Publications

behavior and characteristics of sap-feeding north island kākā (nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) in wellington, new zealand.	the north island kākā (nestor meridionalis septentrionalis), a threatened new zealand native parrot, was successfully reintroduced to an urban sanctuary in wellington, new zealand. conflict has recently begun to emerge with wellington city residents due to tree damage caused by kākā sap foraging. little is known about sap foraging behavior of kākā, and this study aimed to gain a greater understanding of this behavior, and to test hypotheses that sap feeding is predominantly a female activity and ...	2013	26479536
coccidia species in endemic and native new zealand passerines.	new zealand native passerines are hosts to a large variety of gastrointestinal parasites, including coccidia. coccidian parasites are generally host-specific, obligate intracellular protozoan parasites. in passerine birds, members of the genus isospora are most common. under natural conditions, these parasites seldom pose a threat, but stressors such as quarantine for translocation, overcrowding, or habitat changes may cause an infection outbreak that can severely affect wild populations. althou ...	2013	23468142
a new genus and two new species of feather lice (phthiraptera: ischnocera: philopteridae) from new zealand endemic passerines (aves: passeriformes).	the first descriptions of new zealand endemic feather lice belonging to the brueelia-complex (phthiraptera: ischnocera: philopteridae) are given. the new genus melibrueelia and new species m. novaeseelandiae are described, illustrated and compared with morphologically close taxa within the complex. the type host of m. novaeseelandiae is the tui, prosthemadera novaeseelandiae (gmelin, 1788), and an additional host is the bellbird, anthornis melanura (sparrman, 1786) (passeriformes: meliphagidae), ...	2015	25781798