Breeding systems in New Zealand plants

Williams: Breeding Biology of California Quail the Breeding Biology of California Quail in New Zealand

The breeding biology of Lophortyx californicus in North America has been described by Sumner (1935), Olading (1938), Howard and Emlen (1942), Oenelly (1955), Raitt (1960) and Lewin (1963); in the Hawaiian Islands by Schwartz and Schwartz (1949) and in New Zealand by Williams (1952,1959). Much more local information has now been gathered and this paper is concerned mainly with annual and local v...

Natal and breeding dispersal of northern New Zealand dotterels

Dispersal patterns of juvenile northern New Zealand dotterels have been analysed, based on sight recoveries of birds colour-banded as chicks between 1986 and 1998. Birds bred 0-196 km from their natal site, with an average distance of 31 km and a median of 22 km. About 18% of birds returned to their natal site to breed and nearly all (93%) bred within 70 km of their natal site. Between fledging...

Native New Zealand plants with inhibitory activity towards Mycobacterium tuberculosis

BACKGROUND Plants have long been investigated as a source of antibiotics and other bioactives for the treatment of human disease. New Zealand contains a diverse and unique flora, however, few of its endemic plants have been used to treat tuberculosis. One plant, Laurelia novae-zelandiae, was reportedly used by indigenous Maori for the treatment of tubercular lesions. METHODS Laurelia novae-ze...

DUNEDIN NEW ZEALAND Assessing Prediction Systems

For some years software engineers have been attempting to develop useful prediction systems to estimate such attributes as the effort to develop a piece of software and the likely number of defects. Typically, prediction systems are proposed and then subjected to empirical evaluation. Claims are then made with regard to the quality of the prediction systems. A wide variety of prediction quality...

New Plant Breeding Techniques Report of a Workshop Hosted by Food Standards Australia New Zealand