Publications
(2012).
Increased inter-colony fusion rates are associated with reduced COI haplotype diversity in an invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum.
PLoS ONE (in press).
(2012).
Activation of a tunicate (Ciona intestinalis) xenobiotic receptor orthologue by both natural toxins and synthetic toxicants.
Toxicon 59, 365–372.
(2011).
Source tracking faecal contamination in an urbanised and rural waterway in the Nelson-Tasman region, New Zealand.
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45, 43-58.
(2011).
Morphology, coloration and visual sensitivity of red-tailed tropicbirds Phaeton rubricauda breeding on the Kermadec Islands.
New Zealand Journal of Zoology 38, 29-42.
(2011).
Reconciling phylogeography and ecological niche models for New Zealand beetles: Looking beyond glacial refugia.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 59: 89-102.
(2011).
Intraspecific evidence from guppies for correlated patterns of male and female genital trait diversification.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2453.
(2011).
Stick insect on unsafe ground: Does a fossil from the Early Eocene of France really link Mesozoic taxa to the extant crown group of Phasmatodea?.
Systematic Entomology, 36: 218-222.
(2011).
A successful mouse eradication explained by site-specific population data.
Pages 198-203 in "Island invasives: Eradication and management" (eds C.R. Veitch, M.N. Clout & D.R. Towns). IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Gland, Switzerland.
(2011).
Orchid pollination by sexual deception: pollinator perspectives.
Biological Reviews. 33-75. 2011.
(2011).
Phylogenetic analysis of New Zealand earthworms (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) reveals ancient clades and cryptic taxonomic diversity.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58: 85-96.
(2011).
Thermal Energy and the Rate of Genetic Evolution in Marine Fishes.
Evolutionary Ecology, Volume 25, Number 2, 525-530, DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9416-z .
http://www.springerlink.com.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/content/04715lx7055411j4/
(2011).
Sperm storage and copulation duration in a sexually cannibalistic spider.
Journal of Ethology 29: 1. 9-15.
(2011).
Membrane remodelling by the double-barrel scaffolding protein of poxvirus.
PLoS Pathogens. 7(9): e1002239.
(2011).
A new look at an ancient order: generic revision of the Bangiales (Rhodophyta).
Journal of Phycology, 47: 1131–1151. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01052.x.
(2011).
UV-B radiation induces changes in polyamine metabolism in the red seaweed Porphyra cinnamomea.
Plant Growth Regulation, 65: 389–399.
(2010).
First record of the solitary ascidian Ciona savignyi Herdman, 1882 in the Southern Hemisphere.
Aquatic Invasions 5: 363 – 368. doi: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.4.05.
(2010).
A geometric model for initial orientation errors in pigeon navigation.
Journal of Theoretical Biology 269, 273-279, 2011.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.10.036
(2010).
A molecular phylogeny and infrageneric classification for Kunzea (Myrtaceae) inferred from rDNA ITS and ETS sequences.
Australian Systematic Botany, 23, 309-319, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2e6ewhw
(2010).
Chirally Dimorphic Male Genitalia in Praying Mantids (Ciulfina: Liturgusidae).
Journal of Morphology 271:1176-1184, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2dgqrqn
(2010).
Why does insect RNA look degraded?.
Journal of Insect Science: Vol. 10 Article 159, (21 September 2010).
http://www.insectscience.org/10.159/
(2010).
Personality-associated genetic variation in birds and its possible significance for avian evolution, conservation and welfare. Chapter 13 in ‘From Genes to Animal Behavior’, Inoue-Murayama M. et al. (eds.).
Primatology Monographs. pp 275 – 294. Springer Verlag (DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-53892-9_13 / ISBN: 978-4-431-53891-2).
(2010).
Publications: Publish like a pro.
Kendall Powell Nature 467, 873-875, October, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/27sfcpw
(2010).
Bioacoustic distances between the begging calls of brood parasites and their host species: a comparison of metrics and techniques.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Methods), DOI 10.1007/s00265-010-1065-2, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/37efuur
(2010).
Sex-specific shifts in natal dispersal dynamics during establishment of a reintroduced hihi population.
Behaviour (2010) Special Issue on Dispersal and Sociality.
http://tinyurl.com/2b5fsp8
(2010).
Ancient DNA reveals extreme egg morphology and nesting behavior in New Zealand’s extinct moa.
PNAS Early Edition doi/10.1073/pnas 0914096107, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2bzw8kj
(2010).
Intra-seasonal variation in foraging behaviour among Adélie penguins (Pygocelis adeliae) breeding at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica.
Polar Biol DOI 10.1007/s00300-010-0858-0, 2010.
http://www.prbo.org/refs/files/12064_Lyver2010.pdf
(2010).
“What’s in our soap”.
Petra Bagust -TV3 Video Clip – Tuesday, 17th August, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2c5v6sz
(2010).
Survival differences and the effect of environmental instability of breeding dispersal in an Adélie penguin meta-population.
PNAS Early Edition doi/10.1073/pnas.1000623107.
http://tinyurl.com/2gytpkf
(2010).
Phylogeography and ecological niche modelling of the New Zealand stick insect Clitarchus hookeri (White) support survival in multiple coastal refugia.
Journal of Biogeography, 37: 682–695.
(2010).
Foraging strategies of Adélie penguins: adjusting body condition to cope with environmental variability.
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 405: 287-302, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2ugdz9x
(2010).
Support for vicariant origins of the New Zealand Onychophora.
Journal of Biogeography, 37: 669–681.
(2010).
Social influences on communication signals: from honesty to exploitation.
Social Behaviour: Genes, Ecology and Evolution ed. Tamás Székely, Allen J. Moore and Jan Komdeur. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge University Press 2010..
http://tinyurl.com/2baqjj9
(2010).
Size dimorphism and avian-perceived sexual dichromatism in a New Zealand endemic, the whitehead (Mohoua albicilla). .
Journal of Morphology; Volume 271, Number 6, June 2010).
http://tinyurl.com/27xoyl9
(2010).
Colour mimicry and sexual deception by Tongue orchids (Cryptostylis).
Naturwissenschaften 97(1): 97-102.
(2010).
The phylogenetic placement and biogeographical origins of the New Zealand stick insects (Phasmatodea).
Systematic Entomology, 35: 207–225.
(2010).
Social influences on communication signals: from honesty to exploitation .
Social Behaviour: Genes, Ecology and Evolution ed. Tamás Székely, Allen J. Moore and Jan Komdeur. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge University Press 2010..
http://tinyurl.com/2baqjj9
(2010).
Multimodal mate assessment by male praying mantids in a sexually cannibalistic mating system.
Animal Behaviour 79, 1165-1172, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2dxxxqn
(2010).
Behavioural correlates of female zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) responses to multimodal species recognition cues.
Ethology Ecology & Evolution 22: 1-15, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y8ng7nd
(2010).
Mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals genetic structure in two New Zealand Cook’s petrel (Pterodroma cookii) populations .
Conservation Genetics DOI 10.1007/s10592-010-0072-1, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/ydcp4w4
(2010).
Polyploidy and possible implications for the evolutionary history of some Australian Danthonieae.
Australian Journal of Botany, 58, 23-34, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yftrta4
(2010).
Tepakiphasma ngatikuri, a new genus and species of stick insect (Phasmatodea) from the Far North of New Zealand.
New Zealand Entomologist, 33: 118-126.
(2010).
A new isolate of beak and feather disease virus from endemic wild red-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand .
Archives of Virology DOI 10.1007/s00705-010-0607-2, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/ybvro2d
(2010).
A virgin flight across the Tasman Sea? Satellite tracking of post-fledging movement in the Australasian Gannet Morus serrator.
Journal of Ornithology (Online First). DOI 10.1007/s10336-010-0504-1, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yfneh43
(2010).
Survival differences and the effect of environmental instability of breeding dispersal in an Adélie penguin meta-population.
PNAS Early Edition doi/10.1073/pnas.1000623107, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2gytpkf
(2010).
Relationships of the Porphyra (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) flora of the Falkland Islands: a molecular survey using rbcL and nSSU sequence data.
Australian Systematic Botany, 23: 27–37. doi: 10.1071/SB09033.
(2010).
The identity of Porphyra columbina (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) originally described from the New Zealand subantarctic islands.
Australian Systematic Botany, 23: 16–26. doi: 10.1071/SB09032.
(2010).
Identification of non-indigenous marine macroalgae from New Zealand aquaria outlets.
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 44: 29-37. doi: 10.1080/00288331003641679.
(2010).
Porphyra migitae sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) from Japan.
Phycologia, 49: 345–354. doi: 10.2216/09-82.1.
(2009).
Conspecific-only experience during development reduces the strength of heterospecific song discrimination in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata): a test of the optimal acceptance threshold hypothesis .
Journal of Ornithology (Published on-line 30 October 2009) DOI 10.1007/s10336-009-0446-3 .
http://tinyurl.com/yebvgn4
(2009).
Reduced clutch-size is correlated with increased nest predation in exotic Turdus thrushes.
Emu - Austral Ornithology 109: 294-299, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yczm5ao
(2009).
Mate replacement entails a fitness cost for a socially monogamous seabird.
Naturwissenschaften, DOI 10.1007/s00114-009-0618-6, published online: 17 November, 2009 .
http://tinyurl.com/yhqx5jo
Steffi Ismar’s divorce paper on gannets was also highlighted by the New Zealand Herald and Radio NZ:
NZ Herald, Tuesday
Nov 24, 2009
Gannets 'divorce', study suggests
http://tinyurl.com/ykj2bep
Radio New Zealand, Tuesday Nov 24, 200918:27
Gannet divorce rate similar to humans. They were once
thought to mate for life - but new research suggests Australasian
gannets have a divorce rate similar to humans. (duration: 3′03″)
http://tinyurl.com/yh3bfqj
(2009).
No evidence of Campylobacter, Salmonella and Yersinia in free-living populations of the red-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae).
New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 36: 379-383, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yz4jfrk
(2009).
Merging ancient and modern DNA: extinct seabird taxon rediscovered in the North Tasman Sea.
Biology Letters published online 12 August, 2009 doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0478.
http://tinyurl.com/l2jcrz
"Extinct" Booby Exposed - Found "Masked," Using Alias
National
Geographic News, August 11, 2009
http://tinyurl.com/ldm9gc
(2009).
The Disassociation of Visual and Acoustic Conspecific Cues Decreases Discrimination by Female Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata).
Journal of Comparative Psychology, 123, No. 3, 310-315, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/ntl95s
(2009).
Begging call matching between a specialist brood parasite and its host: a comparative approach to detect coevolution.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 98, 208-216, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/nhxh99
(2009).
First report of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in wild Red-fronted Parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand .
Emu, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 109, 244-247, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/ly6x4b
(2009).
Phylogeography and ecological niche modeling implicate coastal refugia and trans-alpine dispersal of a New Zealand fungus beetle.
Molecular Ecology, 18: 5126–5142.
(2009).
Evidence for increases in olfactory receptor gene repertoire sizes in two nocturnal bird species with well-developed olfactory ability.
BMC Evolutionary Biology 9, 117.
(2009).
Sequence polymorphism in a marine bivalve (Perna canaliculus) orphan G protein-coupled receptor gene: preliminary description and possible implications.
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43, 953-964.
(2009).
Identifying glacial refugia in a geographic parthenogen using palaeoclimate modeling and phylogeography: the New Zealand stick insect Argosarchus horridus (White).
Molecular Ecology, 18: 4650-4663.
(2009).
Extreme convergence in stick insect evolution: phylogenetic placement of the Lord Howe Island tree lobster.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 276: 1055-1062.
(2009).
Common coralline algae of northern New Zealand - an identification guide.
NIWA Information Series Number 70.
http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/aquatic-biodiversity-and-biosecurity/tools/marine-guides
(2008).
Orchid sexual deceit provokes ejaculation.
American Naturalist 171(6): E206-E212.
(2008).
An hypothesis to explain the linkage between kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) breeding and the mast fruiting of their food trees.
Wildlife Research 35, 1-7.
(2008).
Biogenic Trace Amine-Associated Receptors (TAARS) are encoded in avian genomes: evidence and possible implications..
Journal of Heredity 99, 174-176.
(2008).
Detection of olfactory receptor transcripts in bird testes.
Journal of Heredity 99, 624-628.
(2008).
Avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: evidence for a well-developed sense of smell in birds?.
Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B. 275, 2309-2317.
(2007).
Mate location, antennal morphology and ecology in praying mantids.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 91: 307-313.
(2007).
Spider sex pheromones: emission, reception, function & structures.
Biological Reviews 82: 27-48.
(2007).
DRD4 gene polymorphisms are associated with personality variation in a passerine bird.
Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B. 274, 1685 – 1691.
(2007).
Avian Clock gene polymorphism: evidence for a latitudinal cline in allele frequencies.
Molecular Ecology 16, 4867 - 4880.
(2007).
Primers for PCR-based detection of ostreid herpes virus-1 (OsHV-1): application in a survey of New Zealand molluscs.
Aquaculture 272, 126 – 139.
(2005).
Variation in floral odour & heterostyly in two species of Primula.
Journal of Chemical Ecology 31(5): 1223-1228.
(2005).
Limits to male copulation frequency: Sexual cannibalism & sterility in St Andrews Cross spiders (Araneae, Araneidae).
Ethology 111: 1050-1061.
(2005).
Changes in male mate choice in a sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider (Araneae: Araneidae).
Behaviour. 141: 1197-1210.
