Dr Darryl Whitehead
Research Manager (Histology Facilit
School of Biomedical Sciences
+61 7 336 51929

Book Chapter
Fry, B. G., Undheim, E. A. B., Jackson, T. N. W., Georgieva, D., Vetter, I., Calvete, J. J., Schieb, H., Cribb, B. W., Yang, D. C., Daly, N. L., Manchadi, M. L. Roy, Gutierrez, J. M., Roelants, K., Lomonte, B., Nicholson, G. M., Dziemborowicz, S., Lavergne, V., Ragnarsson, L., Rash, L. D., Mobli, M., Hodgson, W. C., Casewell, N. R., Nouwens, A., Wagstaff, S. C., Ali, S. A., Whitehead, D. L., Herzig, V., Monagle, P., Kurniawan, N. D., Reeks, T. and Sunagar, K. (2015). Research methods. In Venomous reptiles and their toxins: evolution, pathophysiology and biodiscovery (pp. 153-214) New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press.
Journal Articles
Gauthier, Arnault R. G., Whitehead, Darryl L., Tibbetts, Ian R. and Bennett, Michael B. (2018) Comparative morphology of the electrosensory system of the epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum and brown-banded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium punctatum. Journal of Fish Biology, . doi:10.1111/jfb.13893
Whiteley, Sarah L., Weisbecker, Vera, Georges, Arthur, Gauthier, Arnault Roger Gaston, Whitehead, Darryl L. and Holleley, Clare E. (2018) Developmental asynchrony and antagonism of sex determination pathways in a lizard with temperature-induced sex reversal. Scientific Reports, 8 1: 14892. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-33170-y
Whiteley, Sarah L, Holleley, Clare E, Ruscoe, Wendy A, Castelli, Meghan, Whitehead, Darryl L, Lei, Juan, Georges, Arthur and Weisbecker, Vera (2017) Sex determination mode does not affect body or genital development of the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps). EvoDevo, 8 1: 1-15. doi:10.1186/s13227-017-0087-5
Jackson, Timothy N. W., Young, Bruce, Underwood, Garth, McCarthy, Colin J., Kochva, Elazar, Vidal, Nicolas, van der Weerd, Louise, Nabuurs, Rob, Dobson, James, Whitehead, Daryl, Vonk, Freek J., Hendrikx, Iwan, Hay, Chris and Fry, Bryan G. (2016) Endless forms most beautiful: the evolution of ophidian oral glands, including the venom system, and the use of appropriate terminology for homologous structures. Zoomorphology, 136 1: 1-24. doi:10.1007/s00435-016-0332-9
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
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
Jouiaei, Mahdokht, Casewell, Nicholas R., Yanagihara, Angel A., Nouwens, Amanda, Cribb, Bronwen W., Whitehead, Darryl, Jackson, Timothy N. W., Ali, Syed A., Wagstaff, Simon C., Koludarov, Ivan, Alewood, Paul, Hansen, Jay and Fry, Bryan G. (2015) Firing the sting: chemically induced discharge of cnidae reveals novel proteins and peptides from box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) venom. Toxins, 7 3: 936-950. doi:10.3390/toxins7030936
Frith, Jessica E., Menzies, Donna J., Cameron,Andrew R., Ghosh, P., Whitehead, Darryl L., Gronthos, S., Zannettino, Andrew C.W. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2014) Effects of bound versus soluble pentosan polysulphate in PEG/HA-based hydrogels tailored for intervertebral disc regeneration. Biomaterials, 35 4: 1150-1162. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.10.056
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
Fry, Bryan G., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Ali, Syed A., Jackson, Timothy N. W., Debono, Jordan, Scheib, Holger, Ruder, Tim, Morgenstern, David, Cadwallader, Luke, Whitehead, Darryl, Nabuurs, Rob, van der Weerd, Louise, Vidal, Nicolas, Roelants, Kim, Hendrikx, Iwan, Gonzalez, Sandy Pineda, Koludarov, Ivan, Jones, Alun, King, Glenn F., Antunes, Agostinho and Sunagar, Kartik (2013) Squeezers and leaf-cutters: differential diversification and degeneration of the venom system in toxicoferan reptiles. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 12 7: 1881-1899. doi:10.1074/mcp.M112.023143
Frith, Jessica E., Cameron, Andrew R., Menzies, Donna J., Ghosh, Peter, Whitehead, Darryl L., Gronthos, Stan, Zannettino, Andrew C.W. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2013) An injectable hydrogel incorporating mesenchymal precursor cells and pentosan polysulphate for intervertebral disc regeneration. Biomaterials, 34 37: 9430-9440. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.08.072
Koludarov, Ivan, Sunagar, Kartik, Undheim, Eivind A. B., Jackson, Timothy N. W., Ruder, Tim, Whitehead, Darryl, Saucedo, Alejandro C., Roberto Mora, G., Alagon, Alejandro C., King, Glenn, Antunes, Agostinho and Fry, Bryan G. (2012) Structural and molecular diversification of the Anguimorpha lizard mandibular venom gland system in the arboreal species Abronia graminea. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 75 5-6: 168-183. doi:10.1007/s00239-012-9529-9
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
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
Collin, Shaun P. and Whitehead, Darryl (2004) The functional roles of passive electroreception in non-electric fishes. Animal Biology, 54 1: 1-25. doi:10.1163/157075604323010024
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
Whitehead, Darryl L. (2002) Ampullary organs and electroreception in freshwater Carcharhinus leucas. Journal of Physiology-Paris, 96 5-6: 391-395. doi:10.1016/S0928-4257(03)00017-2
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
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
Thesis
Whitehead, Darryl L. (2002). Variations in ampullary organ morphology and electroreception due to environmental characteristics in members of Siluriformes and Charcharhinidae PhD Thesis, Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland.