New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 51, Issue 2 (2024)

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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

Editorial

Editorial
Animal behaviour: diverse insights across Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific
Kristal E. Cain, Stephanie S. Godfrey & Christina J. Painting
Pages: 113-116
Published online: 03 Apr 2024
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Research Articles

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Dynamics and individual consistency of courtship-feeding in wild toutouwai (Petroica longipes)
Ella McCallum & Rachael C. Shaw
Pages: 117-129
Published online: 13 Jun 2023
AbstractforDynamics and individual consistency of courtship-feeding in wild toutouwai (Petroica longipes) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Evidence of geographic variation in the non-signature whistle repertoires of two isolated populations of New Zealand common bottlenose dolphin
Jessica Patiño-Pérez, Heshani Edirisinghe, Marta Guerra & Dianne H. Brunton
Pages: 130-150
Published online: 10 Mar 2024
AbstractforEvidence of geographic variation in the non-signature whistle repertoires of two isolated populations of New Zealand common bottlenose dolphin | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Review Article

Review Article
Home and away: the role of intraspecific behavioural variation in biological invasion
Nicola R. Pyper, Christina J. Painting & Angela McGaughran
Pages: 151-174
Published online: 04 Apr 2024
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Observations of chick feeding rates and parental defensive responses to disturbance at nests in the critically endangered New Zealand fairy tern/tara iti (Sternula nereis davisae)
James J. Roberts, Dianne H. Brunton, Hannah Clement & Aaron M.T. Harmer
Pages: 175-185
Published online: 22 Oct 2023
AbstractforObservations of chick feeding rates and parental defensive responses to disturbance at nests in the critically endangered New Zealand fairy tern/tara iti (Sternula nereis davisae) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Occupation of artificial roosts by long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) in Hamilton City, New Zealand
Hannah Robinson, Nicholas Ling & Grant W. Tempero
Pages: 186-199
Published online: 24 Aug 2023
AbstractforOccupation of artificial roosts by long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) in Hamilton City, New Zealand | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Short Communication

Rapid Communication
Detection rates of long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) decline in the presence of artificial light
Titia Schamhart, Clare Browne, Kerry M. Borkin, Nicholas Ling, David E. Pattemore & Grant W. Tempero
Pages: 200-210
Published online: 29 Aug 2023
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Are there differences in behaviour between the two colour morphs of the mountain stone wētā, Hemideina maori?
Luke Thompson, Hamish Doogan, Cole Thompson, Priscilla Wehi & Sheri Johnson
Pages: 211-227
Published online: 24 Aug 2023
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Neuroanatomy of a sex changing fish: the New Zealand spotty wrasse (Notolabrus celidotus) brain atlas
Kaj Kamstra, Chloé van der Burg, Haylee M. Quertermous, Simon Muncaster, Erica V. Todd, Christine L. Jasoni, Culum Brown & Neil J. Gemmell
Pages: 228-239
Published online: 15 Jun 2023
AbstractforNeuroanatomy of a sex changing fish: the New Zealand spotty wrasse (Notolabrus celidotus) brain atlas | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Sequential analysis reveals use of mutual assessment in contests between wild New Zealand giraffe weevils
Rebecca J. LeGrice, Gregory I. Holwell & Christina J. Painting
Pages: 240-257
Published online: 13 Aug 2023
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Effects of proximity to humans on neophilia, foraging ecology and population structure of kea
Lydia R. W. McLean, Tom F. Goodman, Travis W. Horton & Ximena J. Nelson
Pages: 258-274
Published online: 29 Nov 2023
AbstractforEffects of proximity to humans on neophilia, foraging ecology and population structure of kea | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Evidence for direct oviposition into substrates by the New Zealand stick insect Spinotectarchus acornutus
Morgane Merien, Gregory I. Holwell & Thomas R. Buckley
Pages: 275-285
Published online: 27 Aug 2023
AbstractforEvidence for direct oviposition into substrates by the New Zealand stick insect Spinotectarchus acornutus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Rapid Communication
Playback experiment shows no evidence for vocal learning in titipounamu nestlings (Acanthisitta chloris)
Ines G. Moran, Yen Yi Loo, Sarah J. Withers, Margaret C. Stanley & Kristal E. Cain
Pages: 286-300
Published online: 22 Oct 2023
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Elevational differences in territory defence response in native (endemic and non-endemic) forest birds on Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Alivereti N. Naikatini, Gunnar Keppel, Gilianne Brodie & Sonia Kleindorfer
Pages: 301-316
Published online: 31 Jan 2024
AbstractforElevational differences in territory defence response in native (endemic and non-endemic) forest birds on Viti Levu Island, Fiji | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Do hihi lose access to supplemental feeders because of the presence of korimako?
Michelle M. Roper & Dianne H. Brunton
Pages: 317-333
Published online: 19 Nov 2023
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The bold bird gets the worm? Behavioural differences of South Island robins (Petroica australis) in relation to differing predation risk
Robyn White, Laureline Rossignaud & James V. Briskie
Pages: 334-349
Published online: 19 Sep 2023
AbstractforThe bold bird gets the worm? Behavioural differences of South Island robins (Petroica australis) in relation to differing predation risk | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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