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A revision of genus Atalophlebioides (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae)

article

A revision of the genus Zephlebia (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae)

article published in 1983

Above- and below-ground impacts of introduced predators in seabird-dominated island ecosystems

scientific article published in December 2006

Assessing genetic diversity for conservation management: a case study of a threatened reptile

scholarly article

Burrowing seabird effects on invertebrate communities in soil and litter are dominated by ecosystem engineering rather than nutrient addition

scientific article published on 26 September 2015

Can translocations to islands reduce extinction risk for reptiles? Case studies from New Zealand

article

Conservation and restoration of New Zealand Island ecosystems

scientific article (publication date: December 1993)

Correlated recovery of five lizard populations following eradication of invasive mammals

Deciding when to lend a helping hand: a decision-making framework for seabird island restoration

Direct and indirect effects of rats: does rat eradication restore ecosystem functioning of New Zealand seabird islands?

article

Drivers of seabird population recovery on New Zealand islands after predator eradication

scientific article published on 13 February 2014

Dynamics of benthic invertebrate communities in a northern New Zealand kauri forest stream ecosystem

1976 doctoral thesis by D. R. Towns at University of Auckland

Ecology of the black shore skink,Leiolopisma suteri(Lacertilia: Scincidae), in boulder beach habitats

scientific article

First records ofSiphlaenigma janae(Ephemeroptera: Siphlaenigmatidae) from the North Island of New Zealand

scientific article

From small Maria to massive Campbell: Forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands

article

Genetic structure and individual performance following a recent founding event in a small lizard

scholarly article

Intercepting the first rat ashore.

scientific article

Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains ⬇️

scientific article

Invasive rodents have multiple indirect effects on seabird island invertebrate food web structure.

scientific article

Korapuki Island as a case study for restoration of insular ecosystems in New Zealand

article

Leptophlebiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) ⬇️

scientific article published on 19 August 1996

Modulation of corticosterone secretion in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus): Evidence of a dampened stress response in gravid females.

scientific article published on 5 April 2014

Moving house: long-term dynamics of corticosterone secretion are unaltered in translocated populations of a rare reptile (the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus)

scientific article

New genera and species of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) from New Zealand

article by D. R. Towns & William L. Peters published July 1979 in New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in the New Zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation

scholarly article published by D. R. Towns in 1994

Predation of seabirds by invasive rats: multiple indirect consequences for invertebrate communities

scientific article published in 2009

Purposes, outcomes and challenges of eradicating invasive mammals from New Zealand islands: an historical perspective

article

Raising the prospects for a forgotten fauna: a review of 10 years of conservation effort for New Zealand reptiles

scientific article (publication date: May 2001)

Relative importance of sugar resources to endemic gecko populations in an isolated island ecosystem

scientific article published in 2015

Reproduction and growth of the black shore skink,Leiolopisma suteri(Lacertilia: Scincidae), in north‐eastern New Zealand

scientific article

Responses of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) to removal of introduced Pacific rats from islands

scientific article published in August 2007

Some little-known Benthic Insect Taxa from a Northern New Zealand River and its Tributaries

scientific article published in January 1978

Surviving in a semi-marine habitat: Dietary salt exposure and salt secretion of a New Zealand intertidal skink

scientific article

TERRESTRIAL OVIPOSITION BY TWO SPECIES OF CADDISFLY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA (TRICHOPTERA: LEPTOCERIDAE)

Testing island biosecurity systems for invasive rats

The Community-Conservation Conundrum: Is Citizen Science the Answer?

scientific article published on 31 October 2016

The biology of insularity: an introduction

Three new genera of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) from New Zealand

article by D. R. Towns & William L. Peters published April 1979 in New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Zoogeography and the New Zealand scincidae

scholarly article published by D. R. Towns in 1974

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