TH Worthy, RP Scofield - New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The iconic moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) from New Zealand continue to attract much scientific scrutiny, as they have done since their discovery in the 1840s. Here, we review …
HA Robertson, KA Baird, G Elliott… - 2021 - dcon01mstr0c21wprod …
The conservation status of 491 taxa of birds recorded in Aotearoa New Zealand since first human contact was assessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System criteria …
New Zealand offers a unique opportunity to investigate the response of extinct megafaunal ecosystems to major changes in climate and habitat prior to human settlement. Prior to this …
We define an ecosanctuary in a New Zealand context as 'a project larger than 25 ha implementing multi-species, pest mammal control for ecosystem recovery objectives, and …
CM Miskelly, RG Powlesland - Notornis, 2013 - researchgate.net
Translocations (deliberate movement and release of wildlife) have been of crucial importance in the management of New Zealand threatened birds, and as part of site …
JT Weir, O Haddrath, HA Robertson… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Molecular dating largely overturned the paradigm that global cooling during recent Pleistocene glacial cycles resulted in a burst of species diversification although some …
The last 20 years have seen a resurgence in systematic studies of parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes). Principally but not solely molecular in nature, this body of work has …
We perform the first multidisciplinary study of parasites from an extinct megafaunal clade using coprolites from the New Zealand moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes). Ancient DNA and …
Knowledge about the diet and ecology of extinct herbivores has important implications for understanding the evolution of plant defence structures, establishing the influences of …