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Facial expression : an under-utilised tool for the assessment of welfare in mammals
(Altweb (Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)), 2017-02-08)Animal welfare is a key issue for industries that use or impact upon animals. The accurate identification of welfare states is particularly relevant to the field of bioscience, where the 3Rs framework encourages refinement ... -
First record of Phoma selaginellicola on Selaginella kraussiana (African clubmoss): an invasive plant species in New Zealand
(Plant Pathology and Quarantine, 2013)Phoma selaginellicola was detected on wild invasive plants of Selaginella kraussiana (African club moss). Identification was made based on colony characteristics, pycnidial and conidial morphology and comparison of ITS DNA ... -
Flora of Dingle Dell Reserve, St Heliers
(Auckland Botanical Society, 2013-12)Dingle Dell Reserve in St Heliers, Auckland, is an Auckland Council reserve of 9 ha. It is popular for walking, a venue for outdoor concerts, it protects the headwaters of a stream draining into the sea at St Heliers Bay ... -
The genomic ancestry, landscape genetics, and invasion history of introduced mice in New Zealand
(2018-01-24)The house mouse (Mus musculus) provides a fascinating system for studying both the genomic basis of reproductive isolation, and the patterns of human-mediated dispersal. New Zealand has a complex history of mouse invasions, ... -
Genomic changes associated with reproductive and migratory ecotypes in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2017-10-13)Mechanisms underlying adaptive evolution can best be explored using paired populations displaying similar phenotypic divergence,illuminating the genomic changes associated with specific life history traits. Here, we used ... -
High altitude New Zealand record for a long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longidaudus).
(Ornithological Society of New Zealand Inc., 2013)At 1146 h (NZST) on 5 Nov 2010, an in-bound passenger aircraft to Auckland Airport collided with a bird at an altitude of 4084 m. The aircraft’s position at the time of impact was recorded as 40 NM northeast of Auckland ... -
The house crow (Corvus splendens): a threat to New Zealand?
(2015-05-04)The house crow (Corvus splendens), a native of the Indian subcontinent, has shown a rapid expansion of habitat range across Eastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Europe and Asia. It is an adaptable, gregarious commensal ... -
The hunt for Ramalodium dumosum (Pannariaceae, lichenised ascomycetes) - an enigmatic lichen endemic to the southern Waitakere Ranges
(New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, 2014-02)John Bartlett (1945–1986) was without any stretch of the imagination a botanical iconoclast. Over a period of 10 or so years, he collected a vast number and range of vascular plants, liverworts, lichens and mosses (Galloway ... -
Implications for selected indigenous fauna of Tiritiri Matangi of the establishment of Austropuccinia psidii (G. Winter) Beenken (myrtle rust) in northern New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2017)Myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii (G. Winter) Beenken) was detected on the New Zealand mainland in May 2017. Myrtle rust was first described in Brazil in 1998, and since then has spread throughout the Americas, to Asia, ... -
Incidence of dog bites and public attitudes towards dog care and management in Samoa
(2012)In many developing nations, dogs (Canis familiaris) present a significant issue in terms of human health, safety and animal welfare. We assessed attitudes towards dogs and their management in Samoa, a developing South ... -
Industry response to the 2003 set net restrictions for protection of Maui′s dolphin
(2013)Marine reserves and gear restrictions are common forms of marine resource management; they impact on fishers both directly and indirectly. In 2003 New Zealand set net fishers were required to abandon set netting along a ... -
Inflorescence
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2013)This paper utilises the medium of fine art in conjunction with a scientific approach in order to examine ‘placemaking’. It is through the relationship between culture and nature that places are made. As such our contemporary ... -
Invasion success of a scarab beetle within its native range: host range expansion versus host-shift
(2014-02-25)Only recently has it been formally acknowledged that native species can occasionally reach the status of `pest' or `invasive species' within their own native range. The study of such species has potential to help unravel ... -
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from Arthropodium cirratum (Asparagaceae)
(2017-08-25)• PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Microsatellite markers were developed for Arthropodium cirratum (Asparagaceae) to study population genetic structure and translocation of this species. These markers were tested for cross-amplification ... -
Libertia flaccidifolia (lridaceae), a new species from Mt Tamahunga
(2009)A new species of Libertia, L. flaccidifolia, is described from Mt Tamahunga, Northland, New Zealand. Libertia flaccidifolia is similar to L. grandiflora but differs from that species in that it possesses broad, flaccid ... -
A lichen species list for Motu Kaikoura, Fitzroy Harbour, Great Barrier Island
(2011)Motu Kaikoura (Kaikoura Island) is a 535 ha island off the coast of Great Barrier Island, North Island, NewZealand. The island was purchased by the Crown in 2004 as a reserve. The island has been heavily modified by farming, ... -
Lichens of a Significant Ecological Area (SEA) in Kohimarama
(Auckland Botanical Society, 2015-06)On Monday 13th of April 2015, a brief survey (c. 3 hours) was carried out in the Significant Ecological Area bounded by Allum Street, Kohimarama Road, William Fraser Crescent and Pamela Place ,with the permission of the ... -
Lichens of the Kermadec Islands II. Ramalina.
(Auckland Museum, 2015)Eleven species of Ramalina (R. australiensis, R. canariensis, R. celastri, R. exiguella, R. geniculata, R. leiodea, R. luciae, R. meridionalis, R. microspora, R. pacifica and R. peruviana) are accepted for the Kermadec ... -
Lichens of the mangroves and shell banks near the Miranda Shorebird Centre, Firth of Thames
(Auckland Botanical Society, 2013-06)The Miranda Naturalists’ Trust (MNT) organized a “BioBlitz” of the Miranda coast between the Taramaire and Pukorokoro/Miranda streams on the 28th of February 2013. Dan Blanchon, Rick Kooperberg, Orhan Er, Christy Reynolds ... -
Mapping the potential global range of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, with particular reference to New Zealand.
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2017-09-20)Originating from Asia, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is a significant pest of horticultural/agricultural crops, grapes, woody ornamental and herbaceous plants, and is also a nuisance to people, due to its overwintering ...
