Responses of New Zealand forest birds to management of introduced mammals
Over the past 1000 years New Zealand has lost 40–50% of its bird species, and over half of
these extinctions are attributable to predation by introduced mammals. Populations of many …
these extinctions are attributable to predation by introduced mammals. Populations of many …
Recent advances in avian palaeobiology in New Zealand with implications for understanding New Zealand's geological, climatic and evolutionary histories
New Zealand, long recognised as a land where birds dominate the terrestrial vertebrate
biota, lacked an informative fossil record for the non-marine pre-Pleistocene avifauna until …
biota, lacked an informative fossil record for the non-marine pre-Pleistocene avifauna until …
New Zealand passerines help clarify the diversification of major songbird lineages during the Oligocene
Passerines are the largest avian order, and the 6,000 species comprise more than half of all
extant bird species. This successful radiation probably had its origin in the Australasian …
extant bird species. This successful radiation probably had its origin in the Australasian …
[BOOK][B] Biogeography and evolution in New Zealand
M Heads - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
Biogeography and Evolution in New Zealand provides the first in-depth treatment of the
biogeography of New Zealand, a region that has been a place of long-enduring interest to …
biogeography of New Zealand, a region that has been a place of long-enduring interest to …
Systematics and biogeography of the whistlers (Aves: Pachycephalidae) inferred from ultraconserved elements and ancestral area reconstruction
The utility of islands as natural laboratories of evolution is exemplified in the patterns of
differentiation in widespread, phenotypically variable lineages. The whistlers (Aves …
differentiation in widespread, phenotypically variable lineages. The whistlers (Aves …
Pseudogenisation of the Short-wavelength Sensitive 1 (SWS1) Opsin Gene in Two New Zealand Endemic Passerine Species: the Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala) and …
Perception of ultraviolet (UV) light, mediated by the avian short-wavelength sensitive-1
(SWS1) opsin, is important for birds in a range of functional contexts, including foraging …
(SWS1) opsin, is important for birds in a range of functional contexts, including foraging …
[PDF][PDF] Hosts of the long-tailed cuckoo (Eudynamys taitensis) and museum specimens of the cuckoo's egg
BJ Gill - Notornis, 2022 - researchgate.net
The description of the long-tailed cuckoo's (Eudynamys taitensis) egg was uncertain until the
1930s. Edgar Stead published evidence in 1936 that it was white with darker (red-brown or …
1930s. Edgar Stead published evidence in 1936 that it was white with darker (red-brown or …
Photographic evidence of an adult Long-tailed Cuckoo'Urodynamys taitensis' visiting the nest of a Norfolk Island Golden Whistler'Pachycephala pectoralis …
AH Nance, RH Clarke - Australian Field Ornithology, 2019 - search.informit.org
A remote motion-triggered camera captured images of an adult Long-tailed
Cuckoo'Urodynamys taitensis' visiting and possibly depredating a Norfolk Island Golden …
Cuckoo'Urodynamys taitensis' visiting and possibly depredating a Norfolk Island Golden …
The responses of New Zealand's arboreal forest birds to invasive mammal control
I Fea - 2018 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
Introduced mammalian predators are responsible for over half of contemporary extinctions
and declines of birds. Endemic bird species on islands are particularly vulnerable to …
and declines of birds. Endemic bird species on islands are particularly vulnerable to …
[PDF][PDF] Observation of a female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) with 29 ducklings
M SEABROOK-DAVISON - Notornis, 2014 - birdsnz.org.nz
52 nest, it is suspected that this large brood is more likely the result of intraspecific brood
parasitism (Gill 1983; Ahlund & Anderson 2001; Davies 2000; Payne 2005; Steer & Burns …
parasitism (Gill 1983; Ahlund & Anderson 2001; Davies 2000; Payne 2005; Steer & Burns …