Impacts of environmental and human disturbances on behaviour of captive kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
Publication/Journal: New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Keywords: apteryx mantelli, disturbance of captive animals, noise, pacing, visitor management
2021
A new marker based on the avian spindlin gene that is able to sex most birds, including species problematic to sex with CHD markers
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aves, bird, data validation, sex typing, spindlin gene, w and z chromosomes
2016
Characterization of hatch-size and growth rates of captive and wild-reared brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) chicks
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: development, hindlimb, limb deformities, postnatal growth
2013
An exploratory analysis of the suitability of diets fed to a flightless insectivore, the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli), in New Zealand
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: amino acids, apteryx mantelli, captive diets, fatty acids, kiwi, nutrition, protein
2010
Assessment of reproductive status and ovulation in female brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) using fecal steroids and ovarian follicle size
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estradiol, oviposition, ovulation, progesterone, testosterone, ultrasound
2006