Associate Professor Stephanie Godfrey

2026

Journal - Research Article

Dale, T. C., Smerdon, S. M., Germano, J. M., Rawlence, N. J., Monks, J. M., & Godfrey, S. S. (2026). Suitability of radio telemetry for Aotearoa | New Zealand's only extant semi-aquatic frog, Leiopelma hochstetteri. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 50(1), 3628. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.50.3628

Hyde, E., Godfrey, S. S., & Borkin, K. M. (2026). How low temperatures affect long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) and lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) activity, central North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 53, e70003. doi: 10.1002/njz2.70003

2025

Journal - Research Article

Derne, B. T., Godfrey, S. S., Hutchinson, M. N., Weinstein, P., & Gardner, M. G. (2025). Mixing in moderation: Slow transmission of non-local macroparasites following a population augmentation of an endangered Australian skink. Molecular Ecology, 34, e70121. doi: 10.1111/mec.70121

Albery, G. F., Becker, D. J., Firth, J. A., De Moor, D., Ravindran, S., Silk, M., … Godfrey, S. S., … Bansal, S. (2025). Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems. Nature Ecology & Evolution. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02843-z

Hoffbeck, C., Jarvie, S., Godfrey, S., Keall, S., Taylor, M., Cree, A., & Nelson, N. (2025). Differences in establishment of host and parasite after one decade among four simultaneous translocations of a long-lived reptile. Austral Ecology, 50(7), e70097. doi: 10.1111/aec.70097

Trewartha, D. M., Godfrey, S. S., & Gardner, M. G. (2025). Lizards, lineage and latitude: Behavioural responses to microclimate vary latitudinally and show limited acclimatisation to a common environment after two years. Biology, 14, 622. doi: 10.3390/biology14060622

Payne, E., Sinn, D. L., Spiegel, O., Leu, S. T., Wohlfeil, C. K., Godfrey, S. S., … Sih, A. (2025). Personality, space use, and networks directly and indirectly explain tick infestation in a wild population of lizards. Ecological Monographs, 95, e70000. doi: 10.1002/ecm.70000

Lin, F.-C., Godfrey, S. S., & Lin, S.-M. (2025). Comparison of numerosity concept in a freshwater turtle after a two-year retention interval. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 79, 9. doi: 10.1007/s00265-024-03554-4

Trewartha, D. M., Clayton, J. L., Godfrey, S. S., & Gardner, M. G. (2025). Heat water and reptiles: Do the hydro-thermal properties of animals at the source location persist at the translocation site? Animal Conservation, 28, 33-48. doi: 10.1111/acv.12942

Journal - Research Other

Ruru, T. T., Godfrey, S. S., & Young, M. J. (2025). Incidental distribution and activity of the flightless Campbell Island teal (Anas nesiotis) on Campbell Island/Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand. Notornis, 72(3), 171-174. doi: 10.63172/363899aosquf

2024

Journal - Research Article

Richardson, E. D., Cree, A., Monks, J. M., & Godfrey, S. S. (2024). Evaluating translocation success using hard and soft release methods for an arboreal gecko, 8–11 years after translocation. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 48(1), 3573. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.48.3573

Lee, K.-H., Blyton, M. D. J., Godfrey, S. S., Sih, A., Gardner, M. G., Whiting, M. J., & Leu, S. T. (2024). Enterobacteriaceae community dynamics in sleepy lizards: Richness, prevalence and co-occurrence over time. Austral Ecology, 49, e70014. doi: 10.1111/aec.70014

Northover, A. S., Godfrey, S. S., Lymbery, A. J., Wayne, A. F., Keatley, S., Ash, A., … Thompson, R. C. A. (2024). The parasites of free-ranging terrestrial wildlife from Australia's south-west. Australian Journal of Zoology, 71, ZO23048. doi: 10.1071/ZO23048

Journal - Research Other

Lin, F.-C., Lin, S.-M., & Godfrey, S. S. (2024). Hidden social complexity behind vocal and acoustic communication in non-avian reptiles. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 379, 20230200. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0200

Cain, K. E., Godfrey, S. S., & Painting, C. J. (2024). Animal behaviour: Diverse insights across Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 51(2), 113-116. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2024.2334413

Rolfes, J. W., & Godfrey, S. S. (2024). Seasonal and spatial patterns of infestation with ectoparasitic mites on New Zealand geckos revealed using a crowd-sourced citizen science database. Austral Ecology, 49, e13472. doi: 10.1111/aec.13472

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Watkins, J., Godfrey, S., Wehi, P., Borkin, K., & Roa, T. (2024). Ahakoa he iti he pounamu; Although small, it is precious: Exploring how mātauranga can inform and support the conservation of pekapeka (bats of Aotearoa). Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 208). Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2024

Weir, E., Godfrey, S., & Lord, J. (2024). Establishing frugivory by kōrero geckos of a native shrub. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 71). Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2024

Alden, B., Matthaei, C., & Godfrey, S. (2024). Microplastics in New Zealand urban ponds and effects on amphibians raised in ponds with microplastics. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 10). Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2024

2023

Journal - Research Article

Powell, J., Matthaei, C. D., & Godfrey, S. S. (2023). Colour variation and behaviour of the cryptic New Zealand frog Leiopelma archeyi. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(2), 3534. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3534

Eda, A. R. A. R., Bishop, P. J., Altobelli, J. T., Godfrey, S. S., & Stanton, J.-A. L. (2023). Screening for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in New Zealand native frogs: 20 years on. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(2), 3531. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3531

Altobelli, J. T., Bishop, P. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Godfrey, S. S. (2023). Suitability of radio telemetry for monitoring two New Zealand frogs (Leiopelma archeyi and L. hamiltoni). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(2), 3532. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3532

Filion, A., Webster, T., Poulin, R., & Godfrey, S. S. (2023). Interannual patterns of avian diseases in wild New Zealand avifauna near conservation areas. Austral Ecology, 48, 1413-1425. doi: 10.1111/aec.13400

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Godfrey, S. S., & Kemner, P. R. (2023). Seasonal patterns of emergence in the stick insect Niveaphasma annulata. Proceedings of the 71st Entomological Society of New Zealand (ESNZ) Conference. (pp. 36). Retrieved from https://ento.org.nz/

Thompson, H., & Godfrey, S. (2023). Does growing old make you grumpy? Personality differences between juvenile and adult Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense). In D. J. Wilson & J. M. Monks (Eds.), Recent developments in research on the herpetofauna of Aotearoa New Zealand: Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ) 2021: DOC Research and Development Series 369. 2.21. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/series/doc-research-and-development-series

2022

Chapter in Book - Research

Godfrey, S. S., & Poulin, R. (2022). Host manipulation by parasites: From individual to collective behavior. In V. Ezenwa, S. M. Altizer & R. Hall (Eds.), Animal behavior and parasitism. (pp. 207-222). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192895561.003.0012

Journal - Research Article

Payne, E., Spiegel, O., Sinn, D. L., Leu, S. T., Gardner, M. G., Godfrey, S. S., … Sih, A. (2022). Intrinsic traits, social context, and local environment shape home range size and fidelity of sleepy lizards. Ecological Monographs, 92, e1519. doi: 10.1002/ecm.1519

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 Other

Altobelli, J. T., Dickinson, K. J. M., Godfrey, S. S., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Methods in amphibian biotelemetry: Two decades in review. Austral Ecology, 47, 1382-1395. doi: 10.1111/aec.13227

Filion, A., Doherty, J.-F., Poulin, R., & Godfrey, S. S. (2022). Building a comprehensive phylogenetic framework in disease ecology [Forum]. Trends in Parasitology, 38(6), 424-427. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.01.008

2021

Journal - Research Article

Grace, M. K., Akçakaya, H. R., Bennett, E. L., Brooks, T. M., Heath, A., Hedges, S., … Elangovan, V., … Godfrey, S. S., … Monks, J. M., … Virens, J., … Young, S. (2021). Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact. Conservation Biology, 35, e13756. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13756

Payne, E., Sinn, D. L., Spiegel, O., Gardner, M. G., Godfrey, S. S., Wohlfeil, C., & Sih, A. (2021). Consistent after all: Behavioural repeatability in a long-lived lizard across a 6-year field study. Animal Behaviour, 174, 263-277. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.01.025

Elangovan, V., Bovill, L., Cree, A., Monks, J. M., & Godfrey, S. S. (2021). Social networks and social stability in a translocated population of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(1), 3434. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.45.19

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Eda, A. R. A., Centeno, F., Bishop, P., Godfrey, S., Dutoit, L., Rand, C., Easton, L., & Stanton, J. (2021). Evaluation of DNA extraction kits for examining skin microbial composition of New Zealand native frog. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 26). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Richardson, E., Godfrey, S., Cree, A., & Monks, J. (2021, February). Long-term dispersal of soft- and hard-released jewelled geckos (Naultinus gemmeus) at Orokonui Ecosanctuary [5-minute presentation]. Verbal presentation at the 18th Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ), [Online].

Godfrey, S. (2021, February). Social behaviour in New Zealand lizards [5-minute presentation]. Verbal presentation at the 18th Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ), [Online].

2020

Journal - Research Article

Milotic, M., Lymbery, A., Thompson, A., Doherty, J.-F., & Godfrey, S. (2020). Parasites are endangered by the conservation of their hosts: Meta-analyses of the effect of host captivity on the odds of parasite infection. Biological Conservation, 248, 108702. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108702

Payne, E., Sinn, D. L., Spiegel, O., Leu, S. T., Wohlfeil, C., Godfrey, S. S., … Sih, A. (2020). Consistent individual differences in ecto-parasitism of a long-lived lizard host. Oikos, 129(7), 1061-1071. doi: 10.1111/oik.06670

Barr, J. I., Somaweera, R., Godfrey, S. S., Gardner, M. G., & Bateman, P. W. (2020). When one tail isn't enough: Abnormal caudal regeneration in lepidosaurs and its potential ecological impacts. Biological Reviews, 95(5), 1479-1496. doi: 10.1111/brv.12625

Wohlfeil, C. K., Godfrey, S. S., Leu, S. T., Clayton, J., & Gardner, M. G. (2020). Spatial proximity and asynchronous refuge sharing networks both explain patterns of tick genetic relatedness among lizards, but in different years. Austral Ecology, 45(4), 493-501. doi: 10.1111/aec.12899

Stampe, K., Larsen, O. N., & Godfrey, S. S. (2020). Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink (Egernia kingii) on Penguin Island. Parasitology, 147, 1094-1099. doi: 10.1017/s0031182020000839

Taghipour, A., Olfatifar, M., Bahadory, S., Godfrey, S. S., Abdoli, A., Khatami, A., … Shahrivar, F. (2020). The global prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in dogs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Veterinary Parasitology, 281, 109093. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109093

Journal - Research Other

Elangovan, V., Cree, A., Monks, J. M., & Godfrey, S. (2020). Oligosoma otagense (Otago skink): Aggression and cannibalism [Natural History Note]. Herpetological Review, 51(1), 129.

Carlson, C. J., Hopkins, S., Bell, K. C., Doña, J., Godfrey, S. S., Kwak, M. L., … Wood, C. L. (2020). A global parasite conservation plan. Biological Conservation, 250, 108596. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108596

Gardner, M. G., Godfrey, S. S., & Wapstra, E. (2020). Editorial for the Michael Bull special issue. Austral Ecology, 45(4), 407-409. doi: 10.1111/aec.12906

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Lee, K., Blyton, M., Bull, C., Godfrey, S., Sih, A., Gardner, M., … Leu, S. (2020). Enteric bacteria in sleepy lizards vary in richness, prevalence and co-occurrence patterns. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH). Retrieved from http://www.wchnz.com/wch2020

Jacks, P., Monks, J., de Sá Rocha Mello, R., & Godfrey, S. (2020). Contrasting sociality in two sympatric skink species: Oligosoma otagense and O. grande. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH). Retrieved from http://www.wchnz.com/wch2020

Godfrey, S., Nelson, N., Carter, A., Herbert, S., Irwin, E., Kikillus, H., … Hare, K. (2020). Aggregative behaviour in New Zealand's native lizards. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH). Retrieved from http://www.wchnz.com/wch2020

Gardiner-Rodden, J., Godfrey, S., Jarvie, S., Nelson, N., & Cree, A. (2020). A translocated population of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) in a cool southern ecosanctuary: Are females nesting? Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH). Retrieved from http://www.wchnz.com/wch2020

Elangovan, V., Cree, A., Monks, J., & Godfrey, S. (2020). Social networking of the Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense) at Ōrokonui Ecosanctuary. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH). Retrieved from http://www.wchnz.com/wch2020

2019

Journal - Research Article

Northover, A. S., Keatley, S., Elliot, A. D., Hobbs, R. P., Yang, R., Lymbery, A. J., Godfrey, S. S., … Thompson, R. C. A. (2019). Identification of a novel species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 from the woylie, Bettongia penicillata Gray (Diprotodontia: Potoroidae) and the genetic characterisation of three Eimeria spp. from other potoroid marsupials. Systematic Parasitology, 96, 553-563. doi: 10.1007/s11230-019-09870-y

Northover, A. S., Thompson, R. C. A., Lymbery, A. J., Wayne, A. F., Keatley, S., Ash, A., … Godfrey, S. S. (2019). Altered parasite community structure in an endangered marsupial following translocation. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 10, 13-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.07.001

Northover, A. S., Godfrey, S. S., Keatley, S., Lymbery, A. J., Wayne, A. F., Cooper, C., … Thompson, R. C. A. (2019). Increased Trypanosoma spp. richness and prevalence of haemoparasite co-infection following translocation. Parasites & Vectors, 12, 126. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3370-6

Barr, J. I., Somaweera, R., Godfrey, S. S., & Bateman, P. W. (2019). Increased tail length in the King's skink, Egernia kingii (Reptilia: Scincidae): An anti-predation tactic for juveniles? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 126(2), 268-275. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly196

Ash, A., Lymbery, A., Godfrey, S., Shiel, R., & Paul, A. (2019). Substrate type and age are risk factors for gastrointestinal parasitism in greyhound kennels. Veterinary Parasitology, 265, 7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.11.013

2018

Journal - Research Article

Foote, I., Godfrey, S. S., & Robertson, B. C. (2018). Mate choice explains high genetic diversity in a small founding population of the New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri). Australian Journal of Zoology, 66, 343-351. doi: 10.1071/ZO19023

Taggart, P. L., Leu, S. T., Spiegel, O., Godfrey, S. S., Sih, A., & Bull, C. M. (2018). Endure your parasites: Sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) movement is not affected by their ectoparasites. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 96(12), 1309-1316. doi: 10.1139/cjz-2017-0352

Leu, S. T., & Godfrey, S. S. (2018). Advances from the nexus of animal behaviour and pathogen transmission: New directions and opportunities using contact networks. Behaviour, 155(7-9), 567-583. doi: 10.1163/1568539X-00003507

Jones, K. L., Thompson, R. C. A., & Godfrey, S. S. (2018). Social networks: A tool for assessing the impact of perturbations on wildlife behaviour and implications for pathogen transmission. Behaviour, 155(7-9), 689-730. doi: 10.1163/1568539X-00003485

Hacking, J. D., Stuart-Fox, D., Godfrey, S. S., & Gardner, M. G. (2018). Specific MHC class I supertype associated with parasite infection and color morph in a wild lizard population. Ecology & Evolution, 8, 9920-9933. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4479

Northover, A. S., Elliot, A. D., Keatley, S., Lim, Z., Botero, A., Ash, A., … Godfrey, S. S., & Thompson, R. C. A. (2018). Debilitating disease in a polyparasitised woylie (Bettongia penicillata): A diagnostic investigation. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 7(3), 274-279. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.07.004

Godfrey, S. S., Keatley, S., Botero, A., Thompson, C. K., Wayne, A. F., Lymbery, A. J., … Thompson, R. C. A. (2018). Trypanosome co-infections increase in a declining marsupial population. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 7(2), 221-227. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.06.002

Jones, K. L., Rafferty, C., Hing, S., Thompson, R. C. A., & Godfrey, S. S. (2018). Perturbations have minor impacts on parasite dynamics and body condition of an endangered marsupial. Journal of Zoology, 305(2), 124-132. doi: 10.1111/jzo.12541

Sih, A., Spiegel, O., Godfrey, S., Leu, S., & Bull, C. M. (2018). Integrating social networks, animal personalities, movement ecology and parasites: A framework with examples from a lizard. Animal Behaviour, 136, 195-205. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.09.008

Journal - Research Other

Northover, A. S., Lymbery, A. J., Wayne, A. F., Godfrey, S. S., & Thompson, R. C. A. (2018). The hidden consequences of altering host-parasite relationships during fauna translocations. Biological Conservation, 220, 140-148. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.037

Thompson, R. C. A., Lymbery, A. J., & Godfrey, S. S. (2018). Parasites at risk: Insights from an endangered marsupial. Trends in Parasitology, 34(1), 12-22. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.09.001

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Elangovan, V., Cree, A., Monks, J., & Godfrey, S. (2018, December). Social networking of the Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense). Poster session presented at the Combined Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists (ASH) and the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ), Brisbane, Australia.

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Bull, C. M., Gardner, M. G., Sih, A., Spiegel, O., Godfrey, S. S., & Leu, S. T. (2017). Why is social behavior rare in reptiles? Lessons from sleepy lizards. In M. Naguib, J. Podos, L. Simmons, L. Barrett, S. Healy & M. Zuk (Eds.), Advances in the study of behavior (Vol.49). (pp. 1-26). Cambridge, MA: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.asb.2017.02.001

Journal - Research Article

Borremans, B., Reijniers, J., Hughes, N. K., Godfrey, S. S., Gryseels, S., Makundi, R. H., & Leirs, H. (2017). Nonlinear scaling of foraging contacts with rodent population density. Oikos, 126(6), 792-800. doi: 10.1111/oik.03623

Pearson, S. K., Godfrey, S. S., Schwensow, N., Bull, C. M., & Gardner, M. G. (2017). Genes and group membership predict gidgee skink (Egernia stokesii) reproductive pairs. Journal of Heredity, 108(4), 369-378. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esx026

Hing, S., Northover, A. S., Narayan, E. J., Wayne, A. F., Jones, K. L., Keatley, S., … Godfrey, S. S. (2017). Evaluating stress physiology and parasite infection parameters in the translocation of critically endangered woylies (Bettongia penicillata). EcoHealth, 14(Suppl. 1), 128-138. doi: 10.1007/s10393-017-1214-4

Hing, S., Narayan, E. J., Thompson, R. C. A., & Godfrey, S. S. (2017). Identifying factors that influence stress physiology of the woylie, a critically endangered marsupial. Journal of Zoology, 302(1), 49-56. doi: 10.1111/jzo.12428

Northover, A. S., Godfrey, S. S., Lymbery, A. J., Morris, K., Wayne, A. F., & Thompson, R. C. A. (2017). Evaluating the effects of ivermectin treatment on communities of gastrointestinal parasites in translocated woylies (Bettongia penicillata). EcoHealth, 14(Suppl. 1), 117-127. doi: 10.1007/s10393-015-1088-2

Journal - Research Other

Godfrey, S. S., & Gardner, M. G. (2017). Lizards, ticks and contributions to Australian parasitology: C. Michael Bull (1947–2016). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 6(3), 295-298. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2017.08.010

2016

Journal - Research Article

Hing, S., Jones, K. L., Rafferty, C., Thompson, R. C. A., Narayan, E. J., & Godfrey, S. S. (2016). Wildlife in the line of fire: Evaluating the stress physiology of a critically endangered Australian marsupial after bushfire. Australian Journal of Zoology, 64(6), 385-389. doi: 10.1071/ZO16082

Ebrahimi, M., Godfrey, S. S., Fenner, A. L., & Bull, C. M. (2016). Scatting behaviour of the pygmy bluetongue lizard. Amphibia-Reptilia, 37(2), 207-213. doi: 10.1163/15685381-00003045

McDonald, P. G., Rollins, L. A., & Godfrey, S. S. (2016). The relative importance of spatial proximity, kin selection and potential ‘greenbeard’ signals on provisioning behaviour among helpers in a cooperative bird. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 70(1), 133-143. doi: 10.1007/s00265-015-2032-8

Hing, S., Narayan, E. J., Thompson, R. C. A., & Godfrey, S. S. (2016). The relationship between physiological stress and wildlife disease: Consequences for health and conservation. Wildlife Research, 43(1), 51-60. doi: 10.1071/WR15183

Pearson, S. K., Godfrey, S. S., Bull, C. M., & Gardner, M. G. (2016). Larger lizards live longer in the group-living Egernia stokesii. Australian Journal of Zoology, 64(3), 182-191. doi: 10.1071/ZO16024

Hing, S., Currie, A., Broomfield, S., Keatley, S., Jones, K., Thompson, R. C. A., … Godfrey, S. (2016). Host stress physiology and Trypanosoma haemoparasite infection influence innate immunity in the woylie (Bettongia penicillata). Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 46, 32-39. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2016.04.005

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

Godfrey, S. S. (2015). Linking lizards: Social networks in reptiles. In J. Krause, R. James, D. W. Franks & D. P. Croft (Eds.), Animal social networks. (pp. 197-207). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Journal - Research Article

Spiegel, O., Leu, S. T., Sih, A., Godfrey, S. S., & Bull, C. M. (2015). When the going gets tough: Behavioural type-dependent space use in the sleepy lizard changes as the season dries. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 282(1819), 20151768. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1768

Thompson, C. K., Wayne, A. F., Godfrey, S. S., & Thompson, R. C. A. (2015). Survival, age estimation and sexual maturity of pouch young of the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) in captivity. Australian Mammalogy, 37(1), 29-38. doi: 10.1071/AM14025

Ebrahimi, M., Godfrey, S. S., Fenner, A. L., & Bull, C. M. (2015). Monitoring predation behaviour of the pygmy bluetongue lizard to decide when conservation intervention is needed. Australian Journal of Zoology, 63(4), 270-274. doi: 10.1071/ZO15021

Bull, C. M., Godfrey, S. S., Ebrahimi, M., & Fenner, A. L. (2015). Long and short term residence in refuge burrows by endangered pygmy bluetongue lizards. Amphibia-Reptilia, 36(2), 119-124. doi: 10.1163/15685381-00002984

Ebrahimi, M., Godfrey, S. S., Fenner, A. L., & Bull, C. M. (2015). Interactions between pygmy bluetongue lizards and co-existing species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 139(2), 145-151. doi: 10.1080/03721426.2015.1051644

2014

Journal - Research Article

Godfrey, S. S., Ansari, T. H., Gardner, M. G., Farine, D. R., & Bull, C. M. (2014). A contact-based social network of lizards is defined by low genetic relatedness among strongly connected individuals. Animal Behaviour, 97, 35-43. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.08.019

Smyth, A. K., Smee, E., Godfrey, S. S., Crowther, M., & Phalen, D. (2014). The use of body condition and haematology to detect widespread threatening processes in sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) in two agricultural environments. Royal Society Open Science, 1(4), 140257. doi: 10.1098/rsos.140257

Thompson, C. K., Godfrey, S. S., & Thompson, R. C. A. (2014). Trypanosomes of Australian mammals: A review. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 3(2), 57-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.02.002

Thompson, C. K., Wayne, A. F., Godfrey, S. S., & Thompson, R. C. A. (2014). Temporal and spatial dynamics of trypanosomes infecting the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata): A cautionary note of disease-induced population decline. Parasites & Vectors, 7(1), 169. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-169

Dunlop, J., Thompson, C. K., Godfrey, S. S., & Thompson, R. C. A. (2014). Sensitivity testing of trypanosome detection by PCR from whole blood samples using manual and automated DNA extraction methods. Experimental Parasitology, 146, 20-24. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.08.006

Hing, S., Narayan, E., Thompson, R. C. A., & Godfrey, S. S. (2014). A review of factors influencing the stress response in Australian marsupials. Conservation Physiology, 2(1), cou027. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cou027

Ebrahimi, M., Godfrey, S. S., Fenner, A. L., & Bull, C. M. (2014). Mating behaviour in pygmy bluetongue lizards: Do females 'attract' male lizards? Australian Journal of Zoology, 62(6), 491-497. doi: 10.1071/ZO14055

2013

Journal - Research Article

Wohlfiel, C. K., Leu, S. T., Godfrey, S. S., & Bull, C. M. (2013). Testing the robustness of transmission network models to predict ectoparasite loads. One lizard, two ticks and four years. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 2(1), 271-277. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.09.005

Godfrey, S. S., Sih, A., & Bull, C. M. (2013). The response of a sleepy lizard social network to altered ecological conditions. Animal Behaviour, 86(4), 763-772. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.07.016

Refsnider, J. M., Daugherty, C. H., Godfrey, S. S., Keall, S. N., Moore, J. A., & Nelson, N. J. (2013). Patterns of nesting migrations in the Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), a colonially nesting Island reptile. Herpetologica, 69(3), 282-290. doi: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-00088

Godfrey, S. S. (2013). Networks and the ecology of parasite transmission: A framework for wildlife parasitology. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 2(1), 235-245. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.09.001

Thompson, C. K., Botero, A., Wayne, A. F., Godfrey, S. S., Lymbery, A. J., & Thompson, R. C. A. (2013). Morphological polymorphism of Trypanosoma copemani and description of the genetically diverse T. vegrandis sp. nov. from the critically endangered Australian potoroid, the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata (Gray, 1837)). Parasites & Vectors, 6(1), 121. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-121

2012

Journal - Research Article

Bull, C. M., Godfrey, S. S., & Gordon, D. M. (2012). Social networks and the spread of Salmonella in a sleepy lizard population. Molecular Ecology, 21(17), 4386-4392. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05653.x

Godfrey, S. S., Bradley, J. K., Sih, A., & Bull, C. M. (2012). Lovers and fighters in sleepy lizard land: Where do aggressive males fit in a social network? Animal Behaviour, 83(1), 209-215. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.028

Gardner, M. G., Godfrey, S. S., Fenner, A. L., Donnellan, S. C., & Bull, C. M. (2012). Fine-scale spatial structuring as an inbreeding avoidance mechanism in the social skink Egernia stokesii. Australian Journal of Zoology, 60(4), 272-277. doi: 10.1071/ZO12089

2011

Journal - Research Article

Fenner, A. L., Godfrey, S. S., & Bull, C. M. (2011). Using social networks to deduce whether residents or dispersers spread parasites in a lizard population. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80(4), 835-843. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01825.x

Godfrey, S. S., Nelson, N. J., & Bull, C. M. (2011). Microhabitat choice and host-seeking behaviour of the tuatara tick, Amblyomma sphenodonti (Acari: Ixodidae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 35(1), 52-60.

Godfrey, S. S., Nelson, N. J., & Bull, C. M. (2011). Ecology and dynamics of the blood parasite, Hepatozoon tuatarae (Apicomplexa), in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) on Stephens Island, New Zealand. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 47(1), 126-139. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.1.126

2010

Journal - Research Article

Godfrey, S. S., Moore, J. A., Nelson, N. J., & Bull, C. M. (2010). Unravelling causality from correlations: Revealing the impacts of endemic ectoparasites on a protected species (tuatara). Parasitology, 137(2), 275-286. doi: 10.1017/S0031182009991314

Godfrey, S. S., Moore, J. A., Nelson, N. J., & Bull, C. M. (2010). Social network structure and parasite infection patterns in a territorial reptile, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). International Journal for Parasitology, 40(13), 1575-1585. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.06.002

Herbert, J. D. K., Godfrey, S. S., Bull, C. M., & Menz, R. I. (2010). Developmental stages and molecular phylogeny of Hepatozoon tuatarae, a parasite infecting the New Zealand tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus and the tick, Amblyomma sphenodonti. International Journal for Parasitology, 40(11), 1311-1315. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.03.018

2009

Journal - Research Article

Moore, J. A., Daugherty, C. H., Godfrey, S. S., & Nelson, N. J. (2009). Seasonal monogamy and multiple paternity in a wild population of a territorial reptile (tuatara). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 98(1), 161-170. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01271.x

Godfrey, S. S., Bull, C. M., James, R., & Murray, K. (2009). Network structure and parasite transmission in a group living lizard, the gidgee skink, Egernia stokesii. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 63(7), 1045-1056. doi: 10.1007/s00265-009-0730-9

2008

Journal - Research Article

Godfrey, S. S., Bull, C. M., & Nelson, N. J. (2008). Seasonal and spatial dynamics of ectoparasite infestation of a threatened reptile, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). Medical & Veterinary Entomology, 22(4), 374-385. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00751.x

2006

Journal - Research Article

Godfrey, S. S., Bull, C. M., Murray, K., & Gardner, M. G. (2006). Transmission mode and distribution of parasites among groups of the social lizard Egernia stokesii. Parasitology Research, 99(3), 223-230. doi: 10.1007/s00436-005-0120-9

Godfrey, S. S., Bull, C. M., & Gardner, M. G. (2006). Associations between blood parasite infection and a microsatellite DNA allele in an Australian scincid lizard (Egernia stokesii). Parasitology Research, 100(1), 107-109. doi: 10.1007/s00436-006-0254-4