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Social Networking of the Otago Skink (Oligosoma otagense) at Ōrokonui Ecosanctuary
The social behaviour of New Zealand’s native lizards is poorly understood. This study explores the social behaviour of the Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense), one of New Zealand’s largest-bodied and rarest species of lizards. ... -
Does the mode of heat acclimation affect the kinetics of adaptation?
Background: Heat acclimation can improve exercise performance in the heat, cardiovascular function and longevity in the general population. However, the most effective method of acclimation is unknown. Each method (i.e., ... -
Translocation management of Leiopelma archeyi (Amphibia, Anura: Leiopelmatidae) in the King country
Although conservation translocations are often recommended, they are expensive, require a long-term commitment and half of them fail. Moreover, in New Zealand, translocations have an additional cultural impact due to the ... -
A High-Resolution Chronology of Human Arrival and Environmental Impact in Northland, New Zealand
Our understanding of when Polynesian colonists first arrived in New Zealand, how the landscape was altered, and the pace of anthropogenic modification has been primarily sourced from archaeological evidence and environmental ... -
The Twilight Zone of Nucleotide Homology
Homology search tools are important for inferring homology in the abundance of genomes currently sequenced. These tools utilise sequence similarity in order to assign a score between two sequences from which homology is ...