5-9. 
           [ pdf file ]

2008
Hulcr, J., Novotny, V., Maurer, B. A. & Cognato, A. I. (2008) Low beta diversity of ambrosia beetles 
           (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in lowland rainforests 
           of Papua New Guinea.  Oikos 117, 214-222. [ pdf file ]

2007
Bito. D. 2007. An alien in an archipelago: Spathodea campanulata and the geographic variability
           of its moth (Lepidoptera) communities in the New Guinea and Bismarck Islands. Journal 
           of Biogeography 34, 769-778 [ pdf file ]
Hulcr, J., Miller, S. E., Setliff, G. P., Darrow, K., Mueller, N. D., Hebert, P. D. N. & Weiblen, G. D. 
           (2007) DNA barcoding confirms polyphagy in a generalist moth, Homona mermerodes 
           (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 7, 549-557. [ pdf file ]
Miller, S. E. DNA (2007) Barcoding and the renaissance of taxonomy. PNAS 104: 4775–4776
           [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Miller, S. E., Hulcr, J., Drew, R. A. I., Basset, Y., Janda, M., Setliff, G. P., 
           Darrow, K., Stewart, A. J. A., Auga, J.,  Isua, B., Molem, K., Manumbor, M., Tamtiai, E., 
           Mogia, M. & Weiblen, G. D. (2007) Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical 
           forests. Nature, 448, 692-695. [ pdf file ] Supplementary material [ pdf file ]
           Commentary [ pdf file ]

Part of the research team for the Nature (2007) paper (from left):
Martin Mogia, Elvis Tamtiai, Markus Manumbor, Steven Sau, Kenneth Molem,
Vojtech Novotny and Kokomo the Hornbill:


2006
Miller, S. E. (2006) Insects of Papua. In  Marshall, A. J., &  Beehler, B. M. (eds.) The Ecology 
           of Papua. Singapore: Periplus Editions. Pp. 515-531. [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Drozd, P., Miller, S. E., Kulfan, M., Janda, M., Basset, Y., Weiblen, G. D. (2006) 
           Why are there so many species of herbivorous insects in tropical rainforests? 
           Science 313, 1115-1118 [ pdf file ] Supplementary material [ pdf file ]
           Commentary [ pdf file ] Correspondence [ pdf file ]
Weiblen, G. D., Webb, C. O., Novotny, V., Basset, Y. & Miller, S. E. (2006) Phylogenetic dispersion 
           of host use in a tropical insect herbivore community. Ecology 87, S62-S75 
           [ pdf file ]

2005
Bito. D. & Smith, D. R. 2005. Larva and possible food plant of Ancyloneura varipes 
           (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Pergidae) in Papua New Guinea. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 
           107, 463-465. [ pdf file ]
Cizek, L. (2005) Diet composition and body size in insect herbivores: Why do small species 
           prefer young leaves? European Journal of Entomology 102, 675-681. 107, 463-465. 
           [ pdf file ]
Lewinsohn, T. M., Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (2005) Insects on plants: diversity of herbivore 
           assemblages revisited. Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 
           36: 597-620 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Clarke, A. R., Drew, R. A. I., Balagawi, S. & Clifford, B. (2005) Host specialization 
           and species richness of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a New Guinea rain forest. 
           Journal of Tropical Ecology 21: 67-77 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (2005) Host specificity of insect herbivores in tropical forests. 
           Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Biological Sciences 272: 1083-1090 
           [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V., Miller, S. E., Basset, Y., Cizek, L., Darrow, K., Kaupa, B., Kua, J. & Weiblen, 
           G. D (2005) An altitudinal comparison of caterpillar (Lepidoptera) assemblages on 
           Ficus trees in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Biogeography 32: 1303-1314 [ pdf file ]
Novotny, V. & Weiblen, G. D. (2005) From communities to continents: beta-diversity 
           of herbivorous insects. Annales Zoologici Fennici 42: 463-475. [ pdf file ]
Pokon, R., Novotny, V & Samuelson, G. A. (2005) Host specialization and species richness 
           of root feeding chrysomelid larvae (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera) in a New Guinea 
           rainforest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 21, 595-604 107, 463-465. [ pdf file ]

2004
Basset, Y., Mavoungou, J.F., Mikissa, J.B.,  Missa, O., Miller, S.E., Kitching, R.L. & Alonso, 
           A. (2004) Discriminatory power of different arthropod data sets for the biological 
           monitoring of anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests. Biodiversity and 
           Conservation 13, 709-732. [ pdf file ] 
Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E., Weiblen, G.D., Missa, O. & Stewart, A.J.A. (2004) 
           Conservation and biological monitoring of tropical forests: the role of parataxonomists. 
           Journal of Applied Ecology 41, 163-174. [ pdf file ] 
Janzen, D. H. (2004) Setting up tropical biodiversity for conservation through non-damaging 
           use: participation by parataxonomists. Journal of Applied Ecology 41, 181-187 
           [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V., Basset, Y., Miller, S.E., Kitching, R.L., Laidlaw, M., Drozd, P. & Cizek, L. 
           (2004) Local species richness of leaf-chewing insects feeding on woody plants from one 
           hectare of a lowland rainforest. Conservation Biology 18, 227-237. [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V., Miller, S. E., Leps, J., Bito, D., Janda, M., Hulcr, J., Basset, Y., Damas &  K. Weiblen, 
           G. D. (2004) No tree an island: the plant-caterpillar food web of secondary rainforest 
           in New Guinea. Ecology Letters 7: 1090-1100 [ pdf file ]		   
Sheil, D. & Lawrence, A. (2004) Tropical biologists, local people and conservation: new 
           opportunities for collaboration. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19, 634-638 [ pdf file ] 
Weiblen, G.D. (2004) Correlated evolution in fig pollination. Systematic Biology 53, 1-12. 
           [ pdf file ] 

2003
Basset, Y., Aberlenc, H.-P., Barrios, H. & Curletti, G. (2003) Diel activity of arthropods. In 
           Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the 
           Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R. Kitching), pp. 304-314, 
           Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file 1.7 MB ] 
Basset, Y., Hammond, P.M., Barrios, H., Holloway, J.D. & Miller, S.E. (2003) Vertical 
           stratification of arthropod assemblages. . In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-
           Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. 
           Miller & R. Kitching), pp. 17-27, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 
           [ pdf file 2.2 MB ] 
Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Kitching. R., eds. (2003) Arthropods of Tropical 
           Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy. Cambridge 
           University Press, Cambridge. Title page: [ pdf file ] Internet link at 
           CUP: [ link ]
Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Kitching. R. (2003) Canopy entomology, an expanding 
           field of natural sciences. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics 
           and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R. 
           Kitching), pp. 4-6, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file ] 
Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Kitching. R. (2003) Methodological advances and 
           limitations in canopy entomology. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal 
           Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & 
           R. Kitching), pp. 7-16, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file 2.3 MB ] 
Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Kitching. R. (2003) Conclusion: arthropods, canopies 
           and interpretable patterns. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics 
           and Resource Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R. 
           Kitching), pp. 394-405, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file 2.4 MB ] 
Brown, J. W., Miller, S. E. & Horak, M. (2003) Studies on New Guinea moths. 2. Description 
           of a new species of Xenothictis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Archipini). 
           Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105, 1044-1051. 
           [ pdf file ] 
Holloway, J. D. & Miller, S. E. (2003) The composition, generic placement and host-plant 
           relationships of the joviana-group in Parallelia generic complex (Lepidoptera, 
           Noctuidae, Catocalinae). Invertebrate Systematics 17, 111-128. [ pdf file 1.9 MB ] 
Miller, S. E., Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (2003) Studies on New Guinea moths. I. Introduction. 
           Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105, 1035-1043. 
           [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V. (2003): Ecological research in Papua New Guinea: Some important and 
           interesting problems. [ pdf file 3.6 MB ] Presented at seminars at 
           the University of Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby, PNG), the Imperial College 
           (Silwood Park, UK) and the Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences (Ceske 
           Budejovice, Czech Republic) 
Novotny, V., Basset, Y. & Kitching, R. (2003) Herbivore communities and their food 
           resources. In Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Resource 
           Use in the Canopy (Eds. Y. Basset, V. Novotny, S.E. Miller & R. Kitching), pp. 40-53, 
           Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [ pdf file 2.5 MB ] 
Novotny, V., Miller, S. E., Cizek, L, Leps, J., Janda, M., Basset, Y., Weiblen, G. W. & Darrow, 
           K. (2003) Colonizing aliens: caterpillars (Lepidoptera) feeding on Piper aduncum and P. 
           umbellatum in rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Ecological Entomology 28: 704-716 
           [ pdf file ] 
Weiblen, G. (2003): Global biodiversity: How many species of arthropods are there? 
           [ pdf file ] Presented at seminars at several universities at USA.
           
2002
Basset, Y. (2002) Training parataxonomists to survey tropical forest canopies. In: A.W. 
           Mitchell, K. Secoy & T. Jackson (eds) The Global Canopy Handbook. Techniques of 
           Access and Study in the Forest Roof. Global Canopy Programme, Oxford, 215-218. 
           [ pdf file 1.2 MB ] 
Hulcr, J. (2002): Communities of leaf-chewing insects in rainforests of New Guinea: Story of 
           the parataxonomists' conquest of tropical ecology. [ pdf file 1.2 MB ]  
           Presented at 4th New Guinea Biological Conference, Cenderwasih University, Jaypura, 
           Indonesia, August 2002.
Jordal, B. H., Beaver, R. A., Normark, B. B. & Farrell, B. D. (2002) Extraordinary sex ratios 
           and the evolution of male neoteny in sib-mating Ozopemon beetles. Biological Journal of 
           the Linnean Society 75, 353-360. 
Jordal B. H., Normark, B. B., Farrell, B. D. & Kirkendall, L. R. (2002) Extraordinary haplotype 
           diversity in haplodiploid inbreeders: phylogenetics and evolution of the bark beetle  
           genus Coccotrypes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23, 171-188.
Leps J., Novotny, V., Cizek, L., Molem, K., Isua, B., Boen, W., Kutil, R., Auga, J., Kasbal, M., 
           Manumbor, M. & Hiuk, S. (2002) The habitat preferences of Piper aduncum, an invasive 
           species in Papua New Guinean rainforests. Applied Vegetation Science 5, 255-267 
           [ pdf file ]
Miller, S. E., Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (2002) Case studies of arthropod diversity and 
           distribution. Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology: Key papers and commentaries. 
           (eds. R. L. Chazdon and T. C. Whitmore), pp. 407-413, University of Chicago Press, 
           Chicago.
Mogia, M. (2002) Traditional uses of cicadas by Tabare Sine people in Simbu province of 
           Papua New Guinea. Denisia 4, 17-20. [ pdf file 1.0 MB ] 
Novotny, V., Basset, Y., Miller, S. E., Drozd, P. & Cizek, L. (2002) Host specialisation of leaf 
           chewing insects in a New Guinea rainforest. Journal of Animal Ecology 71, 400-412 
           [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V., Basset, Y., Miller, S.E., Weiblen, G.D., Bremer, B., Cizek, L. & Drozd, P. (2002) 
           Low host specificity of herbivorous insects in a tropical forest. Nature 416, 841-844. 
           [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V., Miller, S. E., Basset, Y., Cizek, L, Drozd, P., Darrow, K. & Leps, J. (2002) 
           Predictably simple: communities of caterpillars (Lepidoptera) feeding on rainforest trees 
           in Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Biological Sciences 
           269, 2337-2344. [ pdf file ] 
Weiblen, G. D. (2002) How to be a fig wasp. Annual Review of Entomology 47, 299-330. 
           [ pdf file ] 
Weiblen, G. D. & Bush, G. L. (2002) Speciation in fig pollinators and parasites. Molecular 
           Ecology 11, 1573-1578. [ pdf file ] 

2001
Basset, Y. (2001) Rain forests. In: Plant Sciences, Vol. 4. (ed. R. Robinson), pp. 4 -12, 
           Macmillan Reference USA, New York
Basset Y. (2001) Invertebrates in the canopy of tropical rain forests: how much do we really 
           know? Plant Ecology 153, 87-107. [ pdf file ] 
Basset, Y. (2001) Rain forest canopy. In: Plant Sciences, Vol. 4. (ed. R. Robinson), pp. 1-4 
           Macmillan Reference USA, New York.
Edwards, J. S. & Thornton, I. W. B. (2001) Colonization of an island volcano, Long Island, 
           Papua New Guinea, and an emergent island, Motmot, in its caldera lake. VI. The pioneer 
           arthropod community of Motmot Journal of Biogeography 28, 1379-1388 
           [ pdf file ] 
Holloway, J.D., Kibby, G. Peggie, D., Miller, S.E. & Carter, D. (2001) Families of Malesian 
           moths and butterflies. Fauna Malesia Handbook Series. Brill, Leiden. [ pdf file ] 
Leary, T., Kinibel, A., Dal, C. & Manumbor, M. (2001) A survey of the moth fauna 
           (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Mt. Sisa, Southern Highlands, PNG - October 1999. 
           KICDP Scientific Report SR-01-03, 1-70, WWF South Pacific, Moro, PNG. Title page: 
           [ pdf file ] (contact WWF for full report)
Leps, J., Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (2001) Habitat and successional status of plants in relation 
           to the communities of their leaf-chewing herbivores in Papua New Guinea. Journal of 
           Ecology 89, 186-199. [ pdf file ] 
Lopez-Vaamonde, C., J.-Y. Rasplus, G. Weiblen & J. M. Cook (2001) DNA-based phylogenies 
           of fig wasps: partial co-cladogenesis between pollinators and parasites. Molecular 
           Phylogenetics and Evolution 21, 55-71. [ pdf file ] 
Sequeira, A. S. & Farrell, B. D. (2001) Evolutionary origins of Gondwanan interactions: How 
           old are Araucaria beetle herbivores? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 74, 
           459-474.
Shanahan M., Harrison R. D., Yamuna, R., Boen, W. & Thornton, I. W. B. (2001) Colonization 
           of an island volcano, Long Island, Papua New Guinea, and an emergent island, Motmot, 
           in its caldera lake. V. Colonization by figs (Ficus spp.), their dispersers and pollinators. 
           Journal of Biogeography 28, 1365-1377. [ pdf file 1.3 MB ] 
Takeuchi, W. & Golman, M. (2001) Floristic documentation imperatives: Some conclusions 
           from contemporary surveys in Papua New Guinea. Sida 19, 445-468. [ pdf file 5.0 MB ] 
Thornton, I. W. B. (2001) Colonization of an island volcano, Long Island, Papua New Guinea, 
           and an emergent island, Motmot, in its caldera lake. I. General introduction. Journal of 
           Biogeography 28, 1299-1310. [ pdf file 2.5 MB ] 
Thornton, I. W. B., Cook, S., Edwards, J. S.,  Harrison, R. D., Schipper, C. & Shanahan, M., 
           Singadan, R. & Yamuna, R. (2001) Colonization of an island volcano, Long Island, 
           Papua New Guinea, and an emergent island, Motmot, in its caldera lake. VII. Overview 
           and discussion. Journal of Biogeography, 28 1389-1408 [ pdf file ] 
Weiblen, G.D. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships of fig wasps pollinating functionally 
           dioecious figs based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology. Systematic 
           Biology 50, 243-267. [ pdf file ] 
Weiblen, G.D., D.W. Yu, and S.A. West. (2001) Pollination and parasitism in functionally 
           dioecious figs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 268, 651-659. 
           [ pdf file ] 

2000
van Achterberg, C. & Weiblen, G.D. (2000) Ficobracon brusi gen. nov. & spec. nov. 
           (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid reared from figs in Papua New Guinea. Zool. 
           Med. Leiden 74, 51-55. [ pdf file ] 
Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S. E. & Pyle, R. (2000) Quantifying Biodiversity: Experience 
           with Parataxonomists and Digital Photography in Papua New Guinea and Guyana. 
           BioScience, 50, 899-908. [ pdf file ] 
Iqbal, M. & Austin, A. D. (2000) Systematics of the wasp genus Ceratobaeus Ashmead 
           (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from Australasia: Parasitoids of spider eggs. Records of the 
           South Australian Museum Monograph Series 6, 1-164.
Medler, J. T. (2000) Flatidae of New Guinea and adjacent areas (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). 
           Bishop Museum Bulletins in Entomology 8:viii + 117.
Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (2000) Rare species in communities of tropical insect herbivores: 
           pondering the mystery of singletons. Oikos 89, 564-572. [ pdf file 1.8 MB ] 
Novotny, V. & Drozd, P. (2000) Size distribution of conspecific populations: peoples of New 
           Guinea. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Biological Sciences 267, 947-952. 
           [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V. & Missa, O. (2000) Local and regional species richness in the tropics: sap-sucking 
           insects (Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera) from a lowland rain forest site and the island of 
           New Guinea. Ecological Entomology 25, 445-451. [ pdf file ] 
Weiblen, G.D. (2000) Phylogenetic relationships of functionally dioecious Ficus (Moraceae) 
           based on ribosomal DNA sequences and morphology. American Journal of Botany 87, 
           1342-1357. [ pdf file ] 

1999
Basset, Y. (1999) Diversity and abundance of insect herbivores collected on Castanopsis 
           acuminatissima (Fagaceae) in New Guinea: relationships with leaf production and 
           surrounding vegetation. European Journal of Entomology 96, 381-391. [ pdf file 3.3 MB ] 
Basset, Y. & Novotny, V. (1999) Species richness of insect herbivore communities on Ficus in 
           Papua New Guinea. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 67, 477-499. 
           [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (1999) Body size and host plant specialisation: a relationship from a 
           community of herbivorous insects from New Guinea. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15, 
           315-328 [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V., Basset, Y., Auga, J., Boen, W., Dal, C., Drozd, P., Kasbal, M., Isua, B., Kutil, R., 
           Manumbor, M. and Molem, K. (1999) Predation risk for herbivorous insects on tropical 
           vegetation: a search for enemy-free space and time. Australian Journal of Ecology 24, 
           477-483. [ pdf file ] 
Novotny, V., Basset, Y., Samuelson, G. A. & Miller, S. E. (1999) Host use by chrysomelid 
           beetles feeding on Moraceae and Euphorbiaceae in New Guinea. In: M. Cox, ed., 
           Advances in Chrysomelidae Biology 1, pp. 343-360, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 
           [ pdf file 1.8 MB ] 

1998
Adis, J., Basset, Y., Floren, A., Hammond, P.M. & Linsenmair, K.E. (1998) Canopy fogging of 
           an overstorey tree - Recommendations for standardization. Ecotropica 4, 93-97. 
           [ pdf file ] 
Basset, Y., Novotny, V., Miller, S.E. & Springate, N.D. (1998) Assessing the impact of forest 
           disturbance on tropical invertebrates: some comments. Journal of Applied Ecology 35, 
           461-466. [ pdf file ] 
Miller, S. E. (1998) Taxa group summary: Insects/terrestrial invertebrates. In The Irian Jaya 
           Biodiversity Conservation Priority-Setting Workshop: Final Report (eds. J. B. Burnett, Y. 
           de Fretes & P. Kramadibrata), pp. 46-47 + map, Conservation International, Washington, 
           D.C. ISBN1881173283.
Novotny, V. & Basset, Y. (1998) Seasonality of sap-sucking insects (Auchenorrhyncha, 
           Hemiptera) feeding on Ficus (Moraceae) in a lowland rain forest in New Guinea. 
           Oecologia 115, 514-522. [ pdf file ] 
Weiblen, G.D. (1998) Forest composition and structure of a one hectare plot in the Crater 
           Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 24, 
           23-32. [ pdf file 8.3 MB ] 

1997
Allison, A., Samuelson, G. A. & Miller, S. E. (1997) Patterns of beetles species diversity in 
           Castanopsis acuminatissima (Fagaceae) trees studied with canopy fogging techniques in 
           mid-montane New Guinea rain forest. In Canopy Arthropods (eds. N.E. Stork, J. Adis, 
           and R.K. Didham), p. 224-236. Chapman & Hall: London. [ pdf file 1.7 MB ] 
Basset, Y. (1997) Species abundance and body size relationships in insect herbivores associated 
           with New Guinea forest trees, with particular reference to insect host-specificity. In 
           Canopy Arthropods (eds. N. E. Stork, J. Adis, and R. K. Didham), pp. 237-264. Chapman 
           & Hall, London. [ pdf file 3.6 MB ]  
Basset, Y., Springate, N.D., Aberlenc, H.-P. & Delvare, G. (1997) A review of methods for 
           sampling arthropods in tree canopies. In: Canopy Arthropods (eds N.E. Stork, J.A. Adis 
           & R.K. Didham), pp. 27-52. Chapman & Hall, London. [ pdf file 3.6 MB ] 
Basset, Y., Novotny, V. & Weiblen, G. (1997) Ficus: a resource for arthropods in the tropics, 
           with particular reference to New Guinea. In Forests and Insects  (eds A. D. Watt, N.E. 
           Stork & M. D. Hunter). Chapman & Hall, London, Pp. 341-361. [ pdf file 4.2 MB ] 
Hulcr, J., Mogia, M., Isua, B. & Novotny, V. (2007) Host specificity of ambrosia and bark 
           beetles (Col., Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in a New Guinea rainforest. 
           Ecological Entomology 32: 762-772. [ pdf file ]
Keast, A. & Miller, S.E. (eds) (1997) The origin and evolution of Pacific island biotas, New 
           Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: Patterns and processes. SPB Publications, Amsterdam.
Novotny, V., Basset, Y., Miller, S. E., Allison, A., Samuelson, G. A. and Orsak, L. (1997) The 
           diversity of tropical insect herbivores: an approach to collaborative international research 
           in Papua New Guinea. Proceeding of the International Conference on Taxonomy and 
           Biodiversity Conservation in the East Asia (B. H. Lee, J. C. Choe and H. Y. Han, eds), 
           pp. 112-125. Korean Institute for Biodiversity Research of Chonbuk National University, 
           Chonju. [ pdf file 4.9 MB ] 

1996
Basset, Y., Samuelson, G.A. & Miller, S.E. (1996) Similarities and contrasts in the local insect 
           faunas associated with ten forest tree species of New Guinea. Pacific Science 50, 
           157-183. [ pdf file 2.5 MB ] 
Basset, Y. (1996) Local communities of arboreal herbivores in Papua New Guinea: predictors 
           of insect variables. Ecology 77, 1906-1919. [ pdf file 2.3 MB ] 
Basset, Y. & Samuelson, G.A. (1996) Ecological characteristics of an arboreal community of 
           Chrysomelidae in Papua New Guinea. In: Chrysomelidae Biology. Volume 2: Ecological 
           Studies (eds P.H.A. Jolivet & M.L. Cox), pp. 243-262. SPB Academic Publishing, 
           Amsterdam. [ pdf file 6.2 MB ] 
Basset, Y., Samuelson, G.A., Allison, A. & Miller, S.E. (1996) How many host-specific insect 
           species feed on a species of tropical tree? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 59, 
           201-216. [ pdf file ] 
Miller, S. E. (1996) Biogeography of Pacific insects and other terrestrial invertebrates: A status 
           report. In The origin and evolution of Pacific Island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern 
           Polynesia: patterns and processes (eds. A. Keast & S. E. Miller) pp. 463-475. SPB 
           Academic Publishing, Amsterdam. [ pdf file 2.8 MB ] 
Sekhran, N. & Miller, S. E. editors (1996) Papua New Guinea Country Study on Biological 
           Diversity. Papua New Guinea Department of Environment and Conservation, Waigani. xl 
           + 438 pp. Title page [ pdf file ] 
Springate, N.D. & Basset, Y. (1996) Diel activity of arboreal arthropods associated with Papua 
           New Guinean trees. Journal of Natural History 30, 101-112. 

1995
Basset, Y. (1995) Arthropod predator-prey ratios on vegetation at Wau, Papua New Guinea. 
           Science in New Guinea 21, 103-112. 

1994
Basset, Y. 1994. Palatability of tree foliage to chewing insects: a comparison between a 
           temperate and a tropical site. Acta Oecologia 15, 181-191. [ pdf file 1.3 MB ] 
Basset, Y., Springate, N.D. & Samuelson, G.A. (1994) Feeding habits and range of body size: a 
           case study in Papua New Guinea using arboreal leaf-beetles and weevils (Coleoptera: 
           Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen 
           Gesellschaft 67, 347-361. 

1993
Allison, A., Samuelson, G. A. & Miller, S. E. (1993) Patterns of beetle species diversity in New 
           Guinea rain forest as revealed by canopy fogging: preliminary findings. Selbyana 14, 
           16-20. [ pdf file ] 
Miller, S.E. (1993) Biodiversity and conservation of the nonmarine invertebrate fauna of Papua 
           New Guinea. In Papua New Guinea Conservation Needs Assessment, Volume 2, (ed. B. 
           Beehler), pp. 227-325. Department of Environment and Conservation: Boroko. 

1992
Basset, Y. (1992)  Host specificity of arboreal and free-living insect herbivores in rain forest. 
           Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 47, 115-133. [ pdf file 2.3 MB ]