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List of works by Susan J. Cunningham

A new prey-detection mechanism for kiwi (Apteryx spp.) suggests convergent evolution between paleognathous and neognathous birds.

scientific article published on 15 August 2007

Application of a trait‐based climate change vulnerability assessment to determine management priorities at protected area scale

scientific article published in 2022

Bill Morphology of Ibises Suggests a Remote-Tactile Sensory System for Prey Detection

scholarly article published in The Auk, April 2010

Cretaceous origins of the vibrotactile bill-tip organ in birds

scientific article published on 02 December 2020

Dehydration risk, not ambient incubation, limits nest attendance at high temperatures

scientific article published on 20 November 2020

Facial bristle feather histology and morphology in New Zealand birds: Implications for function

scientific article published on November 10, 2010

Identifying biologically meaningful hot-weather events using threshold temperatures that affect life-history

scientific article

Interspecific variation in avian thermoregulatory patterns and heat dissipation behaviours in a subtropical desert

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

It's cool to be dominant: social status alters short-term risks of heat stress.

scientific article

Mortality among birds and bats during an extreme heat event in eastern South Africa

scientific article published on 12 March 2021

Non‐invasive measurement of metabolic rates in wild, free‐living birds using doubly labelled water

scientific article published on 27 November 2018

Olfaction in birds: a closer look at the kiwi (Apterygidae)

Regulation of Heat Exchange across the Hornbill Beak: Functional Similarities with Toucans?

scientific article

Remote touch prey-detection by Madagascar crested ibises Lophotibis cristata urschi

Tactile senses and foraging in birds, with emphasis on kiwi

2010 doctoral thesis by Susan Jane Cunningham at Massey University

Temperatures in excess of critical thresholds threaten nestling growth and survival in a rapidly-warming arid savanna: a study of common fiscals

scientific article

The anatomy of the bill tip of kiwi and associated somatosensory regions of the brain: comparisons with shorebirds

scientific article

The costs of keeping cool in a warming world: implications of high temperatures for foraging, thermoregulation and body condition of an arid-zone bird.

scientific article

The costs of keeping cool: behavioural trade-offs between foraging and thermoregulation are associated with significant mass losses in an arid-zone bird

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

The presence of artificial water points structures an arid-zone avian community over small spatial scales

scientific article published in 2018

The relative importance of olfaction and remote touch in prey detection by North Island brown kiwis

The role of thermal physiology in recent declines of birds in a biodiversity hotspot

scientific article

The spatial and temporal exploitation of anthropogenic food sources by common ravens (Corvus corax) in the Alps

scientific article published in 2022