Professor Joe Waas: Graduate Students
Professor Joe Waas has supervised the following students in graduate study.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Bradley, David (in process). The function of song dialects in the North island Kokako.
Valderrama, Sandra (in process). Spatio-temporal variation and the perception of song dialect in the North Island Kokako.
Verbeek, Else (submitted). Animal welfare objective measures research programme.
Morgan, D (2006). Mechanisms for magpie aggression
towards other birds in New Zealand.
Day, T D (2004). The effects of colour and odour on bait acceptance by birds
and mammalian pests in New Zealand.
Miyazaki, M (2003). Acoustic communication and mate choice in little blue penguins.
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Ingram, J (2000). The activity and functioning of the hypothalamic pituitary Axis of the red deer stag (Cervus elaphus).
Bramley, Gary (1999). Habitat Use and Responses to Odours by Rodents in New Zealand.
Master of Science (MSc)
Le Roux, Daniel (submitted). Long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) activity patterns, microhabitat use and behaviourial response to environmental variables in Hamilton City, New Zealand.
Hawke, Michelle (submitted). Effects of early handling on play behaviour in dairy calves
Guadarrama Maillot, Veronica (2009). The effect of a Pavlovian conditioning paradigm on stress and development of play-related behavious in early and normally weaned rats.
Ninnes, Calum (2008). Behavioural endocrinology of breeding Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae).
Tulloch, Bridget (2007). The effect of family versus
familiarity on observational learning in rats.
Wallace, Jess (2006). Comparison of vertical flight activity of
short-tailed bats within podocarp and beech forests, New Zealand.
Jellyman, Nathalia (2004). Acoustic conspecifics:
Environmental enrichment for three captive species of NZ endemic birds and its
impact on zoo visitors.
Bright, A (2001). Bill colour and female mate choice in blackbirds. |
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Landman, M (2001). The interaction between physical and emotional stress in
rainbow trout.
Roberts, N (2000). Social facilitation and the social stimulation of
reproduction in
goats.
Stewart, M (2000). Behavioural and physiological responses of horses to air
transport.
Hartley, Lynette. Deterring Birds from Baits by Manipulating Colour and Odour.
Rodgers, A. Scent marking behaviour and its possible use as a vector
for the bio-control of brushtail possums.
Winters, S. Partner and parent recognition in little blue penguins.
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