List of works - Melanie Massaro

A Citizen Science Trial to Assess Perception of Wild Penguin Welfare

scientific article published in 2021

A description of unique fluorescent yellow pigments in penguin feathers

article

A new isolate of beak and feather disease virus from endemic wild red-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand

scientific article published on 24 February 2010

A novel papillomavirus in Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) faeces sampled at the Cape Crozier colony, Antarctica

scientific article

Additive Traits Lead to Feeding Advantage and Reproductive Isolation, Promoting Homoploid Hybrid Speciation

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Annual, sexual, size- and condition-related variation in the colour and fluorescent pigment content of yellow crest-feathers in Snares Penguins (Eudyptes robustus)

article

Assessment of hybridisation between the endangered Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi) and the Chatham Island tomtit (Petroica macrocephala chathamensis)

Carotenoid-derived ornaments reflect parental quality in male and female yellow-eyed penguins ( Megadyptes antipodes )

article by Melanie Massaro et al published 1 December 2003 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Changes in nesting-habitat use of large gulls breeding in Witless Bay, Newfoundland

scientific article published in 2001

Differences in flight initiation distance (FID) between rural and urban populations of two species of Australian birds

scholarly article

Differential effects of exotic predator-control on nest success of native and introduced birds in New Zealand

article

Do Parents Synchronise Nest Visits as an Antipredator Adaptation in Birds of New Zealand and Tasmania?

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Effects of an island-wide rodent eradication programme on two threatened bird species

scientific article published in 2022

Effects of artificial eggs on prolactin secretion, steroid levels, brood patch development, incubation onset and clutch size in the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes).

scientific article published on 9 February 2007

Energetic fitness: Field metabolic rates assessed via 3D accelerometry complement conventional fitness metrics

scientific article published in 2018

Evidence of age-related improvement in the foraging efficiency of Adélie penguins

scientific article published on 04 March 2019

Evolutionary factors affecting the cross-species utility of newly developed microsatellite markers in seabirds

scientific article published on 16 January 2015

Female-biased dispersal in a spatially restricted endemic island bird

article

Feral ungulate and macropod responses to resource scarcity and predation risk at savanna waterholes

scientific article published on 22 January 2022

First report of a feather loss condition in Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Ross Island, Antarctica, and a preliminary investigation of its cause

article

Fishing for data in the Ross Sea.

scientific article published in December 2010

Fitting Markovian binary trees using global and individual demographic data

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Genetic diversity and population differentiation within and between island populations of two sympatric Petroica robins, the Chatham Island black robin and tomtit

How old is this bird? The age distribution under some phase sampling schemes

scientific article published on 3 April 2017

Human-assisted spread of a maladaptive behavior in a critically endangered bird

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Identification of a Novel Adélie Penguin Circovirus at Cape Crozier (Ross Island, Antarctica)

scientific article published on 22 November 2019

Identification of an avian polyomavirus associated with Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae).

scientific article published on 23 December 2014

Influence of species-specific feeding ecology on mercury concentrations in seabirds breeding on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand

scientific article published on 17 November 2020

Intraspecific variation of incubation periods in Yellow-eyed Penguins Megadyptes antipodes: testing the influence of age, laying date and egg size

article by Melanie Massaro et al published 19 February 2004 in Ibis

Introduced mammalian predators induce behavioural changes in parental care in an endemic New Zealand bird

scientific article (publication date: 4 June 2008)

Investigation of Interacting Effects of Female Age, Laying Dates, and Egg Size in Yellow-eyed Penguins (Megadyptes antipodes)

scholarly article

Landscape genomics: natural selection drives the evolution of mitogenome in penguins.

scientific article

Mate and Territory Retention in Yellow-Eyed Penguins

scholarly article

Mercury in Ten Storm-Petrel Populations from the Antarctic to the Subtropics

scientific article published in July 2023

Molecular characterisation of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in New Zealand and its implications for managing an infectious disease

scientific article published on 26 May 2012

Multi-year serological evaluation of three viral agents in the Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Ross Island, Antarctica

Native reptiles alter their foraging in the presence of the olfactory cues of invasive mammalian predators ⬇️

scientific article published on 31 October 2018

Nest site selection by the endangered black robin increases vulnerability to predation by an invasive bird

Novel myco-like DNA viruses discovered in the faecal matter of various animals.

scientific article

Plasticity of brood patch development and its influence on incubation periods in the yellow-eyed penguin Megadyptes antipodes: an experimental approach

article

Preferential incubation positions for different sized eggs and their influence on incubation period and hatching asynchrony in Snares crested (Eudyptes robustus) and yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes)

article by Melanie Massaro & LloydS. Davis published 26 May 2004 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Relationships Between Black-Legged Kittiwake Nest-Site Characteristics and Susceptibility to Predation by Large Gulls

scientific article published in 2001

Reply to comment on sustainability and innovation in staple crop production in the US Midwest

article

Review of the reporting of ecological effects of rodent eradications on Australian and New Zealand islands

scientific article published in 2021

Spatio-temporal occurrence patterns of cetaceans near Ross Island, Antarctica, 2002–2015: implications for food web dynamics

Sustainability and innovation in staple crop production in the US Midwest

article

Testing the usefulness of hydrogen and compound-specific stable isotope analyses in seabird feathers: a case study in two sympatric Antarctic storm-petrels

article

The Influence of Laying Date and Maternal Age on Eggshell Thickness and Pore Density in Yellow-Eyed Penguins

scholarly article

List of works by Melanie Massaro

A Citizen Science Trial to Assess Perception of Wild Penguin Welfare

A description of unique fluorescent yellow pigments in penguin feathers

A new isolate of beak and feather disease virus from endemic wild red-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand

A novel papillomavirus in Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) faeces sampled at the Cape Crozier colony, Antarctica

Additive Traits Lead to Feeding Advantage and Reproductive Isolation, Promoting Homoploid Hybrid Speciation

Annual, sexual, size- and condition-related variation in the colour and fluorescent pigment content of yellow crest-feathers in Snares Penguins (Eudyptes robustus)

Assessment of hybridisation between the endangered Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi) and the Chatham Island tomtit (Petroica macrocephala chathamensis)

Carotenoid-derived ornaments reflect parental quality in male and female yellow-eyed penguins ( Megadyptes antipodes )

Changes in nesting-habitat use of large gulls breeding in Witless Bay, Newfoundland

Differences in flight initiation distance (FID) between rural and urban populations of two species of Australian birds

Differential effects of exotic predator-control on nest success of native and introduced birds in New Zealand

Do Parents Synchronise Nest Visits as an Antipredator Adaptation in Birds of New Zealand and Tasmania?

Effects of an island-wide rodent eradication programme on two threatened bird species

Effects of artificial eggs on prolactin secretion, steroid levels, brood patch development, incubation onset and clutch size in the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes).

Energetic fitness: Field metabolic rates assessed via 3D accelerometry complement conventional fitness metrics

Evidence of age-related improvement in the foraging efficiency of Adélie penguins

Evolutionary factors affecting the cross-species utility of newly developed microsatellite markers in seabirds

Female-biased dispersal in a spatially restricted endemic island bird

Feral ungulate and macropod responses to resource scarcity and predation risk at savanna waterholes

First report of a feather loss condition in Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Ross Island, Antarctica, and a preliminary investigation of its cause

Fishing for data in the Ross Sea.

Fitting Markovian binary trees using global and individual demographic data

Genetic diversity and population differentiation within and between island populations of two sympatric Petroica robins, the Chatham Island black robin and tomtit

How old is this bird? The age distribution under some phase sampling schemes

Human-assisted spread of a maladaptive behavior in a critically endangered bird

Identification of a Novel Adélie Penguin Circovirus at Cape Crozier (Ross Island, Antarctica)

Identification of an avian polyomavirus associated with Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae).

Influence of species-specific feeding ecology on mercury concentrations in seabirds breeding on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Intraspecific variation of incubation periods in Yellow-eyed Penguins Megadyptes antipodes: testing the influence of age, laying date and egg size

Introduced mammalian predators induce behavioural changes in parental care in an endemic New Zealand bird

Investigation of Interacting Effects of Female Age, Laying Dates, and Egg Size in Yellow-eyed Penguins (Megadyptes antipodes)

Landscape genomics: natural selection drives the evolution of mitogenome in penguins.

Mate and Territory Retention in Yellow-Eyed Penguins

Mercury in Ten Storm-Petrel Populations from the Antarctic to the Subtropics

Molecular characterisation of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in New Zealand and its implications for managing an infectious disease

Multi-year serological evaluation of three viral agents in the Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Ross Island, Antarctica

Native reptiles alter their foraging in the presence of the olfactory cues of invasive mammalian predators ⬇️

Nest site selection by the endangered black robin increases vulnerability to predation by an invasive bird

Novel myco-like DNA viruses discovered in the faecal matter of various animals.

Plasticity of brood patch development and its influence on incubation periods in the yellow-eyed penguin Megadyptes antipodes: an experimental approach

Preferential incubation positions for different sized eggs and their influence on incubation period and hatching asynchrony in Snares crested (Eudyptes robustus) and yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes)

Relationships Between Black-Legged Kittiwake Nest-Site Characteristics and Susceptibility to Predation by Large Gulls

Reply to comment on sustainability and innovation in staple crop production in the US Midwest

Review of the reporting of ecological effects of rodent eradications on Australian and New Zealand islands

Spatio-temporal occurrence patterns of cetaceans near Ross Island, Antarctica, 2002–2015: implications for food web dynamics

Sustainability and innovation in staple crop production in the US Midwest

Testing the usefulness of hydrogen and compound-specific stable isotope analyses in seabird feathers: a case study in two sympatric Antarctic storm-petrels

The Influence of Laying Date and Maternal Age on Eggshell Thickness and Pore Density in Yellow-Eyed Penguins

Unnatural Selection of Antarctic Toothfish in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

When the neighbourhood goes bad: can endangered black robins adjust nest-site selection in response to the risk of an invasive predator?