Jo Monks

Work

University of Otago

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Lecturer in Ecology

New Zealand

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Education

Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand
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PhD

Whitireia Community Polytechnic

New Zealand
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Diploma of Outdoor Leadership

Publications

Commonly used funnel trap causes rostral damage in Lakes skink (Oligosoma aff. chloronoton ‘West Otago’)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Acoustic monitoring reveals widespread distribution of pekapeka across an isolated forest ecosanctuary, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Ground‐Truthing of MaxEnt Models Reveals Poor Predictive Accuracy for Lizards in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand

Ecology and Evolution

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Life in the slow and high lane: ecology of an alpine gecko (Mokopirirakau “Cascades”) in the Southern Alps | Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Habitat use of obligate alpine geckos from southern New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Factors Influencing Emergence Timing Patterns of Long‐Tailed Bats in Exotic and Native Forest in New Zealand

Ecology and Evolution

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Evaluating translocation success using hard and soft release methods for an arboreal gecko, 8–11 years after translocation

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Capturing the imminent extinction of a kakaruai/South Island robin population

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Effect of a scrub fire on a population of Southern Alps geckos in the Mackenzie Basin

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Flying towards the Future: Using Drones to Detect Lizards in Remote Alpine Terrain

Drones

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Flying towards the Future: Using Drones to Detect Lizards in Remote Alpine Terrain

Drones

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Landscape scale control of selected mammalian predators fails to protect lizards

Biological Invasions

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Time-lapse cameras improve our understanding of invertebrate activity in the alpine zone

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Pitfall trapping outperforms other methods for surveying ground-dwelling large-bodied alpine invertebrates

Journal of Insect Conservation

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Interspecific variation in predation patterns of stoats and weasels in an alpine conservation programme

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Interspecific variation in predation patterns of stoats and weasels in an alpine conservation programme

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Trail cameras enhance understanding of lizard behaviour in a remote alpine environment

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Testing Drones as a Tool for Surveying Lizards

Drones

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Testing Drones as a Tool for Surveying Lizards

Drones

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Comparison of footprint tracking and pitfall trapping for detecting skinks

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Spatial patterns and habitat use of penned and hard-released arboreal geckos translocated to an offshore island free of introduced mammals

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Variable vulnerability to climate change in New Zealand lizards

Journal of Biogeography

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Evaluation of counting methods for monitoring populations of a cryptic alpine passerine, the rock wren (Passeriformes, Acanthisittidae, Xenicus gilviventris)

PLOS ONE

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Social networks and social stability in a translocated population of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Penned release reduces area use by translocated barking geckos (Naultinus punctatus)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Stable isotope analysis reveals variable diets of stoats (Mustela erminea) in the alpine zone of New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Heat and water loss vs shelter: a dilemma in thermoregulatory decision-making for a retreat-dwelling nocturnal gecko

Journal of Experimental Biology

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Contrasting patterns of population structure at large and fine geographical scales in a migratory avian disturbance specialist of braided river ecosystems

Diversity and Distributions

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Ecology of orange-spotted geckos (Mokopirirakau “Roys Peak”) in Central Otago and Queenstown-Lakes district

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on New Zealand’s alpine fauna

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on New Zealand’s alpine fauna

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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The effect of two glyphosate formulations on a small, diurnal lizard (Oligosoma polychroma)

Ecotoxicology

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The effect of two glyphosate formulations on a small, diurnal lizard (Oligosoma polychroma)

Ecotoxicology

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Resource limitation underlying multiple masting models makes mast seeding sensitive to future climate change

New Phytologist

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Acute toxicity and risk to lizards of rodenticides and herbicides commonly used in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Current challenges and future directions in lizard conservation in New Zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

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Developing indices of relative abundance for monitoring cave and ground wētā (Orthoptera) in southern beech forest, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Genetic diversity is maintained in the endangered New Zealand long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) despite a closed social structure and regular population crashes

Conservation Genetics

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Lizard Conservation in Mainland Sanctuaries

New Zealand Lizards

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Lizard conservation in mainland sanctuaries

New Zealand Lizards

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Phylogeographic-based conservation implications for the New Zealand long-tailed bat, (Chalinolobus tuberculatus): identification of a single ESU and a candidate population for genetic rescue

Conservation Genetics

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Short-term success of a translocation of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense) to Orokonui Ecosanctuary

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Social implications of a colony collapse in a highly structured vertebrate species (long-tailed bat, Chalinolobus tuberculatus)

Animal Conservation

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Survey and monitoring methods for New Zealand lizards

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

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Placement period of artificial retreats affects the number and demographic composition but not the body condition of skinks

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Is there gender bias in reviewer selection and publication success rates for the New Zealand Journal of Ecology?

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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New Zealand reptiles and their conservation

Austral Ark: The State of Wildlife in Australia and New Zealand

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Forest geckos (Mokopirirakau Southern North Island) display diurno-nocturnal activity and are not reliant on retreats

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Penning prior to release decreases post-translocation dispersal of jewelled geckos

Animal Conservation

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Sex ratio bias and extinction risk in an isolated population of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)

PLoS ONE

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Step on it: Can footprints from tracking tunnels be used to identify lizard species?

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on indigenous birds of freshwater wetlands in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Correlated recovery of five lizard populations following eradication of invasive mammals

Biological Invasions

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Balancing phylogenetic diversity and species numbers in conservation prioritization, using a case study of threatened species in New Zealand

Biological Conservation

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Prediction based on data derived from expert elicitation may hinder understanding of extinction risk – Reply to Tingley et al.

Biological Conservation

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Translocation of juvenile Chatham Islands tomtits (Petroica macro-cephala chathamensis) from Rangatira and Pitt Islands to Chatham Island

Notornis

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Prediction based on data derived from expert elicitation may hinder understanding of extinction risk - Reply to Tingley et al.

Biological Conservation

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Correlated recovery of five lizard populations following eradication of invasive mammals

Biological Invasions

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Do population indicators work? Investigating correlated responses of bird populations in relation to predator management

Ecological Indicators

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Do population indicators work? Investigating correlated responses of bird populations in relation to predator management

Ecological Indicators

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Can correlated population trends among forest bird species be predicted by similarity in traits?

Wildlife Research

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Erratum: 2012. Habitat use by southern forest geckos (Mokopirirakau 'Southern Forest') in the Catlins, Southland. (New Zealand Journal of Zoology Doi:10.1080/03014223.2012.707663)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Fostering the next generation of reviewers in New Zealand ecology

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Habitat use by southern forest geckos (Mokopirirakau Southern Forest) in the Catlins, Southland

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Population trends in black-fronted terns (Chlidonias albostriatus) on the Ashley River, North Canterbury

Notornis

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Monitoring Trends in skink sightings from artificial retreats: Influences of retreat design, placement period, and predator abundance

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

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Can correlated population trends among forest bird species be predicted by similarity in traits?

Wildlife Research

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Erratum: The effect of microhabitat on skink sightings beneath artificial retreats (New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39:1 (71-75))

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Quantifying the benefits of long-term integrated pest control for forest bird populations in a New Zealand temperate rainforest

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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The effect of microhabitat on skink sightings beneath artificial retreats

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Accuracy and precision of skink counts from artificial retreats

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Meta-analysis of status and trends in breeding populations of black-fronted terns (Chlidonias albostriatus) 1962-2008

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Nectar feeding by rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris)

Notornis

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Survival of pit-tagged lesser short-tailed bats (mystacina tuberculata) through a pest control operation using the toxin pindone in bait stations

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2009

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Effective Ecological Monitoring

Pacific Conservation Biology

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Selection of indicator species for State of the Environment reporting: A case study from New Zealand

Pacific Conservation Biology

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Optimising the sampling of skinks using artificial retreats based on weather conditions and time of day

Applied Herpetology

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Optimising the sampling of skinks using artificial retreats based on weather conditions and time of day

Applied Herpetology

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Predation of lizards by black-fronted terns (Sterna albostriata)

Notornis

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Avoiding aliens: Behavioural plasticity in habitat use enables large, nocturnal geckos to survive Pacific rat invasions

Biological Conservation

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Avoiding aliens: Behavioural plasticity in habitat use enables large, nocturnal geckos to survive Pacific rat invasions

Biological Conservation

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Attempting to manage complex predator-prey interactions fails to avert imminent extinction of a threatened New Zealand skink population

Journal of Wildlife Management

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Chemical discrimination of food, conspecifics and predators by apparently visually-oriented diurnal geckos, Naultinus manukanus

Herpetologica

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Investigating natural population dynamics of Naultinus manukanus to inform conservation management of New Zealand's cryptic diurnal geckos

Journal of Herpetology

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Waiting reveals waning weight: Monitoring over 54 years shows a decline in body condition of a long-lived reptile (tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus)

Biological Conservation

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Conservation implications of a long-term decline in body condition of the Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri)

Animal Conservation

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The impact of brodifacoum on non-target wildlife: Gaps in knowledge

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

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Flight of the Huia: Ecology and Conservation of New Zealand's Frogs, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals

Pacific Conservation Biology

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