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Behavioural and ecological factors affecting the trappability of two skink species in Nelson
The syntopic skink species Oligosoma infrapunctatum and O. lineoocellatum appear to have different trappability estimates at Lake Station, Nelson. Long-term mark-recapture data has shown that O. lineoocellatum has a ...
Diet, distribution, and density of fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Caples Valley, Otago, New Zealand: implications for future management
Fallow deer (Dama dama, L.) were introduced into the Wakatipu area in c.1887 and quickly spread throughout the Greenstone and Caples Valleys. By 1937 periodic culling of animals was undertaken to control numbers. Recreational ...
The characterisation of New Zealand women's dress in the 1950s : the Mollie Rodie MacKenzie collection
The identification of a previously unstudied collection of approximately 5000 garments at the Canterbury Museum initiated an exploratory study of a part of the collection. The collection included garments and associated ...
Stereotypes of Maori : influence of speaker accent and appearance
Research has consistently shown that there are a number of negative stereotypes held by Pakeha towards Maori. However, some of these studies have been flawed by low participant identification rates of Maori. Furthermore, ...
Greenland group deformation and the structural controls of mineralisation within the Reefton Goldfield
Deposits of the Reefton Goldfield, West Coast, New Zealand, are hosted on N-NE striking, upright folds of the Greenland Group. High-grade quartz lodes are hosted on axial planar shears, typically have short strike lengths, ...
Social organisation, behaviour and population parameters of Bottlenose Dolphins in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland
Bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound represent a unique opportunity for a relatively longterm study of wild, known individuals near the southern extent of their worldwide range, and unaffected by incidental mortality. In ...
Eruptions and deposition of volcaniclastic rocks in the Dunedin volcanic complex, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
The Otago Peninsula is part of the Dunedin Volcanic Complex and the Dunedin Volcanic Group, of Miocene age. Tephra and a suite of alkali basalt magma began erupting in the Sandfly Bay area.
The Dunedin Volcanic Complex ...
Sailing and self-esteem: the effect of a ten day developmental voyage at sea on the multidimensional self-concept
This study sought to empirically assess the widely held assumption that developmental voyages at sea serve to enhance self-esteem. One hundred and fifty eight, 15 to 18 year olds completed measures of global and domain ...
Effects of land use on the diet and growth of freshwater crayfish Paranephrops zealandicus in some New Zealand streams
I investigated the relationship between landuse and the diet and growth of the fresh-water crayfish Paranephrops zealandicus in the Taieri River catchment, South Island, New Zealand. The thesis presents a detailed dietary ...
A tale of autobiographical memory development: New Zealand style
Autobiographical memories are for specific, personal past events that are of significance to an individual (Nelson, 1993). The social interaction model of autobiographical memory proposes that children begin learning about ...