Dr Rebecca French

2026

Journal - Research Article

Darnley, J. A., Waller, S. J., French, R. K., Parata, R., Kumanan, K., Finn, L., … Geoghegan, J. L. (2026). Divergent coronaviruses discovered in the virome of lamprey with reddening syndrome. Journal of Virology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00645-26

de Vries, I. F., Waller, S. J., French, R. K., Grimwood, R. M., & Geoghegan, J. L. (2026). Longitudinal sampling of New Zealand cockles (Austrovenus stutchburyi) reveals high viral diversity and taxa-specific responses to environmental factors. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 102(5), fiag033. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiag033

French, R. K., Pichlmueller, F., Waller, S. J., Dubrulle, J., Tuxford, J., Veale, A., & Geoghegan, J. L. (2026). Viral surveillance of invasive mammals in New Zealand reveals unique viral lineages reflecting their introduction history. Genetics & Molecular Biology, 100(1), e01440-25. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01440-25

2025

Journal - Research Article

Ayriss, N., West, A. G., French, R. K., Geoghegan, J. L., Chatterton, J., Digby, A., … Taylor, M. W. (2025). Influence of developmental stage on the antibiotic resistome and virome of the critically endangered kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1654781. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654781

Muller, C. G., Chilvers, B. L., French, R. K., & Battley, P. F. (2025). Larger foraging area means greater fisheries interaction risk for juvenile yellow-eyed penguins in their sub-Antarctic range [Brief report]. Polar Biology, 48, 108. doi: 10.1007/s00300-025-03425-2

Holdsworth, N. S., Weinzweig, N., Lalas, C., Waller, S. J., Geoghegan, J. L., & French, R. K. (2025). Uncovering the faecal virome of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) reveals virus sharing among geographically distinct pinnipeds. Virology, 610, 110617. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2025.110617

French, R. K., Waller, S. J., Wierenga, J. R., Grimwood, R. M., Hodgkinson-Bean, J., Digby, A., … French, N. P., & Geoghegan, J. L. (2025). Evidence for a role of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus gallolyticus in the aetiology of exudative cloacitis in the critically endangered Kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). Molecular Ecology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/mec.17761

French, R. K., Anderson, S., Cain, K., Digby, A., Greene, T. C., Miskelly, C. M., … Geoghegan, J. L., & Holmes, E. C. (2025). Diversity and cross-species transmission of viruses in a remote island ecosystem: Implications for wildlife conservation. Virus Evolution, 11(1), veae113. doi: 10.1093/ve/veae113

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Heremia, L., French, R., Waller, S. J., Wierenga, J., & Geoghegan, J. (2025). Uncovering virus diversity in urban waterfowl. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 55). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com

2024

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Heremia, L. R., French, R., Waller, S., Wierenga, J., & Geoghegan, J. L. (2024, September). Uncovering virus diversity in highly urbanised waterfowl. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Research Week (QRW) Pathogen Genomics Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Holdsworth, N., French, R., & Geoghegan, J. (2024, September). Revealing the virome of the New Zealand sea lion. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Research Week (QRW) Pathogen Genomics Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

French, R. K., Digby, A., Uddstrom, L., Eason, D., & Geoghegan, J. L. (2024, September). Comprehensive infectome analysis of an emerging disease in the critically endangered Kākāpō using total RNA sequencing. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Research Week (QRW) Pathogen Genomics Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

Wierenga, J. R., Grimwood, R., Taylor, H. S., Hunter, S., Argilla, L. S., Webster, T., Lim, L., French, R., … Jorge, F., Bostina, M., Burga, L., … Geoghegan, J. L. (2023). Total infectome investigation of diphtheritic stomatitis in yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes) reveals a novel and abundant megrivirus. Veterinary Microbiology, 286, 109895. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109895

2022

Journal - Research Article

Muller, C. G., Chilvers, B. L., French, R. K., & Battley, P. F. (2022). Diet plasticity and links to changing foraging behaviour in the conservation of subantarctic yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Aquatic Conservation, 32, 753-765. doi: 10.1002/aqc.3797

French, R. K., Stone, Z. L., Parker, K. A., & Holmes, E. C. (2022). Novel viral and microbial species in a translocated Toutouwai (Petroica longipes) population from Aotearoa/New Zealand. One Health Outlook, 4, 16. doi: 10.1186/s42522-022-00072-z

French, R. K., Filion, A., Niebuhr, C. N., & Holmes, E. C. (2022). Metatranscriptomic comparison of viromes in endemic and introduced passerines in New Zealand. Viruses, 14(7), 1364. doi: 10.3390/v14071364

2021

Journal - Research Article

Muller, C. G., Chilvers, B. L., Chiaradia, A., French, R. K., Kato, A., Ropert-Coudert, Y., & Battley, P. F. (2021). Foraging areas and plasticity of yellow-eyed penguins Megadyptes antipodes in their subantarctic range. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 679, 146-162. doi: 10.3354/meps13911

2020

Journal - Research Article

Baker, G. B., Elliott, G. P., French, R. K., Jensz, K., Muller, C. G., & Walker, K. J. (2020). Development of aerial monitoring techniques: to estimate population size of great albatrosses (Diomedea spp.). Notornis, 67(1), 321-331.

Parker, G. C., French, R. K., Muller, C. G., Taylor, G. A., & Rexer-Huber, K. (2020). First northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) breeding population survey and estimate for the Auckland Islands, New Zealand. Notornis, 67(1), 357-368.

Muller, C. G., Chilvers, B. L., French, R. K., & Battley, P. F. (2020). Diving plasticity in the ancestral range of the yellow-eyed penguin Megadyptes antipodes, an endangered marine predator. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 648, 191-205. doi: 10.3354/meps13415

Muller, C. G., Chilvers, B. L., French, R. K., Hiscock, J. A., & Battley, P. F. (2020). Population estimate for yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes) in the subantarctic Auckland Islands, New Zealand. Notornis, 67(1), 299-319.

French, R. K., Miskelly, C. M., Muller, C. G., Russell, R. B., Taylor, G. A., & Tennyson, A. J. D. (2020). Birds of Enderby Island, Auckland Islands, New Zealand subantarctic. Notornis, 67(1), 189-212.

Journal - Research Other

French, R. K., & Holmes, E. C. (2020). An ecosystems perspective on virus evolution and emergence. Trends in Microbiology, 28(3), 165-175. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.10.010

2019

Journal - Research Article

Muller, C. G., Chilvers, B. L., Barker, Z., Barnsdale, K. P., Battley, P. F., French, R. K., … Samandari, F. (2019). Aerial VHF tracking of wildlife using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV): comparing efficiency of yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) nest location methods. Wildlife Research, 46, 145-153. doi: 10.1071/WR17147

French, R. K., Muller, C. G., Chilvers, B. L., & Battley, P. F. (2019). Behavioural consequences of human disturbance on subantarctic Yellow-eyed Penguins Megadyptes antipodes. Bird Conservation International, 29, 277-290. doi: 10.1017/S0959270918000096