New Zealand Journal of Zoology 2002

Volume 29/Number 1/March 2002

Entomology

Adult mortality and minimum lifespan of the ground beetle Harpalus affinus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in New Zealand Gábor L. Lövei, Marie McCambridge p. 1
The cocoon-spinning behaviour of Austrosimulium australense (Diptera: Simuliidae), with a discussion of phylogenetic implications Alison E. Stuart p. 5
The digestive system of keratin-feeding larvae of Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae P. J. Gerard p. 15

Biological control of pests

Ferret (Mustela furo) abundance, survival and recruitment on farmland in North Canterbury, New Zealand Craig G. Morley p. 23
Effectiveness and efficiency of chlorophacinone poisoning for the control of muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) populations Frank A. M. Tuyttens , Jan J. J. M. Stuyck p. 33

Native vertebrates

A new longjaw galaxias species (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) fromthe Kauru River, North Otago, New Zealand R. M. McDowall, J. M. Waters p. 41
Moult and changes in body shape and pelage in known-age male New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) Shaun McConkey, Chris Lalas, Steve Dawson p. 53
A method for determination of gender from bill measurements in Otago blue penguins (Eudyptula minor) A. G. Hocken, J. J. Russell p. 63

Volume 29/Number 2/June 2002

Invertebrates

Selected temperatures of an alpine weta Hemideina maori from southern New Zealand Jennifer Rock, Sarah Cook, Tara Murray, Jenny Thomas, Ian Jamieson p. 73
The potential distribution of German wasps (Vespula germanica) in Argentina Paola D’Adamo, Paula Sackmann, Juan C. Corley, Mauricio Rabinovich p. 79
Itaquascon unguiculum and Itaquascon cambewarrense: two new species of eutardigrades from Australia Giovanni Pilato, Maria Grazia Binda, Sandra Claxton p. 87
Trial-and-error derivation of aggressive-mimicry signals by Brettus and Cyrba, spartaeine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Israel, Kenya, and Sri Lanka Robert R. Jackson p. 95
Prey, predatory behaviour and anti-predator defences of Hygropoda dolomedes and Dendrolycosa sp. (Araneae: Pisauridae), web-building pisaurid spiders from Australia and Sri Lanka Ana Cerveira, Robert R. Jackson p. 119

Vertebrate pests

Iophenoxic acid as a systemic blood marker for assessment of bait acceptance by stoats (Mustela erminea) and weasels (Mustela nivalis) E. B. Spurr p. 135
Evaluating the performance of PIT tags and ear tags in a capture-recapture experiment Craig G. Morley p. 143
Home range, territorial behaviour and habitat use of stoats (Mustela erminea) in a colony of Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni), New Zealand Richard Cuthbert , Erica Sommer p. 149
Effects of season, age, and sex on infection with endoparasites of brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula from a forest/farmland site, lower North Island, New Zealand P. E. Cowan, D. D. Heath, M. Stankiewicz p. 161
Local variation in endoparasite infection of brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula, along a forest margin transect, lower North Island, New Zealand P. E. Cowan, D. D. Heath, M. Stankiewicz p. 171

Volume 29/Number 3/September 2002

Biology of pests

Captive husbandry of stoats Mustela erminea Robbie A. McDonald, Serge Larivière p. 177
Rhodamine B as a systemic hair marker for assessment of bait acceptance by stoats (Mustela erminea) E. B. Spurr p. 186
A potential multivariate index of condition for small mammals G. L. Blackwell p. 195
No evidence for establishment of the wasp parasitoid, Sphecophaga vesparum burra (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) at two sites in New Zealand Jacqueline R. Beggs, Joanna S. Rees, Richard J. Harris p. 205

Biology of native vertebrates

Seasonal variation in survival, weights, and population counts of blue penguins (Eudyptula minor) in Otago, New Zealand Edda Johannesen, Harald Steen, Lyndon Perriman p. 213
Incubation regime affects juvenile morphology and hatching success, but not sex, of the oviparous lizard Oligosoma suteri (Lacertilia: Scincidae) K. M. Hare, C. H. Daugherty, A. Cree p. 221

Taxonomy

Taxonomy of North and South Island snipe (Aves: Scolopacidae: Coenocorypha) with analysis of a remarkable collection of snipe bones from Greymouth, New Zealand Trevor H. Worthy, Colin M. Miskelly, Bob (R.) A. Ching p. 231
Hybrid crosses of the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Homoptera: Cercopidae) between New Zealand and Welsh populations Selcuk Yurtsever p. 245

Parasitology

New records of gastrointestinal helminths from the southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus) in New Zealand A. David M. Latham, Robert Poulin p. 253
Abstracts of papers and posters presented at the 29th Conference of the New Zealand Society for Parasitology, held jointly with the Australian Society for Parasitology, at Te Papa, Wellington, 24-28 September 2000 p. 259

Volume 29/Number 4/December 2002

Native vertebrates

Variability in numbers of long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) roosting in Grand Canyon Cave, New Zealand: implications for monitoring population trends C. F. J. O'Donnell p. 273
Artificial nest box use by the North Island saddleback: effects of nest box design and mite infestations on nest site selection and reproductive success R. K. Stamp, D. H. Brunton, B. Walter p. 285

Entomology

A new species of tusked weta from the Raukumara Range, North Island, New Zealand (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae: Motuweta) G. W. Gibbs p. 293
Rearing huhu beetle larvae, Prionoplus reticularis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on artificial diet D. J. Rogers, S. E. Lewthwaite, P. R. Dentener p. 303
Distribution and conservation requirements of Notoreas sp., an unamed Geometrid moth on the Taranaki coast, North Island, New Zealand L. J. Sinclair p. 311

Introduced mammals

Diet and diet preferences of introduced ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla) in New Zealand D. M. Forsyth, D. A. Coomes, G. Nugent, G. M. J. Hall p. 323

Errata

Taxonomy of North and South Island snipe (Aves: Scolopacidae: Coenocorypha) with analysis of a remarkable collection of snipe bones from Greymouth, New Zealand (correction to table) Trevor H. Worthy, Colin M. Miskelly, Bob (R.) A. Ching p.345

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