Publications

oviducal structure in four species of gekkonid lizard differing in parity mode and eggshell structure.	oviducal structure was analysed in vitellogenic females from four species of gekkonid lizard exhibiting variation in parity mode and eggshell structure: hemidactylus turcicus (oviparous) which produces a hard, calcareous eggshell; saltuarius wyberba (oviparous) which produces a soft, parchment-like eggshell; and hoplodactylus maculatus and hoplodactylus duvaucelii (both viviparous). oviducts were analysed by light, scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy. the uterus exhibited diff ...	1998	9801266
behavioural and morphological asymmetries in hindlimbs of hoplodactylus duvaucelii (lacertilia: gekkonomorpha: gekkota: diplodactylinae).	this study reports an association of behavioural and morphological directional asymmetries at the level of individual lizards. i counted all subdigital lamellae (scales) under the toes of 57 hoplodactylus duvaucelii on north brother island, new zealand. geckos released first from the substrate the hindlimb that had fewer subdigital lamellae than the other hindlimb. analyses of data from the literature show that in geckos, clinging ability increases with the number of subdigital lamellae, especia ...	2002	15513202
a new blood parasite within the relict endemic new zealand gecko hoplodactylus duvaucelii.	duvaucel geckos (hoplodactylus duvaucelii) are large endemic lizards that have been extirpated from the new zealand mainland due to introduced mammalian predators. this species has subsequently become the subject of species translocation conservation management in an endeavour to increase the number of populations and as a part of island ecological restoration. blood sampling of a captive adult male after tail autotomy led to the discovery of a rickettsia-like organism within this gecko's erythr ...	2011	21382665
new zealand geckos (diplodactylidae): cryptic diversity in a post-gondwanan lineage with trans-tasman affinities.	we used a multi-gene approach to assess the phylogenetic relationships of new zealand diplodactylid geckos to their australian and new caledonian relatives and to one another. data from nuclear (rag-1, pdc) and mitochondrial (nd2, 16s) genes from >180 specimens representing all 19 recognized new zealand taxa and all but two of 20 putatively new species suggested by previous studies were analyzed using maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood and bayesian inference. all analyses retrieved a monophyl ...	2011	21184833
considering extinction of dependent species during translocation, ex situ conservation, and assisted migration of threatened hosts.	translocation, introduction, reintroduction, and assisted migrations are species conservation strategies that are attracting increasing attention, especially in the face of climate change. however, preventing the extinction of the suite of dependent species whose host species are threatened is seldom considered, and the effects on dependent species of moving threatened hosts are unclear. there is no published guidance on how to decide whether to move species, given this uncertainty. we examined ...	2012	22443127
ovariectomy as treatment for ovarian bacterial granulomas in a duvaucel's gecko (hoplodactylus duvaucelii).	an adult female duvaucel's gecko (hoplodactylus duvaucelii) from a threatened species breeding programme presented due to a prolonged gestation period and distended abdomen.	2015	26085121