Department of Biological Sciences

Complete List of Publications:
Dr Chrissen Gemmill

Book Chapters and Journal Articles:

Searle J B, Jamieson P M, Gündüz Ì, Stevens M I, Jones E P, Gemmill CEC, King C M. 2009. The diverse origins of New Zealand house mice. Proceedings of The Royal Society B, Vol 276, pp 209-217. Published online 30 September 2008.

Cary S C, Hicks B J, Gemmill CEC, Rueckert A, Coyne K J.  2008. A sensitive genetic-based detection and enumeration method for Didymosphenia geminata. Proceedings of the 2007 International Workshop on Didymosphenia geminata. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 18-19 August 2007, Montreal, Canada.

Jones Tracey C, Gemmill Chrissen EC, Pilditch Conrad A. 2008. Genetic variability of New Zealand seagrass (Zostera muelleri) assessed at multiple spatial scales. Aquatic Botany 88, pp 39-46.

Hofstra, D.E., Gemmill, CEC., and de Winton, MD.  2006.  Preliminary genetic assessment of New Zealand Isoëtes and Nitella, using DNA sequencing and RAPDs.  Science for Conservation 266, pp 5-30.

Lorence, David H., Gemmill, Chrissen E. C.  2004.  Pritchardia flynnii (Arecaceae), a New Endemic Species from Kaua’i, Hawaiian Islands.  Novon 14, pp 185-189.

Champion, P.D., Hofstra, D.E., Auger, M.E., and Gemmill, C.E.C.  2003.  Growth and habitat of Sebaea ovata (Gentianaceae) in New Zealand.  Science for Conservation, 229:  pp1-32.

Gemmill, C. E. C.; Allan, G. J.; Wagner, W. L.; Zimmer, E. A.  2002.  Evolution of Insular Pacific Pirrosporum (Pittosporaceae): Origin of the Hawaiian Radiation.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 22(1): 31-42. http://www.idealibrary.com.

Holzapfel, S., Faville, M., & Gemmill, C.E.C. 2002. Genetic variation of the endangered holoparasite Dactylanthus taylorii (Balanophoraceae) in New Zealand. Journal of Biogeography, 29, 663-676.
 

Ranker, T.A., Gemmill, C.E.C and Trapp, P.G.2000  Microevolutionary Patterns and Processes of the Native Hawaiian Colonizing Fern Odontosoria Chinensis (Lindsaeaceae).  Evolution, 54(3), pp 828-839 

Russell, A.E, Ranker, T.A., Gemmill, C.E.C., & Farrar, D.R. 1999. Patterns of clonal diversity in Dicranopteris linearis on Mauna Loa, Hawai‘i, USA. Biotropica, 31, 449-459.

Gemmill, C.E.C. 1998. A new narrow endemic species of Pritchardia (Arecaceae) from Wai'oli Valley, Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands. Novon 8:18-22.

Gemmill, C.E.C., T.A. Ranker, D. Ragone, S.P. Perlman, and K.R. Wood. 1998. Conservation genetics of the endangered endemic Hawaiian genus Brighamia (Campanulaceae). American Journal of Botany 85, 528-539.

Gemmill, C.E.C., and K.J. Johnson. 1997. Paleoecology of a Late Paleocene (Tiffanian) megaflora from the northern Great Divide Basin, Wyoming. Palaios 12, 439-448, 617.

Ranker, T.A., C.E.C. Gemmill, P.G. Trapp, A. Hambleton, and K. Ha. 1996. Population genetics and reproductive biology lava-flow colonizing species of Hawaiian Sadleria (Blechnaceae). In J.M. Camus. M. Gibby, and R. J. Johns (eds.), Pteriodology in Perspective, pp. 581-598, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Johnson, D. (ed.) and the IUCN/SSC Palm Specialist Group. 1996. Palms: Their conservation and sustained ulitization. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, 116 + vii pp. (Contributor, Chapter 11).

Gemmill, C.E.C., T.A. Ranker, and D. Ragone. 1993. Conservation genetics of the native Hawaiian palm genus Pritchardia. The Bulletin of the National Tropical Botanical Garden 23: 141-146 (Popular article).

Report on Commissioned Research - Contract Reports:

Clarkson, B; Gemmill, C; Downs, T; Hathaway, L; Poletti, P.  2002.  Progress towards understanding the Systematics and Conservation of Celmisia “Mangaweka”.  A report to the Department of Conservation, Palmerston North.

Hofstra, D and Chrissen E. C Gemmill.  1999.  Genetic characterisation of Isoëtes from Lake Omapere.  NIWA Client report (DOC 000229) for Department of Conservation, Northland Conservancy. 

M J Faville, A S Holzapfel and Chrissen E. C Gemmill.  1999.  Genetic diversity of Dactylanthus taylorii in New Zealand.  Department of Conservation.

Conference Contributions:

Gemmill C, Skipper H, Byrnes G. 2010. Leadership diversity: Leading in different ways. New Zealand Women in Leadership,Wellington, New Zealand, 28 June - 2 July 2010. (oral presentation)

Grove E, Clarkson B D, Gemmill CEC. 2009. Seed availability and the restoration of urban forest patches in Hamilton City, New Zealand. Flock Hill Workshop; Urban ecology and ecological design: perspectives on integration and future directions, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18-19 November. (poster presentation)

Wehi P M, Gemmill CEC, Hicks B J. 2009. Eating the night away: The ecological resilience of Auckland tree weta in urban forest patches. Flock Hill Workshop: Urban ecology and ecological design: perspectives on integration and future directions, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18-19 November. (poster presentation)

Carrodus, S.; Gemmill, C.; Clarkson, B. 2008. Identification and the role of hybridisation in Pittosporum. Eleventh Annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Meeting, 28-30 November, Rotorua. (oral presentation).

Gemmill C. 2008. Taxonomy teaching in New Zealand universities. Australian Systematic Botany Society National Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 September-3 October. (oral presentation)

Gemmill C, Clarkson F, Cornes T, Overdyck E, Wehi P, Wilcox F. 2008. How important is genetic diversity in the equation of eco-sourcing in urban restoration programmes? New Zealand Ecological Society Conference, Ecology on your doorstep, 29 September-2 October. (oral presentation)  

Gemmill C, Wehi P, Hicks B. 2008. Eating the night away: The ecological resilience of Auckland Tree Weta in urban forest patches. New Zealand Ecological Society Conference, Ecology on your doorstep, 29 September-2 October. (poster presentation)

Kelly, S.; Gemmill, C.E.C.; Cary, S.C. 2008. A phylogeographic investigation of the origin of rock snot in New Zealand. Eleventh Annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Meeting, 28-30 November, Rotorua. (oral presentation). 

Nickel J, Cursons R, Gemmill C. 2008. Investigating the genetic diversity and dispersal range of New Zealand's seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis. 2008 Queenstown Molecular Biology Meetings, 31 August-6 September. (poster presentation)

Nickel, J.; Cursons, R.; Gemmill, C. 2008. Investigating the genetic diversity and dispersal range of New Zealand’s seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis. Eleventh Annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Meeting, Rotorua, 28-30 November.

Overdyck E, Clarkson B, Gemmill C. 2008. Seed dispersal modes and the successful restoration of urban native forest patches. New Zealand Ecological Society Conference, Ecology on your doorstep, 29 September-2 October. (oral presentation) 

Chubb TLA, Gemmill CEC. 2007. Phylogeography and hybridization of the New Zealand house mouse. Evolution 2007, Christchurch, New Zealand, 16-20 June. (poster presentation)

Gemmill CEC. 2007. Origins and evolution of New Zealand Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae). Evolution 2007, Christchurch, New Zealand, 16-20 June. (oral presentation)

Gemmill Chrissen. 2007. Genetic variation within the Waikato Endemic Giant Wire Rush Sporadanthus ferrugineus (Restionaceae), as revealed by ISSR and RAPD fingerprinting. Tenth Annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Meeting, Christchurch, 7-9 December. (poster presentation)

Grove E, Clarkson B D, Gemmill CEC. 2007. Seed availability and the restoration of urban indigenous forest patches in Hamilton, NZ. Seed Ecology II, Perth, Australia, 9-13 September. (poster presentation)

Grove E, Clarkson B D, Gemmill CEC. 2007. Seed availability and the restoration of urban indigenous forest patches in Hamilton, NZ. Seed Ecology II, Perth, Australia, 9-13 September. (conference proceedings)

Wehi P, Gemmill C, Morgan-Richards M. 2007. Urban weta in forest fragments: marooned survivors or successful dispersers? Ecological genetics of Hemideina thoracica, the northern tree weta, in urban forest fragments. New Zealand Ecological Society Conference: Feathers to Fur: the ecological transformation of Aotearoa, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18-22 November. (oral presentation)

Hunger, S. A., Seppelt, R., Gemmill, C.E.C. 2003. Molecular Systematics of Antarctic Mosses.3rd Congress of Genetic Society of Slovenia, May 31-June 4 2003. (Abstract only available).

Stevens, Mark I., Hunger, Sarah A., Hills, Simon F., Gemmill, Chrissen E.C. 2004. Phantom hitch-hikers and their consequences for estimates of genetic variation in Antarctic mosses. 7th New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference, December 3-5 2004. (Abstract only available)

Crawford, Naomi, Gemmill, Chrissen E.C. 2004. Genetic diversity of Hawaiian Pritchardia (Arecaceae) as estimated by molecular methods. 7th New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference, December 3-5 2004. (Abstract only available)

Jones, T. C., Gemmill, C.E.C., Pilditch, C. A. 2004. Genetic variation in New Zealand seagrass (Zostera muelleri) populations: Implications for conservation. 19th Conference Australasian Society for Phycology and Aquatic Botany, 5-8 December 2004. (Abstract only available)

Hofstra, D. E., Gemmill, C.E.C., de Winton, M. D. 2004. Genetic variation among endemic New Zealand Isoëtes. 19th Conference Australasian Society for Phycology and Aquatic Botany, 5-8 December 2004. (Abstract only available)

Hofstra, Deborah E., and Gemmill, C.E.C.  2003.  Does the Alien Potamogeton crispus Hybridise with the Native P. ochreatus in New Zealand?  43^rd Annual Meeting, Portland Maine, July 20-23, 2003 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay Hotel and Convention Center.

Jamieson, Paul; King, Kim; Gemmill, Chrissen; and Sarre, Stephen.  The taxonomic classification of the house mouse in New Zealand.  NZ Ecological Society Conference 2000.  Hamilton, NZ, Nov 19-23. 

Gemmill, Chrissen E. C and T A Ranker.  August 1999.  Hawaiian perspectives on the origin and diversification of pteridophytes species.   XVI International Botanical Congress.

Gemmill, Chrissen E. C, G Allan, W L Wagner and E A Zimmer.  August 1999.  Phylogenetic relationships and breeding system evolution of insular Pacific Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae).  XVI International Botanical Congress.

Hunger, S.A and Chrissen E. C Gemmill.  August 1999.  Systematics and population genetics of Antarctic Bryum (Bryaceae) species using molecular techniques.  American Bryological and Lichenological Society and XVI International Botanical Congress.

Uncommissioned Published Research Reports:

Faville, M.J., Holzapfel, A.S. and C.E.C. Gemmill.   March 2000.  Genetic diversity of Dactylanthus taylorii in New Zealand.  Science & Research Internal Report 173.  Department of Conservation.

Hofstra, D., & Gemmill, C.E.C. 1999. Genetic characterisation of Isoëtes from Lake Omapere. NIWA Client report (DoC 000229) for Department of Conservation, Northland Conservancy.

 Abstracts: 

Ranker, T.A., Mingo, K.A., Gemmill, C.E.C. and Char, W.  Systematics and classification of Hawaiian Sesbania.  Botany 2000! Portland, 6-10 August 2000.

Hathaway, L. and Gemmill, C.  Systematics of the New Zealand Pittosporum  (Pittosporaceae) based on nucleotide sequences.  Abstract in: Third Annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference – MolEcol 2000.  Pirongia Forest Park Lodge, 1-3 December 2000.

Harfoot, R. and Gemmill, C.  An investigation of the population Genetics of some Antarctic Moss Species.  Abstract in: Third Annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference – MolEcol 2000.  Pirongia Forest Park Lodge, 1-3 December 2000.

Ranker, T.A. and Gemmill, C.E.C.  1998.  Population genetics of Hawaiian ferns and implications for conservation management.  American Journal of Botany  85:97.  Presented at the Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America with other affiliated Societies. 

Other:

Gemmill, C. 2009. Pittosporum evolution and migration. Radio New Zealand interview, 5 February.

Gemmill Chrissen. 2008. Fixing the female job pipeline. The Scientist 22, 3, pp 15. (Letter to the editor).

King C M, Gemmill C. 2008. How mice came to New Zealand. Radio New Zealand interview, 18 December.

Gemmill, Chrissen.  2006.  Evolution Solution.  Software programme.