Global biodiversity loss is accelerating at an alarming rate. While considerable effort and
resources have gone into conservation management for many threatened species in New …

Phylogenetic methods increasingly are brought to bear on questions of subspecies
taxonomy, but several recent examples highlight the need for a clear and consistent …

Hector's dolphin is a small, endangered dolphin species found exclusively in the inshore
coastal waters of New Zealand. We draw on 36 years of involvement in research on Hector's …

Comparisons of the Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, between Australian and Asian
sites documented geographic differences in height of dorsal fin, presence or absence of a …

Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) are a small endangered coastal species that
are endemic to New Zealand. Anthropogenic factors, particularly accidental capture in …

The conservation status of New Zealand (NZ) marine mammals (suborders Cetacea and
Pinnipedia) is reappraised using the 2008 version of the NZ Threat Classification System …

DNA sequences from orthologous loci can provide universal characters for taxonomic
identification. Molecular taxonomy is of particular value for groups in which distinctive …

Obtaining the representative morphological data required for traditional taxonomy is difficult,
and sometimes impossible, for cetaceans, especially large ones. As a result, three quarters …

The ability to measure and age individuals within a population has many important
applications, for example, for examining growth and determining size class. We developed a …

Gene flow among small fragmented populations is critical for maintaining genetic diversity,
and therefore the evolutionary potential of a species. Concern for two New Zealand endemic …