Professor Bruce Robertson

2026

Journal - Research Article

Cousens, R., Watts, D., Makan, T., Shaw, W., Kusabs, I., Robertson, B. C., & Fraser, C. I. (2026). Are birds using geothermal areas to help remove parasites? Ornithology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ornithology/ukag039/8769517

Foster, Y., Grosser, S., Foster, B. J., Dussex, N., Stubbs, A., Dutoit, L., Atkinson, T., Robertson, F., … Robertson, B. C. (2026). Genomic architecture of inbreeding depression associated with hatching failure in an endangered parrot. Molecular Ecology, 35(2), e70252. doi: 10.1111/mec.70252

2025

Journal - Research Article

Clegg, S. M., Estandía, A., Nichols, S., Robertson, B. C., Sendell-Price, A., & Blaxter, M. L. (2025). The genome sequence of the silvereye, Zosterops lateralis (Latham, 1802) (Passeriformes: Zosteropidae) [Version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Research, 10, 678. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25383.1

Noreen, Z., Closs, G. P., & Robertson, B. C. (2025). Fear responses in a nationally threatened seabird: Habitat and landscape contexts influence flight initiation distance in red-billed gulls. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 79(11), 114. doi: 10.1007/s00265-025-03661-w

Estandía, A., Recalde, N. M., Sendell-Price, A. T., Potvin, D. A., Goulding, W., Robertson, B. C., & Clegg, S. (2025). Islands promote diversification of the silvereye species complex: A phylogenomic analysis of a great speciator. Molecular Ecology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/mec.17830

Fischer, D., Schneider, H., Eason, D., Bublat, A., Vercoe, D., Robertson, F., … Robertson, B. C., … Lierz, M. (2025). Semen collection, semen analysis and artificial insemination in the kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) to support its conservation. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0322276. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322276

Rexer-Huber, K., Clay, T. A., Catry, P., Debski, I., Parker, G., Ramos, R., Robertson, B. C., … Phillips, R. A. (2025). Metapopulation distribution shapes year-round overlap with fisheries for a circumpolar seabird. Ecological Applications, 35, e70019. doi: 10.1002/eap.70019

2024

Journal - Research Article

Bertoia, A., Murray, T. J., Robertson, B. C., & Monks, J. M. (2024). Introduced mice influence the large-bodied alpine invertebrate community. Biological Invasions, 26, 3281-3297. doi: 10.1007/s10530-024-03370-x

Correll Trnka, A. N., Gaskin, C. P., Rayner, M. J., Stephenson, B., Robertson, F., Robertson, B. C., & Santure, A. W. (2024). Population genomics of the ‘rediscovered’ threatened New Zealand storm petrel (Fregetta maoriana) support a single breeding colony. Conservation Genetics, 25, 697-710. doi: 10.1007/s10592-023-01597-0

Verry, A. J. F., Mas-Carrió, E., Gibb, G. C., Dutoit, L., Robertson, B. C., Waters, J. M., & Rawlence, N. J. (2024). Ancient mitochondrial genomes unveil the origins and evolutionary history of New Zealand's enigmatic takahē and moho. Molecular Ecology, 33, e17227. doi: 10.1111/mec.17227

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Walters, S., Brook, E., Hitchmough, R., Morgan-Richards, M., McCulloch, G., King, T., Hoare, J. M., Robertson, B. C., & Dutoit, L. (2024). Genomics helps unravel the evolutionary history of the Southern Alps geckos. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 70). Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2024

2023

Journal - Research Article

Bond, D. M., Ortega-Recalde, O., Laird, M. K., Hayakawa, T., Richardson, K. S., Reese, F. C. B., Kyle, B., McIsaac-Williams, B. E., Robertson, B. C., van Heezik, Y., Adams, A. L., … Gemmell, N. J., Alexander, A., & Hore, T. A. (2023). The admixed brushtail possum genome reveals invasion history in New Zealand and novel imprinted genes. Nature Communications, 14, 6364. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41784-8

Estandía, A., Sendell- Price, A. T., Oatley, G., Robertson, F., Potvin, D., Massaro, M., Robertson, B. C., & Clegg, S. M. (2023). Candidate gene polymorphisms are linked to dispersive and migratory behaviour: Searching for a mechanism behind the "paradox of the great speciators". Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 36, 1503-1516. doi: 10.1111/jeb.14222

Guhlin, J., Le Lec, M. F., Wold, J., Koot, E., Winter, D., Biggs, P. J., … Urban, L., Foster, Y., … Robertson, F. E., Robertson, B. C., Gemmell, N. J., … Dearden, P. K. (2023). Species-wide genomics of kākāpō provides tools to accelerate recovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 7, 1693-1705. doi: 10.1038/s41559-023-02165-y

McLean, L. R. W., Horton, T. W., Robertson, B. C., Robertson, F., Greer, A. L., & Nelson, X. J. (2023). Reproductive roles as likely drivers of sexual dimorphism in New Zealand’s endangered mountain parrot, the Kea. Ornithology, 140, ukad038. doi: 10.1093/ornithology/ukad038

Bertoia, A., Murray, T., Robertson, B. C., & Monks, J. M. (2023). Pitfall trapping outperforms other methods for surveying ground-dwelling large-bodied alpine invertebrates [Review]. Journal of Insect Conservation, 27, 679-692. doi: 10.1007/s10841-023-00498-4

Lopes, F., Oliveira, L. R., Beux, Y., Kessler, A., Cárdenas-Alayza, S., Majluf, P., … Loch, C., Robertson, B. C., … Bonatto, S. L. (2023). Genomic evidence for homoploid hybrid speciation in a marine mammal apex predator. Science Advances, 9, eadf6601. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adf6601

Reed, N., Childerhouse, S., Robertson, B. C., & Davis, R. W. (2023). Home ranges and diving behavior of endangered New Zealand sea lions along the Catlins coast of South Island, New Zealand. Marine Mammal Science, 39, 438-461. doi: 10.1111/mms.12989

Schlesselmann, A.-K. V., Cooper, J., Dussex, N., & Robertson, B. C. (2023). New Zealand endemic open-habitat specialist, the Black-fronted Tern (Chlidonias albostriatus), experienced population expansion during Pleistocene glaciation and recent decline. Ibis, 165, 288-296. doi: 10.1111/ibi.13107

Grosser, S., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., Robertson, F., Fidler, A. E., Martini, D., Knapp, M., & Robertson, B. C. (2023). Genomic evidence of a functional RH2 opsin in New Zealand parrots and implications for pest control. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 50(2), 341-349. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2053554

Journal - Research Other

Hufton, R. L., & Robertson, B. C. (2023). A significant remnant population of whio (blue duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) bridging the gap between Fiordland and West Coast recovery sites, South Island, New Zealand [Short note]. Notornis, 70(4), 190-195.

2022

Journal - Research Article

von Seth, J., van der Valk, T., Lord, E., Sigeman, H., Olsen, R.-A., Knapp, M., Kardailsky, O., Robertson, F., … Robertson, B. C., & Dussex, N. (2022). Genomic trajectories of a near-extinction event in the Chatham Island black robin. BMC Genomics, 23, 747. doi: 10.1186/s12864-022-08963-1

Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., Pütz, K., Agnew, P., Mattern, T., Hickcox, R. P., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). Conservation implications for post-fledging dispersal of yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 695, 173-188. doi: 10.3354/meps14124

Lubbe, P., Rawlence, N. J., Kardailsky, O., Robertson, B. C., Day, R., Knapp, M., & Dussex, N. (2022). Mitogenomes resolve the phylogeography and divergence times within the endemic New Zealand Callaeidae (Aves: Passerida). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 196, 1451-1463. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac060

Sandvig, E. M., Coulson, T., Robertson, B. C., Feeney, W. E., & Clegg, S. M. (2022). Insular nestling growth and its relationship to parental care effort in Silvereyes, Zosterops lateralis. Emu, 122(3-4), 193-202. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2022.2105723

Journal - Research Other

Foster, Y., & Robertson, B. C. (2022). Kākāpō. Current Biology, 32(20), 1066-1067. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.07.011

Dussex, N., Robertson, B. C., Dalén, L., & Jarvis, E. D. (2022). The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). Trends in Genetics, 38(8), 881-882. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2022.03.004

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stubbs, A., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., Grosser, S., Jenkinson, T., McKinlay, B., Robertson, F., … Robertson, B. (2022). A genomics approach to kea (Nestor notabilis) conservation management. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Ornithological Conference. 41. Retrieved from https://aocauckland.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/

Prystupa, S., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., Grosser, S., Robertson, F., Stubbs, A., … Robertson, B. (2022). Did the rodent eradication program impact the genetic health of an endemic bird species? A genomic investigation of the Lord Howe currawong. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Ornithological Conference. 38. Retrieved from https://aocauckland.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Martini, D., Dussex, N., Robertson, B. C., Gemmell, N. J., & Knapp, M. (2022, August-September). Is the kea really an alpine parrot? A genomic investigation into the fate of the kea in a warming world. Verbal presentation at the 31st Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting (QMB), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Dussex, N., van der Valk, T., Morales, H. E., Wheat, C. W., Díez-del-Molino, D., von Seth, J., Foster, Y., … Le Lec, M. F., Dearden, P. K., … Knapp, M., Gemmell, N. J., Robertson, F., … Robertson, B. C., & Dalén, L. (2021). Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō. Cell Genomics, 1, 100002. doi: 10.1016/j.xgen.2021.100002

Foster, Y., Dutoit, L., Grosser, S., Dussex, N., Foster, B. J., Dodds, K. G., … Robertson, F., … Robertson, B. C. (2021). Genomic signatures of inbreeding in a critically endangered parrot, the kākāpō. Genes Genomes Genetics, 11(11), jkab307. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab307

Grosser, S., Robertson, F., Shepherd, L. D., Tennyson, A. J. D., Miskelly, C. M., Taylor, G. A., & Robertson, B. C. (2021). Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: Implications for conservation. Emu, 121(1-2), 102-112. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2021.1908148

Martini, D., Dussex, N., Robertson, B. C., Gemmell, N. J., & Knapp, M. (2021). Evolution of the world's only alpine parrot: Genomic adaptation or phenotypic plasticity, behaviour and ecology? Molecular Ecology, 30, 6370-6386. doi: 10.1111/mec.15978

Rhie, A., McCarthy, S., Fedrigo, O., Damas, J., Formenti, G., Koren, S., … Robertson, B., … Jarvis, E. D. (2021). Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species. Nature, 592(7856), 737-746. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03451-0

Sendell-Price, A. T., Ruegg, K. C., Robertson, B. C., & Clegg, S. M. (2021). An island-hopping bird reveals how founder events shape genome-wide divergence. Molecular Ecology, 30, 2495-2510. doi: 10.1111/mec.15898

Lopes, F., Oliveira, L. R., Kessler, A., Beux, Y., Crespo, E., Cárdenas-Alayza, S., … Loch, C., Robertson, B. C., … Bonatto, S. L. (2021). Phylogenomic discordance in the eared seals is best explained by incomplete lineage sorting following explosive radiation in the southern hemisphere. Systematic Biology, 70(4), 786-802. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syaa099

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McLean, L., Horton, T., Robertson, B., Nelson, X., & Robertson, F. (2021). Identifying ecological drivers of sexual dimorphism in kea (Nestor notabilis) using stable isotopes. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Virtual Conference. Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes-2021-conference

Bond, D. M., Ortega-Recalde, O. J., Laird, M. K., Richardson, K. S., Reese, F. C. B., Alexander, A. M., Adams, A. L., van Heezik, Y., Robertson, B. C., The Vertebrate Genomes Project, Gemmell, N. J., & Hore, T. A. (2021). Sequencing the genome of the New Zealand brushtail possum: A platform for biological discovery and pest control. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go

Stubbs, A., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., Robertson, F., Van Stijn, T., & Robertson, B. (2021). Genetics to inform conservation management of kea (Nestor notabilis) in New Zealand. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 58). [Abstract]

2020

Journal - Research Article

Feng, S., Stiller, J., Deng, Y., Armstrong, J., Fang, Q., Reeve, A. H., … Robertson, B. C., … Jamieson, I. G., … Rutherford, K. M., Gemmell, N. J., Dussex, N., … Zhang, G. (2020). Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics. Nature, 587, 252-257. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2873-9

Young, M. J., Dutoit, L., Robertson, F., van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2020). Species in the faeces: DNA metabarcoding as a method to determine the diet of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin. Wildlife Research, 47(6), 509-522. doi: 10.1071/wr19246

Lara, C. E., Grueber, C. E., Holtmann, B., Santos, E. S. A., Johnson, S. L., Robertson, B. C., … Nakagawa, S. (2020). Assessment of the dunnocks’ introduction to New Zealand using innate immune-gene diversity. Evolutionary Ecology, 34, 803-820. doi: 10.1007/s10682-020-10070-0

Schlesselmann, A.-K. V., Dussex, N., Cooper, J., Monks, J. M., O'Donnell, C. F. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2020). Contrasting patterns of population structure at large and fine geographical scales in a migratory avian disturbance specialist of braided river ecosystems. Diversity & Distributions, 26, 16-33. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12994

Journal - Research Other

Schlesselmann, A.-K. V., & Robertson, B. C. (2020). Longevity can mask low N_b if only N_e of mixed-age samples is estimated in threatened and mobile species. Conservation Genetics, 21, 1067-1071. doi: 10.1007/s10592-020-01277-3

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Martini, D., Robertson, B., Gemmell, N., & Knapp, M. (2020). Evolution of the world's only alpine parrot: Genomic adaption or phenotypic plasticity, behaviour and ecology [Invited]. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Zoom Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/2020-3/

Other Research Output

Robertson, B. (2020, November). Wildlife conservation: Bridging science and practice. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2019

Journal - Research Article

Verry, A. J. F., Scarsbrook, L., Scofield, R. P., Tennyson, A. J. D., Weston, K. A., Robertson, B. C., & Rawlence, N. J. (2019). Who, where, what, wren? Using ancient DNA to examine the veracity of museum specimen data: A case study of the New Zealand rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris). Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution, 7, 496. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00496

Rexer-Huber, K., Veale, A. J., Catry, P., Cherel, Y., Dutoit, L., Foster, Y., … Waters, J., & Robertson, B. C. (2019). Genomics detects population structure within and between ocean basins in a circumpolar seabird: The white-chinned petrel. Molecular Ecology, 28, 4552-4572. doi: 10.1111/mec.15248

Dussex, N., von Seth, J., Knapp, M., Kardailsky, O., Robertson, B. C., & Dalén, L. (2019). Complete genomes of two extinct New Zealand passerines show responses to climate fluctuations but no evidence for genomic erosion prior to extinction. Biology Letters, 15(9), 20190491. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0491

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

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Foster, Y. A. L., Dutoit, L., & Robertson, B. C. (2019). Genomic architecture of inbreeding in all living adults of the critically endangered kākāpō parrot (Strigops habroptilus). Proceedings of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) Conference. Retrieved from https://event.crowdcompass.com/gsa2019

Schlesselmann, A.-K., Dussex, N., Cooper, J., Monks, J., O'Donnell, C. F., & Robertson, B. (2019). Genetic and morphometric patterns indicate black-fronted terns are a habitat-tracking metapopulation. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2019

Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., Pütz, K., Mattern, T., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Go forth and prosper? Post-fledging dispersal and the decline in juvenile survival of mainland yellow-eyed penguins. Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 96). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com

Young, M. J., Robertson, F., Dutoit, L., Mattern, T., Seddon, P. J., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Evidence for declining diet quality of mainland yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes): Is this their final dive? Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 73). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com

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

Mischler, C., Veale, A., van Stijn, T., Brauning, R., McEwan, J. C., Maloney, R., & Robertson, B. (2018). Population connectivity and traces of mitochondrial introgression in New Zealand black-billed gulls (Larus bulleri). Genes, 9(11), 544. doi: 10.3390/genes9110544

Stoffel, M. A., Humble, E., Paijmans, A. J., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K., Chilvers, B. L., Dickerson, B., … Gemmell, N. J., … Robertson, B. C., … Hoffmann, J. I. (2018). Demographic histories and genetic diversity across pinnipeds are shaped by human exploitation, ecology and life-history. Nature Communications, 9(1), 4836. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06695-z

Schlesselmann, A.-K. V., O'Donnell, C. F. J., Monks, J. M., & Robertson, B. C. (2018). Clearing islands as refugia for black-fronted tern (Chlidonias albostriatus) breeding colonies in braided rivers. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 42(2), 137-148. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.42.23

Dussex, N., von Seth, J., Robertson, B. C., & Dalén, L. (2018). Full Mitogenomes in the Critically Endangered Kakapo Reveal Major Post-Glacial and Anthropogenic Effects on Neutral Genetic Diversity. Genes, 9, 220. doi: 10.3390/genes9040220

Dussex, N., & Robertson, B. C. (2018). Contemporary effective population size and predicted maintenance of genetic diversity in the endangered kea (Nestor notabilis). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 45(1), 13-28. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2017.1325381

Journal - Research Other

Meyer, S., Robertson, B. C., Chilvers, B. L., & Krkošek, M. (2018). Reply to Roberts et al.: Faith in no fishery impact on New Zealand sea lions based on misunderstandings and unsubstantiated claims. PNAS, 115(36), E8332. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1812403115

Dussex, N., Taylor, H. R., Irestedt, M., & Robertson, B. C. (2018). When genetic and phenotypic data do not agree: The conservation implications of ignoring inconvenient taxonomic evidence [Forum]. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 42(2), 284-290. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.42.13

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Holden, Y., & Robertson, B. C. (2018). Ecological epigenetics in conservation management: Using DNA methylation to age kākāpō. Proceedings of the Society for Conservation Biology 5th Oceania Congress: Conservation in a Changing World. (pp. 147). Retrieved from http://wellington2018.scboceania.org

Martini, D., Gemmell, N., Robertson, B., & Knapp, M. (2018). From genotyping-by-sequencing to aDNA, a peek into the past and future of the New Zealand Kaka. Proceedings of the Society for Conservation Biology 5th Oceania Congress: Conservation in a Changing World. (pp. 146). Retrieved from http://wellington2018.scboceania.org

Robertson, B. C., Digby, A., Howard, J., & Iorns, D. (2018). Genome sequencing an entire species: Genetic management of kākāpō. Proceedings of the Society for Conservation Biology 5th Oceania Congress: Conservation in a Changing World. (pp. 56). Retrieved from http://wellington2018.scboceania.org

Martini, D., Gemmell, N., Robertson, B., & Knapp, M. (2018). A peek into the past and future of the New Zealand Kaka. Proceedings of the Birds New Zealand Conference. (pp. 22). Retrieved from https://www.osnz.org.nz/

Rexer-Huber, K., Parker, G., Veale, A., & Robertson, B. (2018). Connectivity for conservation of Southern Ocean seabirds: The case of white-chinned petrels. Proceedings of the Birds New Zealand Conference. (pp. 18). Retrieved from https://www.osnz.org.nz/

2017

Journal - Research Article

Meyer, S., Robertson, B. C., Chilvers, B. L., & Krkošek, M. (2017). Marine mammal population decline linked to obscured by-catch. PNAS, 114(44), 11781-11786. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1703165114

Schlesselmann, A.-K. V., & Robertson, B. C. (2017). Isolation and characterization of 18 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the endangered New Zealand Black-fronted Tern (Chlidonias albostriatus). Waterbirds, 40(3), 297-301. doi: 10.1675/063.040.0311

Collins, C. J., Chilvers, B. L., Osborne, A., Taylor, M., & Robertson, B. C. (2017). Unique and isolated: Population structure has implications for management of the endangered New Zealand sea lion. Conservation Genetics, 18(5), 1177-1189. doi: 10.1007/s10592-017-0969-z

Grosser, S., Abdelkrim, J., Wing, J., Robertson, B. C., & Gemmell, N. J. (2017). Strong isolation by distance argues for separate population management of endangered blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos). Conservation Genetics, 18(2), 327-341. doi: 10.1007/s10592-016-0908-4

Grueber, C. E., Sutton, J. T., Heber, S., Briskie, J. V., Jamieson, I. G., & Robertson, B. C. (2017). Reciprocal translocation of small numbers of inbred individuals rescues immunogenetic diversity. Molecular Ecology, 26(10), 2660-2673. doi: 10.1111/mec.14063

Journal - Research Other

Slooten, E., Simmons, G., Dawson, S. M., Bremner, G., Thrush, S. F., Whittaker, H., … Robertson, B. C., … Zeller, D. (2017). Evidence of bias in assessment of fisheries management impacts. PNAS, 114(25), E4901-E4902. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1706544114

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Schlesselmann, A.-K. V., & Robertson, B. C. (2017). One big family? Population genetic structure of the endangered black-fronted tern (Chlidionias albostriatus). Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB). 591. Retrieved from http://gen2017.w.events4you.currinda.com

Salis, A. T., Easton, L. J., Robertson, B. C., Gemmell, N., Smith, I. W., Weisler, M. I., Waters, J., & Rawlence, N. J. (2017). Myth or relict: Does ancient DNA detect the enigmatic Upland seal? Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB). 565. Retrieved from http://gen2017.w.events4you.currinda.com

Rexer-Huber, K., McEwan, J., Van Stijn, T., Veale, A., Waters, J., & Robertson, B. (2017). Phylogenetic affinities of white-chinned petrels: Questions for conservation management. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB). 716. Retrieved from http://gen2017.w.events4you.currinda.com

Oatley, G., Clegg, S. M., & Robertson, B. C. (2017). Is migration propensity linked to genetic "switches" in a great "speciator" silvereyes Zosterops lateralis? Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB). 545. Retrieved from http://gen2017.w.events4you.currinda.com

Rexer-Huber, K., Parker, G., Thompson, D., Waters, J., & Robertson, B. (2017). Conservation of New Zealand's white-chinned petrels: A numbers and distribution story. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 77). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html

Foote, I., Robertson, B. C., & Chilvers, B. L. (2017). Does animal personality explain harem access in the polygynous New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri). Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB). 536. Retrieved from http://gen2017.w.events4you.currinda.com

Digby, A., Robertson, B., Howard, J., & Iorns, D. (2017). Sequencing the genomes of every kākāpō. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB). 788. Retrieved from http://gen2017.w.events4you.currinda.com

2016

Journal - Research Article

Bergner, L. M., Dussex, N., Jamieson, I. G., & Robertson, B. C. (2016). European colonization, not Polynesian arrival, impacted population size and genetic diversity in the critically endangered New Zealand Kākāpō. Journal of Heredity, 107(7), 593-602. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esw065

Dussex, N., Robertson, B. C., Salis, A. T., Kalinin, A., Best, H., & Gemmell, N. J. (2016). Low spatial genetic differentiation associated with rapid recolonization in the New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri. Journal of Heredity, 107(7), 581-592. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esw056

Sutton, J. T., Castro, I., Robertson, B. C., Tompkins, D. M., Stanton, J.-A. L., & Jamieson, I. G. (2016). MHC genetic diversity and avian malaria prevalence in Mokoia Island saddlebacks. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 40(3), 351-360.

Rawlence, N. J., Collins, C. J., Anderson, C. N. K., Maxwell, J. J., Smith, I. W. G., Robertson, B. C., Knapp, M., Horsburgh, K. A., Stanton, J.-A. L., Scofield, R. P., … Matisoo-Smith, E. A., & Waters, J. M. (2016). Human-mediated extirpation of the unique Chatham Islands sea lion and implications for the conservation management of remaining New Zealand sea lion populations. Molecular Ecology, 25(16), 3950-3961. doi: 10.1111/mec.13726

Collins, C. J., Chilvers, B. L., Taylor, M., & Robertson, B. C. (2016). Historical population size of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri. Journal of Mammalogy, 97(2), 436-443. doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyv187

Osborne, A. J., Negro, S. S., Chilvers, B. L., Robertson, B. C., Kennedy, M. A., & Gemmell, N. J. (2016). Genetic evidence of a population bottleneck and inbreeding in the endangered New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri. Journal of Heredity, 107(5), 392-402. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esw015

Robertson, B. C., Stephenson, B. M., Ronconi, R. A., Goldstien, S. J., Shepherd, L., Tennyson, A., … Ryan, P. G. (2016). Phylogenetic affinities of the Fregetta storm-petrels are not black and white. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 97, 170-176. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.01.004

Salis, A. T., Easton, L. J., Robertson, B. C., Gemmell, N., Smith, I. W. G., Weisler, M. I., Waters, J. M., & Rawlence, N. J. (2016). Myth or relict: Does ancient DNA detect the enigmatic Upland seal? Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 97, 101-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.12.012

Knafler, G. J., Ortiz-Catedral, L., Jackson, B., Varsani, A., Grueber, C. E., Robertson, B. C., & Jamieson, I. G. (2016). Comparison of beak and feather disease virus prevalence and immunity-associated genetic diversity over time in an island population of red-crowned parakeets. Archives of Virology, 161(4), 811-820. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2717-3

Holtmann, B., Grosser, S., Lagisz, M., Johnson, S. L., Santos, E. S. A., Lara, C. E., Robertson, B. C., & Nakagawa, S. (2016). Population differentiation and behavioural association of the two 'personality' genes DRD4 and SERT in dunnocks (Prunella modularis). Molecular Ecology, 25(3), 706-722. doi: 10.1111/mec.13514

Journal - Research Other

Meyer, S., Robertson, B. C., Chilvers, B. L., & Krkošek, M. (2016). Reply to comment on "Population dynamics reveal conservation priorities of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri" by Middleton and Breen (2016). Marine Biology, 163(5), 113. doi: 10.1007/s00227-016-2863-5

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Robertson, B. C. (2016, August-September). Whole genome sequencing and kākāpō recovery. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Nelson, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Dussex, N., Sainsbury, J., Moorhouse, R., Jamieson, I. G., & Robertson, B. C. (2015). Evidence for Bergmann's Rule and not allopatric subspeciation in the threatened Kaka (Nestor meridionalis). Journal of Heredity, 106(6), 679-691. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esv079

Weston, K. A., & Robertson, B. C. (2015). Population structure within an alpine archipelago: Strong signature of past climate change in the New Zealand rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris). Molecular Ecology, 24(18), 4778-4794. doi: 10.1111/mec.13349

Grueber, C. E., Knafler, G. J., King, T. M., Senior, A. M., Grosser, S., Robertson, B., Weston, K. A., … Harris, C. L. W., & Jamieson, I. G. (2015). Toll-like receptor diversity in 10 threatened bird species: Relationship with microsatellite heterozygosity. Conservation Genetics, 16(3), 595-611. doi: 10.1007/s10592-014-0685-x

Rayner, M. J., Gaskin, C. P., Fitzgerald, N. B., Baird, K. A., Berg, M. M., Boyle, D., … Robertson, B. C., … Ismar, S. M. H. (2015). Using miniaturized radiotelemetry to discover the breeding grounds of the endangered New Zealand Storm Petrel Fregetta maoriana. Ibis, 157(4), 754-766. doi: 10.1111/ibi.12287

Meyer, S., Robertson, B. C., Chilvers, B. L., & Krkošek, M. (2015). Population dynamics reveal conservation priorities of the threatened New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri. Marine Biology, 162, 1587-1596. doi: 10.1007/s00227-015-2695-8

Robertson, B. C. (2015). Is management limiting the recovery of the New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri? Polar Biology, 38(4), 539-546. doi: 10.1007/s00300-014-1619-2

Dussex, N., Rawlence, N. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2015). Ancient and contemporary DNA reveal a pre-human decline but no population bottleneck associated with recent human persecution in the Kea (Nestor notabilis). PLoS ONE, 10(2), e0118522. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118522

Sutton, J. T., Robertson, B. C., & Jamieson, I. G. (2015). MHC variation reflects the bottleneck histories of New Zealand passerines. Molecular Ecology, 24(2), 362-373. doi: 10.1111/mec.13039

White, K. L., Eason, D. K., Jamieson, I. G., & Robertson, B. C. (2015). Evidence of inbreeding depression in the critically endangered parrot, the kakapo. Animal Conservation, 18(4), 341-347. doi: 10.1111/acv.12177

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

Journal - Research Other

Knafler, G. J., Jamieson, I. G., & Robertson, B. C. (2015). Microsatellite primers for the red-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) [Microsatellite letters]. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(2), 419-421. doi: 10.1007/s12686-014-0385-3

Meyer, S., Davidson, A. R., Krkošek, M., & Robertson, B. C. (2015). Comment on ‘Current bycatch levels in Auckland Islands trawl fisheries unlikely to be driving New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) population decline’. Aquatic Conservation, 25(4), 584-586. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2567

Robertson, B. C. (2015). Comment on "Review of research and assessments on the efficacy of sea lion exclusion devices in reducing the incidental mortality of New Zealand sea lions Phocarctos hookeri in the Auckland Islands squid trawl fishery". Fisheries Research, 165, 127-129. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2014.12.003

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Haultain, S., van Heezik, Y., & Robertson, B. (2015). Inbreeding depression in a captive population of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense). In N. J. Nelson & S. N. Keall (Eds.), Recent developments in New Zealand herpetofauna research: Proceedings of the 15th and 16th biennial conferences of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ): DOC Research and Development Series 347. (pp. 15-16). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/series/doc-research-and-development-series

Egeter, B., Robertson, B. C., Easton, L., Roe, C., & Bishop, P. J. (2015). Estimating the predation rate of an introduced mammal on two of the world's most endangered amphibians using molecular diet analysis. In N. J. Nelson & S. N. Keall (Eds.), Recent developments in New Zealand herpetofauna research: Proceedings of the 15th and 16th biennial conferences of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ): DOC Research and Development Series 347. (pp. 15). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/series/doc-research-and-development-series

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Robertson, B. (2015, November). Population genetic structure of New Zealand alpine fauna: Implications for conservation. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Weston, K. A., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Isolation and characterisation of 14 microsatellites for the New Zealand rock wren Xenicus gilviventris. Conservation Genetics Resources, 6(1), 115-117. doi: 10.1007/s12686-013-0018-2

Bergner, L. M., Jamieson, I. G., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Combining genetic data to identify relatedness among founders in a genetically depauperate parrot, the Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus). Conservation Genetics, 15(5), 1013-1020. doi: 10.1007/s10592-014-0595-y

Adams, A. L., van Heezik, Y., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Identifying eradication units in an invasive mammalian pest species. Biological Invasions, 16(7), 1481-1496. doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0586-9

Adams, A. L., Recio, M. R., Robertson, B. C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. (2014). Understanding home range behaviour and resource selection of invasive common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in urban environments. Biological Invasions, 16(9), 1791-1804. doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0627-4

Collins, C. J., Rawlence, N. J., Prost, S., Anderson, C. N. K., Knapp, M., Scofield, R. P., Robertson, B. C., Smith, I., Matisoo-Smith, E. A., … Waters, J. M. (2014). Extinction and recolonization of coastal megafauna following human arrival in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 281, 20140097. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0097

Dussex, N., Wegmann, D., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Postglacial expansion and not human influence best explains the population structure in the endangered kea (Nestor notabilis). Molecular Ecology, 23(9), 2193-2209. doi: 10.1111/mec.12729

Rayner, M. J., Gaskin, C. P., Stephenson, B. M., Fitzgerald, N. B., Landers, T. J., Robertson, B. C., … Imber, M. J. (2014). Brood patch and sex-ratio observations indicate breeding provenance and timing in New Zealand storm-petrel Fregetta maoriana. Marine Ornithology, 41(2), 107-111.

Leung, E. S., Chilvers, B. L., Nakagawa, S., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Size and experience matter: Diving behaviour of juvenile New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri). Polar Biology, 37(1), 15-26. doi: 10.1007/s00300-013-1405-6

Knafler, G. J., Fiddler, A., Jamieson, I. G., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Evidence for multiple MHC class II β loci in New Zealand's critically endangered kakapo, Strigops habroptilus. Immunogenetics, 66(2), 115-121. doi: 10.1007/s00251-013-0750-5

Leung, E. S., Chilvers, B. L., Moore, A. B., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Do yearling New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) learn foraging behavior from their mothers? Marine Mammal Science, 30(3), 1220-1228. doi: 10.1111/mms.12087

2013

Journal - Research Article

Dussex, N., & Robertson, B. C. (2013). Isolation and characterization of 8 microsatellites and for the Kea Nestor notabilis. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(4), 1063-1065. doi: 10.1007/s12686-013-9975-8

Barth, J. M. I., Matschiner, M., & Robertson, B. C. (2013). Phylogenetic position and subspecies divergence of the endangered New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus). PLoS ONE, 8(10), e78068. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078068

Adams, A. L., Dickinson, K. J. M., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). An evaluation of the accuracy and performance of lightweight GPS collars in a suburban environment. PLoS ONE, 8, e68496. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068496

Sutton, J. T., Robertson, B. C., Grueber, C. E., Stanton, J.-A. L., & Jamieson, I. G. (2013). Characterization of MHC class II B polymorphism in bottlenecked New Zealand saddlebacks reveals low levels of genetic diversity. Immunogenetics, 65(8), 619-633. doi: 10.1007/s00251-013-0708-7

Osborne, A. J., Zavodna, M., Chilvers, B. L., Robertson, B. C., Negro, S. S., Kennedy, M. A., & Gemmell, N. J. (2013). Extensive variation at MHC DRBin the New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) provides evidence for balancing selection. Heredity, 111, 44-56. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2013.18

Adams, A. L., Dickinson, K. J. M., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Predicting summer site occupancy for an invasive species, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), in an urban environment. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e58422. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058422

Leung, E. S., Chilvers, B. L., Moore, A. B., & Robertson, B. C. (2013). Mass and bathymetry influences on the foraging behaviour of dependent yearling New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri). New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 47(1), 38-50. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2012.732584

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Knafler, G. J., Fidler, A., Jamieson, I. G., & Robertson, B. C. (2013). Is the MHC class II β gene a single locus in parrots? Proceedings of EcoTas13: The 5th Joint Conference of New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) and Ecological Society of Australia (ESA). (pp. 178-179). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/node/40

Meyer, S., Robertson, B. C., Chilvers, B. L., & Krkošek, M. (2013). Population growth of New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri, at the Auckland Islands, New Zealand: A prospective view. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. (pp. 143). Retrieved from http://www.marinemammalscience.org/

Leung, E. S., Chilvers, B. L., Nakagawa, S., Moore, A., & Robertson, B. C. (2013). Sexual segregation increases fisheries-related threats to female juvenile New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri). Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. (pp. 123). Retrieved from http://www.marinemammalscience.org/

Collins, C., Rawlence, N., Knapp, M., Schofield, P., Robertson, B., Smith, I., … Matisoo-Smith, E., & Waters, J. (2013). The genetic effects of extinction-recolonisation in the New Zealand sea lion following historic hunting. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. (pp. 46-47). Retrieved from http://www.marinemammalscience.org/

Robertson, B. (2013). Mitigation of New Zealand sea lion bycatch in a sub-Antarctic squid trawl fishery. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. (pp. 5). Retrieved from http://www.marinemammalscience.org/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Robertson, B. (2013, September). When rediscovery is not enough: The New Zealand storm-petrel. Verbal presentation at the Inaugural Genetics Week, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Collins, C., Knapp, M., Robertson, B., Matisoo-Smith, L., & Waters, J. (2013, January). Assessing the impact of human settlement and historic hunting on the New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, using ancient DNA analyses. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.

Adams, A., Dickinson, K., Robertson, B., & van Heezik, Y. (2013, January). Predicting distribution and habitat selection for an invasive species, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), in an urban environment. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Leung, E. S., Chilvers, B. L., Nakagawa, S., Moore, A. B., & Robertson, B. C. (2012). Sexual segregation in juvenile New Zealand sea lion foraging ranges: Implications for intraspecific competition, population dynamics and conservation. PLoS ONE, 7(9), e45389. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045389

Robertson, B. C., & Goldstien, S. J. (2012). Phylogenetic affinities of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos). Notornis, 59(1-2), 49-59.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Weston, K., Robertson, B., & Jamieson, I. (2012). Rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris): Population structure in an alpine archipelago. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 121). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/events/conference-2012

Sutton, J., Robertson, B., & Jamieson, I. (2012). Using next generation sequencing to overcome the challenges of studying major histocompatibility complex diversity in New Zealand birds. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 110). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/events/conference-2012

Dussex, N., Jamieson, I., & Robertson, B. (2012). Unexpected genetic population structure in the Kea (Nestor notabilis). Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 45). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/events/conference-2012

2011

Journal - Research Article

Sutton, J. T., Nakagawa, S., Robertson, B. C., & Jamieson, I. G. (2011). Disentangling the roles of natural selection and genetic drift in shaping variation at MHC immunity genes. Molecular Ecology, 20(21), 4408-4420. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05292.x

Robertson, B. C., Stephenson, B. M., & Goldstien, S. J. (2011). When rediscovery is not enough: Taxonomic uncertainty hinders conservation of a critically endangered bird. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 61, 949-952. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.001

Torres, L. G., Thompson, D. R., Bearhop, S., Votier, S., Taylor, G. A., Sagar, P. M., & Robertson, B. C. (2011). White-capped albatrosses alter fine-scale foraging behavior patterns when associated with fishing vessels. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 428, 289-301. doi: 10.3354/meps09068

Sutton, J. T., Robertson, B. C., & Jamieson, I. G. (2011). Dye shift: A neglected source of genotyping error in molecular ecology. Molecular Ecology Resources, 11(3), 514-520. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.02981.x

Robertson, B. C., & Chilvers, B. L. (2011). The population decline of the New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri: A review of possible causes. Mammal Review, 41(4), 253-275. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00186.x

Horn, T., Robertson, B. C., Will, M., Eason, D. K., Elliott, G. P., & Gemmell, N. J. (2011). Inheritance of telomere length in a bird. PLoS ONE, 6(2), e17199. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017199

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Egeter, B., Bishop, P. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2011). DNA-based identification of Litoria raniformis in Norway rat and hedgehog stomach contents. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 38(3), (pp. 270). doi: 10.1080/03014223.2011.577789

2010

Journal - Research Article

Horn, T., Robertson, B. C., & Gemmell, N. J. (2010). The use of telomere length in ecology and evolutionary biology. Heredity, 105(6), 497-506. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2010.113

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Dussex, N., Jamieson, I., & Robertson, B. (2010). Unexpected genetic population structure in the kea (Nestor notabilis). New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 29-30). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Marshall, A. J., Negro, S. S., Robertson, B. C., Chilvers, B. L., Kennedy, M. A., & Gemmell, N. J. (2010, September). Can human health research hold the key to New Zealand sea lion survival? Poster session presented at the Fourth Annual Division of Health Sciences Research Forum, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2009

Journal - Research Article

Caudron, A. K., Negro, S. S., Fowler, M., Boren, L., Poncin, P., Robertson, B. C., & Gemmell, N. J. (2009). Alternative mating tactics in the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri): When non-territorial males are successful too. Australian Journal of Zoology, 57(6), 409-421. doi: 10.1071/ZO09024

Augé, A. A., Chilvers, B. L., Moore, A., Mathieu, R., & Robertson, B. C. (2009). Aggregation and dispersion of female New Zealand sea lions at the Sandy Bay breeding colony, Auckland Islands: How unusual is their spatial behaviour? Behaviour, 146(9), 1287-1311. doi: 10.1163/15683909x427687

Robertson, B. C., Frauenfelder, N., Eason, D. K., Elliott, G., & Moorhouse, R. (2009). Thirty polymorphic microsatellite loci from the critically endangered kakapo (Strigops habroptilus). Molecular Ecology Resources, 9(2), 664-666. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02506.x

Chilvers, B. L., Duignan, P. J., Robertson, B. C., Castinel, A., & Wilkinson, I. S. (2009). Effects of hookworms (Uncinaria sp.) on the early growth and survival of New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) pups. Polar Biology, 32(2), 295-302. doi: 10.1007/s00300-008-0559-0

Abdelkrim, J., Robertson, B. C., Stanton, J.-A. L., & Gemmell, N. J. (2009). Fast, cost-effective development of species-specific microsatellite markers by genomic sequencing. Biotechniques, 46(3), 185-192. doi: 10.2144/000113084

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Marshall, A. J., Negro, S. S., Robertson, B. C., Chilvers, B. L., Kennedy, M. A., & Gemmell, N. J. (2009). Assessing genomic variability in species of high conservation priority. Proceedings of the ComBio2009 Conference. [CD-ROM] [Abstract]

2008

Journal - Research Article

Robertson, B. C., & Stephenson, B. M. (2008). DNA sexing of the critically endangered New Zealand storm petrel (Oceanites maorianus, or Pealeornis maoriana). Notornis, 55(4), 209-211.

Horn, T., Gemmell, N. J., Robertson, B. C., & Bridges, C. R. (2008). Telomere length change in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Australian Journal of Zoology, 56(3), 207-210. doi: 10.1071/ZO08046

2007

Journal - Research Article

Robertson, B. C., Steeves, T. E., McBride, K. P., Goldstien, S. J., Williams, M., & Gemmell, N. J. (2007). Phylogeography of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos): Implications for translocation and species recovery. Conservation Genetics, 8, 1431-1440. doi: 10.1007/s10592-007-9294-2

2006

Journal - Research Article

Chilvers, B. L., Robertson, B. C., Wilkinson, I. S., & Duignan, P. J. (2006). Growth and survival of New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri: Birth to 3 months. Polar Biology, 30(4), 459-469. doi: 10.1007/s00300-006-0203-9

Robertson, B. C., & Gemmell, N. J. (2006). PCR-based sexing in conservation biology: Wrong answers from an accurate methodology? Conservation Genetics, 7(2), 267-271. doi: 10.1007/s10592-005-9105-6

Dale, A. R., & Robertson, B. C. (2006). DNA sexing of weka (Gallirallus australis) [Short note]. Notornis, 53(4), 385-386.

Robertson, B. C., Chilvers, B. L., Duignan, P. J., Wilkinson, I. S., & Gemmell, N. J. (2006). Dispersal of breeding, adult male Phocarctos hookeri: Implications for disease transmission, population management and species recovery. Biological Conservation, 127(2), 227-236. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.08.011

Robertson, B. C. (2006). The role of genetics in kakapo recovery. Notornis, 53(1), 173-183.

Robertson, B. C., Elliott, G. P., Eason, D. K., Clout, M. N., & Gemmell, N. J. (2006). Sex allocation theory aids species conservation. Biology Letters, 2(2), 229-231. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0430

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Wilkinson, I. S., Duignan, P. J., Castinel, A., Grinberg, A., Chilvers, B. L., & Robertson, B. C. (2006). Klebsiella pneumoniae epidemics: Possible impact on New Zealand sea lion recruitment. In A. W. Trites, S. K. Atkinson, D. P. DeMaster, L. W. Fritz, T. S. Gelatt, L. D. Rea & K. M. Wynne (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sea Lions of the World Symposium. (pp. 385-403). [Full Paper]