Please join us in a short history of hihi conservation and the central role that Tiritiri Matangi island has played in the return of hihi to parts of their former range. Our story focusses on these most colourful and charismatic of New Zealand’s endemic birds. We share their history, some of their extreme behaviours and […]
Published in:Â Animal Conservation Date published:Â July 2016 Authors:Â K. M. Richardson (1,2), J. G. Ewen (2), P. Brekke (2), L. R. Doerr (3), K. A. Parker (4,5) Â & D. P. Armstrong (1) 1 Wildlife Ecology Group, Te Kura Matauranga o nga Taonga a Papatuanuku, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand 2 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of […]
Published in: Animal Behaviour Date published: July 2016 Authors: Kirsty J. MacLeoda, Patricia Brekkeb, John G. Ewenb, Rose Thorogooda a Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. b Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, U.K. Abstract Size hierarchies are often seen when nestlings hatch asynchronously over a period of days. Shorter hatch periods are common across passerines, […]
Radio interview with Graeme Hill available from Radio Live New Zealand at: http://www.radiolive.co.nz/Environews—Hihi-Stitchbirds/tabid/506/articleID/118152/Default.aspx John Ewen from the Zoological Society of London is interviewed by Graeme about his work on hihi and hihi conservation. In this interview John and Graeme chat about the challenges facing hihi, some of their colourful behaviours and their […]
Published in: Animal Conservation  Date published: February 2016  Authors: Kate M. Richardson1,2 and John G. Ewen2 Wildlife Ecology Group, Te Kura MÄtauranga o ngÄ Taonga Ä Papatuanuku, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK  Abstract Understanding the factors driving […]
Published in: Biological Conservation Date published: September 2015 Authors: David L.P. Correia1,2, Aliénor L. M. Chauvenet1, J. Marcus Rowcliffe1, and John G. Ewen1 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK  Abstract In order to […]
Published in: Journal of Applied Ecology Date published: December 2013 Authors: Aliénor Chauvenet (1,2), John Ewen (1), Doug Armstrong (3), and Nathalie Pettorelli (1) 1) Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK 2) Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK 3) Wildlife […]
Published in: Evolutionary Applications Date published: 12 June 2015 Authors: Patricia Brekke1, John G. Ewen1, Gemma Clucas2, Anna Santure3 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, United Kingdom. Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom Department of […]
A study conducted between research partners at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in the United Kingdom and the University of Auckland in New Zealand has revealed the importance of single males in small, threatened populations. Results from a study of endangered New Zealand hihi (Notiomystis cincta), were recently published in the research journal Evolutionary […]