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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 Himalayan wineberry (Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus (Franch.) Focke., Rosaceae) in New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2019-12-19)INTRODUCTION: On June 4, 2019, during a visit by two of the authors to Gills Scenic Reserve, Albany, an unusual bramble (Figure 1) was observed emerging from a vegetated roadside bank on Gills Road (-36.722828, 174.696011). ... -
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 ... -
Food preference predicts speed of approach on a runway task by dogs
(UCO Press (University of Cordoba), 2019-07-05)The effective and quick assessment of food preference is important when attempting to identify foods that might function as effective reinforcers in dogs. In the current experiment, more highly preferred foods were expected ... -
Genetic structuring of the coastal herb Arthropodium cirratum (Asparagaceae) is shaped by low gene flow, hybridization and prehistoric translocation
(Public Library of Science, 2018-10-17)We examined the genetic structuring of rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum; Asparagaceae), an endemic New Zealand coastal herb, using nuclear microsatellite markers. This species was brought into cultivation by Māori within ... -
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 ... -
Genotyping-by-sequencing supports a genetic basis for wing reduction in an alpine New Zealand stonefly
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-11-02)Wing polymorphism is a prominent feature of numerous insect groups, but the genomic basis for this diversity remains poorly understood. Wing reduction is a commonly observed trait in many species of stonefies, particularly ... -
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 ... -
The indigenous vascular flora of the domain of Anela (Sardinia, Italy)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2018-12-11)The importance of mountains for plant diversity and richness is underestimated, particularly when transition zones between different bioclimates are present along altitudinal gradients. Here we present the first floristic ... -
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 ... -
Infrageneric placement of the Southern Hemisphere taxa of Anemonastrum and Knowltonia earlier included in Anemone sensu lato (Ranunculaceae)
(2018)The genera Anemonastrum and Knowltonia earlier usually included in Anemone sensu lato (Ranunculaceae: Anemoneae) were recently proposed to be recognized in expanded circumscriptions, based on molecular phylogenetic findings ... -
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 ...
