Browsing Natural Sciences Journal Articles by Author "Shepherd, L.D."
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The endemic that never was — resolving the status of Coprosma solandri (Rubiaceae)
de Lange, Peter; Large, Mark; Shepherd, L.D.; Rolfe, J.R.; Gardner, R.O. (Singapore Botanic Gardens, 2019-09-27)Coprosma solandri, an enigmatic species known only from the type collection, was described in 1897 by New Zealand botanist Thomas Kirk, based on material included in a duplicate set of Banks & Solander specimens, sent at ... -
Genetic structuring of the coastal herb Arthropodium cirratum (Asparagaceae) is shaped by low gene flow, hybridization and prehistoric translocation
Shepherd, L.D.; Bulgarella, M.; de Lange, Peter (Public Library of Science, 2018-10-17)We examined the genetic structuring of rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum; Asparagaceae), an endemic New Zealand coastal herb, using nuclear microsatellite markers. This species was brought into cultivation by Māori within ... -
High altitude New Zealand record for a long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longidaudus).
Galbraith, Mel; Tennyson, Alan; Shepherd, L.D.; Robinson, Peter (Ornithological Society of New Zealand Inc., 2013)At 1146 h (NZST) on 5 Nov 2010, an in-bound passenger aircraft to Auckland Airport collided with a bird at an altitude of 4084 m. The aircraft’s position at the time of impact was recorded as 40 NM northeast of Auckland ...