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List of works by Isabel Castro

<scp>AviaNZ</scp>: A future‐proofed program for annotation and recognition of animal sounds in long‐time field recordings

scientific article published in 2019

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

scientific article published on 15 August 2007

Automated birdsong recognition in complex acoustic environments: a review

scholarly article

Avian malaria in New Zealand

scientific article

Avipoxvirus infections in brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli).

scientific article

Behavioural ecology and management of Hihi (Notiomystis cincta), an endemic New Zealand honeyeater

1995 doctoral thesis by Isabel Castro at Massey University

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

scholarly article published in The Auk, April 2010

Birdsong Denoising Using Wavelets.

scientific article

Candida albicans infection in free-living populations of hihi (stitchbird; Notiomystis cincta).

scientific article published in December 2010

Causes of mortality in a nestling population of free-living hihi (stitchbird— Notiomystis cincta )

Cloacal erection promotes vent apposition during forced copulation in the New Zealand stitchbird (hihi): implications for copulation efficiency in other species

scientific article published in 2005

Coccidia species in endemic and native New Zealand passerines.

scientific article published on 7 March 2013

Coccidiosis in hihi/stitchbirds (Notiomystis cincta) due to coccidia of the Eimeriidae.

scientific article published on 20 September 2012

Description of four new species of coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli, in New Zealand.

scientific article

Efficacy of anthelmintic treatment in captive-reared black stilts (Himantopus novaezelandiae) released to the wild.

scientific article published on 24 July 2015

Enteric coccidiosis in the brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

scientific article published on 27 July 2012

Experimental test of birdcall detection by autonomous recorder units and by human observers using broadcast

scientific article published on 10 February 2019

Extra-intestinal coccidiosis in the kiwi (Apteryx spp.).

scientific article published on April 2013

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

scientific article published on November 10, 2010

Factors affecting abundance of different stages of the endophilic tick Ixodes anatis in brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) shelters

scientific article published on 25 April 2019

Food availability and offspring demand influence sex-specific patterns and repeatability of parental provisioning

scientific article published in 2011

Gaps in genetic knowledge affect conservation management of kiwi ( Apteryx ) species

scientific article

Helminths in endemic, native and introduced passerines in New Zealand

article

How to walk carrying a huge egg? Trade-offs between locomotion and reproduction explain the special pelvis and leg anatomy in kiwi (Aves; Apteryx spp.).

scientific article published on 20 August 2019

Kiwi Recovery Plan 2018-2028

journal article from 'Threatened species recovery plan series' published in 2018

Life history traits and food supplementation affect productivity in a translocated population of the endangered Hihi (Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta)

scholarly article

Malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) infecting introduced, native and endemic New Zealand birds

scientific article published on 14 August 2011

Mixed Mating in a Multi-Origin Population Suggests High Potential for Genetic Rescue in North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli

scientific article published on 10 August 2021

Nesting success and breeding ecology in a high-density population of Brown Kiwi ( Apteryx mantelli )

Not so soft? Delayed release reduces long-term survival in a passerine reintroduction

scholarly article

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

Population dynamics of reintroduced forest birds on New Zealand islands

scientific article published on 12 March 2003

Presence and diversity of mixed avian Plasmodium spp. infections in introduced birds whose distribution overlapped with threatened New Zealand endemic birds

scientific article published on 13 November 2019

Presence and seasonal prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in a rare endemic New Zealand passerine (tieke or Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus).

scientific article published in October 2011

Prevalence of and risk factors for coccidiosis in kiwi between 1977 and 2011.

scientific article

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

Serum prolactin and testosterone levels in captive and wild brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) during the prebreeding, breeding, and incubation periods

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Simple techniques for sexing nestling hihi (Notiomystis cincta) in the field

article by Rose Thorogood et al published January 2009 in New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Surveillance for arboviral zoonoses in New Zealand birds

scientific article published on October 2013

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

scientific article

The diet of weasels ( Mustela nivalis vulgaris ) from Purerua Peninsula, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

scientific article published 2017

The impact of environmental factors in birdsong acquisition using automated recorders.

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

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

Trans-equatorial range of a land bird lineage (Aves: Rallidae) from tropical forests to subantarctic grasslands

Traumatic ventriculitis following consumption of introduced insect prey (Hymenoptera) in nestling hihi (Notiomystis cincta).

scientific article published in January 2013

Use of adhesives to attach devices to invertebrates: implications for depredation by ship rats ( Rattus rattus )

Using adaptive management to determine requirements of re-introduced populations: the case of the New Zealand hihi

scientific article published in October 2007