Dr Melanie Massaro - Publications
Updated April 2012
Massaro, M., L.Ortiz-catedral, L. Julian, J.A. Galbraith, B. Kurenback, J. Kearvall, J. Kemp, J. van Hal, S. Elkington, G. Taylor, T. Greene, J. van de Wetering, M. van de Wetering, M. Pryde, P. Dilks, S. Heber, T. Steeves, M. Walters, S. Shaw, J. Potter, M. Farrant, D.H. Brunton, M. Hauber, B. Jackson, P. Bell, R. Moorhouse, K. McInnes, and A. Varsani. 2012. Molecular characterisation of Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in New Zealand and its implications for managing an infectious disease. Archives of Virology. In press.
Ainley, D.G., C.M. Brooks, J.T. Eastman and M. Massaro. 2012. Unnatural selection of Antarctic Toothfish in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. In: Protection of the Three Poles (Ed. F. Huettmann), Springer, Tokyo, Japan.
Starling-Windhof, A., M. Massaro and J.V. Briskie. 2011. Differential effects of exotic-predator control on nest success of native and introduced birds in New Zealand. Biological Invasions 13: 1021-1028.
Blight, L.K., D.G. Ainley, S.F. Ackley, G. Ballard, T. Ballerini, R.L. Brownell Jr., C.-H.C. Cheng, M. Chiantore, D. Costa, M.C. Coulter, P. Dayton, A.L. DeVries, R. Dunbar, S. Earle, J.T. Eastman, S.D. Emslie, C.W. Evans, R.A. Garrott, S. Kim, G. Kooyman, A. Lescroël, M. Lizotte, M. Massaro, S. Olmastroni, P.J. Ponganis, J. Russell, D. B. Siniff, W.O. Smith Jr., B.S. Stewart, I. Stirling, J. Willis, P. Wilson and E.J. Woehler. 2010. Fishing for data in the Ross Sea. Science 330: 1316.
Ortiz-Catedral, L., B. Kurenbach, M. Massaro, K. McInnes, D.H. Brunton, M.E. Hauber, D.P. Martin and A. Varsani. 2010. A new strain of beak and feather disease virus isolated from wild red-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand. Archives of Virology 155: 613-620.
McGraw, K.J., Massaro, M., Rivers, T.J. and T. Mattern. 2009. Annual, sexual, size- and condition-related variation in the colour and fluorescent pigment content of yellow crest feathers in Snares Penguins (Eudyptes robustus). Emu 109: 93-99.
Massaro, M., A. Starling-Windhof, J.V. Briskie and T.E. Martin. 2008. Introduced mammalian predators induce behavioural changes in parental care in an endemic New Zealand bird. PLoS ONE 3(6): e2331.
McGraw, K.J., M.B. Toomey, P.M. Nolan, N.I. Morehouse, M. Massaro, and P. Jouventin. 2007. A description of unique fluorescent yellow pigments in the feathers of penguins (Aves: Sphenisciformes). Pigment Cell Research 20: 301-304.
Massaro, M., A.N. Setiawan and L.S. Davis. 2007. Effects of artificial eggs on prolactin secretion, steroid levels, brood patch development, incubation onset and clutch size in the yellow-eyed penguin. General and Comparative Endocrinology 151: 220-229.
Massaro, M., L.S. Davis and R.S. Davidson. 2006. Plasticity of brood patch development and its influence on incubation periods in the Yellow-eyed Penguin: an experimental approach. Journal of Avian Biology 37: 497-506.
Setiawan, A.N., M. Massaro, J.T. Darby and L.S. Davis. 2005. Mate and territory fidelity in Yellow-eyed Penguins. Condor 107: 703-709.
Massaro, M. and L.S. Davis. 2005. Differences in egg size, shell thickness, pore density, pore diameter and water vapour conductance between first and second eggs of Snares Penguins Eudyptes robustus and their influence on hatching asynchrony. Ibis 147: 251-258.
Massaro, M. and L.S. Davis. 2004. Preferential incubation positions for different sized eggs and their influence on incubation period and hatching asynchrony in Snares crested (Eudyptes robustus) and yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56: 426-434.
Massaro, M. and L.S. Davis. 2004. The influence of laying date and maternal age on eggshell thickness and pore density in Yellow-eyed Penguins Megadyptes antipodes. Condor 106: 496-505.
Massaro, M., L.S. Davis, J.T. Darby, G.J. Robertson and A.N. Setiawan. 2004. Intraspecies variation in incubation periods in Yellow-eyed Penguins Megadyptes antipodes: testing the influence of age, laying date and egg size. Ibis 146: 526-530.
McClung, M.R., P.J. Seddon, M. Massaro and A.N. Setiawan. 2004. Nature-based tourism impacts on yellow-eyed penguins Megadyptes antipodes: Does unregulated visitor access affect fledging weight and juvenile survival? Biological Conservation 119: 279-285.
Massaro, M., L.S. Davis and J.T. Darby. 2003. Carotenoid-derived ornaments reflect parental quality in male and female yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes)? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55: 169-175.
Massaro, M. and D. Blair. 2003. Comparison of population numbers of yellow-eyed penguins, Megadyptes antipodes, on Stewart Island and on adjacent cat-free islands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 27: 107-113.
Massaro, M., J.T. Darby, L.S. Davis, K-A. Edge and M.J. Hazel. 2002. Investigation of interacting effects of female age, laying dates and egg size in Yellow-eyed Penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Auk 119: 1137-1141.
Robertson, G.J., D. Fifield, M. Massaro and J.W. Chardine. 2001. Changes in nesting habitat use of large gulls breeding in Witless Bay, Newfoundland. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 2159-2167.
Massaro, M., J.W. Chardine and I.L. Jones. 2001. Relationships between Black-legged Kittiwake nest-site characteristics and the susceptibility to predation by large gulls. Condor 103: 793-801.
Massaro, M., J.W. Chardine, I.L. Jones and G.J. Robertson. 2000. Delayed capelin (Mallotus villosus) availability influences predatory behaviour of large gulls on black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), causing a reduction in kittiwake breeding success. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: 1588-1596.