List of works - Bruce Robertson

An evaluation of the accuracy and performance of lightweight GPS collars in a suburban environment

scientific article

An island‐hopping bird reveals how founder events shape genome‐wide divergence

scientific article published in 2021

Ancient and contemporary DNA reveal a pre-human decline but no population bottleneck associated with recent human persecution in the kea (Nestor notabilis)

scientific article

Assessment of the dunnocks’ introduction to New Zealand using innate immune-gene diversity

scientific article published on 24 August 2020

Author Correction: Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

Characterization of MHC class II B polymorphism in bottlenecked New Zealand saddlebacks reveals low levels of genetic diversity.

scientific article

Combining genetic data to identify relatedness among founders in a genetically depauperate parrot, the Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)

Comment on ‘Current bycatch levels in Auckland Islands trawl fisheries unlikely to be driving New Zealand sea lion<i>(Phocarctos hookeri)</i>population decline’

scientific article published on 11 May 2015

Comparison of beak and feather disease virus prevalence and immunity-associated genetic diversity over time in an island population of red-crowned parakeets.

scientific article published on 23 December 2015

Complete genomes of two extinct New Zealand passerines show responses to climate fluctuations but no evidence for genomic erosion prior to extinction

scientific article published on 04 September 2019

Contrasting patterns of population structure at large and fine geographical scales in a migratory avian disturbance specialist of braided river ecosystems

scientific article published in 2019

Correction to: Assessment of the dunnocks’ introduction to New Zealand using innate immune-gene diversity

scientific article published in 2021

Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Detecting frogs as prey in the diets of introduced mammals: a comparison between morphological and DNA-based diet analyses

scientific article published on 11 August 2014

Dispersal of breeding, adult male Phocarctos hookeri: Implications for disease transmission, population management and species recovery

article

Do yearling New Zealand sea lions ( Phocarctos hookeri ) learn foraging behavior from their mothers?

scientific article published on 3 December 2013

Dye shift: a neglected source of genotyping error in molecular ecology

scientific article published on 27 January 2011

Effects of supplementary feeding on the offspring sex ratio of kakapo: a dilemma for the conservation of a polygynous parrot

European Colonization, Not Polynesian Arrival, Impacted Population Size and Genetic Diversity in the Critically Endangered New Zealand Kākāpō.

scientific article published on 02 October 2016

Evidence for Bergmann's Rule and Not Allopatric Subspeciation in the Threatened Kaka (Nestor meridionalis).

scientific article published on 7 October 2015

Evidence for multiple MHC class II β loci in New Zealand's critically endangered kakapo, Strigops habroptilus

scientific article

Evidence of bias in assessment of fisheries management impacts

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Evolution of the “world’s only alpine parrot”: Genomic adaptation or phenotypic plasticity, behaviour and ecology?

scientific article published in 2021

Extinction and recolonization of coastal megafauna following human arrival in New Zealand

scientific article (publication date: 7 July 2014)

Fast, cost-effective development of species-specific microsatellite markers by genomic sequencing

scientific article published in March 2009

Foraging behaviour of juvenile female New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) in contrasting environments

scientific article

Full Mitogenomes in the Critically Endangered Kākāpō Reveal Major Post-Glacial and Anthropogenic Effects on Neutral Genetic Diversity.

scientific article published on 19 April 2018

Genetic Evidence of a Population Bottleneck and Inbreeding in the Endangered New Zealand Sea Lion, Phocarctos hookeri

scientific article published on 19 March 2016

Genomic evidence for homoploid hybrid speciation in a marine mammal apex predator

scientific article published on 5 May 2023

Genomic evidence of a functional RH2 opsin in New Zealand parrots and implications for pest control

Genomic signatures of inbreeding in a critically endangered parrot, the kākāpō

scientific article published on 31 August 2021

Genomics detects population structure within and between ocean basins in a circumpolar seabird: The white-chinned petrel

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Growth and survival of New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri: birth to 3 months

scientific article published on 21 September 2006

Historical population size of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Human-mediated extirpation of the unique Chatham Islands sea lion and implications for the conservation management of remaining New Zealand sea lion populations.

scientific article

Inheritance of telomere length in a bird

scientific article (publication date: 22 February 2011)

Isolation and characterization of 8 microsatellites and for the Kea Nestor notabilis

scientific article published on 5 June 2013

Low Spatial Genetic Differentiation Associated with Rapid Recolonization in the New Zealand Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

MHC variation reflects the bottleneck histories of New Zealand passerines

scientific article published on 12 January 2015

Male harassment of female New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri: mortality, injury, and harassment avoidance

scholarly article published by Neil Gemmell in 2005

Marine mammal population decline linked to obscured by-catch.

scientific article published on 9 October 2017

Mitogenomes resolve the phylogeography and divergence times within the endemic New Zealand Callaeidae (Aves: Passerida)

scientific article published on 9 August 2022

Moa were many

scientific article (publication date: 7 December 2004)

Myth or relict: Does ancient DNA detect the enigmatic Upland seal?

scientific article published on 5 January 2016

PCR-based sexing in conservation biology: Wrong answers from an accurate methodology?

Phylogenetic affinities of the Fregetta storm-petrels are not black and white

scientific article published on 19 January 2016

Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation

scientific article

Phylogenetic position and subspecies divergence of the endangered New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus)

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Phylogenomic Discordance in the Eared Seals is best explained by Incomplete Lineage Sorting following Explosive Radiation in the Southern Hemisphere

scientific article published on 26 December 2020

Phylogeography of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos): implications for translocation and species recovery

article

Pitfall trapping outperforms other methods for surveying ground-dwelling large-bodied alpine invertebrates

scientific article published in 2023

Population Connectivity and Traces of Mitochondrial Introgression in New Zealand Black-Billed Gulls ()

article

Population dynamics reveal conservation priorities of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri

scientific article published on 19 July 2015

Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō

article published in "Cell Genomics" in September 2021

Predicting summer site occupancy for an invasive species, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), in an urban environment ⬇️

scientific article

Reciprocal translocation of small numbers of inbred individuals rescues immunogenetic diversity

scientific article

Reply to Comment on “Population dynamics reveal conservation priorities of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri” by Middleton and Breen (2016)

scientific article published on 22 April 2016

Reply to Roberts et al.: Faith in no fishery impact on New Zealand sea lions based on misunderstandings and unsubstantiated claims

scientific article published on 22 August 2018

Sex allocation theory aids species conservation

scientific article

Sexual segregation in juvenile New Zealand sea lion foraging ranges: implications for intraspecific competition, population dynamics and conservation

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Size and experience matter: diving behaviour of juvenile New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri)

article

Strong isolation by distance argues for separate population management of endangered blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)

The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus)

scientific article published in August 2022

Thirty polymorphic microsatellite loci from the critically endangered kakapo (Strigops habroptilus).

scientific article

Toll-like receptor diversity in 10 threatened bird species: relationship with microsatellite heterozygosity

scientific article

Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

scientific article

Unique and isolated: population structure has implications for management of the endangered New Zealand sea lion

scientific article published on 18 April 2017

Using miniaturized radiotelemetry to discover the breeding grounds of the endangered New Zealand Storm PetrelFregetta maoriana

article

Using molecular diet analysis to inform invasive species management: A case study of introduced rats consuming endemic New Zealand frogs ⬇️

article

When rediscovery is not enough: taxonomic uncertainty hinders conservation of a critically endangered bird

scientific article

Who, Where, What, Wren? Using Ancient DNA to Examine the Veracity of Museum Specimen Data: A Case Study of the New Zealand Rock Wren (Xenicus gilviventris)

scientific article

List of works by Bruce Robertson

An evaluation of the accuracy and performance of lightweight GPS collars in a suburban environment

An island‐hopping bird reveals how founder events shape genome‐wide divergence

Ancient and contemporary DNA reveal a pre-human decline but no population bottleneck associated with recent human persecution in the kea (Nestor notabilis)

Assessment of the dunnocks’ introduction to New Zealand using innate immune-gene diversity

Author Correction: Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

Characterization of MHC class II B polymorphism in bottlenecked New Zealand saddlebacks reveals low levels of genetic diversity.

Combining genetic data to identify relatedness among founders in a genetically depauperate parrot, the Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)

Comment on ‘Current bycatch levels in Auckland Islands trawl fisheries unlikely to be driving New Zealand sea lion<i>(Phocarctos hookeri)</i>population decline’

Comparison of beak and feather disease virus prevalence and immunity-associated genetic diversity over time in an island population of red-crowned parakeets.

Complete genomes of two extinct New Zealand passerines show responses to climate fluctuations but no evidence for genomic erosion prior to extinction

Contrasting patterns of population structure at large and fine geographical scales in a migratory avian disturbance specialist of braided river ecosystems

Correction to: Assessment of the dunnocks’ introduction to New Zealand using innate immune-gene diversity

Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics

Detecting frogs as prey in the diets of introduced mammals: a comparison between morphological and DNA-based diet analyses

Dispersal of breeding, adult male Phocarctos hookeri: Implications for disease transmission, population management and species recovery

Do yearling New Zealand sea lions ( Phocarctos hookeri ) learn foraging behavior from their mothers?

Dye shift: a neglected source of genotyping error in molecular ecology

Effects of supplementary feeding on the offspring sex ratio of kakapo: a dilemma for the conservation of a polygynous parrot

European Colonization, Not Polynesian Arrival, Impacted Population Size and Genetic Diversity in the Critically Endangered New Zealand Kākāpō.

Evidence for Bergmann's Rule and Not Allopatric Subspeciation in the Threatened Kaka (Nestor meridionalis).

Evidence for multiple MHC class II β loci in New Zealand's critically endangered kakapo, Strigops habroptilus

Evidence of bias in assessment of fisheries management impacts

Evolution of the “world’s only alpine parrot”: Genomic adaptation or phenotypic plasticity, behaviour and ecology?

Extinction and recolonization of coastal megafauna following human arrival in New Zealand

Fast, cost-effective development of species-specific microsatellite markers by genomic sequencing

Foraging behaviour of juvenile female New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) in contrasting environments

Full Mitogenomes in the Critically Endangered Kākāpō Reveal Major Post-Glacial and Anthropogenic Effects on Neutral Genetic Diversity.

Genetic Evidence of a Population Bottleneck and Inbreeding in the Endangered New Zealand Sea Lion, Phocarctos hookeri

Genomic evidence for homoploid hybrid speciation in a marine mammal apex predator

Genomic evidence of a functional RH2 opsin in New Zealand parrots and implications for pest control

Genomic signatures of inbreeding in a critically endangered parrot, the kākāpō

Genomics detects population structure within and between ocean basins in a circumpolar seabird: The white-chinned petrel

Growth and survival of New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri: birth to 3 months

Historical population size of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri

Human-mediated extirpation of the unique Chatham Islands sea lion and implications for the conservation management of remaining New Zealand sea lion populations.

Inheritance of telomere length in a bird

Isolation and characterization of 8 microsatellites and for the Kea Nestor notabilis

Low Spatial Genetic Differentiation Associated with Rapid Recolonization in the New Zealand Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri

MHC variation reflects the bottleneck histories of New Zealand passerines

Male harassment of female New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri: mortality, injury, and harassment avoidance

Marine mammal population decline linked to obscured by-catch.

Mitogenomes resolve the phylogeography and divergence times within the endemic New Zealand Callaeidae (Aves: Passerida)

Moa were many

Myth or relict: Does ancient DNA detect the enigmatic Upland seal?

PCR-based sexing in conservation biology: Wrong answers from an accurate methodology?

Phylogenetic affinities of the Fregetta storm-petrels are not black and white

Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation

Phylogenetic position and subspecies divergence of the endangered New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus)

Phylogenomic Discordance in the Eared Seals is best explained by Incomplete Lineage Sorting following Explosive Radiation in the Southern Hemisphere

Phylogeography of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos): implications for translocation and species recovery

Pitfall trapping outperforms other methods for surveying ground-dwelling large-bodied alpine invertebrates

Population Connectivity and Traces of Mitochondrial Introgression in New Zealand Black-Billed Gulls ()

Population dynamics reveal conservation priorities of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri

Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō

Predicting summer site occupancy for an invasive species, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), in an urban environment ⬇️

Reciprocal translocation of small numbers of inbred individuals rescues immunogenetic diversity

Reply to Comment on “Population dynamics reveal conservation priorities of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri” by Middleton and Breen (2016)

Reply to Roberts et al.: Faith in no fishery impact on New Zealand sea lions based on misunderstandings and unsubstantiated claims

Sex allocation theory aids species conservation

Sexual segregation in juvenile New Zealand sea lion foraging ranges: implications for intraspecific competition, population dynamics and conservation

Size and experience matter: diving behaviour of juvenile New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri)

Strong isolation by distance argues for separate population management of endangered blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)

The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus)

Thirty polymorphic microsatellite loci from the critically endangered kakapo (Strigops habroptilus).

Toll-like receptor diversity in 10 threatened bird species: relationship with microsatellite heterozygosity

Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

Unique and isolated: population structure has implications for management of the endangered New Zealand sea lion

Using miniaturized radiotelemetry to discover the breeding grounds of the endangered New Zealand Storm PetrelFregetta maoriana

Using molecular diet analysis to inform invasive species management: A case study of introduced rats consuming endemic New Zealand frogs ⬇️

When rediscovery is not enough: taxonomic uncertainty hinders conservation of a critically endangered bird

Who, Where, What, Wren? Using Ancient DNA to Examine the Veracity of Museum Specimen Data: A Case Study of the New Zealand Rock Wren (Xenicus gilviventris)