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The Influence of Place: A Case Study of Antarctic Scientists

Frederick, Guy (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

Research into place identity and attachment is commonly linked to the formative influence of places from our childhood, but what about the places we interact with in our professional adult lives? This thesis investigates ...
The Affect of Language on Attitudes Towards Levonorgestrel-based Emergency Contraception

Harcourt, Emma Jane Armstrong (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

Globally, there is at least one registered form of emergency or post-coital contraception registered in 146 countries, with a further 22 countries importing emergency contraceptive products. By far the most commonly accessed ...
Models of Causal Inference in the Elasmobranch Electrosensory System: How Sharks Find Food

Pullar, Kiri Frances (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

We develop a theory of how the functional design of the electrosensory system in sharks reflects the inevitability of noise in high-precision measurements, and how the Central Nervous System may have developed an efficient ...
The Role of Art in Conservation Engagement

Percival, Elsie (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

Conservation is a complex and sometimes controversial endeavour, which occupies a unique position at the junction of science, society and the natural world. Increasingly, conservation practitioners are using art as a way ...
Behaviour and effects on the host of a free-moving parasite in the eyes of fish

Stumbo, Anthony Daniel (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Tylodelphys sp. metacercariae are a unique diplostomid trematode larval-stage that infects the eyes of their second intermediate fish host, the common bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus). These metacercariae are free-moving ...
The Evolutionary Genetics of Two Host-Parasite Systems on New Zealand's South Island

Tobias, Zachary John Corey (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

The tight coupling of host and parasite makes parasitism a powerful model for studying ecology and evolution. The null hypotheses of most evolutionary studies of parasites presume the dominance of host factors in mediating ...
Adaptive Anti-predator Behaviour of South Island Robins (Petroica australis australis) in Mammalian Predator-free and Predator-dense Regions

Muralidhar, Aishwarya (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

Anti-predator behaviours in birds often exhibit adaptive plasticity with the presence and abundance of predators in their local habitats. I described and compared adaptive anti-predator behaviours of South Island (SI) ...
Reproductive physiology of wreckfish (hāpuku) Polyprion oxygeneios in captivity

Wylie, Matthew John (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Summary New Zealand’s flagship aquaculture species are currently the green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus), the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and the chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). However, important ...
Residential Camps about Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation for School Children

Intuprapa, Patamasuda (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Illegal wildlife trading and habitat destruction have increased in Thailand in recent decades. While there has been research in this area, much of it has focused on sustainable development. In addition to focusing on ...
Factors modulating dopamine receptor gene expression and calcium signalling in primary cell culture of honeybee Kenyon cells

Ellen, Charles Wiremu Hardie (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Signaling via the neuroamine dopamine is known to be important in insects for controlling behaviours such as sleep, arousal, motivation, locomotion, learning and memory. In the honeybee Apis mellifera pheromones and hormones ...
Reintroduction biology of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus): identifying suitable founder animals and conservation translocation sites

Jarvie, Scott (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

The rate of biodiversity loss is not slowing despite global commitments. Conservation translocations, the intentional movement and release of organisms to restore populations, are an emerging tool to help reduce species ...
Evaluating the Media’s Role in Public and Political Responses to Human-Shark Interactions in NSW, Australia

Fraser-Baxter, Sam Ezra (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

Of all animals that pose danger to humans in this world, few are more feared than sharks. Human-shark interactions are traumatic, emotional and difficult to rationalize. While rare, human-shark interactions generate a ...
Communicating Science Effectively Through The Voice of Animals in Natural History Films

Surendran, Varun Alagar (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

Traditionally humans have been used to narrate natural history films and to communicate the science contained in those films. A variation on this pattern can be found in natural history films where the film is narrated ...
The Morphology and Impact on Feeding of the Lateral Line System of the Gobiomorphus genus

Wright, Jonathan Davyd (Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)

The lateral line system of fish has been implicated in contributing to many behaviours, including orientation, activity and feeding. The system is comprised of a series of interconnected organs (neuromasts) that may be ...
Effects of land use on pelagic food webs in a range of Otago Wetlands

Galbraith, Lisa (Thesis, Master of Science, 2004)

Inputs of nutrients and organic matter to wetlands from catchments influence water quality, which, in turn, determines the potential productivity of a wetland. While there are many studies of the effects of catchment ...
Conflict and Compromises: Wildlife documentary production for commercial television. A case study of Dark Days in Monkey City.

Walker, Sina (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

Dark Days in Monkey City (2008) was a 13-part television series produced by Dunedin-based factual documentary company NHNZ Ltd, for American cable channel Animal Planet. This thesis deconstructs and analyses Dark Days in ...
A comparison of different graphic approaches in the design of information panels about headaches

Andersen, Signe Thorning Padkaer (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

An exhibit developed to increase awareness and educate about a topic will traditionally consist of a variety of elements such as: displays, participatory elements, artefacts and panels. Information panels, in particular, ...
Communicating the sciences of Disaster Risk Reduction: media stories surrounding the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010-2011

Bryner, Vivienne Frances (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Communication of disaster risk reduction (DRR) should be participatory, democratised and scientifically robust according to ideals enshrined in the United Nations’ International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Hyogo Framework ...
The Impact of Different Modes of Film Distribution on Science Communication

Sargisson, Laura (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

The academic component of the thesis investigates how modes of film distribution have impacted upon the science communicated in scientific films. The thesis examines the different modes of distribution used since the ...
Battling Extinction: Can Emphasising Different Features of Native Bats invoke Support for their Conservation?

Cull-Luketina, Sarah (Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)

New Zealand native bats, the short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) and long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) are threatened with extinction in the next 40 years. The current study was undertaken to find out which ...

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