Prof Doug Armstrong

Professor in Conservation Biology

School of Agriculture and Environment

My research programme focuses on improving methods for understanding population and metapopulation dynamics of threatened wildlife, with particular application to reintroduction. This research involves analyses of field experiments and long-term data sets within the frameworks of adaptive management and structured decision making. Field projects have involved many different wildlife restoration projects around the North Island of New Zealand as well as offshore islands., and an 11-year project on management of native forest fragments on Rereahu farms in the central North Island.

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Conservation Biology

Wildlife Management

Population Modelling

Reintroduction

Ecological Restoration

Thematics

Resource Development and Management

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Biological Sciences (060000): Ecology (060200): Population Ecology (060207): Terrestrial Ecology (060208)

Keywords

Conservation Biology

Wildlife Management

Population Modelling

Reintroduction

Ecological Restoration

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position	Current	Completed
Project Leader	2	16

Current Projects

Project Title: Is individual variation relevant to population dynamics?

What is the optimal level of complexity to consider when predicting population dynamics? The conventional wisdom is to keep models as simple as possible. However, the recent explosion of research on individual variation in animal personalities and life history traits is increasing our capacity to generate complex individual-based models of population dynamics. But will this increased complexity significantly improve our capacity to predict population dynamics, justifying the need for detailed individual-based monitoring in threatened species programmes? Our project will answer this question using our multiple long-term data sets for reintroduced robin and hihi populations, combined with new data relating personality traits to demographic rates.

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Date Range: 2018 - 2021

Funding Body: Royal Society of New Zealand

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Prof Doug Armstrong - Project Leader
Dr John Ewen - Team Member
Professor Richard Barker - Team Member
Dr Kevin Parker - Team Member
Dr Elizabeth Parlato - Team Member

Completed Projects

Project Title: An experimental test of metapopulation theory using reintroductions of a New Zealand bird species

Experimental test of metapopulation theory using reintroductions of New Zealand robins to unoccupied forest fragments in the central North Island. Metapopulation theory says that species will decline from fragmented habitats due to isolation alone, even if there is no decline in habitat quality. However, it has never been tested in the field.

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Date Range: 2005 - 2009

Funding Body: Royal Society of New Zealand

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Prof Doug Armstrong - Project Leader

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Fischer, JH., Taylor, GA., Cole, R., Debski, I., Armstrong, DP., & Wittmer, HU. (2020). Population growth estimates of a threatened seabird indicate necessity for additional management following invasive predator eradications. Animal Conservation. 23(1), 94-103
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Johnson, PJ., Adams, VM., Armstrong, DP., Baker, SE., Biggs, D., Boitani, L., . . . Dickman, A. (2019). Consequences matter: Compassion in conservation means caring for individuals, populations and species. Animals. 9(12)
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Drummond, FM., Parker, KA., Lovegrove, TG., & Armstrong, DP. (2019). Distinguishing effects of juvenile mortality and dispersal on recruitment. Journal of Wildlife Management. 83(8), 1744-1752
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Fischer, JH., McCauley, CF., Armstrong, DP., Debski, I., & Wittmer, HU. (2019). Contrasting responses of lizard occurrences to burrowing by a critically endangered seabird. Community Ecology. 20(1), 64-74
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Richardson, KM., Parlato, EH., Walker, LK., Parker, KA., Ewen, JG., & Armstrong, DP. (2019). Links between personality, early natal nutrition and survival of a threatened bird. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 374(1781)
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Drummond, FM., & Armstrong, DP. (2019). Use of distance sampling to measure long-term changes in bird densities in a fenced wildlife sanctuary. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 43(2)
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Sievwright, KA., Battley, PF., McConnell, H., Armstrong, DP., & Morgan, KJ. (2019). Survival rates of oil-rehabilitated and non-rehabilitated little penguins after the C/V Rena oil spill, New Zealand. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 146, 317-325
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Williams, EM., Armstrong, DP., & O'Donnell, CFJ. (2019). Modelling variation in calling rates to develop a reliable monitoring method for the Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus. Ibis. 161(2), 260-271
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McArthur, N., Boulton, RL., Richard, Y., & Armstrong, DP. (2019). The role of pine plantations in source-sink dynamics of North Island Robins. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 43(1)
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Scheele, BC., Legge, S., Armstrong, DP., Copley, P., Robinson, N., Southwell, D., . . . Lindenmayer, DB. (2018). How to improve threatened species management: An Australian perspective. Journal of Environmental Management. 223, 668-675
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Drummond, FM., Lovegrove, TG., & Armstrong, DP. (2018). Combining data-derived priors with postrelease monitoring data to predict persistence of reintroduced populations. Ecology and Evolution. 8(12), 6183-6191
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Williams, EM., O'Donnell, CFJ., & Armstrong, DP. (2018). Cost-benefit analysis of acoustic recorders as a solution to sampling challenges experienced monitoring cryptic species. Ecology and Evolution. 8(13), 6839-6848
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Parlato, EH., & Armstrong, DP. (2018). Predicting reintroduction outcomes for highly vulnerable species that do not currently coexist with their key threats. Conservation Biology. 32(6), 1346-1355
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Armstrong, DP., Keevil, MG., Rollinson, N., & Brooks, RJ. (2018). Subtle individual variation in indeterminate growth leads to major variation in survival and lifetime reproductive output in a long-lived reptile. Functional Ecology. 32(3), 752-761
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Armstrong, DP., Le Coeur, C., Thorne, JM., Panfylova, J., Lovegrove, TG., Frost, PGH., . . . Ewen, JG. (2017). Using Bayesian mark-recapture modelling to quantify the strength and duration of post-release effects in reintroduced populations. Biological Conservation. 215, 39-45
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Taylor, G., Canessa, S., Clarke, RH., Ingwersen, D., Armstrong, DP., Seddon, PJ., . . . Ewen, JG. (2017). Is Reintroduction Biology an Effective Applied Science?. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 32(11), 873-880
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Doerr, LR., Richardson, KM., Ewen, JG., & Armstrong, DP. (2017). Effect of supplementary feeding on reproductive success of hihi (Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta) at a mature forest reintroduction site. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 41(1), 34-40
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Armstrong, DP. (2017). Population responses of a native bird species to rat control. Journal of Wildlife Management. 81(2), 342-346
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Richardson, KM., Ewen, JG., Brekke, P., Doerr, LR., Parker, KA., & Armstrong, DP. (2017). Behaviour during handling predicts male natal dispersal distances in an establishing reintroduced hihi (Notiomystis cincta) population. Animal Conservation. 20(2), 135-143
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Morrison, KW., Armstrong, DP., Battley, PF., Jamieson, SE., & Thompson, DR. (2017). Predation by New Zealand sea lions and Brown Skuas is causing the continued decline of an Eastern Rockhopper Penguin colony on Campbell Island. Polar Biology. 40(4), 735-751
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Panfylova, J., Bemelmans, E., Devine, C., Frost, P., & Armstrong, D. (2016). Post-release effects on reintroduced populations of hihi. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 80(6), 970-977 Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.21090/abstract
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Armstrong, DP. (2016). Using reference sites to account for detection probability in occupancy surveys for freshwater turtles. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 11(3), 505-518
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Canessa, S., Guillera-Arroita, G., Lahoz-Monfort, JJ., Southwell, DM., Armstrong, DP., Chadès, I., . . . Converse, SJ. (2016). Adaptive management for improving species conservation across the captive-wild spectrum. Biological Conservation. 199, 123-131
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Jones, HP., Holmes, ND., Butchart, SHM., Tershy, BR., Kappes, PJ., Corkery, I., . . . Croll, DA. (2016). Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 113(15), 4033-4038
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Russell, JC., Jones, HP., Armstrong, DP., Courchamp, F., Kappes, PJ., Seddon, PJ., . . . Tershy, BR. (2016). Importance of lethal control of invasive predators for island conservation. Conservation Biology. 30(3), 670-672
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Parlato, EH., Armstrong, DP., & Innes, JG. (2015). Traits influencing range contraction in New Zealand’s endemic forest birds. Oecologia. 179(2), 319-328
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Canessa, S., Guillera-Arroita, G., Lahoz-Monfort, JJ., Southwell, DM., Armstrong, DP., Chadès, I., . . . Converse, SJ. (2015). When do we need more data? A primer on calculating the value of information for applied ecologists. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 6(10), 1219-1228
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Parlato, EH., Armstrong, DP., & Innes, JG. (2015). Traits influencing range contraction in New Zealand’s endemic forest birds. Oecologia.
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Ruffell, J., Didham, RK., Barrett, P., Gorman, N., Pike, R., Hickey-Elliott, A., . . . Armstrong, DP. (2014). Discriminating the drivers of edge effects on nest predation: Forest edges reduce capture rates of ship rats (rattus rattus), a globally invasive nest predator, by altering vegetation structure. PLoS ONE. 9(11)
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Armstrong, DP., & Brooks, RJ. (2014). Estimating ages of turtles from growth data. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 13(1), 9-15
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Seddon, PJ., Griffiths, CJ., Soorae, PS., & Armstrong, DP. (2014). Reversing defaunation: Restoring species in a changing world. Science. 345(6195), 406-412
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Armstrong, DP., Gorman, N., Pike, R., Kreigenhofer, B., Mcarthur, N., Govella, S., . . . Richard, Y. (2014). Strategic rat control for restoring populations of native species in forest fragments. Conservation Biology. 28(3), 713-723
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Parker, KA., Ewen, JG., Seddon, PJ., & Armstrong, DP. (2013). Post-release monitoring of bird translocations: why is it important and how do we do it?. Notornis. 60, 85-92 Retrieved from http://www.osnz.org.nz/
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Chauvenet, ALM., Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., & Pettorelli, N. (2013). Saving the hihi under climate change: a case for assisted colonization. Journal of Applied Ecology. 50(6), 1330-1340 Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12150/abstract
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Getzlaff, CL., Sievwright, KA., Hickey-Elliott, AB., & Armstrong, DP. (2013). Predator indices from artificial nests and tracking tunnels: Do they tell the same story?. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 37(2), 232-239
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Thorogood, R., Armstrong, DP., Low, M., Brekke, P., & Ewen, JG. (2013). The value of long-term ecological research: Integrating knowledge for conservation of hihi on Tiritiri Matangi Island. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 37(3), 298-306
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Armstrong, DP., & Ewen, JG. (2013). Consistency, continuity and creativity: Long-term studies of population dynamics on Tiritiri Matangi Island. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 37(3), 288-297
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Richardson, K., Castro, IC., Brunton, DH., & Armstrong, DP. (2015). Not so soft? Delayed release reduces long-term survival in a passerine reintroduction. ORYX. 49(3), 535-541
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Walker, LK., Armstrong, DP., Brekke, P., Chauvenet, ALM., Kilner, RM., & Ewen, JG. (2013). Giving hihi a helping hand: Assessment of alternative rearing diets in food supplemented populations of an endangered bird. Animal Conservation. 16(5), 538-545
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Armstrong, DP., McArthur, N., Govella, S., Morgan, K., Johnston, R., Gorman, N., . . . Richard, Y. (2013). Using radio-tracking data to predict post-release establishment in reintroductions to habitat fragments. Biological Conservation. 168, 152-160
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Rout, TM., McDonald-Madden, E., Martin, TG., Mitchell, NJ., Possingham, HP., & Armstrong, DP. (2013). How to Decide Whether to Move Species Threatened by Climate Change. PLoS ONE. 8(10)
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Gedir, JV., Thorne, JM., Brider, K., & Armstrong, DP. (2013). Using Prior Data to Improve Models for Reintroduced Populations: A Case Study With North Island Saddlebacks. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 77(6), 1114-1123
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Converse, SJ., Moore, CT., & Armstrong, DP. (2013). Demographics of Reintroduced Populations: Estimation, Modeling, and Decision Analysis. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 77(6), 1081-1093
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Converse, SJ., Moore, CT., & Armstrong, DP. (2013). Demographics of reintroduced populations: Estimation, modeling, and decision analysis. Journal of Wildlife Management. 77(6), 1081-1093
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Gedir, JV., Thorne, JM., Brider, K., & Armstrong, DP. (2013). Using prior data to improve models for reintroduced populations: A case study with North Island Saddlebacks. Journal of Wildlife Management. 77(6), 1114-1123
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Chauvenet, ALM., Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., Blackburn, TM., & Pettorelli, N. (2013). Maximizing the success of assisted colonizations. Animal Conservation. 16(2), 161-169
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Parlato, EH., & Armstrong, DP. (2013). Predicting post-release establishment using data from multiple reintroductions. Biological Conservation. 160, 97-104
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Armstrong, DP., & Brooks, RJ. (2013). Application of hierarchical biphasic growth models to long-term data for snapping turtles. Ecological Modelling. 250, 119-125
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Armstrong, DP., Watts, CH., Innes, J., & Thornburrow, D. (2012). Weta good indicators of forest health. Magazine of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust. (83), 26-27
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Nichols, JD., & Armstrong, DP. (2012). Monitoring for Reintroductions. , 223-255
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Mccarthy, MA., Armstrong, DP., & Runge, MC. (2012). Adaptive Management of Reintroduction. , 256-289
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Sainsbury, AW., Armstrong, DP., & Ewen, JG. (2012). Methods of Disease Risk Analysis for Reintroduction Programmes. , 336-359
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Seddon, PJ., Armstrong, DP., Parker, KA., & Ewen, JG. (2012). Summary. , 476-481
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Chauvenet, ALM., Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., Blackburn, TM., & Pettorelli, N. (2012). Maximizing the success of assisted colonizations. Animal Conservation.
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Chauvenet, ALM., Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., Coulson, T., Blackburn, TM., Adams, L., . . . Pettorelli, N. (2012). Does supplemental feeding affect the viability of translocated populations? The example of the hihi. Animal Conservation. 15(4), 337-350
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Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., Empson, R., Jack, S., Makan, T., McInnes, K., . . . Alley, M. (2012). Parasite management in translocations: Lessons from a threatened New Zealand bird. ORYX. 46(3), 446-456
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Whitwell, SM., Amiot, C., Mclean, IG., Lovegrove, TG., Armstrong, DP., Brunton, DH., . . . Ji, W. (2012). Losing anti-predatory behaviour: A cost of translocation. Austral Ecology. 37(4), 413-418
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Parlato, EH., & Armstrong, DP. (2012). An Integrated Approach for Predicting Fates of Reintroductions with Demographic Data from Multiple Populations. Conservation Biology. 26(1), 97-106
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Whitwell, SM., Amiot, C., Mclean, IG., Lovegrove, TG., Armstrong, DP., Brunton, DH., . . . Ji, W. (2011). Losing anti-predatory behaviour: A cost of translocation. Austral Ecology.
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Perrott, JK., & Armstrong, DP. (2011). Aspergillus fumigatus Densities in Relation to Forest Succession and Edge Effects: Implications for Wildlife Health in Modified Environments. EcoHealth. , 1-11
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Perrott, JK., & Armstrong, DP. (2011). Aspergillus fumigatus densities in relation to forest succession and edge effects: Implications for wildlife health in modified environments. EcoHealth. 8(3), 290-300
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Seddon, PJ., Stanley Price, MR., Launay, F., Maunder, M., Soorae, P., Molur, S., . . . Genovesi, P. (2011). Frankenstein ecosystems and 21st Century conservation agendas: Reply to Oliveira-Santos and Fernandez. Conservation Biology. 25(2), 212-213
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Ewen, JG., Parker, KA., Richardson, K., Armstrong, D., & Smuts-Kennedy, C. (2011). Translocation of hihi notiomystis cincta to maungatautari, a mainland reserve protected by a predator-exclusion fence, waikato, New Zealand. Conservation Evidence. 8, 58-65
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Armstrong, DP., & Wittmer, HU. (2011). Incorporating Allee effects into reintroduction strategies. Ecological Research. 26(4), 687-695
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Armstrong, DP., & Wittmer, HU. (2011). Incorporating Allee effects into reintroduction strategies. Ecological Research. , 1-9
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Watts, CH., Armstrong, DP., Innes, J., & Thornburrow, D. (2011). Dramatic increases in weta (orthoptera) following mammal eradication on maungatautari - evidence from pitfalls and tracking tunnels. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 35(3)
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Armstrong, DP., & Seddon, PJ. (2011). Making inferences from the reintroduction literature: A response to Bajomi et al.. ORYX. 45(1), 18
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Ewen, JG., Thorogood, R., & Armstrong, DP. (2011). Demographic consequences of adult sex ratio in a reintroduced hihi population. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80(2), 448-455
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Sutherland, WJ., Armstrong, DP., Butchart, SHM., Earnhardt, J., Ewen, JG., Jamieson, IG., . . . Tatayah, V. (2010). Standards for documenting and monitoring bird reintroduction projects. Conservation Letters. 3, 229-335
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Richardson, K., Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., & Hauber, ME. (2010). Sex-specific shifts in natal dispersal dynamics in a reintroduced hihi population. Behaviour. 147(12), 1517-1532
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Richard, Y., & Armstrong, DP. (2010). The importance of integrating landscape ecology in habitat models: Isolation-driven occurrence of north island robins in a fragmented landscape. Landscape Ecology. 25(9), 1363-1374
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Richard, Y., & Armstrong, DP. (2010). Cost distance modelling of landscape connectivity and gap-crossing ability using radio-tracking data. Journal of Applied Ecology. 47(3), 603-610
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Boulton, RL., Richard, Y., & Armstrong, DP. (2010). The effect of male incubation feeding, food and temperature on the incubation behaviour of New Zealand robins. Ethology. 116(6), 490-497
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Armstrong, DP., Castro, IC., Perrott, JK., Ewen, JG., & Thorogood, R. (2010). Impacts of pathogenic disease and native predators on threatened native species. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 34(2), 272-273
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Armstrong, DP., Castro, I., Perrott, JK., Ewen, JG., & Thorogood, R. (2010). Impacts of pathogenic disease and native predators on threatened native species. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 34(2), 272-273
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Lewis, RM., Armstrong, DP., Joy, MK., Richard, Y., Ravine, D., Berggren, A., . . . Boulton, RL. (2009). Using artificial nests to predict nest survival at reintroduction sites. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 33(1), 40-51
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Ewen, JG., Thorogood, R., Brekke, P., Cassey, P., Karadas, F., & Armstrong, DP. (2009). Maternally invested carotenoids compensate costly ectoparasitism in the hihi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106(31), 12798-12802
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Seddon, PJ., Armstrong, DP., Soorae, P., Launay, F., Walker, S., Ruiz-Miranda, CR., . . . Kleiman, DG. (2009). The risks of assisted colonization. Conservation Biology. 23(4), 788-789
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Jamieson, IG., Taylor, SS., Tracy, LN., Kokko, H., & Armstrong, DP. (2009). Why some species of birds do not avoid inbreeding: Insights from New Zealand robins and saddlebacks. Behavioral Ecology. 20(3), 575-584
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Armstrong, DP., Richard, Y., Ewen, JG., & Dimond, WJ. (2008). Avoiding Hasty Conclusions about Effects of Habitat Fragmentation. AVIAN CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY. 3(1),
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Boulton, RL., Richard, Y., & Armstrong, DP. (2008). Influence of food availability, predator density and forest fragmentation on nest survival of New Zealand robins. Biological Conservation. 141(2), 580-589
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Armstrong, DP., & Seddon, PJ. (2008). Directions in reintroduction biology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 23(1), 20-25
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Ewen, JG., & Armstrong, DP. (2007). Strategic monitoring of reintroductions in ecological restoration programmes. Ecoscience. 14(4), 401-409
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Lipsey, MK., & Child, MF. (2007). Combining the fields of reintroduction biology and restoration ecology [2]. Conservation Biology. 21(6), 1387-1390
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Seddon, P., Armstrong, DP., & Maloney, R. (2007). Letter. Conservation Biology.
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Ewen, JG., Thorogood, R., Nicol, C., Armstrong, DP., & Alley, M. (2007). Salmonella typhimurium in hihi, New Zealand [7]. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 13(5), 788-790
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Armstrong, DP., & McCarthy, MA. (2007). Big Decisions and Sparse Data: Adapting Scientific Publishing to the Needs of Practical Conservation. AVIAN CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY. 2(2),
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Armstrong, DP., & Cassey, P. (2007). Estimating the effect of inbreeding on survival. Animal Conservation. 10(4), 487-492
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Jamieson, IG., Tracy, LN., Fletcher, D., & Armstrong, DP. (2007). Moderate inbreeding depression in a reintroduced population of North Island robins. Animal Conservation. 10(1), 95-102
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Armstrong, DP., Castro, I., & Griffiths, R. (2007). Using adaptive management to determine requirements of re-introduced populations: The case of the New Zealand hihi. Journal of Applied Ecology. 44(5), 953-962
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Dimond, WJ., & Armstrong, DP. (2007). Adaptive harvesting of source populations for translocation: A case study with New Zealand Robins. Conservation Biology. 21(1), 114-124
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Seddon, PJ., Armstrong, DP., & Maloney, RF. (2007). Developing the science of reintroduction biology. Conservation Biology. 21(2), 303-312
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Armstrong, DP., & Davidson, RS. (2006). Developing population models for guiding reintroductions of extirpated bird species back to the New Zealand mainland. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 30(1), 73-85
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McCartney, J., Armstrong, DP., Gwynne, DT., Kelly, CD., & Barker, RJ. (2006). Estimating abundance, age structure and sex ratio of a recently discovered New Zealand tusked weta Motuweta riparia (Orthoptera, Anostostomatidae), using mark-recapture analysis. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 30(2), 229-235
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

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Armstrong, DP., Raeburn, EH., Lewis, RM., & Ravine, D. (2006). Estimating the viability of a reintroduced new zealand robin population as a function of predator control. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70(4), 1020-1027
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Parlato, E.

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Armstrong, DP., Raeburn, EH., Lewis, RM., & Ravine, D. (2006). Modeling vital rates of a reintroduced New Zealand robin population as a function of predator control. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70(4), 1028-1036
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Parlato, E.

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Ewen, JG., Surai, P., Stradi, R., Møller, AP., Vittorio, B., Griffiths, R., . . . Armstrong, DP. (2006). Carotenoids, colour and conservation in an endangered passerine, the hihi or stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta). Animal Conservation. 9(2), 229-235
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

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Taylor, SS., Jamieson, IG., & Armstrong, DP. (2005). Successful island reintroductions of New Zealand robins and saddlebacks with small numbers of founders. Animal Conservation. 8(4), 415-420
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Armstrong, DP. (2005). Integrating the metapopulation and habitat paradigms for understanding broad-scale declines of species. Conservation Biology. 19(5), 1402-1410
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Armstrong, DP., Davidson, RS., Perrott, JK., Roygard, J., & Buchanan, L. (2005). Density-dependent population growth in a reintroduced population of North Island saddlebacks. Journal of Animal Ecology. 74(1), 160-170
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Castro, I., Mason, KM., Armstrong, DP., & Lambert, DM. (2004). Effect of extra-pair paternity on effective population size in a reintroduced population of the endangered hihi, and potential for behavioural management. Conservation Genetics. 5(3), 381-393
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I.

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Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., Ebert, B., & Hansen, LH. (2004). Extra-pair copulation and paternity defense in the hihi (or stitchbird) Notiomystis cincta. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 28(2), 233-240
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Berggren, A., Armstrong, DP., & Lewis, RM. (2004). Delayed plumage maturation increases overwinter survival in North Island robins. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 271(1553), 2123-2130
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Ashton, JC., & Armstrong, DP. (2002). Facultative prioritization of wing growth in the Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena. Ibis. 144(3), 470-477
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Armstrong, DP., Davidson, RS., Dimond, WJ., Perrott, JK., Castro, I., Ewen, JG., . . . Taylor, J. (2002). Population dynamics of reintroduced forest birds on New Zealand islands. Journal of Biogeography. 29(5-6), 609-621
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I.

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Ewen, JG., & Armstrong, DP. (2002). Unusual sexual behaviour in the Stitchbird (or Hihi) Notiomystis cincta. Ibis. 144(3), 530-531
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Davidson, RS., & Armstrong, DP. (2002). Estimating impacts of poison operations on non-target species using mark - Recapture analysis and simulation modelling: An example with saddlebacks. Biological Conservation. 105(3), 375-381
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Armstrong, DP. (2002). Focal and surrogate species: Getting the language right. Conservation Biology. 16(2), 285-286
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., Raeburn, EH., Powlesland, RG., Howard, M., Christensen, B., & Ewen, JG. (2002). Obtaining meaningful comparisons of nest success: Data from New Zealand robin (Petroica australis) populations. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 26(1), 1-13
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Parlato, E.

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Armstrong, DP., & Ewen, JG. (2002). Dynamics and viability of a New Zealand Robin population reintroduced to regenerating fragmented habitat. Conservation Biology. 16(4), 1074-1085
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Armstrong, DP., & Ewen, JG. (2001). Estimating impacts of poison operations using mark-recapture analysis and population viability analysis: an example with New Zealand robins (Petroica australis). NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY. 25(1), 29-38
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2001). Sexing North Island robins (Petroica australis longipes) from morphometrics and plumage. Notornis. 48(2), 76-80
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Armstrong, DP., & Ewen, JG. (2001). Assessing the value of follow-up translocations: A case study using New Zealand robins. Biological Conservation. 101(2), 239-247
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Armstrong, DP., Perrott, JK., & Castro, I. (2001). Estimating impacts of poison operations using mark-recapture analysis: Hihi (Notiomystis cincta) on Mokoia Island. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 25(2), 49-54
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I.

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Armstrong, DP., & Ewen, JG. (2001). Testing for food limitation in reintroduced hihi populations: Contrasting results for two Islands. Pacific Conservation Biology. 7(2), 87-92
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Armstrong, DP. (2000). Re-introductions of New Zealand robins: A key component of ecological restoration. Re-introduction News. 19, 44-47
[Journal article]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., Ewen, JG., Dimond, WJ., Lovegrove, TG., Bergstrom, A., & Walter, B. (2000). Breeding biology of North Island robins (Petroica australis longipes) on Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Notornis. 47(2), 106-118
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Perrott, JK., & Armstrong, DP. (2000). Vegetation composition and phenology of Mokoia Island, and implications for the reintroduced hihi population. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 24(1), 19-30
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Armstrong, DP., & Perrott, JK. (2000). An experiment testing whether condition and survival are limited by food supply in a reintroduced Hihi population. Conservation Biology. 14(4), 1171-1181
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Ewen, JG., & Armstrong, DP. (2000). Male provisioning is negatively correlated with attempted extrapair copulation frequency in the stitchbird (or hihi). Animal Behaviour. 60(4), 429-433
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Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., & Lambert, DM. (1999). Floater males gain reproductive success through extrapair fertilizations in the stitchbird. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. 58, 321-328
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Armstrong, DP., Castro, I., Alley, JC., Feenstra, B., & Perrott, JK. (1999). Mortality and behaviour of hihi, an endangered New Zealand honeyeater, in the establishment phase following translocation. Biological Conservation. 89(3), 329-339
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Ardern, SL., Ma, W., Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., & Lambert, DM. (1997). Social and sexual monogamy in translocated New Zealand robin populations detected using minisatellite DNA. Auk. 114(1), 120-126
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Armstrong, DP. (1996). Territorial behaviour of breeding White-cheeked and New Holland Honeyeaters: Conspicuous behaviour does not reflect aggressiveness. Emu. 96(1), 1-11
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Armstrong, DP., & Craig, JL. (1995). Effects of familiarity on the outcome of translocations, I. A test using saddlebacks Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater. Biological Conservation. 71(2), 133-141
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Armstrong, DP. (1995). Effects of familiarity on the outcome of translocations, II. A test using New Zealand Robins. Biological Conservation. 71(3), 281-288
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Book

Armstrong, DP., Seddon, PJ., & Moehrenschlager, A. (2018). Reintroduction. In Encyclopedia of Ecology. (pp. 458 - 466).
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Chauvent, ALM., Parlato, EH., Gedir, JV., & Armstrong, DP. (2017). Advances in modelling projections for reintroduced populations. In DP. Armstrong, MW. Hayward, D. Moro, & PJ. Seddon (Eds.) Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna. (pp. 91 - 104). Australia: CSIRO Publishing
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Parlato, E.Edited by: Armstrong, D.

Seddon, PJ., & Armstrong, DP. (2016). Reintroduction and other conservation translocations: History and future developments. In DS. Jachowski, JJ. Millspaugh, PL. Angermeir, & R. Slotow (Eds.) Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife Populations. (pp. 7 - 27). Oakland, California: University of California Press
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Converse, SJ., & Armstrong, DP. (2016). Demographic modeling for reintroduction decision-making. In D. Jachowski, JJ. Millspaugh, PL. Angermeier, & RH. Slotow (Eds.) Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife Populations. (pp. 123 - 145). Oakland, California: University of California Press
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Armstrong, DP., & Ford, HA. (2015). Using reintroduction to compensate for isolation in fragmented landscapes. In DP. Armstrong, MW. Hayward, D. Moro, & PJ. Seddon (Eds.) Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna. (pp. 155 - 166). Australia: CSIRO Publishing
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D.Edited by: Armstrong, D.

Moro, D., Hayward, MW., Seddon, PJH., & Armstrong, DP. (2015). Reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna: progress, emerging themes and future directions. In DP. Armstrong, MW. Hayward, D. Moro, & PJ. Seddon (Eds.) Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna. (pp. 285 - 290). Australia: CSIRO Publishing
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Moro, D., Hayward, MW., & Seddon, PJ. (2015). Introduction: the development of reintroduction biology in New Zealand and Australia. In DP. Armstrong, MW. Hayward, D. Moro, & PJ. Seddon (Eds.) Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna. (pp. 1 - 7). Australia: CSIRO Publishing
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Armstrong, DP., Hayward, MW., Moro, D., & Seddon, PJ. (Eds.) (2015). Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna. Australia: CSIRO Publishing
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Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., Parker, KA., & Seddon, PJ.(2012). Preface.
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Armstrong, DP. (2012). The Land Between. In TF. McIlwraith (Ed.) The Land Between: Encounters on the Edge of the Canadian Shield. (pp. 99). Canada: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

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Nichols, JD., & Armstrong, DP. (2011). Monitoring for reintroductions. In JG. Ewen, DP. Armstrong, KA. Parker, & PJ. Seddon (Eds.) Reintroduction biology: integrating science and management. (pp. 229 - 261). London: Wiley-Blackwell
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D.Edited by: Armstrong, D.

Sainsbury, AW., Armstrong, DP., & Ewen, JG. (2011). Methods of disease risk analysis for reintroduction programmes. In JG. Ewen, DP. Armstrong, KA. Parker, & PJ. Seddon (Eds.) Reintroduction biology: integrating science and management. (pp. 342 - 366). London: Wiley-Blackwell
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D.Edited by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., & Reynolds, MR. (2011). Modelling reintroduced populations: the state of the art and future directions. In JG. Ewen, DP. Armstrong, KA. Parker, & PJ. Seddon (Eds.) Reintroduction biology: integrating science and management. (pp. 165 - 222). London: Wiley-Blackwell
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D.Edited by: Armstrong, D.

McCarthy, MA., Armstrong, DP., & Runge, MC. (2011). Adaptive management of reintroduction. In JG. Ewen, DP. Armstrong, KA. Parker, & PJ. Seddon (Eds.) Reintroduction biology: integrating science and management. (pp. 262 - 295). London: Wiley-Blackwell
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D.Edited by: Armstrong, D.

(2012). Reintroduction Biology: Integrating Science and Management.
[Edited Book]Authored by: Armstrong, D.Edited by: Armstrong, D.

Barker, RJ., Schofield, MR., Armstrong, DP., & Davidson, RS. (2009). Bayesian hierarchical models for inference about population growth. In DL. Thomson, EG. Cooch, & MJ. Conroy (Eds.) Modeling demographic processes in marked populations. (pp. 3 - 17). New York, USA: Springer
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Morgan, KL., McArthur, NJ., Johnstone, RA., Richard, Y., & Armstrong, DP. (2008). Using translocation of North Island robins to counter effects of forest fragmentation in the central North Island of New Zealand. In PS. Soorae (Ed.) Global reintroduction perspectives. (pp. 116 - 120). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: IUCN/SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group
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Armstrong, DP., & Wittmer, HU. (2008). Setting quantitative targets for recovery of threatened species. In MA. Villard, & BG. Jonsson (Eds.) Setting conservation targets for managed forest landscapes. (pp. 264 - 282). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., van Essen, PR., & Sessions, LA. (2003). Restoration and species management. In LA. Sessions, A. Robertson, & RA. Fordham (Eds.) Ecological Principles and Processes. (pp. 163 - 186). Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ: Ecology Group, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University
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Thesis

Parlato, EH. (2014). Predicting reintroduction outcomes using data from multiple populations. (Doctoral Thesis, Massey University, New Zealand)
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Report

Collen, R., Armstrong, DP., Cromarty, P., Empson, R., Jamieson, I., McArthur, N., . . . Ward-Smith, T.(2014). Best practice techniques for the translocation of North Island robins (Petroica longipes), South Island robins (P. australis australis) and Stewart Island robins (P. a. rakiura). Wellington, NZ: Terrestria Ecosystems Unit, Dept. of Conservation
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Stanley Price, MR., Launay, F., Genovesi, P., Armstrong, DP., Dalrymple, S., Foden, W., . . . Soorae, P.(2013). Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations. (Report No. Version 1.0). : Gland : IUCN Species Survival Commission, 2013
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Lettink, M., & Armstrong, DP.(2003). An introduction to using mark-recapture analysis for monitoring threatened species. Wellington, NZ: Department of Conservation
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Conference

Stewart-Sinclair, P., Armstrong, D., & Meynier, L. (2015, October). Effects of diet on survival, breeding and population growth of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) in the Auckland Islands from 1998 to 2010. Presented at 21th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Richardson, K., Armstrong, DP., Ewen, JG., & Castro, IC. (2013, November). Top-up translocations: Newly-translocated individuals differ from residents in habitat selection. Presented at Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference. Palmerston North.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I.

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Parker, KA., Ewen, JG., Seddon, PJ., & Armstrong, DP.Post-release monitoring of bird translocations: Why is it important and how do we do it?.
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Armstrong, DP. (2011, April). Toward optimisation of parasite management in translocations. Presented at Disease Risk Analysis Tool Development Workshop. Auckland, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., Rout, T., McDonald-Madden, E., Martin, T., & Possingham, H. (2011, April). Decision frameworks for conservation introductions. Presented at Reintroduction and Invasive Species Specialist Groups Task Force on Moving Plants and Animals for Conservation Purposes. Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., & Brooks, RJ. (2011, February). Developing biphasic growth models incorporating individual variation for managing populations of long-lived herpetofauna. Presented at Society for Research on Reptiles and Amphibians in New Zealand Conference. Catlins, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2010, July). Toward an integrated theoretical framework for making decisions about assisted colonization. Presented at 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology. Edmonton, Canada.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2010, March). Allee effects in reintroduction. Presented at 57th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan. Tokyo, Japan.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Whitwell, S., Armstrong, DP., Brunton, DH., & Ji, W. (2009, April). The impact of isolation from mammalian predators on the anti-predator behaviours of the North Island robin. Presented at Meeting of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Auckland, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Brunton, D., Ji, W.

Armstrong, DP. (2009, November). Toward an integrated theoretical framework for making decisions about assisted colonization. Presented at 22nd Conference of the Australasian Wildlife Management Society. Napier, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., & Brooks, RJ. (2009, June). The plight of Ontario turtles - how old are Ontario turtles. Presented at The Land Between: 3rd Annual Research Forum. Buckhorn, Ontario, Canada.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2008, September). Long-term studies of population dynamics on Tiritiri Matangi Island. Presented at New Zealand Ecological Society Conference. Auckland, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2008, May). Modelling reintroduced populations: The state of the art and future directions. Presented at Avian reintroduction biology: Current issues for science and management. Zoological Society of London, London, UK.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2008, April). What questions should reintroduction practitioners try to address?. Presented at First International Wildlife Reintroduction Conference. Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., & Reynolds, MH. (2012). Modelling Reintroduced Populations: The State of the Art and Future Directions. (pp. 165 - 222).
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Ewen, JG., Armstrong, DP., Parker, K., & Seddon, P.(2008). Avian reintroduction biology: Current issues for science and management. In Avian Biology Research
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Castro, IC., Armstrong, DP., Alley, MR., Cockrem, JF., Ward, J., & Parker, K. (2007). The effect of diseases in wildlife and the need for disease screening: Panel discussion. , Sanctuaries of New Zealand Workshop/Hui
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I., Cockrem, J.

Armstrong, DP., & Linklater, WL. (2007, December). A tale of two species: Mutual lessons from management of black rhinos and hihi. Presented at Fenner Conference on the Environment, incorporating the 20th Australasian Wildlife Management Society (AWMS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, ACT.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2006, November). The role of the reintroduction specialist group. Presented at Community Translocation Workshop. Pukeatua, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Castro, IC., Mason, KM., Armstrong, DP., & Lambert, DM. (2006). Effect of extra-pair paternity on effective population size in a reintroduced population of the endangered hihi, and potential for behavioural management. Poster session presented at the meeting of 11th International Behavioural Ecology Congress. Tours, France
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I.

Armstrong, DP. (2005, June). Release techniques, planning and implementing. Presented at Conservation Management Group. National Wildlife Centre, Mount Bruce, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Castro, IC., & Armstrong, DP. (2005, July). Islands as an alternative to captive breeding: The hihi story. Presented at XIX Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology. University of Brasilia, Brazil.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I.

Armstrong, DP. (2005, November). Combining monitoring data for threatened wildlife and exotic predators to project the level of predator control needed to maintain native populations. Presented at 18th Scientific meeting and annual general meeting of the Australasian Wildlife Management Society. Hobart, TAS.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2005, July). Strategies for reintroducing island-marooned species back to mainland fragments. Presented at 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology. University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2004, September). Modelling reintroductions of island-marooned birds to the mainland. Presented at Nigel Barlow Memorial Symposium: Practical applications of ecological theory and modelling. Queenstown, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Castro, IC., Mason, KM., Armstrong, DP., & Lambert, DM. (2003, November). Effect of extra-pair paternity on effective population size in a reintroduced population of the endangered hihi, and potential for behavioural management. Presented at New Zealand Ecological Society Conference. University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I.

Armstrong, DP., & Francois, S. (2003, December). Strong inference in reintroduction biology. Presented at 3rd International Wildlife Management Congress (Incorporating the 16th annual Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference). Christchurch,NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., Richard, Y., & Boulton, R. (2003, November). Integrating two paradigms for understanding broad-scale declines of native species. Presented at New Zealand Ecological Society Conference. University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., Davidson, RS., & Dimond, WJ. (2002, December). Modelling density-dependence in populations of New Zealand forest birds reintroduced to islands. Presented at SEEM4: Statistics in ecology and environmental monitoring. University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., Perrott, JK., Castro, IC., Ewen, JG., Davidson, RS., Dimond, WJ., . . . Taylor, J. (2001, February). Population dynamics of reintroduced forest birds on New Zealand islands. Presented at The ecology of insular biotas. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D., Castro, I.

Armstrong, DP. (2001, July). Two paradigms for understanding broad-scale extinction processes. Presented at 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology. University of Hawai'i, Hilo, Hawai'i.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP., & Davidson, RS. (2000, November). Estimating impacts of poison operations on native birds using mark-recapture analysis. Presented at New Zealand Ecological Society Conference 2000. University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Stephenson, BM., Minot, EO., & Armstrong, DP.Fate of moreporks (Ninox novaeseelandiae) during a pest control operation on Mokoia Island, Lake Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 23 (2)(pp. 233 - 240). 0110-6465.
[Conference]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

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ARMSTRONG, DP., SODERQUIST, T., & SOUTHGATE, R.(1993, April). Designing experimental reintroductions as experiments. REINTRODUCTION BIOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND FAUNA. (pp. 27 - 30).
[Conference]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

ARMSTRONG, DP., LOVEGROVE, TG., ALLEN, DG., & CRAIG, JL.(1993, April). Composition of founder groups for bird translocations: Does familiarity matter?. REINTRODUCTION BIOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND FAUNA. (pp. 105 - 112).
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Other

Armstrong, DP. (2011, March). Creating structured decision frameworks to deal with climate change and other nasty problems. In Institute of Natural Resources: Ecology Group Seminar.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2010, March). The role of population ecology in improving our management of reintroduced populations. In Toki reintroduction group. Presented at Sado Island, Japan.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2008). The role of population ecology in improving our management of reintroduced populations. Presented at University of California, Davis, California, USA.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2007). The role of population ecology in improving our management of reintroduced populations. Presented at University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2007). How old is that turtle? Understanding growth in a long-lived species under threat. Presented at Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2007). Natural wonders of the great white north: A slide show from 6 months in Canada. Presented at Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2007). The role of population ecology in improving our management of reintroduced populations. Presented at Victoria University of Wellington, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Armstrong, D.

Armstrong, DP. (2007). 15 years of research on Tiritiri Matangi robins. (pp. 8 - 11).
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Armstrong, DP. (2006). The role of population ecology in improving our management of reintroduced species. Presented at Queen's University, Kingston, ON.
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Teaching and Supervision

Courses Coordinated

232.701 Conservation Biology
232.703 Wildlife Management
232.799 Research Report
232.870 Research Report
232.871 Thesis 90 Credit Part 1
232.872 Thesis 90 Credit Part 2
232.897 Thesis 120 Credit Part 1
232.898 Thesis 120 Credit Part 2
232.900 PhD Conservation Biology

Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position	Current	Completed
Supervisor	1	8
Co-supervisor	4	4

Current Doctoral Supervision

Supervisor of:

Caio Fittipaldi Kenup - Doctor of Philosophy
Applying Structured Decision Making for Large-Scale Conservation Initiatives

Co-supervisor of:

Angelia Hura - Doctor of Philosophy
Northland Brown Kiwi Whakapapa
Malin Undin - Doctor of Philosophy
The Whakapapa of North Island Brown Kiwi A. mantelli
Charlotte Przybylski - Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding diverse perspectives on conservation
Gillian Dennis - Doctor of Philosophy
Minimising non-target impacts of anticoagulant rodenticide use for a highly susceptible species, the New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tu

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Supervisor of:

2019 - Suman Sran - Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing the sustainability of anticoagulant-based rodent control for wildlife conservation in New Zealand
2016 - Emma Williams - Doctor of Philosophy
Developing monitoring methods for cryptic species: A case study of the Australasian bittern/ Botaurus poiciloptilus
2016 - Kate Richardson - Doctor of Philosophy
Dispersal: The effects of phenotype and habitat selection in reintroduced populations
2014 - Elizabeth Parlato - Doctor of Philosophy
Predicting reintroduction outcomes using data from multiple populations
2013 - Wendy Schrader - Doctor of Philosophy
Comparative socioecology of the dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) in New Zealand
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2008 - Yvan Richard - Doctor of Philosophy
Demography and distribution of the North Island robin (Petroica longipes) in a fragmented agricultural landscape of New Zealand
2006 - Rebecca Boulton - Doctor of Philosophy
Effects on food availability and predation on reproductive success and behaviour of Petroica longpipes in a fragmented landscape
2001 - John Ashton - Doctor of Philosophy
The Evolution of Avian Growth Rates in Variable Environments.
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2015 - Kyle Morrison - Doctor of Philosophy
Factors affecting the population dynamics of Eastern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome filholi) on Campbell Island, New Zealand
2011 - Luis Ortiz Catedral - Doctor of Philosophy
Aspects of the biology of managed populations of two Cyanoramphus parakeet species in New Zealand: Breeding biology, pathogen screening and translocation
2011 - Kevin Parker - Doctor of Philosophy
The impacts of translocation on the cultural evolution of song in the North Island saddleback or tieke (Philesturnus rufusater)
2006 - Merilyn Merrett - Doctor of Philosophy
Reproduction and breeding systems of indigenous plants in fragmented ecosystems

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Prof Doug Armstrong

Professor in Conservation Biology

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