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Zoology Masters Students

ABEL, Brodie

Email
abebr697@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Impacts of vespulid wasps on forest ringlet butterflies.
Supervisors
Jo Monks

BARRY, Pearl

Email
barpe512@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Ecology and translocation of green skinks.
Supervisors
Jo Monks

BARRY, Vanessa

Email
barva671@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Population genomics of Buller's albatross Thalassarche bulleri.
Supervisors
Nic Rawlence

BOURKE, Scott

Email
bousc384@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Predicting distribution of lizards in Tū Te Rakiwhānoa Drylands.
Supervisors
Jo Monks

BRITTENDEN, Finn

Email
brifi122@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Impacts of invasive mice on native invertebrates.
Supervisors
Jo Monks

BUSCH, Melita

Email
busme698@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Behavioural and physiological influences on age of first foraging in Vespula wasps.
Supervisors
Jenny Jandt, Sheri Johnson

CHHETRI, Prakriti

Email
chhpr105@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Neuroscience)
Topic
Neuroentomology.
Supervisors
Paul Szyszka

CLARKE, Abigail

Email
claab853@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Wildlife Management)
Topic
Investigating the effects of BLIS K12TM probiotics on mass gain rates in hoiho (Megadyptes antipodes) in temporary captivity.
Supervisors
Yolanda van Heezik, Phil Seddon

DAGG, Mackenzie

Email
dagma659@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
The phylogenetic and phylogeographic structure of New Zealand species.
Supervisors
Jon Waters, Nic Rawlence

DAVIDGE, Lachie

Email
davla144@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Evaluating the efficacy of drones as a survey tool for alpine lizards.
Supervisors
Jo Monks

DE JONG, Eva

Email
dejev118@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Impacts of different braided river management strategies on native fish.
Supervisors
Travis Ingram, Clement Lagrue (DOC), Nixie Boddy (DOC)

DONG, Nicholas

Email
donni839@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Neuroscience)
Topic
Trichoplax electrosensitive cell mechanisms.
Supervisors
Mike Paulin

DONG, Sophie

Email
donso535@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Neuroscience)
Topic
Bumblebee numeric cognition.
Supervisors
Paul Szyszka

FOREMAN, Saskia

Email
forsa328@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Marine Science)
Topic
How multiple anthropogenic stressors impact the feeding and reproductive fitness of an estuarine amphipod.
Supervisors
Candida Savage (Marine Science), Amandine Sabadel

FREEMAN, Kaitlyn

Email
freka007@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Out-of-season variation in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smoltification and smolt quality.
Supervisors
Mark Lokman

GOODMAN, Tom

Email
gooto553@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Hedgehog home ranges, density and interactions with traps in the Mackenzie Basin.
Supervisors
Phil Seddon, Yolanda van Heezik

GRAY, Katie

Email
graka585@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Ecology and movement patterns of banded dotterels and black-fronted terns in Tū Te Rakiwhānoa Drylands.
Supervisors
Jo Monks

GREER, Liam

Email
greli612@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Phylogeography of the extinct New Zealand Goose Cnemiornis spp.
Supervisors
Nic Rawlence

GUNTON, Clare

Email
guncl149@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Ecology of alpine weka and interactions with translocated Sinbad skinks.
Supervisors
Jo Monks

IRELAND, Liam

Email
ireli721@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Methods of marking and identification in response to pattern change in New Zealand native frogs.
Supervisors
Christoph Matthaei, Jennifer Germano (DOC)

KANN, Johanna

Email
kanjo901@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Conservation genomics of the mohua.
Supervisors
Bruce Robertson, Ludovic Dutoit

KARDAILSKY, Anya

Email
anya.kardailsky@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Biomonitoring of freshwater streams using environmental DNA.
Supervisors
Eddy Dowle (Anatomy), Christoph Matthaei, Neil Gemmell (Anatomy)

KITCHEN, Adam

Email
adam.kitchen@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Resolving galaxiid taxonomy with ancient DNA and environmental DNA.
Supervisors
Nic Rawlence

KLEYZEN, Tyler

Email
klety300@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
The importance of smelt in the diet of brown trout and short-fin eel.
Supervisors
Travis Ingram, Amandine Sabadel

KROOS, Gracie

Email
krogr057@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Genetics)
Topic
"Evaluating candidate genes for wing polymorphism and evidence for anthropogenic evolution in the stonefly Zelandoperla fenestrata.
Supervisors
Jon Waters, Graham McCulloch, Ludovic Dutoit
Links
ResearchGate profile

LISTER, Alex

Email
lisal945@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
River mouth impacts on Lake Wanaka's plankton distribution and fish behaviour.
Supervisors
Gerry Closs

LITTLEJOHN, Jeremy

Email
litje961@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Impacts of gravel extraction in a braided river ecosystem.
Supervisors
Gerry Closs

MATTERSON, Jack

Email
matja504@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Assessing the preference and toxicity of sugar-alcohols on a range of New Zealand pest insects.
Supervisors
Paul Szyszka, Jenny Jandt

McCABE, Christina

Email
mccch055@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
The influence of environmental heterogeneity on biodiversity and stability in New Zealand braided rivers.
Supervisors
Christoph Matthaei, Jonathan Tonkin (U. Canterbury)

McLEAN, Connal

Email
mclco324@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Learning in bumble bees across environmental and morphological contexts.
Supervisors
Jenny Jandt, Lisa Evans (Plant & Food Research)

MILLER, Winter

Email
milwi001@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Monitoring pollinator activity and efficacy across simulated effects of global climate change.
Supervisors
Jenny Jandt

MILLIKEN, Sharn

Email
milsh959@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Pollinators of rare plants in limestone habitats.
Supervisors
Sheri Johnson, Clement Lagrue

MOUAT, Gina

Email
mougi864@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Neuroscience)
Topic
Operant cross-modal association paradigm to determine odour identity perception in Bombus Terrestris.
Supervisors
Paul Szyszka, Jenny Jandt

NORHAYATI, Amirah

Email
osaam601@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Presence of microplastics in New Zealand lakes and their impacts and movements within lake food webs.
Supervisors
Travis Ingram, Christoph Matthaei

PAUL, Jamieson

Email
pauja180@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Neuroscience)
Topic
How does stress change brain network activity?.
Supervisors
Karl Iremonger (Physiology), Sheri Johnson

PEARMAIN-FENTON, Manaia

Email
manaia.pearmain@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Understanding the dual role of food resources and predation on nesting success and dispersion attempts in South Island Robins/Toutouwai.
Supervisors
Jo Monks

PURDIE, Samuel

Email
pursa599@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Wildlife Management)
Topic
Ecology and habitat use of large rock-dwelling skinks in North Otago.
Supervisors
Jo Monks, Steph Godfrey, Carey Knox

RIORDAN, Breana

Email
riobr412@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Transgenerational effects of temperature on larval growth and behaviour in triplefins.
Supervisors
Sheri Johnson, Ludovic Dutoit, Anthony Hickey (U. Auckland)

ROBERTSON, Catriona

Email
robca871@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Effect of juvenile kingfish habituation to mild repeated stressor on the magnitude of subsequent stress response.
Supervisors
Mark Lokman, Bridie Allen (Marine Science)

SANGER, Greer

Email
sangr426@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
The preference and performance of Kahukura on three nettle species.
Supervisors
Jenny Jandt, Janice Lord (Botany)

SILCOCK, Nathan

Email
silna882@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Impact of invasive european perch on tuna population health.
Supervisors
Travis Ingram, Mark Lokman, Gerry Closs

TAYLOR, Asj

Email
tayas946@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Neuroscience)
Topic
Magnetic conditioning, orientation and navigation in bumblebees.
Supervisors
Paul Szyszka

TURNER, Danielle

Email
turda173@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Environmental estrogens in Otago surface waters.
Supervisors
Mark Lokman, Alison Heather (Physiology)

WARD, Callie

Email
warca437@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
Resolving the phylogeography of Paryphanta in Northland.
Supervisors
Hamish Spencer, Nic Rawlence

WEINZWEIG, Nia

Email
nia.weinzweig@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Ecology)
Topic
Parasites and pathogens of New Zealand sea lions in Otago and the Catlins.
Supervisors
Steph Godfrey

WILMSHURST, Arti

Email
wiljo467@student.otago.ac.nz
Course
MSc (Zoology)
Topic
The impacts of invasive vespulid wasps on native geckos.
Supervisors
Jo Monks