Selected publications by Cawthron Institute staff:

Fenemor, A.; Deans, N.; Davie, T.; Allen, W.; Dymond, J.; Kilvington, M.; Phillips, C.; Basher, L.; Gillespie, P.; Young, R.; Sinner, J.; Harmsworth, G.; Atkinson, M.; Smith, R. 2008: Collaboration and modelling - tools for integration in the Motueka catchment, New Zealand. Water SA 34: 448-455.

Young, R.G.; Matthaei, C.D.; Townsend, C.R. 2008: Organic matter breakdown and ecosystem metabolism: functional indicators for assessing river ecosystem health. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27: 605-625.

Sawant PM, Holland PT, Mountfort DO, Kerr DS 2008. In vivo seizure induction and pharmacological preconditioning by domoic acid and isodomoic acids A, B and C. Neuropharmacology 55, 1412-1418.

Wood SA, Mountfort DO, Selwood AI, Holland PT, Puddick J, Cary SC 2008. Widespread distribution and identification of eight novel microcyctins in Antarctic cyanobacterial mats. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74, 7243-7251.

Allum LL, Mountfort DO, Gooneratne R, Pasco N, Goussain G, Hall EAH 2008. Assessment of protein phosphatase in re-usable rapid assay format in detecting microcystins and okadaic acid as a precursor to biosensor development. Toxicon 52, 745-753.

Munday R, Holland P, McNabb P, Selwood A, Rhodes L 2008. Comparative toxicity to mice of domoic acid and isodomoic acids A, B and C. Toxicon 52: 954-956.

Wood SA, Jentzsch K, Rueckert A, Hamilton D, Cary SC 2008. Hindcasting cyanobacterial communities in Lake Okaro with germination experiments and genetic analyses. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 67:252-260.

Wood SA, Rhodes L, Adams S, Adamson J, Smith K, Smith J, Tervit R, Cary SC 2008. Maintenance of cyanotoxin production by cryopreserved New Zealand culture collection cyanobacteria. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research 42: 277-283.

Wood SA, Rueckert A, Cowan DA, Cary SC 2008. Sources of edaphic cyanobacterial diversity in the Dry Valleys of Eastern Antarctica. ISME Journal 2, 308–320.

Woods SA, Rhodes L, Adams SL, Adamson JE, Smith KF, Smith JF, Tervit HR, Cary SC 2008. Maintenance of cyanotoxin by cryopreserved cyanobacteria in the New Zealand culture collection. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 42: 277-283.

Salinas-Flores L , Adams SL, Lim MH 2008. Cholesterol addition and removal in Pacific oyster oocytes does not improve cryopreservation success. Cryoletters 29 (5):391-398.

Adams SL, Smith JF, Roberts RD, Janke AR, King NG, Tervit HR, Webb SC 2008. The application of sperm cryopreservation in selective breeding of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg). Aquaculture Research 39:1434-1442.

Moy GW, Springer S, Adams SL, Swanson WJ, Vacquier VD 2008. Extraordinary intraspecific diversity in oyster sperm bindin. PNAS 105(6): 1993-1998.

Salinas-Flores L, Adams SL, Lim MH 2008. Determination of the membrane permeability characteristics of Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, oocytes and development of optimized methods to add and remove ethylene glycol. Cryobiology 56: 43-52.

Salinas-Flores L, Adams SL, Wharton DA, Downes MF, Lim MH 2008. Survival of Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, oocytes in relation to intracellular ice formation. Cryobiology 56: 28-35.

Fidler AE, Lawrence SB, McNatty KP 2008. An hypothesis to explain the linkage between kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) breeding and the mast fruiting of their food trees. Wildlife Research 35, 1-7.

Mueller JC, Steiger S, Fidler AE, Kempenaers B 2008. Biogenic Trace Amine-Associated Receptors (TAARS) are encoded in avian genomes: evidence and possible implications. Journal of Heredity 99, 174-176.

Steiger SS, Fidler AE, Kempenaers B 2008. Detection of olfactory receptor transcripts in bird testes. Journal of Heredity 99, 624-628.

Steiger SS, Fidler AE, Valcu M, Kempenaers B 2008. Avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: evidence for a well-developed sense of smell in birds? Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B. 275, 2309-2317.

Webb SC, Fidler AE 2008. Optimisation and evaluation of PCR primer pair Cg18SFor/Cg18SRev for indication of successful host DNA purification. Cawthron Report 1417.

Kirs M, Harwood VJ, Gillespie PA, Fidler AE, Cornelisen CD, Fyfe WR 2008. Application of microbial source tracking (MST) technologies for identifying the source of microbial contamination in the lower Maitai river and Little Sydney stream. Cawthron Report 1447.

Smith KF, Fidler AE, Rhodes LL 2008. PCR-based methods for the detection of the invasive sea star, Asterias amurensis, in New Zealand. Cawthron Report 1521

Wood S, Olsen D, Fidler A, Hitchings T, Waters J 2008. Towards a molecular macroinvertebrate community index (MCI). Joint meeting of the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society and the Australian Society for Limnology. Queenstown, New Zealand.

Kirs M, Harwood V, Gillespie P, Fidler A, Cornelisen C 2008. Application of microbial source tracking (MST) technologies for identifying the source of microbial contamination in the lower Maitai River (Nelson City) and Little Sydney Stream (Tasman District). NZWWA Annual Conference, Wellington.

Olsen D, Wood SA, Kirs M, Fidler A, Hitchings T, Waters J 2008. A molecular phylogeny of New Zealand leptophlebiid mayflies. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Conference. November 24-27, New Plymouth.

Wood SA, Olsen D, Kirs M, Fidler A, Hitchings T 2008. Habitat specificity and population genetics of two New Zealand Deleatidium. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Conference. New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Fidler AE et al 2008. An hypothesis to explain the linkage between kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) breeding and the mast fruiting of their food trees. Wildlife Research 35, 1-7. The hypothesis described in this paper was highlighted in 'New Scientist'