Professor Lloyd Spencer Davis

2025

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S., Zhu, L., & Finkler, W. (2025). National parks as vehicles for science communication: The science of signs. Journal of Science Communication, 24(3), A01. doi: 10.22323/2.24030201

Simpson, M. D., Dickerson, A. L., Chiaradia, A., Davis, L., & Reina, R. D. (2025). Divorce rates better predict population-level reproductive success in little penguins than foraging behaviour or environmental factors. Ecology & Evolution, 15, e70787. doi: 10.1002/ece3.70787

2024

Journal - Research Article

Finkler, W., Davis, L. S., Ruwhiu, D., Li, L., Lloyd, N., Beatson, N., & Zhu, L. (2024). Science stories through a cultural lens: The effects of cultural framing of storytelling in the natural and social sciences. Metode Science Studies Journal, 14, 159-165. doi: 10.7203/metode.14.26592

Gimeno, M., Giménez, J., Chiaradia, A., Davis, L. S., Seddon, P. J., Ropert-Coudert, Y., … Ramírez, F. (2024). Climate and human stressors on global penguin hotspots: Current assessments for future conservation. Global Change Biology, 30, e17143. doi: 10.1111/gcb.17143

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Davis, L. S., Finkler, W., Lo, W. H., Rabbidge, M., Zhu, L., & Zollmann, S. (2024). 360 storytelling for immersive teaching online and in the classroom for secondary and tertiary education. Proceedings of the IEEE Ccnference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW). (pp. 935-936). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/VRW62533.2024.00264

2023

Journal - Research Article

Ramírez, F., Cordón, Y., García, D., Rodríguez, A., Coll, M., Davis, L. S., … Carrasco, J. L. (2023). Large-scale human celebrations increase global light pollution. People & Nature, 5(5), 1552-1560. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10520

Davis, L. S., Zhu, L., & Finkler, W. (2023). Citizen science: Is it good science? Sustainability, 15, 4577. doi: 10.3390/su15054577

León, B., Bourk, M., Finkler, W., Boykoff, M., & Davis, L. S. (2023). Strategies for climate change communication through social media: Objectives, approach, and interaction. Media International Australia, 188(1), 112-127. doi: 10.1177/1329878X211038004

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Davis, L., Zhu, L., & Finkler, W. (2023). Citizen science: Is it good science? Proceedings of the 17th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. Retrieved from www.pcst2023.nl

2022

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S., León, B., Bourk, M. J., Zhu, L., & Finkler, W. (2022). Infotainment may increase engagement with science but it can decrease perceptions of seriousness. Sustainability, 14, 10659. doi: 10.3390/su141710659

Davis, L. S., Renner, M., Houston, D., Zhu, L., Finkler, W., & Mattern, T. (2022). The breeding biology of erect-crested penguins, Eudyptes sclateri: Hormones, behavior, obligate brood reduction and conservation. PLoS ONE, 17(10), e0275106. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275106

Finkler, W., & Davis, L. S. (2022). Filmmaking, affective communication, and the construction of tourism imaginaries: Putting the wow into sustainable whale watching. Tourism Culture & Communication, 27(2), 205-217. doi: 10.3727/109830421X16296375579651

2021

Journal - Research Article

Zhu, L., Davis, L. S., & Carr, A. (2021). Visualising natural attractions within national parks: Preferences of tourists for photographs with different visual characteristics. PLoS ONE, 16(6), e0252661. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252661

Finkler, W., Medvecky, F., & Davis, L. S. (2021). Environmental immersion and mobile filmmaking for science education: A New Zealand pilot study. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental & Science Education, 17(1), e2228. doi: 10.29333/ijese/9155

Zhu, L., Davis, L. S., & Carr, A. (2021). A picture is not always worth a thousand words: The visual quality of photographs affects the effectiveness of interpretive signage for science communication. Public Understanding of Science, 30(3), 258-273. doi: 10.1177/0963662520982535

Martin, K. M., Davis, L. S., & Sandretto, S. (2021). Engagement with science across the middle years in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 56, 83-99. doi: 10.1007/s40841-020-00185-x

2020

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S., León, B., Bourk, M. J., & Finkler, W. (2020). Transformation of the media landscape: Infotainment versus expository narrations for communicating science in online videos. Public Understanding of Science, 29(7), 688-701. doi: 10.1177/0963662520945136

2019

Journal - Research Article

Martin, K. M., Davis, L. S., & Sandretto, S. (2019). Students as storytellers: Mobile-filmmaking to improve student engagement in school science. Journal of Science Communication, 18(05), A04. doi: 10.22323/2.18050204

Massaro, M., Davidson, R. S., Freire, R., & Davis, L. S. (2019). Revisiting the influence of aggressive interactions on the survival of the first-laid egg in crested penguins (genus Eudyptes). Journal of Avian Biology, 50(8), e02133. doi: 10.1111/jav.02133

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Martin, K., Davis, L. S., & Sandretto, S. (2019). A seed for future adoption: Mobile-filmmaking in the secondary school classroom. Proceedings of the World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning. (pp. 54-61). Retrieved from https://www.learntechlib.org/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Davis, L. (2019, December). Research communication. Invited presentation at the School of Physiotherapy Postgraduate Research Symposium: Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2018

Chapter in Book - Research

Davis, L. S., & León, B. (2018). New and old narratives: Changing narratives of science documentary in the digital environment. In B. León & M. Bourk (Eds.), Communicating science and technology through online video: Researching a new media phenomenon. (pp. 55-63). Abindgon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351054584

Bourk, M., León, B., & Davis, L. S. (2018). Entertainment in science: Useful in small doses. In B. León & M. Bourk (Eds.), Communicating science and technology through online video: Researching a new media phenomenon. (pp. 90-106). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351054584

Chapter in Book - Other

Davis, L. S. (2018). Sphenisciformes. In J. K. Cochran, P. L. Pager & H. J. Bokuniewicz (Eds.), Encyclopedia of ocean sciences (Vol. 2). (3rd ed.) (pp. 109-118). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11320-X

Davis, L. S., & Cuthbert, R. J. (2018). Seabird reproductive ecology. In S. Elias (Ed.), Reference module in earth systems and environmental sciences. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11321-1

Journal - Research Other

Davis, L., Fähnrich, B., Nepote, A. C., Riedlinger, M., & Trench, B. (2018). Environmental communication and science communication: Conversations, connections and collaborations. Environmental Communication, 12(4), 431-437. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2018.1436082

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Zhu, L., & Davis, L. S. (2018). The effectiveness of photographs to communicate science in a Chinese national park. Proceedings of the 15th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. (pp. 439). Retrieved from https://pcst.co/conferences

Martin, K., Davis, L., & Sandretto, S. (2018). Engagement for digital native storytellers: Making students the science communicators. Proceedings of the 15th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. (pp. 289). Retrieved from https://pcst.co/conferences

Hamel, S., Davis, L., & Bering, J. (2018). Outside the box. Proceedings of the 15th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. (pp. 205). Retrieved from https://pcst.co/conferences

Baram-Tsabari, A., Davis, L. S., Lewenstein, B. V., & Bucchi, M. (2018). What’s new about public engagement with science on new media? Proceedings of the 15th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. (pp. 105-107). Retrieved from https://pcst.co/conferences

Film/Video/CD Rom

Davis, L. S. (producer, director, camera, script), & Finkler, W. (producer, director, camera, editor, sound design) (2018). Guardian of Kinbalu [Documentary]. NaturesVoices. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/channels/976070/213208565

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Houston, D. M., & Davis, L. S. (2018). Like clockwork: Nest attendance patterns and foraging behaviour of Snares penguins Eudyptes robustus as a function of daylength and oceanography. PeerJ Preprints. doi: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.26653v1

Other Research Output

Davis, L. S. (2018, April). Sex, lies, and videos. Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Patman, R. G., & Davis, L. S. (2017). The advent of science diplomacy. In A. Dinar, R. A. Matthew, C. Harron, K. Goodrich, B. Maharramli & E. Nizkorodov (Eds.), The World Scientific reference on natural resources and environmental policy in the era of global change: The social ecology of the Anthropocene: Continuity and change in global environmental politics (Vol. 2). (pp. 81-98). Singapore: World Scientific. doi: 10.1142/9789813208162_0004

Journal - Research Article

Patman, R. G., & Davis, L. S. (2017). Science diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region: A mixed but promising experience. Politics & Policy, 45(5), 862-878. doi: 10.1111/polp.12228

Ramírez, F., Afán, I., Davis, L. S., & Chiaradia, A. (2017). Climate impacts on global hot spots of marine biodiversity. Science Advances, 3(2), e1601198. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1601198

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bourk, M., Rock, J., & Davis, L. S. (2017). Mediating the science: Symbolic and structural influences on communicating climate change through New Zealand’s television news. Environmental Communication, 11(6), 821-839. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2015.1058289

Davis, L. S. (2017). Ian George Jamieson, 2 March 1957-2 February 2015 [Obituary]. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 41(2), 278-283. doi: 10.20417/nzjeco1.41.26

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Martin, K., Davis, L., & Sandretto, S. (2017). Engaging secondary students with science communication. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 54-55). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html

2015

Edited Book - Research

Davis, L. S., & Patman, R. G. (Eds.). (2015). Science diplomacy: New day or false dawn? Singapore: World Scientific, 278p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Davis, L. S., & Patman, R. G. (2015). New day or false dawn? In L. S. Davis & R. G. Patman (Eds.), Science diplomacy: New day or false dawn? (pp. 261-275). Singapore: World Scientific. doi: 10.1142/9789814440073_0014

Turekian, V. C., Macindoe, S., Copeland, D., Davis, L. S., Patman, R. G., & Pozza, M. (2015). The emergence of science diplomacy. In L. S. Davis & R. G. Patman (Eds.), Science diplomacy: New day or false dawn? (pp. 3-24). Singapore: World Scientific. doi: 10.1142/9789814440073_0001

Journal - Research Article

Szymanski, E. A., & Davis, L. S. (2015). Wine science in the Wild West: information-seeking behaviors and attitudes among Washington state winemakers and growers. Journal of Wine Research, 26(4), 270-286. doi: 10.1080/09571264.2015.1083954

Trathann, P. N., García-Borboroglu, P., Boersma, D., Bost, C.-A., Crawford, R. J. M., Crossin, G. T., … Davis, L. S., … Seddon, P. J., … Wienecke, B. (2015). Pollution, habitat loss, fishing, and climate change as critical threats to penguins. Conservation Biology, 29, 31-41. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12349

Journal - Research Other

Rodriguez Estrada, F. C., & Davis, L. S. (2015). Improving visual communication of science through the incorporation of graphic design theories and practices into science communication. Science Communication, 37(1), 140-148. doi: 10.1177/1075547014562914

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Davis, L. (2015, November-December). The effectiveness of university outreach for science communication. Verbal presentation at the Science Communicators Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2014

Chapter in Book - Research

Davis, L. S. (2014). Outreach activities by universities as a channel for science communication. In L. Tan Wee Hin & R. Subramaniam (Eds.), Communicating science to the public: Opportunities and challenges for the Asia-Pacific region. (pp. 161-181). Dordrecht: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-9097-0_10

Journal - Research Article

Sides, A., Davis, L., & Rock, J. (2014). Our view of islands: Joining the values of science and society. Ecological Management & Restoration, 15(2), 123-127. doi: 10.1111/emr.12117

Augé, A. A., Chilvers, B. L., Moore, A. B., & Davis, L. S. (2014). Importance of studying foraging site fidelity for spatial conservation measures in a mobile predator. Animal Conservation, 17(1), 61-71. doi: 10.1111/acv.12056

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bourk, M., Davis, L., Rock, J., & León, B. (2014). Mediating the science: The symbolic and structural influences on communicating climate change through New Zealand’s television news. In B. León (Ed.), Communicating Climate Change: From Global Agenda to Media Representation: Proceedings of the 28th CICOM International Conference on Communication. (pp. 232-251). Salamanca, Spain: Communicación Social. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Davis, L. S. (2014). Using sex to sell science. Proceedings of the 13th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference. (pp. 192). Retrieved from http://www.pcst-2014.org/index.php/en/programme

2013

Chapter in Book - Research

Davis, L. S. (2013). Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri). In P. Garcia Borboroglu & P. D. Boersma (Eds.), Penguins: Natural history and conservation. (pp. 145-151). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.

Journal - Research Article

Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Houston, D. M., Lamare, M., Davis, L. S., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2013). Straight line foraging in yellow-eyed penguins: New insights into cascading fisheries effects and orientation capabilities of marine predators. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e84381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084381

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Houston, D. M., Seddon, P. J., & Davis, L. S. (2013). The Pros and Cons of being a benthic forager: How anthropogenic alterations of the seafloor affect Yellow-eyed penguins [Keynote]. Proceedings of the 8th International Penguin Conference (IPC8). (pp. 16). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Davis, L. S., Bourk, M., Rock, J., Wardell, S., & Leon, B. (2013, January). Does the messenger kill the message: How climate change and scientists come across on television news. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Rifkin, W., Longnecker, N., Leach, J., & Davis, L. (2012). Assigning students to publish on the web: Examples, hurdles, and needs. Journal of the NUS Teaching Academy, 2(2), 79-94.

Melzer, S., Davis, L. S., & Bishop, P. J. (2012). Cutaneous gland secretions of Leiopelma pakeka as a potential mechanism against rat predation. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 39(4), 329-339. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2012.665809

Augé, A. A., Lalas, C., Davis, L. S., & Chilvers, B. L. (2012). Autumn diet of recolonising female New Zealand sea lions based at Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 41(6), 97-110. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2011.606326

Ellenberg, U., Mattern, T., Houston, D. M., Davis, L. S., & Seddon, P. J. (2012). Previous experiences with humans affect responses of Snares Penguins to experimental disturbance. Journal of Ornithology, 153(3), 621-631. doi: 10.1007/s10336-011-0780-4

2011

Journal - Research Article

Kerr, J. R., & Davis, L. S. (2011). Benzylpiperazine in New Zealand: Brief history and current implications. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 41(1), 155-164. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2011.557036

Augé, A. A., Chilvers, B. L., Davis, L. S., & Moore, A. B. (2011). In the shallow end: Diving behaviour of recolonising female New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) around the Otago Peninsula. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 89(12), 1195-1205. doi: 10.1139/z11-098

Augé, A. A., Chilvers, B. L., Moore, A. B., & Davis, L. (2011). Foraging behaviour indicates marginal marine habitat for New Zealand sea lions: Remnant versus recolonising populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 432, 247-256. doi: 10.3354/meps09176

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Rifkin, W., Longnecker, N., Leach, J., & Davis, L. (2011). Worried about engagement? Have students create 'new media'. In M. Sharma, A. Yeung, T. Jenkins, E. Johnson, G. Rayner & J. West (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science & Mathematics Education: Teaching for diversity: Challenges & strategies. (pp. 211-219). University of Sydney, Australia: UniServe Science. [Full Paper]

2010

Chapter in Book - Research

Davis, L. S. (2010). Darwin's voyage on the Beagle. In D. Galloway & J. Timmins (Eds.), Aspects of Darwin: A New Zealand celebration. (pp. 36-44). Dunedin, New Zealand: Friends of the Knox College Library, Hewitson Library, Knox College.

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S. (2010). Science communication: A "Down Under" perspective. Japanese Journal of Science Communication, 7, 65-71.

Rifkin, W., Longnecker, N., Leach, J., Davis, L., & Orthia, L. (2010). Students publishing in new media: Eight hypotheses: A house of cards? International Journal of Innovation in Science & Mathematics Education, 18(1), 43-54.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Rifkin, W., Longnecker, N., Leach, J., & Davis, L. (2010). Blogging biology & podcasting physics: Authentic learning via student creation of new media. In M. Sharma (Ed.), Proceedings of the 16th UniServe Science Annual Conference: Creating active minds in our science and mathematics students. (pp. 113-115). University of Sydney, Australia: UniServe Science. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Garcia-Borboroglu, P., Boersma, D., Trathan, P., Pütz, K., Wienecke, B., Le Maho, Y., … Mattern, T., … Ellenberg, U., Seddon, P., van Heezik, Y., … Davis, L., … Hindel, M. (2010). Penguin status in troubled oceans. In H. Urquhart, D. Laughlin & P. DiBona (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Penguin Conference. (pp. 44). Boston, MA: New England Aquarium. [Abstract]

Davis, L. S. (2010). Breeding behaviour and brood reduction in erect-crested penguins (Eudyptes sclateri). In H. Urquhart, D. Laughlin & P. DiBona (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Penguin Conference. (pp. 3). Boston, MA: New England Aquarium. [Abstract]

Rifkin, W., Longnecker, N., Leach, J., & Davis, L. (2010). ″How do I get sound?″. Proceedings of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) International Conference: Reshaping Higher Education. Retrieved from http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2010/

2009

Authored Book - Research

Davis, L. S. (2009). Penguins of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: New Holland, 63p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Hutching, G., & Davis, L. S. (2009). People and marine wildlife. In New Zealanders and the sea. (pp. 236-241). Auckland, New Zealand: David Bateman.

Journal - Research Article

Mattern, T., Houston, D. M., Lalas, C., Setiawan, A. N., & Davis, L. S. (2009). Diet composition, continuity in prey availability and marine habitat: Keystones to population stability in the Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus). Emu, 109, 204-213. doi: 10.1071/mu08001

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Davis, L., Rifkin, W., Longnecker, N., & Leach, J. (2009). New media to develop graduate attributes of science students. In R. J. Atkinson & C. McBeath (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference: Same Places, Different Spaces. (pp. 1208-1210). ascilite. Retrieved from http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/procs/davis-interactive-session.pdf

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Auge, A. A., Chilvers, B. L., Davis, L., & Moore, A. (2009, September). Marginality of remnant populations and implications for conservation: Example of the New Zealand sea lion. Poster session presented at the 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB): Conservation Biology and Beyond: From Science to Practice, Prague, Czech Republic.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Davis, L. S. (2009, September). Darwin's voyage on the Beagle. Verbal presentation at the Aspects of Darwin Symposium: A Bicentennial Celebration, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Film/Video/CD Rom

Hendry, W. F. (director, producer), & Davis, L. S. (producer) (2009). Wind Dancer: The story of Shona Dunlop MacTavish [Film]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Green Concrete Films and Adelie Productions.

Other Research Output

Davis, L. (2009, May). Looking for Darwin and the evolution of a great idea. University of Otago Christchurch: Mid-Winter Dialogues. Christchurch, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Davis, L. S. (2009, September). Marching with penguins. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2008

Authored Book - Research

Babirat, C., & Davis, L. S. (2008). The business of documentary filmmaking: A practical guide for emerging New Zealand filmmakers. Dunedin, New Zealand: Longacre Press, 184p.

Journal - Research Article

Mulder, H. A. J., Longnecker, N., & Davis, L. S. (2008). The state of science communication programs at universities around the world. Science Communication, 30(2), 277-287.

2007

Authored Book - Research

Davis, L. S. (2007). Looking for Darwin. Dunedin, New Zealand: Longacre Press, 280p.

Davis, L. S. (2007). Smithsonian Q & A: Penguins. Harper Collins, 218p.

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S. (2007). Popularizing Antarctic science: Impact factors and penguins. Aquatic Conservation, 17(Suppl. 1), S148-S164. doi: 10.1002/aqc.916

Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Houston, D. M., & Davis, L. S. (2007). Consistent foraging routes and benthic foraging behaviour in yellow-eyed penguins. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 343, 295-306. doi: 10.3354/meps06954

Massaro, M., Setiawan, A. N., & Davis, L. S. (2007). Effects of artificial eggs on prolactin secretion, steroid levels, brood patch development, incubation onset and clutch size in the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes). General & Comparative Endocrinology, 151, 220-229. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.01.034

Setiawan, A. N., Davis, L. S., Darby, J. T., Lokman, P. M., Young, G., Blackberry, M. A., … Martin, G. B. (2007). Effects of artificial social stimuli on the reproductive schedule and hormone levels of yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Hormones & Behavior, 51, 46-53.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Davis, L. S., Davis, D. M. M., Johnstone, R. M., & Lickley, L. (2007). Feeding chases in Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae): Brood reduction or brood maximization? In E. J. Woehler (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th International Penguin Conference. (pp. 28). Hobart, Australia. [Abstract]

2006

Journal - Research Article

Massaro, M., Davis, L. S., & Davidson, R. S. (2006). Plasticity of brood patch development and its influence on incubation periods in the yellow-eyed penguin Megadyptes antipodes: An experimental approach. Journal of Avian Biology, 37(5), 497-506. doi: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03783.x

Wheatley, K. E., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Harcourt, R. G., Davis, L. S., & Hindell, M. A. (2006). Chemical immobilization of adult female Weddell seals with tiletamine and zolazepam: Effects of age, condition and stage of lactation. BMC Veterinary Research, 2, 8. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-2-8

Wheatley, K. E., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Davis, L. S., Harcourt, R. G., & Hindell, M. A. (2006). Influence of maternal mass and condition on energy transfer in Weddell seals. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(3), 724-733. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01093.x

Setiawan, A. N., Davis, L. S., Darby, J. T., Lokman, P. M., Young, G., Blackberry, M. A., … Martin, G. B. (2006). Hormonal correlates of parental behavior in yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A, 145, 357-362.

2005

Journal - Research Article

Setiawan, A. N., Massaro, M., Darby, J. T., & Davis, L. S. (2005). Mate and territory retention in Yellow-eyed penguins. Condor, 107, 703-709.

Waugh, S., Filippi, D., Fukuda, A., Suzuki, M., Higuchi, H., Setiawan, A., & Davis, L. (2005). Foraging of royal albatrosses, Diomedea epomophora, from the Otago Peninsula and its relationships to fisheries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 62, 1410-1421.

Massaro, M., & Davis, L. S. (2005). Differences in egg size, shell thickness, pore density, pore diameter and water vapour conductance between first and second eggs of Snares Penguins Eudyptes robustus and their influence on hatching asynchrony. Ibis, 147(2), 251-258. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00379.x

2004

Journal - Research Article

Numata, M., Davis, L. S., & Renner, M. (2004). Growth and survival of chicks in relation to nest attendance patterns of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) at Oamaru and Motuara Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 31, 263-269.

Massaro, M., Davis, L. S., Darby, J. T., Robertson, G. J., & Setiawan, A. N. (2004). Intraspecific variation of incubation periods in Yellow-eyed penguins Megadyptes antipodes: Testing the influence of age, laying date and egg size. Ibis, 146, 526-530.

Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Luna-Jorquera, G., & Davis, L. S. (2004). Humboldt penguin census on Isla Chañaral, Chile: Recent increase or past underestimate of penguin numbers? Waterbirds, 27(3), 368-376.

Massaro, M., & Davis, L. S. (2004). The influence of laying date and maternal age on eggshell thickness and pore density in yellow-eyed penguins. Condor, 106, 496-505.

Massaro, M., & Davis, L. S. (2004). 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). Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 56, 426-434.

2003

Authored Book - Research

Davis, L. S., & Renner, M. (2003). Penguins. London: T & A D Poyser, 201p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Allen, R., Cree, A., Darby, J., Davis, L. S., Patrick, B. H., & Spencer, H. G. (2003). Forests and shrublands. In J. T. Darby, R. E. Fordyce, A. F. Mark, P. K. Probert & C. R. Townsend (Eds.), The natural history of Southern New Zealand. (pp. 153-190). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.

Brett, T., Carter, L., Carter, R. M., Darby, J., Davis, L., Dawson, S., Jillett, J., Probert, K., & Spencer, H. (2003). The open sea. In J. T. Darby, R. E. Fordyce, A. F. Mark, P. K. Probert & C. R. Townsend (Eds.), The natural history of Southern New Zealand. (pp. 313-338). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.

Hamel, J., Allen, R., Davis, L. S., McGovern-Wilson, R., Petchey, P., & Smith, I. W. G. (2003). The human factor. In J. T. Darby, R. E. Fordyce, A. F. Mark, P. K. Probert & C. R. Townsend (Eds.), The natural history of Southern New Zealand. (pp. 129-151). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.

Journal - Research Article

Bradshaw, C. J. A., Harcourt, R. G., & Davis, L. S. (2003). Male-biased sex ratios in New Zealand fur seal pups relative to environmental variation. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 53, 297-307.

Massaro, M., Davis, L. S., & Darby, J. T. (2003). Carotenoid-derived ornaments reflect parental quality in male and female yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 55, 169-175.

Bradshaw, C. J., Barker, R. J., Harcourt, R. G., & Davis, L. S. (2003). Estimating survival and capture probability of fur seal pups using multistate mark-recapture models. Journal of Mammalogy, 84(1), 65-80.

2002

Chapter in Book - Research

Bustamante, J., Boersma, P. D., & Davis, L. S. (2002). Feeding chases in penguins. In J. Wright & M. L. Leonard (Eds.), The evolution of begging: competition, cooperation and communication. (pp. 303-318). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Journal - Research Article

Massaro, M., Darby, J. T., Davis, L. S., Edge, K. A., & Hazel, M. J. (2002). Investigation of interacting effects of female age, laying dates, and egg size in Yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Auk, 119(4), 1137-1141.

Harcourt, R. G., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Dickson, K., & Davis, L. S. (2002). Foraging ecology of a generalist predator, the female New Zealand fur seal. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 227, 11-24.

Bradshaw, C. J. A., Davis, L. S., Purvis, M. K., Zhou, Q. Q., & Benwell, G. L. (2002). Using artificial neural networks to model the suitability of coastline for breeding by New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri). Ecological Modelling, 2(148), 111-131.

Cuthbert, R., & Davis, L. S. (2002). Adult survival and productivity in Hutton's shearwaters. Ibis, 144, 423-432.

2001

Authored Book - Research

Davis, L. S. (2001). The Plight of the Penguin. Dunedin: Longacre Press, 112p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Davis, L. S. (2001). Sphenisciformes. In J. H. Steele, S. A. Thorpe & K. K. Turekian (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Ocean Sciences. (pp. 2872-2880). London: Academic Press.

Davis, L. S., & Cuthbert, R. J. (2001). Reproductive ecology of seabirds. In J. H. Steele, S. A. Thorpe & K. K. Turekian (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Ocean Sciences. (pp. 2663-2669). London: Academic Press.

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S., Harcourt, R. G., & Bradshaw, C. J. A. (2001). The winter migration of Adelie penguins breeding in the Ross Sea sector of Antarctica. Polar Biology, 24, 593-597.

Cuthbert, R., Fletcher, D. J., & Davis, L. S. (2001). A sensitivity analysis of Hutton's shearwater: Prioritizing conservation research and management. Biological Conservation, 100, 163-172.

Renner, M., & Davis, L. S. (2001). Survival analysis of Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) chicks on Motuara Island, New Zealand. Ibis, 143, 369-379.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Davis, L. S. (2001). A superlative penguin: The least known, last studied, strangest penguin takes a scientist on a most uncomfortable journey. Natural History, 110(9), 46-54.

2000

Chapter in Book - Research

Bradshaw, C. J. A., Purvis, M. K., Raykov, R., Zhou, Q., & Davis, L. S. (2000). Predicting patterns in spatial ecology using neural networks: Modelling colonisation by New Zealand fur seals. In R. Denzer, D. Swayne, M. K. Purvis & G. Schimak (Eds.), Environmental Software Systems - Environmental Information and Decision Support. (pp. 57-65). Boston: Kluwer Academic.

Journal - Research Article

Bradshaw, C. J. A., Barker, R. J., & Davis, L. S. (2000). Modeling tag loss in New Zealand fur seal pups. Journal of Agricultural, Biological & Environmental Statistics, 5(4), 475-485.

Numata, M., Davis, L. S., & Renner, M. (2000). Prolonged foraging trips and egg desertion in little penguins (Eudyptula minor). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 27, 277-289.

Cuthbert, R., Sommer, E., & Davis, L. S. (2000). Seasonal variation in the diet of stoats in a breeding colony of Hutton's shearwaters. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 27, 367-373.

Renner, M., & Davis, L. S. (2000). Marking penguins with implanted transponders. Notornis, 47, 163-165.

McLean, I. G., Kayes, S. D., Murie, J. O., Davis, L. S., & Lambert, D. M. (2000). Genetic monogamy mirrors social monogamy in the Fiordland crested penguin. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 27, 311-316.

Bradshaw, C. J. A., Davis, L. S., Lalas, C., & Harcourt, R. J. (2000). Geographic and temporal variation in the condition of pups of the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri): Evidence for density dependence and differences in the marine environment. Journal of Zoology, 252(1), 41-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00818.x

Hunter, F. M., Harcourt, R., Wright, M., & Davis, L. S. (2000). Strategic allocation of ejaculates by male Adelie penguins. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Series B, 267, 1541-1545.

1999

Journal - Research Article

Renner, M., & Davis, L. S. (1999). Sexing little penguins Eudyptula minor from Cook Strait, New Zealand using discriminant function analysis. Emu, 99, 74-77.

Bradshaw, C. J. A., Thompson, C. M., Davis, L. S., & Lalas, C. (1999). Pup density related to terrestrial habitat use by New Zealand fur seals. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77(10), 1579-1586. doi: 10.1139/z99-125

McQueen, S., Davis, L. S., & Young, G. (1999). Sex steroid and corticosterone levels during courtship and incubation of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adelaie). General & Comparative Endocrinology, 114, 11-19.

Croxall, J., & Davis, L. S. (1999). Penguins, paradoxes and patterns. Marine Ornithology, 27, 1-12.

Wanwimolruk, S., Zhang, H., Coville, P., Saville, D. J., & Davis, L. S. (1999). In vitro hepatic metabolism of a CYP3A-mediated drug, quinine, in Adélie penguins. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part C, 124(3), 301-307.

Bradshaw, C. J. A., Lalas, C., Perriman, L., Harcourt, R. G., Best, H., & Davis, L. S. (1999). Seasonal oscillation in shore attendance and transience of New Zealand fur seals. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77, 814-823.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Kooyman, G., Hull, C., Olsson, O., Robertson, G., Croxall, J., & Davis, L. S. (1999). Foraging patterns of polar penguins. In N. J. Adams & R. H. Slotow (Eds.), Proceedings of 22nd International Ornithological Congress. (pp. 2021-2039). Johannesburg: Birdlife South Africa. [Full Paper]

1998

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S., Hunter, F. M., Harcourt, R. G., & Michelsen Heath, S. (1998). Reciprocal homosexual mounting in Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). Emu, 98(2), 136-137. doi: 10.1071/MU98015

Hunter, F. M., & Davis, L. S. (1998). Female Adelie penguins acquire nest material from extrapair males after engaging in extrapair copulations. Auk, 115, 526-528.

McQueen, S., Davis, L. S., & Young, G. (1998). The reproductive endocrinology of Fiordland crested penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus). Emu, 98, 127-131.

Stokes, D. L., Boersma, P. D., & Davis, L. S. (1998). Satellite tracking of Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) migration. Condor, 100, 376-381.

Renner, M., Valencia, J., Davis, L. S., Saez, D., & Cifuentes, O. (1998). Sexing of adult Gentoo penguins in Antarctica using morphometrics. Colonial Waterbirds, 21(3), 444-449.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Wanwimolruk, S., Zhang, H., Coville, P., Saville, D. J., & Davis, L. S. (1998). Reduced ability of Antarctic Adelie Penguins compared to humans to eliminate xenobiotics having a similar metabolic profile to quinine (P450IIIA substracts). New Zealand Activities in Antarctica 1997-98 Antarctic Research Seminar, 27 March 1998. Victoria University, Wellington: Antarctic Research Centre. [Abstract]

1997

Chapter in Book - Research

Harcourt, R. G., & Davis, L. S. (1997). The use of satellite telemetry to determine fur seal foraging areas. In M. Hindell & C. Kemper (Eds.), Marine Mammal Research in the Southern Hemisphere. Vol 1: Status, Ecology and Medicine. (pp. 137-142). Chipping Norton, N.S.W.: Surrey Beatty & Sons.

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S. (1997). Ecological constraints on parental investment by Adelie penguins: can desertions be used as a biological indicator of environmental change? Korean Journal of Polar Research, 8, 63-67.

Court, G. S., Davis, L. S., Focardi, S., Bargargli, R., Fossi, C., Leonzio, C., & Marili, L. (1997). Chlorinated hydrocarbons in the tissues of South Polar Skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) and Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliea) from Ross Sea, Antarctica. Environmental Pollution, 97(3), 295-301.

Boersma, P. D., & Davis, L. S. (1997). Feeding chases and food allocation in Adelie penguins (Pygoscelius Adeliae). Animal Behaviour, 54(5), 1047-1052.

1996

Journal - Research Article

Hunter, F. M., Davis, L. S., & Miller, G. D. (1996). Sperm transfer in the Adélie penguin. Condor, 98(2), 410-413. doi: 10.2307/1369158

Davis, L. S., Boersma, P. D., & Court, G. S. (1996). Satellite telemetry of the winter migration of AdTlie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). Polar Biology, 16, 221-225.

1995

Chapter in Book - Research

Davis, L. S. (1995). The control of behaviour: Free-running circadian rhythms in the Antarctic summer. In P. Dann, I. Norman & P. Reilly (Eds.), The penguins: Ecology and Management. (pp. 56-72). Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Limited.

Journal - Research Article

Davis, L. S., Cockrem, J. F., Miller, G. D., & Court, G. S. (1995). An incubation timer for seabirds: progesterone and its relationship to hatching in AdTlie penguins. Emu, 95, 245-251.

Hunter, F. M., Miller, G. D., & Davis, L. S. (1995). Mate switching and copulation behaviour in the AdTlie penguin. Behaviour, 132, 691-707.