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PhD Zoology University of Melbourne
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According to Wikipedia, Albert Russell Main CBE FAA FANZAAS was an Australian zoologist. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he studied zoology at The University of Western Australia. He served in the Australian Imperial Force and the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, but later returned to zoology, qualifying as a Doctor of Philosophy in 1956, and becoming a Professor of Zoology in 1967.

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Affinity and Phosphorylation Constants for the Inhibition of Esterases by Organophosphates (1964) (224)
Observations on the Thermal Relations of Western Australian Lizards (1966) (223)
THE EVOLUTION OF SPINY LOBSTERS (PALINURIDAE): A STUDY OF EVOLUTION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (1967) (135)
Measurement of the affinity and phosphorylation constants governing irreversible inhibition of cholinesterases by di-isopropyl phosphorofluoridate. (1966) (135)
The Western Australian biota as Gondwanan heritage - a review (1996) (134)
The role of A-esterase in the acute toxicity of paraoxon, TEPP, and parathion. (1956) (104)
Mode of action of anticholinesterases (1979) (103)
The impact of tick parasites on the behaviour of the lizard Tiliqua rugosa (2000) (93)
The purification of the enzyme hydrolysing diethyl p-nitrophenyl phosphate (paraoxon) in sheep serum. (1960) (87)
Hydrolysis of malathion by ali-esterases in vitro and in vivo. (1962) (87)
Zonal differences in permeability of the skin of some anuran Amphibia. (1972) (81)
Use of procainamide gels in the purification of human and horse serum cholinesterases. (1983) (79)
Insect grazing and post-fire plant succession in south-west Australian woodland (1979) (70)
Changes in Biota (1993) (68)
Ecology, Systematics and Evolution of Australian Frogs (1968) (66)
Comparison of Dehydration and Hydration of two Genera of Frogs (Heleioporus and Neobatrachus) That Live in Areas of Varying Aridity (1958) (65)
Kinetic evidence of multiple reversible cholinesterases based on inhibition by organophosphates. (1969) (62)
Relationships within the Chelidae (Testudines: Pleurodira) of Australia and New Guinea (1974) (61)
The determination of human-serum-cholinesterase activity with o-nitrophenyl butyrate. (1961) (57)
Condition, body composition and total body water estimation in the quokka, Setonix brachyurus (Macropodidae). (1980) (54)
Water Relations of Australian Burrowing Frogs and Tree Frogs (1964) (52)
Conservation of macropods in reserves in Western Australia (1971) (51)
Carbamylation and Binding Constants for the Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase by Physostigmine ( Eserine) (1966) (51)
Frogs of Southern Western Australia (1966) (50)
Relative influence of habitat modification and interspecific competition on woodland bird assemblages in eastern Australia (2011) (48)
The differentiation of the A-type esterases in sheep serum. (1960) (46)
Determination of the Bimolecular Rate Constant for the Reaction Between Organophosphorous Inhibitors and Esterases in the Presence of Substrate (1963) (43)
The nutritional biology of the ruminants and ruminant-like mammals—A new approach (1979) (42)
Studies on marsupial nutrition V. the nitrogen requirements of the euro, Macropus robustus (1967) (40)
Purification of horse serum cholinesterase by preparative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. (1972) (40)
Ecology of the euro, Macropus Robustus (Gould), in North Western Australia - III. Seasonal changes in nutrition (1967) (38)
The purification of cholinesterase from horse serum. (1974) (38)
Relationship between acute toxicity and in vitro inhibition and hydrolysis of a series of carbalkoxy homologs of malathion. (1966) (37)
Ecology of Australian Frogs (1959) (37)
The ability of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii,Marsupialia) to drink sea water (1968) (33)
Studies in Australian Amphibia. 1. The genus Crinia Tschudi in South-western Australia and some species from south-eastern Australia. (1957) (33)
Carbamylation and affinity constants of some carbamate inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and their relation to analogous substrate constants. (1970) (33)
Rare Species: Precious or Dross? (1982) (31)
Purification and physical properties of oligomeric and monomeric carboxylesterases from rabbit liver. (1980) (30)
Landscape Reintegration: Problem Definition (1993) (29)
Studies on Water Metabolism of the Hill Kangaroo, Macropus Robustus (Gould), in Northwest Australia (1965) (29)
How much biodiversity is enough? (1999) (28)
Kinetics of cholinesterase inhibition by organophosphate and carbamate insecticides. (1969) (28)
Adaptation of macropod marsupials to aridity (1981) (27)
Function of Biodiversity in the Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems of Southwestern Australia (1994) (26)
Affinity and phosphorylation constants of a series of O,O-dialkyl malaoxons and paraoxons with acetylcholinesterase. (1969) (26)
The recycling of urea nitrogen by the wild tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)--a "ruminant-like" marsupial. (1975) (25)
A comparison of acylation, phosphorylation and binding in related substrates and inhibitors of serum cholinesterase. (1966) (24)
Effect of charge on the carbamylation and binding constants of eel acetylcholinesterase in reaction with neostigmine and related carbamates. (1969) (23)
Kinetics for the inhibition of carboxylesterase by malaoxon. (1967) (23)
Recent Studies on Marsupial Ecology (1959) (23)
Science, principles and forest management: a response to Abbott and Christensen (1969) (22)
The use of paper partition chromatography for taxonomic studies of land snails. (1954) (22)
Active-site-directed fluorescent probes in the kinetics and spectroscopy of purified horse serum cholinesterase. (1974) (20)
Ecosystem theory and management (1981) (19)
Conservation management in fragmented systems (1993) (16)
Ecology of Australian chats (Epthianura Gould) season movements, metabolism and ecaporative water loss (1976) (16)
Physical and chemical characterization of a horse serum carboxylesterase. (1988) (16)
Behavioural attitudes and regulation of temperature in Amphibolurus lizards (2009) (15)
Niche theory and macropodid nutrition (1979) (15)
Water and Electrolyte Metabolism of the Tammar Wallaby Macropus eugenii (1982) (15)
Resolution and purification of two monomeric butyrylcholinesterases from rabbit liver. (1980) (15)
Studies on organophosphorus impurities in technical malathion: Inhibition of carboxylesterases and the stability of isomalathion (1984) (15)
Kinetics of Active-Site-Directed Irreversible Inhibition (1973) (15)
Hydrolysis of malathion homologs by rabbit liver oligomeric and monomeric carboxylesterases (1983) (14)
A subunit-sized butyrylcholinesterase present in high concentrations in pooled rabbit serum. (1977) (14)
ECOLOGY OF THE EURO, MACROPUS ROBUSTUS (GOULD), (1967) (13)
Hydrolysis of choline esters by rabbit liver oligomeric and monomeric carboxylesterases (EC 3.1.1.1). (1980) (13)
Use of mice for initial approximation of reentry intervals into pesticide-treated fields (1974) (13)
Inhibition of two monomeric butyrylcholinesterases from rabbit liver by chlorpromazine and other drugs. (1981) (12)
Hydrolysis of malathion by rabbit liver oligomeric carboxylesterases (1983) (11)
The inheritance of dorsal pattern in Crinia species (Anura Leptodactylidae) (1965) (11)
A determination of Ks, the substrate constant, for serum cholinesterase. (1961) (11)
Call Structure in Two Genera of Australian Burrowing Frogs (1959) (10)
Ghosts of the Past: Where does Environmental History Begin? (1996) (10)
Case history studies of the effects of vegetation succession and fire on the moth Fraus simulans (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) and its food plant, the sedge Ecdeiocolea monostachya (Ecdeiocoleacea) in the Western Australian Wheatbelt: implications for retenti (2001) (9)
The role of diversity in an ecosystem function: an overview (1992) (8)
Resilience at the level of the individual animal (1986) (8)
Kinetic and structural relationships of transition monomeric and oligomeric carboxyl- and choline-esterases. (1983) (8)
Ecology of Australian Chats (Epthianura Gould): Aridity, Electrolytes and Water Economy. (1977) (8)
Management of granite rocks (2001) (5)
Perspectives on sustainability: the nutrient cycle (2003) (5)
Effects of Vasotocin on Cutaneous Water Uptake by an Australian Frog, Crinia georgiana (1972) (5)
Climatic change and its impact on nature conservation in Australia. (1988) (5)
Forest reservations: an overview (2001) (5)
Nitrophenyl Acetate Hydrolysis by Acetylcholinesterase. A Correction (1974) (2)
5. Adaptation of Australian Vertebrates to Desert Conditions (1976) (2)
Acquisition and management of conservation reserves in Western Australia (1995) (0)
Studying the Deserts of the World (1980) (0)
Proceedings of the International Meeting on Cholinesterases and Cholinergic Receptors, Split, Yugoslavia, April 1–5, 1975: Elsa Reiner, Editor, Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 47 (3), 1975. 505 pp. $12.00 (1977) (0)

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