Emeritus Professor Phil Bishop, Our People, Department of Zoology, University of Otago, New Zealand

Phil Bishop peacefully passed away after a brief illness on 23 January, 2021.

Phil was a champion of amphibian conservation, a wonderful teacher and a dearly loved friend and colleague.

We will miss him terribly.

Obituary from the Amphibian Survival Alliance

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Research Interests
Recent Research Students
Publications

Research Interests

Archeys Frog Research.

Amphibian conservation and behavioural ecology
Animal communication
Declining frog populations and frog diseases

Recent Postgraduate Students

Sally Wren - PhD 'Improving knowledge and techniques for the conservation of New Zealand’s native frogs'
Emma Curtin – PhD 'The ecology of introduced dung beetles in the South Island'
Adria Eda – PhD 'Metagenomic analysis of cutaneous microbiota in New Zealand frogs associated with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) exposure'
Joe Altobelli II – PhD 'An analysis of habitat use, reproductive behaviour, and population characterization of terrestrial Leiopelmatid frogs'
Jenny Laycock - PhD 'Disease risks to native frogs; anthropogenic dispersal of invasive Litoria species'
Oli Aylen – MSc 'Competition and niche partitioning of insectivorous bats in Borneo'
Tessa Mackenzie – MSc 'Divergence of Australian and New Zealand Southern Bell Frogs'
Tegan Murrell – MSc ‘Detection dog effectiveness for Leiopelmatid surveys and attributes of a successful conservation canine’
Javiera Cisternas – PhD 'An integrated conservation biology approach for the management of native frogs (Leiopelma spp.) in New Zealand.'
Luke Easton – PhD 'Ancient DNA, conservation genetics and translocations of Leiopelma'
Leida Dos Santos - PhD 'Environmental education as a strategic plan to prevent amphibian declines'
Virginia Moreno - PhD 'The effects of native forest fragmentation and exotic plantations on the conservation of endemic and threatened amphibian populations of the Nahuelbuta Range in central-south Chile'
Bastian Egeter – PhD 'Detecting frogs as prey'

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Publications

Aylen, O. E., & Bishop, P. J. (2023). A global survey on acoustic bat lures highlights concerns and the need for standardised methods. Acta Chiropterologica, 24(2), 453-464. doi: 10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.013

Altobelli, J. T., Dickinson, K. J. M., Godfrey, S. S., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Methods in amphibian biotelemetry: Two decades in review. Austral Ecology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/aec.13227

Cisternas, J., Easton, L. J., Germano, J. M., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Demographic estimates to assess the translocation of a threatened New Zealand amphibian. Wildlife Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/WR21066

Aylen, O., Bishop, P. J., bin Haji Abd Wahab, R., & Ulmar Grafe, T. (2022). Effectiveness of acoustic lures for increasing tropical forest understory bat captures. Ecology & Evolution, 12, e8775. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8775

Elepfandt, A., Gutsche, A., Fischer, W. J., Leujak, W., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Long-term field study of the behaviour of Xenopus laevis (Pipidae) in a small dam. African Journal of Herpetology, 71(1), 51-71. doi: 10.1080/21564574.2021.1998234

Bishop, P. (2005). Frogs at risk. Wellington, New Zealand: The Royal Society of New Zealand, 7p.

Authored Book - Research

Minter, L. R., Burger, M., Harrison, J. A., Braack, H. H., Bishop, P. J., & Kloepfer, D. (Eds.). (2004). Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institute, 360p.

Edited Book - Research

Hero, J.-M., Roberts, J. D., Hoskin, C. J., Lowe, K., Narayan, E. J., & Bishop, P. J. (2015). Austral amphibians: Gondwanan relicts in peril. In A. Stow, N. McLean & G. I. Holwell (Eds.), Austral ark: The state of wildlife in Australia and New Zealand. (pp. 440-466). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, B. D., Bishop, P. J., & Germano, J. M. (2010). Lessons learned from a series of translocations of the archaic Hamilton's frog and Maud Island frog in central New Zealand. In P. S. Soorae (Ed.), Global re-introduction perspectives: Additional case-studies from around the globe. (pp. 81-87). Abu Dhabi, UAE: IUCN/SCC Re-introduction Specialist Group & Environment Agency.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, B., Tocher, M., Bishop, P., & Waldman, B. (2008). Hochstetter's frog. In S. N. Stuart & et al (Eds.), Threatened amphibians of the world. (pp. 293). Barcelona, Spain: Lnyx Edicions; Gland, Switzerland: IUCN; Arlington, VA: Conservation International.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, B., Tocher, M., Bishop, P., & Waldman, B. (2008). Maud Island frog. In S. N. Stuart & et al (Eds.), Threatened amphibians of the world. (pp. 293). Barcelona, Spain: Lnyx Edicions; Gland, Switzerland: IUCN; Arlington, VA: Conservation International.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J., Germano, J. M., & Bell, B. D. (2008). Leiopelmatid frogs: The world's most archaic frogs. In S. N. Stuart & et al (Eds.), Threatened amphibians of the world. (pp. 71-72). Barcelona, Spain: Lnyx Edicions; Gland, Switzerland: IUCN; Arlington, VA: Conservation International.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. (2004). Frog declines in New Zealand. In J. W. Wilkinson & D. Maxwell (Eds.), Collected DAPTF working group reports: Ten years on. (pp. 20-24). Milton Keynes: Department of Biological Sciences, The Open University.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J. (2004). Arthroleptella ngongoniensis Bishop and Passmore, 1993: Mistbelt Moss Frog, Mistbelt Chirping Frog, Ngongoni Moss Frog, Ngongoni Mospaddatjie (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 215-217). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J. (2004). Hyperolius acuticeps Ahl, 1931: Sharp-nosed Reed Frog, Long Reed Frog, Skerpneusrietpadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 136-137). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J. (2004). Hyperolius argus Peters, 1854: Argus Reed Frog, Argus Sedge Frog, Yellow Spotted Reed Frog, Golden Sedge Frog, Argusrietpadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 137-139). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J. (2004). Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842: Painted Reed Frog, Marbled Reed Frog, Geverfde Rietpadda (A), Gestreepte Rietpadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 141-143). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J. (2004). Hyperolius pickersgilli Raw, 1982: Pickersgill's Reed Frog, Avoca Reed Frog, Pickersgill se Rietpadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 143-145). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J. (2004). Kassina maculata (Duméril, 1853): Red-legged Kassina, Rooibeenvleipadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 153-154). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J. (2004). Leptopelis natalensis (Smith, 1849): Natal Tree Frog, Forest Tree Frog, Natalse Boompadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 160-162). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J. (2004). Genus Kassina Girard, 1853 (Family Hyperoliidae): Kassinas, chickwarikwari (S), vleipaddas (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 151-152). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Bishop, P. J., & Pickersgill, M. (2004). Genus Afrixalus Laurent 1944 (Family Hyperoliidae): Leaf-folding frogs, spiny reed frogs, blaarvouendepaddas (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 121-123). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Pickersgill, M., & Bishop, P. J. (2004). Afrixalus aureus Pickersgill, 1984: Golden Leaf-folding Frog, Golden Spiny Reed Frog, Golden Dwarf Leaf-folding Frog, Goue Stekel-rietpaddatjie (A), Goue Blaarvouendepadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 123-124). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Pickersgill, M., & Bishop, P. J. (2004). Afrixalus delicatus Pickersgill, 1984: Delicate Leaf-folding Frog, Delicate Spiny Reed Frog, Delikate Blaarvouendepadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 125-126). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Pickersgill, M., & Bishop, P. J. (2004). Afrixalus fornasinii (Bianconi, 1849): Greater Leaf-folding Frog, Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog, Groot-blaarvouendepadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 127-128). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Pickersgill, M., Burger, M., & Bishop, P. J. (2004). Afrixalus spinifrons (Cope, 1862): Natal Leaf-Folding Frog, Natal Spiny Reed Frog, Spinose Dwarf Leaf-folding Frog, Natalse Blaarvouendepadda (A). In L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer (Eds.), Atlas and red data book of the frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. (pp. 131-133). Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter in Book - Research

Journal - Research Article

Dos Santos, M. M., Griffiths, R. A., Jowett, T., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Zoos and amphibian conservation: Evaluating the impact of “The Year of The Frog” campaign. Zoo Biology, 41, 226-233. doi: 10.1002/zoo.21660

Journal - Research Article

Germano, J. M., Cree, A., Molinia, F., Arregui, L., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Hormone treatment does not reliably induce spermiation or mating in Hamilton's frog from the archaic leiopelmatid lineage. Reproduction, Fertility & Development, 34, 447-452. doi: 10.1071/rd21061

Journal - Research Article

Lamb, S. D., Altobelli, J. T., Easton, L. J., Godfrey, S. S., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Captive Hamilton’s frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni) associates non-randomly under retreat sites: Preliminary insights into their social networks. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 49(3), 236-251. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2021.1994426

Journal - Research Article

Altobelli, J. T., Lamar, S. K., & Bishop, P. J. (2021). Archaic, terrestrial Hamilton’s frogs (Leiopelma hamiltoni) display arboreal behaviours. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(2), 3442. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.45.24

Journal - Research Article

Bishop, P. J., & Narins, P. M. (2020). Vocal repertoire and extreme sexual size dimorphism in the Fijian ground frog Cornufer vitianus (Anura, Ceratobatrachidae). Pacific Science, 74(1), 49-63. doi: 10.2984/74.1.4

Journal - Research Article

Easton, L. J., Bishop, P. J., & Whigham, P. A. (2020). Balancing act: Modelling sustainable release numbers for translocations. Animal Conservation, 23, 434-442. doi: 10.1111/acv.12558

Journal - Research Article

Cisternas, J., Wehi, P. M., Haupokia, N., Hughes, F., Hughes, M., Germano, J. M., Longnecker, N., & Bishop, P. J. (2019). 'Get together, work together, write together': A novel framework for conservation of New Zealand frogs. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 43(3), 3392. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.43.32

Journal - Research Article

Dos Santos, M. M., Griffiths, R. A., Jowett, T., Rock, J., & Bishop, P. J. (2019). A comparison of understanding of the amphibian crisis by zoo visitors across three countries. Zoo Biology, 38, 471-480. doi: 10.1002/zoo.21516

Journal - Research Article

Egeter, B., Roe, C., Peixoto, S., Puppo, P., Easton, L. J., Pinto, J., Bishop, P. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2019). Using molecular diet analysis to inform invasive species management: A case study of introduced rats consuming endemic New Zealand frogs. Ecology & Evolution, 9, 5032-5048. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4903

Journal - Research Article

Ohmer, M. E. B., Cramp, R. L., White, C. R., Harlow, P. S., McFadden, M. S., Merino-Viteri, A., … Bishop, P. J., & Franklin, C. E. (2019). Phylogenetic investigation of skin sloughing rates in frogs: Relationships with skin characteristics and disease-driven declines. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286(1896), 20182378. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2378

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Easton, L. J., Rawlence, N. J., Worthy, T. H., Tennyson, A. J. D., Scofield, R. P., Easton, C. J., … Whigham, P. A., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Bishop, P. J. (2018). Testing species limits of New Zealand’s leiopelmatid frogs through morphometric analyses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 183(2), 431-444. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx080

Journal - Research Article

Aihara, I., Bishop, P. J., Rohmer, M. E. B., Awano, H., Mizumoto, T., Okuno, H. G., … Hero, J.-M. (2017). Visualizing phonotactic behavior of female frogs in darkness. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 10539. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11150-y

Journal - Research Article

Ringeis, A., Krumscheid, B., Bishop, P. J., de Vries, C., & Elepfandt, A. (2017). Acoustic communication and reproductive behaviour in the aquatic frog Xenopus laevis (Pipidae): A field study. African Journal of Herpetology, 66(2), 122-146. doi: 10.1080/21564574.2017.1381649

Journal - Research Article

Shaw, S. D., Berger, L., Harvey, C., Alley, M. R., Bishop, P. J., & Speare, R. (2017). Adenomatous hyperplasia of the mucous glands in captive Archey's frogs (Leiopelma archeyi). New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 65(3), 140-146. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2016.1255158

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Easton, L. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., Whigham, P. A., & Bishop, P. J. (2016). Habitat suitability and requirements for a threatened New Zealand amphibian. Journal of Wildlife Management. doi: 10.1002/jwmg.1071

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Egeter, B., Bishop, P. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2015). Detecting frogs as prey in the diets of introduced mammals: A comparison between morphological and DNA-based diet analyses. Molecular Ecology Resources, 15(2), 306-316. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12309

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Lillie, M., Grueber, C. E., Sutton, J. T., Howitt, R., Bishop, P. J., Gleeson, D., & Belov, K. (2015). Selection on MHC class II supertypes in the New Zealand endemic Hochstetter's frog. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15, 63. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0342-0

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Reilly, S., Essner, Jr, R., Wren, S., Easton, L., & Bishop, P. J. (2015). Movement patterns in leiopelmatid frogs: Insights into the locomotor repertoire of basal anurans. Behavioural Processes, 121, 43-53. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2015.10.001

Journal - Research Article

Rexer-Huber, K., Bishop, P. J., & Wharton, D. A. (2015). Field ecology of freezing: Linking microhabitat use with freezing tolerance in Litoria ewingii. Austral Ecology, 40(8), 933-940. doi: 10.1111/aec.12275

Journal - Research Article

Shaw, S. D., Berger, L., Bell, S., Dodd, S., James, T. Y., Skerratt, L. F., Bishop, P. J., & Speare, R. (2014). Baseline cutaneous bacteria of free-living New Zealand native frogs (Leiopelma archeyi and Leiopelma hochstetteri) and implications for their role in defense against the amphibian chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 50(4), 723-732. doi: 10.7589/2013-07-186

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Shaw, S. D., Bishop, P. J., Skerratt, L. F., Myhre, J., & Speare, R. (2014). Historical trends in frog populations in New Zealand based on public perceptions. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 41(1), 10-20. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2013.816327

Journal - Research Article

Speare, R., Speare, B., Muller, R., & Bishop, P. (2014). Anesthesia of tadpoles of the southern brown tree frog (Litoria ewingii) with isoeugenol (Aqui-S). Journal of Zoo & Wildlife Medicine, 45(3), 492-496. doi: 10.1638/2013-0088R.1

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McLean, M. J., Bishop, P. J., & Nakagawa, S. (2013). Assessing the patterns of evolution in anuran vocal sexual signals. Evolutionary Biology, 40(1), 141-149. doi: 10.1007/s11692-012-9197-0

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Melzer, S., Clerens, S., & Bishop, P. J. (2013). Skin gland morphology and secretory peptides in naturalized Litoria species in New Zealand. Journal of Herpetology, 47(4), 565-574. doi: 10.1670/12-246

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Ohmer, M. E., Herbert, S. M., Speare, R., & Bishop, P. J. (2013). Experimental exposure indicates the amphibian chytrid pathogen poses low risk to New Zealand's threatened endemic frogs. Animal Conservation, 16(4), 422-429. doi: 10.1111/acv.12010

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