Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts
Associate Professor
School of the Environment
+61 7 336 54830
Researcher biography
I grew up on the Devon coast hunting among the fucoids for crabs and shrimp. I undertook research while at school on the diet of blennies. At university in Swansea, south Wales, and as a marine Biology student I investigated informally the behaviour of intertidal pool dwelling organisms andmore formally (Hons) the ecology of benthic invertebrates. My PhD at the University of Queensland delved into the ecology and evolution of halfbeaks (Hemiramphidae) . My research track-record since reflects both my early interests and those developed subsequent to my PhD. I have published in diverse fields reflecting my general curiosity about marine life, and in particular the dynamic between evolution and action addressing challenges to extant paradigms that my extensive time in the field have prompted.
Publications
Books
Albert, Simon, Tibbetts, Ian and Udy, James (2013). Solomon Islands marine life: information on biology and management of marine resources. Brisbane Australia: The University of Queensand.
Albert, Simon, Tibbetts, Ian and Udy, James (2010). Solomon Islands Marine Life. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland.
Book Chapters
Williams, Samuel M., Holmes, Bonnie J., Barnett, Adam, Rogers, Troy, Fetterplace, Lachlan, Middleton, Heather, Mitchell, Jonathan, Sih, Tiffany, Harasti, David, Sheaves, Marcus, Henderson, Christopher J., Tibbetts, Ian R., Mitchell, Laurie , Martin, Tyson, Pepperell, Julian, Moore, Andy, Skelton, Megan, Taylor, Matthew, Gilby, Ben L., Chargulaf, Craig, Cortesi, Fabio, Currey-Randall, Leanne M., Tracey, Sean, Rabbitt, Sheridan and Campbell, Matthew (2022). Marine fishes. Wildlife research in Australia: practical and applied methods. (pp. 519-542) edited by Bradley Smith, Helen Waudby, Corinne Alberthsen and Jordan Hampton. Clayton South, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/9781486313457
Love, M., Corrin-Care, J., Ross, A., Albert, S., Tibbetts, I., Udy, J., Roelfsema, C. and Duke, N. (2007). Lessons learned, future directions and recommendations. Conserving the marine biodiversity of Marovo Lagoon: Development of environmental management initiatives that will conserve the marine biodiversity and productivity of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. (pp. 129-141) edited by N. C. Duke, J. W. Udy, S. Albert, M. Love, A. Ross, I. R. Tibbetts, C. Roelfsema, D. T. Neil, G. Marion, J. Corrin Care, W. Carter, P. Dart and S. Hough. St Lucia, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Duke, Norm, Udy, James, Albert, Simon, Love, Mark, Ross, Annie, Tibbetts, Ian., Roelfsema, Chris, Neil, David, Marion, Guy, Prange, Joelle, Corrin-Care, Jennifer, Carter, William, Dart, Peter and Hough, Sean (2007). The UQ Marovo Experience: Science-based support for community management of marine resources. Conserving the marine biodiversity of Marovo Lagoon: Development of environmental management initiatives that will conserve the marine biodiversity and productivity of Marova Lagoon, Solomon Islands. (pp. 11-27) edited by N. C. Duke, J. W. Udy, S. Albert, M. Love, A. Ross, I. R. Tibbetts, C. Roelfsema, D. T. Neil, G. Marion, J. Corrin Care, W. Carter, P. Dart and S. Hough. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Albert, S., Love, M., Udy, J., Tibbetts, I., Roelfsema, C., Neil, D., Marion, G., Hough, S., Ross, A. and Duke, N. (2007). Science addressing community concerns about the marine environment. Conserving the marine biodiversity of Marovo Lagoon: Development of environmental management initiative that will conserve the marine biodiversity and productivity of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. (pp. 43-83) edited by N. C. Duke, J. W. Udy, S. Albert, M. Love, A. Ross, I. R. Tibbetts, C. Roelfsema, D. T. Neil, G. Marion, J. Corrin Care, W. Carter, P. Dart and S. Hough. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
Tibbetts, Ian R. and Connolly, Rod M. (1998). The nekton of Moreton Bay. Moreton Bay and Catchment. (pp. 395-420) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Narelle J. Hall and William C. Dennison. Brisbane, Queensland: School of Marine Science, University of Queensland.
Journal Articles
Staines, Melissa N., Versace, Hayley, Laloë, Jacques‐Olivier, Smith, Caitlin E., Madden Hof, Christine A., Booth, David T., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Hays, Graeme C. (2023). Short‐term resilience to climate‐induced temperature increases for equatorial sea turtle populations. Global Change Biology, 29 (23), 6546-6557. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16952
Rabbitt, Sheridan, Lilley, Ian, Albert, Simon, Albert, Joelle and Tibbetts, Ian (2023). The importance of nutrition-sensitive fisheries management: Women's dietary diversity in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 13 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.5304/jafscd.2023.131.004
Peter, Soni Maria Jacob, Blomberg, Simone P., Holden, Matthew H., Hoffman, Louwrens C. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2023). Is mushy tuna syndrome a growing problem for the tuna industry?. Foods, 12 (19) 3590, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/foods12193590
Bravo, Henrique and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2023). Grazing activity of Clibanarius corallinus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848) (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) on epilithic algae in Australian coral reefs. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 43 (3) ruad044, 1-5. doi: 10.1093/jcbiol/ruad044
Giaroli, Max L., Chargulaf, Craig A., Gilby, Ben L. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2023). Tidal migrations of juvenile Sillago spp. in a subtropical intertidal nursery seascape. Marine and Freshwater Research, 74 (14), 1193-1210. doi: 10.1071/mf23033
Campbell, Matthew J., Joiner, Jaimee E., McLennan, Mark F. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2023). Sea surface temperature affects the reproductive biology of female pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare Macleay, 1881) in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 2023 5529782, 1-10. doi: 10.1155/2023/5529782
Williams, Samuel M., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Holmes, Bonnie J. (2023). The future of fish and fisheries in Australia: prioritisation of research needs through a horizon scanning approach. Pacific Conservation Biology, 30 (1) PC23020. doi: 10.1071/pc23020
Staines, Melissa N., Smith, Caitlin E., Madden Hof, Christine A., Booth, David T., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Hays, Graeme C. (2022). Operational sex ratio estimated from drone surveys for a species threatened by climate warming. Marine Biology, 169 (12) 152, 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s00227-022-04141-9
Rabbitt, Sheridan, Tibbetts, Ian R., Albert, Simon and Lilley, Ian (2022). Testing a model to assess women’s inclusion and participation in community-based resource management in Solomon Islands. Maritime Studies, 21 (4), 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s40152-022-00282-1
Staines, Melissa N., Booth, David T., Laloë, Jacques-Oliver, Tibbetts, Ian R. and Hays, Graeme C. (2022). The ecological importance of the accuracy of environmental temperature measurements. Biology Letters, 18 (8) 20220263, 1-6. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0263
Williams, Samuel M., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Holmes, Bonnie J. (2022). Key research priorities for the future of fish and fisheries in Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1071/pc21073
Bodley, Brenton, Holmes, Bonnie J., Williams, Samuel M., Tibbetts, Ian R., Burfeind, Dana D. and McDougall, Carmel (2022). Assassins and apples: the environmental constraints of two snails that threaten Australian aquatic systems. Marine and Freshwater Research, 73 (12), 1510-1519. doi: 10.1071/mf22176
Fahmi, Tibbetts, Ian R., Bennett, Michael B. and Dudgeon, Christine L. (2021). Delimiting cryptic species within the brown-banded bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum in the Indo-Australian region with mitochondrial DNA and genome-wide SNP approaches. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 21 (1) 121, 121. doi: 10.1186/s12862-021-01852-3
Fahmi, Tibbetts, I.R., Bennett, M.B., Ali, A., Krajangdara, T. and Dudgeon, C.L. (2021). Population structure of the brown-banded bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum and its relation to fisheries management in the Indo-Malay region. Fisheries Research, 240 105972, 105972. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105972
Haro‐Bilbao, Isabel, Riginos, Cynthia, Baldwin, John D., Zischke, Mitchell, Tibbetts, Ian R., Thia, Joshua A. and Bernardi, Giacomo (2021). Global connections with some genomic differentiation occur between Indo‐Pacific and Atlantic Ocean wahoo, a large circumtropical pelagic fish. Journal of Biogeography, 48 (8), 2053-2067. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14135
Fahmi, Oktaviyani, Selvia, Bennett, Michael B., Dudgeon, Christine L. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2021). Reproductive biology of a bamboo shark as a framework for better fisheries management. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72 (7), 964-977. doi: 10.1071/MF20189
Fahmi, Kurniawan, Wanwan, Tibbetts, Ian R., Oktaviyani, Selvia, Dudgeon, Christine L. and Bennett, Michael B. (2021). Age and growth of the tropical oviparous shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum in Indonesian waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 99 (3) jfb.14778, 921-930. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14778
Hewson, Ian, Johnson, Mitchell R. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2020). An unconventional flavivirus and other RNA viruses in the sea cucumber (Holothuroidea; Echinodermata) virome. Viruses, 12 (9) 1057, 1057. doi: 10.3390/v12091057
Ebrahim, A., Martin, T. S. H., Mumby, P. J., Olds, A. D. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2020). Differences in diet and foraging behaviour of commercially important rabbitfish species on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean. Coral Reefs, 39 (4), 977-988. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01918-6
Ebrahim, Ameer, Bijoux, Jude P., Mumby, Peter J. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2020). The commercially important shoemaker spinefoot, Siganus sutor, connects coral reefs to neighbouring seagrass meadows. Journal of Fish Biology, 96 (4) jfb.14297, 1034-1044. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14297
Gauthier, Arnault R. G., Whitehead, Darryl L., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Bennett, Michael B. (2019). Comparative morphology of the electrosensory system of the epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum and brown-banded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium punctatum. Journal of Fish Biology, 94 (2), 313-319. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13893
Salmo, Severino G., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Duke, Norman C. (2019). Recolonization of mollusc assemblages in mangrove plantations damaged by Typhoon Chan-hom in the Philippines. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 228 106365, 106365. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106365
Rabbitt, Sheridan, Lilley, Ian, Albert, Simon and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2019). What's the catch in who fishes? Fisherwomen's contributions to fisheries an food security in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Marine Policy, 108 103667, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103667
Rabbitt, Sheridan, Lilley, Ian, Albert, Simon and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2019). Fishing for cash – village attitudes towards fish exports in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin, 30-33.
Gauthier, A. R. G., Whitehead, D. L., Tibbetts, I. R., Cribb, B. W. and Bennett, M. B. (2018). Morphological comparison of the ampullae of Lorenzini of three sympatric benthic rays. Journal of Fish Biology, 92 (2), 504-514. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13531
Holmes, Bonnie J., Pope, Lisa C., Williams, Samuel M., Tibbetts, Ian R., Bennett, Mike B. and Ovenden, Jennifer R. (2018). Lack of multiple paternity in the oceanodromous tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Royal Society Open Science, 5 (1) 171385, 1-9. doi: 10.1098/rsos.171385
Gilby, Ben L., Olds, Andrew D., Connolly, Rod M., Yabsley, Nicholas A., Maxwell, Paul S., Tibbetts, Ian R., Schoeman, David S. and Schlacher, Thomas A. (2017). Umbrellas can work under water: Using threatened species as indicator and management surrogates can improve coastal conservation. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 199, 132-140. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2017.10.003
Salmo, Severino G., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Duke, Norman C. (2017). Nekton communities as indicators of habitat functionality in Philippine mangrove plantations. Marine and Freshwater Research, 69 (3), 477-485. doi: 10.1071/MF17116
Gilby, B. L., Tibbetts, I. R., Van Bourg, J., Delisle, L. and Burfeind, D. D. (2017). Predator presence alters prey diet composition but not quantity in tide pool fish interactions. Hydrobiologia, 795 (1), 257-265. doi: 10.1007/s10750-017-3133-3
Rotini, Alice, Tibbetts, Ian R., Migliore, Luciana and Rossini, Renee A. (2017). The trade-off between digestibility and phenol content influences the food choice of the obligate seagrass-feeding neritid snail Smaragdia souverbiana. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 84 (1), 12-18. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyx038
Perelman, J. N., Schmidt, K. N., Haro, I., Tibbetts, I. R. and Zischke, M. T. (2017). Feeding dynamics, consumption rates and daily ration of wahoo Acanthocybium solandri in Indo-Pacific waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 90 (5), 1842-1860. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13270
Gilby, Ben L., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Stevens, Tim (2017). Low functional redundancy and high variability in Sargassum browsing fish populations in a subtropical reef system. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 (2), 331-341. doi: 10.1071/MF15386
Salmo, Severino G., Tibbetts, Ian and Duke, Norman C. (2016). Colonization and shift of mollusc assemblages as a restoration indicator in planted mangroves in the Philippines. Biodiversity and Conservation, 26 (4), 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s10531-016-1276-6
Gilby, Ben L., Olds, Andrew D., Connolly, Rod M., Stevens, Tim, Henderson, Christopher J., Maxwell, Paul S., Tibbetts, Ian R., Schoeman, David S., Rissik, David and Schlacher, Thomas A. (2016). Optimising land-sea management for inshore coral reefs. PLoS ONE, 11 (10) e0164934, e0164934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164934
Gilby, B. L., Henderson, C. J., Tibbetts, I. R. and Burfeind, D. D. (2016). Quantifying the influence of small omnivorous fishes on seagrass epiphyte load. Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (3), 1905-1912. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13096
Gilby, Ben L., Tibbetts, Ian R., Olds, Andrew D., Maxwell, Paul S. and Stevens, Tim (2016). Seascape context and predators override water quality effects on inshore coral reef fish communities. Coral Reefs, 35 (3), 979-990. doi: 10.1007/s00338-016-1449-5
Colefax, Andrew P., Haywood, Michael D. E. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2016). Effect of angling intensity on feeding behaviour and community structure of subtropical reef-associated fishes. Marine Biology, 163 (4) 85, 85.1-85.14. doi: 10.1007/s00227-016-2857-3
Day, R. D., Mueller, F., Carseldine, L., Meyers-Cherry, N. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2016). Ballistic Beloniformes attacking through Snell's Window. Journal of Fish Biology, 88 (2), 727-734. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12799
Whitehead, Darryl L., Gauthier, Arnault R. G., Cameron, Rochae M. E., Perutz, Marion and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2015). Ultrastructure of the ampullary organs of Plicofollis argyropleuron (Siluriformes: Ariidae). Journal of Morphology, 276 (12), 1405-1411. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20428
Holmes, B. J., Peddemors, V. M., Gutteridge, A. N., Geraghty, P. T., Chan, R. W. K., Tibbetts, I. R. and Bennett, M. B. (2015). Age and growth of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier off the east coast of Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 87 (2), 422-448. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12732
Gilby. B. L., Mari, R. A., Bell, E. G., Crawford, E. W., Jun, D., Lederer, B. I., Tibbetts, I. R. and Burfeind, D. D. (2015). Colour change in a filefish (Monacanthus chinensis) faced with the challenge of changing backgrounds. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 98 (9), 2021-2029. doi: 10.1007/s10641-015-0424-2
Gauthier, Arnault R., Whitehead, Darryl L., Bennett, Michael B. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2015). Morphology of the teleost ampullary organs in marine salmontail catfish Neoarius graeffei (Pisces: Ariidae) with comparative analysis to freshwater and estuarine conspecifics. Journal of Morphology, 276 (9), 1047-1054. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20396
Gilby, Ben L., Maxwell, Paul S., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Stevens, Tim (2015). Bottom-up factors for algal productivity outweigh no-fishing marine protected area effects in a marginal coral reef system. Ecosystems, 18 (6), 1056-1069. doi: 10.1007/s10021-015-9883-8
Chargulaf, Craig A. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2015). Spatial and temporal variation of meiofauna community structure in soft-sediment pools around Moreton Bay, Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology, 63 (3), 204-213. doi: 10.1071/ZO14063
Holmes, Bonnie J., Pepperell, Julian G., Griffiths, Shane P., Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Bennett, Mike B. (2014). Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) movement patterns and habitat use determined by satellite tagging in eastern Australian waters. Marine Biology, 161 (11), 2645-2658. doi: 10.1007/s00227-014-2536-1
Arnold, Thomas, Freundlich, Grace, Weilnau, Taylor, Verdi, Arielle and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2014). Impacts of Groundwater Discharge at Myora Springs (North Stradbroke Island, Australia) on the Phenolic Metabolism of Eelgrass, Zostera muelleri, and Grazing by the Juvenile Rabbitfish, Siganus fuscescens. PLoS One, 9 (8) e104738, e104738.1-e104738.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104738
Day, Ryan D., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Secor, Stephen M. (2014). Physiological responses to short-term fasting among herbivorous, omnivorous, and carnivorous fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 184 (4), 497-512. doi: 10.1007/s00360-014-0813-4
Albert, S., Grinham, A., Gibbes, B., Tibbetts, I. and Udy, J. (2014). Indicators of coral reef ecosystem recovery following reduction in logging and implementation of community-based management schemes in the Solomon Islands. Pacific Conservation Biology, 20 (1), 75-85. doi: 10.1071/pc140075
Whitehead, Darryl L., Gauthier, Arnault R. G., Mu, Erica W. H., Bennett, Mike B. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2014). Morphology of the ampullae of Lorenzini in juvenile freshwater Carcharhinus leucas. Journal of Morphology, 276 (5), 481-493. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20355
Roberts, D. T., Mallett, S., Kruck, N. C., Loh, W. and Tibbetts, I. (2014). Spawning activity of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri in an impoundment. Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (1), 163-177. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12264
Rossini, Renee, Rueda, Jose Luis and Tibbetts, Ian (2014). Feeding ecology of the seagrass-grazing nerite Smaragdia souverbiana (Montrouzier, 1863) in subtropical seagrass beds of eastern Australia. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 80 (2), 139-147. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyu003
Loh, W. K. W., Bond, P., Ashton, K. J., Roberts, D. T. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2014). DNA barcoding of freshwater fishes and the development of a quantitative qPCR assay for the species-specific detection and quantification of fish larvae from plankton samples. Journal of Fish Biology, 85 (2), 307-328. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12422
Zischke, Mitchell T., Griffiths, Shane P. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2013). Rapid growth of wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in the Coral Sea, based on length-at-age estimates using annual and daily increments on sagittal otoliths. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70 (6), 1128-1139. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fst039
Krück, Nils C., Tibbetts, Ian R., Ward, Robert D., Johnson, Jeffrey W., Loh, William K. W. and Ovenden, Jennifer R. (2013). Multi-gene barcoding to discriminate sibling species within a morphologically difficult fish genus (Sillago). Fisheries Research, 143, 39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.01.007
Chargulaf, Craig A., Burfeind, Dana D. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2013). A sand goby realizes its niche both at high population densities and in the presence of the half bridled goby. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 488, 247-254. doi: 10.3354/meps10431
Zischke, Mitchell T., Farley, Jessica H., Griffiths, Shane P. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2013). Reproductive biology of wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, off eastern Australia. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 23 (4), 491-506. doi: 10.1007/s11160-013-9304-z
Zischke, Mitchell T., Griffiths, Shane P., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Lester, Robert J. G. (2013). Stock identification of wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in the Pacific and Indian Oceans using morphometrics and parasites. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 70 (1), 164-172. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fss164
Gutteridge, Adrian N., Huveneers, Charlie, Marshall, Lindsay J., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Bennett, Mike B. (2013). Life-history traits of a small-bodied coastal shark. Marine and Freshwater Research, 64 (1), 54-65. doi: 10.1071/MF12140
Silvano, R. A. M., Tibbetts, I. R. and Grutter, A. S. (2012). Potential effects of fishing on cleaning interactions in a tropical reef. Coral Reefs, 31 (4), 1193-1198. doi: 10.1007/s00338-012-0950-8
Holmes, Bonnie J., Sumpton, Wayne D., Mayer, David G., Tibbetts, Ian R., Neil, David T. and Bennett, Mike B. (2012). Declining trends in annual catch rates of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Queensland, Australia. Fisheries Research, 129-130, 38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.06.005
Zischke, Mitchell T., Griffiths, Shane P. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2012). Catch and effort from a specialised recreational pelagic sport fishery off eastern Australia. Fisheries Research, 127-128, 61-72. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.04.011
Wueringer, Barbara E., Jnr, Lyle Squire, Kajiura, Stephen M., Tibbetts, Ian R., Hart, Nathan S. and Collin, Shaun P. (2012). Electric field detection in sawfish and shovelnose rays. PLoS One, 7 (7 Article No. e41605) e41605, e41605. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041605
Gilby, Ben L., Burfeind, Dana D. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2012). Better red than dead? Potential aposematism in a harpacticoid copepod, Metis holothuriae. Marine Environmental Research, 74, 73-76. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.12.001
Smith, R. E., Grutter, A. S. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2012). Extreme habitat specialisation and population structure of two gorgonian-associated pygmy seahorses. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 444 (10), 195-206. doi: 10.3354/meps09471
Chargulaf, C. A., Krück, N. C. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2011). Does sympatry affect trophic resource use in congeneric tidepool fishes? A tale of two gobies Favonigobius lentiginosus and Favonigobius exquisitus. Journal of Fish Biology, 79 (7), 1968-1983. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03132.x
Day, Ryan D., German, Donovan P., Manjakasy, Jennifer M., Farr, Ingrid, Hansen, Mitchell Jay and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2011). Enzymatic digestion in stomachless fishes: How a simple gut accommodates both herbivory and carnivory. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 181 (5), 603-613. doi: 10.1007/s00360-010-0546-y
Chelsky Budarf, A., Burfeind, D. D., Loh, W. K. W. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2011). Identification of seagrasses in the gut of a marine herbivorous fish using DNA barcoding and visual inspection techniques. Journal of Fish Biology, 79 (1), 112-121. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02999.x
Gutteridge, A. N., Bennett, M. B., Huveneers, C. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2011). Assessing the overlap between the diet of a coastal shark and the surrounding prey communities in a sub-tropical embayment. Journal of Fish Biology, 78 (5), 1405-1422. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02945.x
Poloczanska, Elvira S., Smith, Sam, Fauconnet, Laurence, Healy, John, Tibbetts, Ian R., Burrows, Michael T. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2011). Little change in distribution of rocky shore faunal communities on the Australian east coast after 50 years of warming. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 400 (1-2), 145-154. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.018
Chargulaf, C. A., Townsend, K. A. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2011). Community structure of soft sediment pool fishes in Moreton Bay, Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 78 (2), 479-494. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02866.x
Gilby, BL, Burfeind, DD and Tibbetts, IR (2011). Lyngbya majuscula blooms and the diet of small subtropical benthivorous fishes. Marine Biology, 158 (2), 245-255. doi: 10.1007/s00227-010-1555-9
Day, Ryan D., German, Donovan P. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2011). Why can't young fish eat plants? Neither digestive enzymes nor gut development preclude herbivory in the young of a stomachless marine herbivorous fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B-Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 158 (1), 23-29. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.09.010
Buckius, Christine, Albert, Simon, Tibbetts, Ian and Udy, James (2010). Effect of diel activity patterns and harvesting pressure on the diversity and biomass of sea cucumbers in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Environmental Management, 45 (5), 963-973. doi: 10.1007/s00267-010-9469-3
Christiansen, Nicole A., Kemp, Anne and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2010). Are the oral teeth of combtooth bennies (Salariini: Teleostei) merely combs?. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 87 (3), 205-216. doi: 10.1007/s10641-010-9588-y
Tibbetts, Ian R. and Townsend, Kathy A. (2010). The abundance, biomass and size of macrograzers on reefs in Moreton Bay, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 54 (3), 373-384.
Burfeind, DD, Tibbetts, IR and Udy, JW (2009). Grazing rates of Elysia tomentosa on native and introduced Caulerpa taxifolia. HYDROBIOLOGIA, 632 (1), 355-358. doi: 10.1007/s10750-009-9845-2
Kruck, N. C., Chargulaf, C. A., Saint-Paul, U. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2009). Early post-settlement habitat and diet shifts and the nursery function of tidepools during sillago spp. recruitment in Moreton Bay, Australia. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 384, 207-219. doi: 10.3354/meps07992
Cribb, B. W., Rathmell, A., Charters, R., Rasch, R., Huang, H. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2009). Structure, composition and properties of naturally occurring non-calcified crustacean cuticle. Arthropod Structure and Development, 38 (3), 173-178. doi: 10.1016/j.asd.2008.11.002
Whitehead, Darryl L., Kwik, Jeffrey T. B. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2009). Distribution and morphology of the ampullary organs of the estuarine long-tailed catfish, Euristhmus lepturus (Plotosidae, Siluriformes). Zoomorphology, 128 (2), 111-117. doi: 10.1007/s00435-008-0078-0
Manjakasy, JM, Day, RD, Kemp, A and Tibbetts, IR (2009). Functional Morphology of Digestion in the Stomachless, Piscivorous Needlefishes Tylosurus gavialoides and Strongylura leiura ferox (Teleostei: Beloniformes). Journal of Morphology, 270 (10), 1155-1165. doi: 10.1002/jmor.10745
Christiansen, N. A., Ward, S., Harii, S. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2009). Grazing by a small fish affects the early stages of a post-settlement stony coral. Coral Reefs, 28 (1), 47-51. doi: 10.1007/s00338-008-0429-9
Buddery, Alexander, Kemp, Anne, Day, Ryan D. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2009). Ultrastructure and the importance of wear in the dentition of the halfbeak (Pisces: Hemiramphidae) pharyngeal mill. Journal of Morphology, 270 (3), 357-366. doi: 10.1002/jmor.10696
Burfeind, Dana D., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Udy, James W. (2009). Habitat preference of three common fishes for seagrass, Caulerpa taxifolia, and unvegetated substrate in Moreton Bay, Australia. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 84 (3), 317-322. doi: 10.1007/s10641-009-9444-0
Wueringer, Barbara E., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Whitehead, Darryl L. (2009). Ultrastructure of the ampullae of Lorenzini of Aptychotrema rostrata (Rhinobatidae). Zoomorphology, 128 (1), 45-52. doi: 10.1007/s00435-008-0073-5
Tillett, B. J., Tibbetts, I. R. and Whitehead, D. L. (2008). Foraging behaviour and prey discrimination in the bluespotted maskray Dasyatis kuhlii. Journal of Fish Biology, 73 (7), 1554-1561. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02022.x
R. E. Smith and I. R. Tibbetts (2008). Mating and birth of Denise's pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus denise) observed in the wild. Coral Reefs, 27 (3), 617-617. doi: 10.1007/s00338-008-0373-8
Logan, D., Townsend, K. A., Townsend, K. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2008). Meiofauna sediment relations in leeward slope turf algae of Heron Island reef. Hydrobiologia, 610 (1), 269-276. doi: 10.1007/s10750-008-9442-9
Albert, S., Udy, J. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2008). Responses of algal communities to gradients in herbivore biomass and water quality in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Coral Reefs, 27 (1), 73-82. doi: 10.1007/s00338-007-0292-0
Wueringer, Barbara E. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2008). Comparison of the lateral line and ampullary systems of two species of shovelnose ray. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 18 (1), 47-64. doi: 10.1007/s11160-007-9063-9
Tibbetts, Ian R., Day, Ryan D. and Carseldine, Lee (2008). Development of the pharyngeal dentition of two herbivorous halfbeaks (Teleostei : Hemiramphidae) and implications for the hemiramphid ontogenetic trophic shift. Marine & Freshwater Research, 59 (2), 117-124. doi: 10.1071/MF07026
Tibbetts, Ian R., Collette, Bruce B., Isaac, Robert and Kreiter, Philip (2007). Functional and phylogenetic implications of the vesicular swimbladder of Hemiramphus and Oxyporhamphus convexus (Beloniformes: Teleostei). Copeia, 2007 (4), 808-817. doi: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[808:FAPIOT]2.0.CO;2
Birt, M. J. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2007). Temperature changes in the tidal excursion front and surface sediment of a subtropical mudflat in autumn. Journal of Sea Research, 58 (2), 113-119. doi: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.03.003
Carseldine, L. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2007). Autoradiographic confirmation of mucus-mediated absorption in the halfbeak Hyporhamphus regularis ardelio (Whitley, 1931). Journal of Fish Biology, 70 (2), 644-647. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01325.x
Capper, A., Tibbetts, I. R., ONeil, J. M. and Shaw, G. R. (2006). Feeding preference and deterrence in rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens for the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula in Moreton Bay, south-east Queensland, Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 68 (5), 1589-1609. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01048.x
Capper, A., Tibbetts, I. R., ONeil, J. M. and Shaw, G. R. (2006). Dietary selectivity for the toxic cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula and resultant growth rates in two species of opisthobranch mollusc. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology, 331 (2), 133-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.10.009
Carr, A., Tibbetts, I. R., Kemp, A., Truss, R. and Drennan, J. (2006). Inferring parrotfish (Teleostei : Scaridae) pharyngeal mill function from dental morphology, wear, and microstructure. Journal of Morphology, 267 (10), 1147-1156. doi: 10.1002/jmor.10457
Carr, A., Kemp, A. R., Tibbetts, I. R., Truss, R. W. and Drennan, J. (2006). Microstructure of Pharyngeal Tooth Enameloid in the Parrotfish Scarus rivulatus (Pisces:Scaridae). Journal of Microscopy, 221 (1), 8-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01526.x
Capper, Angela, Cruz-Rivera, Edwin, Paul, Valerie J. and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2006). Chemical deterrence of a marine cyanobacterium against sympatric and non-sympatric consumers. Hydrobiologia, 553 (1), 319-326. doi: 10.1007/s10750-005-1129-x
Capper, Angela, Tibbetts, Ian R., O'Neil, Judith M. and Shaw, Glendon R. (2005). The fate of Lyngbya majuscula toxins in three potential consumers. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 31 (7), 1595-1606. doi: 10.1007/S10886-005-5800-5
Tibbetts, I. R. and Carseldine, L. (2005). Trophic shifts in three subtropical Australian halfbeaks (Teleostei : Hemiramphidae). Marine And Freshwater Research, 56 (6), 925-932. doi: 10.1071/MF04305
Townsend, K. A. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2005). Behaviour and ecology of the blue mudskipper, Scartelaos histophorus (Pisces: Gobiidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 112, 53-62.
Aschliman, N. C., Tibbetts, I. R. and Collette, B. B. (2005). Relationships of sauries and needlefishes (Teleostei : Scomberesocoidea) to the internally fertilizing halfbeaks (Zenarchopteridae) based on the pharyngeal jaw apparatus. Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington, 118 (2), 416-427. doi: 10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[416:ROSANT]2.0.CO;2
Carseldine, L. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2005). Dietary analysis of the herbivorous hemiramphid Hyporhamphus regularis ardelio: an isotopic approach. Journal of Fish Biology, 66 (6), 1589-1600. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00701.x
Ford, J. M. J., Tibbetts, I. R. and Carseldine, L. (2004). Ventilation rate and behavioural responses of two species of intertidal goby (Pisces : Gobiidae) at extremes of environmental temperature. Hydrobiologia, 528 (1-3), 63-73. doi: 10.1007/s10750-004-2408-7
Shaw, Melanie and Tibbetts, Ian R. (2004). Grazing by metopograpsus frontalis (Decapoda: Grapsidae) on intertidal rock walls of moreton bay. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 111, 95-101.
Pillans, R. D., Franklin, C. E. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2004). Food choice in Siganus fuscescens: influence of macrophyte nutrient content and availability. Journal of Fish Biology, 64 (2), 297-309. doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00261.x
Shaw, M., Tibbetts, I. R. and Müller, J. F. (2004). Monitoring PAHs in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Australia, using semipermeable membrane devices and EROD activity in yellowfin bream, Acanthopagrus australis. Chemosphere, 56 (3), 237-246. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.03.003
Townsend, K. A. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2004). The ecological significance of the combtoothed blenny in a coral reef ecosystem. Journal of Fish Biology, 65 (1), 77-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00426.x
Tibbetts, I. R. and Carseldine, L. (2004). Anatomy of the pharyngeal jaw apparatus of Zenarchopterus (Gill) (Teleostei : Beloniformes). Journal of Morphology, 262 (3), 750-759. doi: 10.1002/jmor.10275
Tibbetts, I. R. and Carseldine, L. (2003). Anatomy of a hemiramphid pharyngeal mill with reference to arrhamphus sclerolepis krefftii (steindachner) (teleostei: hemiramphidae). Journal of Morphology, 255 (2), 228-243. doi: 10.1002/jmor.10057
Whitehead, D. L., Tibbetts, I. R. and Daddow, L. Y. M. (2003). Microampullary organs of a freshwater eel-tailed catfish, Plotosus (tandanus) tandanus. Journal of Morphology, 255 (2), 253-260. doi: 10.1002/jmor.10063
Platten, J. R., Tibbetts, I. R. and Sheaves, M. J. (2002). The influence of increased line-fishing mortality on the sex ratio and age of sex reversal of the venus tusk fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 60 (2), 301-318. doi: 10.1006/jfbi.2001.1826
Townsend, K. A. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2000). Biomass and distribution of herbivorous blennies in the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fish Biology, 56 (4), 774-791. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb00871.x
Whitehead, D., Tibbetts, I. R. and Daddow, L. Y. (2000). Ampullary organ morphology of freshwater salmontail catfish Arius graeffei. Journal of Morphology, 246 (2), 142-149. doi: 10.1002/1097-4687(200011)246:2<142::AID-JMOR8>3.0.CO;2-D
Kwik, J. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2000). An assessment of carbon dioxide gassing as a sampling technique for studies of the nexton of soft-sediment intertidal pools. Hydrobiologia, 405, 217-220. doi: 10.1023/A:1003753021808
Whitehead, Darryl L., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Daddow, Lina Y. M. (1999). Distribution and morphology of the ampullary organs of the salmontail catfish, Arius graeffei. Journal of Morphology, 239 (1), 97-105. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199901)239:1
Tibbetts, I. R. (1997). The distribution and function of mucous cells and their secretions in the alimentary tract of Arrhamphus sclerolepis krefftii. Journal of Fish Biology, 50 (4), 809-820. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01974.x
Crowley, B. G. and Tibbetts, I. R. (1995). The diversity of fishes inhabiting bare intertidal pools on two sedimentary shores in Moreton Bay. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 105 (2), 21-21.
Tibbetts, I. R. and Townsend, K. (1995). Re-appearance of the blue mudhopper, Scartelaos histophorus (Pisces: Gobiidae) in the greater Brisbane area. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 38 (2), 671-676.
Conference Papers
Capper, A., Tibbetts, I. R., O'Neill, J. M. and Shaw, G. R. (2004). A review of feeding preference and deterrence in three faunal species associated with cyanobacterial blooms of Lyngbya majuscula in southeast Queensland, Australia. Xth Internat. Conf. on Harmful Algae, St. Pete Beach, Florida USA, 21-25 October 2002. Florida, USA: Llyn C. French.
McCracken, P. D., Tibbetts, I. R. and Grutter, A. (2003). Direct effects of crab grazing on algal community structure: implications for the health of hard corals?. Australian Coral Reef Society 80th Annual Conference, Jupiters Hotel/Casino, Townsville, Queensland, 26 - 29 September 2003. Townsville, Australia: The Australian Coral Reef Society.
Capper, A., Tibbetts, I. R., O'Neil, R. and Shaw, G. R. (2003). Dietary selectivity for the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula with resultant growth rates and toxicodynamics in two species of opisthobranch mollusc from Moreton Bay. AMSA 2003 Marine Biocomplexity, Brisbane, 9-11 July, 2003. Brisbane: Australian Marine Sciences Association.
Capper, A., Tibbetts, I. R., O'Neil, J., Shaw, G. R. and Greenwood, J. G. (2002). The toxicological impact of Lyngbya majuscula upon the rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens and the sea hares Stylocheilus longicauda and Bursatella leachii. Xth International Conference on Harmful Algae, St Pete Beach, Florida, 21-25 October 2002. Florida: University of South Florida.
Working Paper
Ramsay, Gavin, Tisdell, Clem, Harrison, Steve, Pullar, David, Sun, Samantha and Tibbetts, Ian (1998). Impacts of imposition of restriction on gill nets on the Queensland east coast fishery: A report prepared for the Queensland Commercial Fishermen's Organisation. Working Papers on Economics, Ecology and Environment. 21. School of Economics, University of Queensland.
Thesis
Tibbetts, Ian Rowland (1991). The trophic ecology, functional morphology and phylogeny of the hemiramphidae (beloniformes). PhD Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.488
Data Collections
Staines, Melissa, Tibbetts, Ian and Booth, David (2023). Sand temperature and sea turtle hatchling sex ratios of the Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/b7814cd
Staines, Melissa, Tibbetts, Ian and Booth, David (2022). Data for operational sex ratio of green turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/aa1b050
Tibbetts, Ian, Staines, Melissa and Booth, David (2020). Sea turtle nest temperatures for Staines et al. (2020) Milman_Nest_Temperature. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/c90b3d0
Research Reports
Roberson, Leslie, Tibbetts, Ian and Davey, Madeline (2021). Submission to Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Koskela, T., Koskela, R, Tibbetts, I. R. and Johnson, I (2001). Burrum River Fisheries Survey. Brisbane, Australia: Gutteridge Haskins & Davey, Pty Ltd.