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Special issue: Animal behaviour: diverse insights across Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific. Guest Editors: Kristal Cain, Stephanie Godfrey and Christina Painting
The Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand publishes international research on the science and technology of New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Publishes research on animal and pastoral science relevant to temperate and subtropical regions, including soil science, plant and insect pests, and agronomy.
Publishes research on botany, mycology and phycology within the Southern hemisphere, including biosystematics, biochemistry and ecology.
Publishes research on crop and horticultural science relevant to Australasia, including biotechnology, tree and fields crops, and indoor and urban horticulture.
Publishes research within geoscience relevant to New Zealand, the Pacific Rim, and Antarctica, including geology, geophysics, physical geography and pedology.
International research in marine, estuarine and freshwater environments of southern regions, including ecology, aquatic science and hydrology.