Research article
Williams, Gordon—an Appreciation of His Contribution to New Zealand Ecology
P. C. Bull
Pages: 2–7
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 61 KB)

Research article
A Survey of the Distribution, Seasonal Activity and Roost Sites of New Zealand Bats
M. J. Daniel and G. R. Williams
Pages: 9–25
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 1.3 MB)

Research article
Island Biogeography and the Conservation of New Zealand Indigenous Forest-Dwelling Avifauna
R. East and G. R. Williams
Pages: 27–35
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 256 KB)

Research article
Distributions of New Zealand Birds on Real and Virtual Islands
Jared M. Diamond
Pages: 37–55
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 1.4 MB)

Research article
The Takahe—a Relict of the Pleistocene Grassland Avifauna of New Zealand
J. A. Mills, R. B. Lavers and W. G. Lee
Pages: 57–70
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 896 KB)

Research article
The Foods of Kakapo on Stewart Island as Determined from Their Feeding Sign
H. A. Best
Pages: 71–83
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 3.1 MB)

Research article
Feral Goats on Raoul Island. I. Effect of Control Methods on Their Density, Distribution, and Productivity
J. P. Parkes
Pages: 85–94
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 627 KB)

Research article
Feral Goats on Raoul Island. II. Diet and Notes on the Flora
J. P. Parkes
Pages: 95–101
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 431 KB)

Research article
Vegetation Changes Induced over 10 Years by Goats and Pigs at Port Ross, Auckland Islands (Sub-Antarctic)
D. J. Campbell and M. R. Rudge
Pages: 103–118
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 6.2 MB)

Research article
Effects of Ungulates on Structure and Species Composition in the Urewera Forests as Shown by Exclosures
R. B. Allen, I. J. Payton and J. E. Knowlton
Pages: 119–130
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 740 KB)

Research article
Observations on Foods of Kiore (Rattus exulans) Found in Husking Stations on Northern Offshore Islands of New Zealand
D. J. Campbell, H. Moller, G. W. Ramsay and J. C. Watt
Pages: 131–138
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 243 KB)

Research article
Stoats (Mustela erminea) on Adele and Fisherman Islands, Abel- Tasman-National-Park, and Other Offshore Islands in New Zealand
R. H. Taylor and J. A. V. Tilley
Pages: 139–145
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 236 KB)

Research article
Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) in a New Zealand Beech (Nothofagus) Forest
M. N. Clout and P. D. Gaze
Pages: 147–155
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 371 KB)

Research article
Thrips Pollination in the Lowland Forest of New Zealand
Scott A. Norton
Pages: 157–164
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 337 KB)

Research article
Feeding Association between Fantails and Saddlebacks—Who Benefits
Ian G. McLean
Pages: 165–168
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 483 KB)

Research article
Mineral Element Concentrations in Foliage of Divaricate and Non-Divaricate Coprosma Species
William G. Lee and Peter N. Johnson
Pages: 169–174
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 104 KB)

Research article
Bioclimatic Zones for the Antipodes—and Beyond
Colin D. Meurk
Pages: 175–181
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 465 KB)

Research article
Ecological Aspects of Climate Patterns within the Kaimai Ranges, North Island, New Zealand
G. T. Jane and T. G. A. Green
Pages: 183–196
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 873 KB)

Book Review
Carrion and dung: the decomposition of animal wastes. R. J. Putman, 1983, The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology No. 156, Edward Arnold, London. 61pp. ISSN 0537-9024;156, ISBN 0-7131-28690 Price (in UK) £2.50.
J. A. Wightman
Pages: 197
Article (pdf file, 42 KB)

Book Review
Proceedings of the 3rd Australasian conference on grassland invertebrate ecology. Edited by K. E. Lee. 1981. Government Printer, Adelaide.
J. A. Wightman
Pages: 197–198
Article (pdf file, 42 KB)

Book Review
The Deer Wars. The Story of Deer in New Zealand. G. Caughley, 1983, Heinemann. 187pp, 2 figs, 15 photographs. Price $17.95.
I. A. E. Atkinson
Pages: 198–199
Article (pdf file, 42 KB)

Conference Report
Annual Conference 1983
Anonymous
Pages: 200–201
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Ecological zonation in Chionochloa alpine grasslands
P. R. Espie, G. T. Daly and K. F. O'Connor
Pages: 201
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Biology, distribution and evolution of New Zealand spider-hunting wasps
A. C. Harris
Pages: 201–202
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Vegetation zonation during the late Quaternary
M. S. McGlone
Pages: 201
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Seasonal bird movement in relation to altitudinal vegetation zones in the podocarp- hardwood forests of South Westland
G. D. McSweeney
Pages: 201
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Some physiological explanations for the distribution of kauri
I. L. Barton
Pages: 202
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Pollination of some New Zealand plants
D. G. Lloyd
Pages: 202
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Aspects of the pollination ecology of conifers
G. Sweet, G. S. Lill and W. M. McEwen
Pages: 202
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Conference Abstract
Movement of honey-eaters and pollen flow in Phormlum tenax
J. L. Craig
Pages: 203
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Bee-plant interactions in pollination and crop yields
B. Donovan
Pages: 203
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Flowering phenology of temperate rain-forest at Pureora
J. R. Leathwick
Pages: 203
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Studies on the pollination biology of an introduced crop Feijoa sellowiana
A. M. Stewart
Pages: 203–204
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Ecological strategies of earthworms
K. E. Lee
Pages: 204
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Glueing the pot: an investigation into the biblical basis for Christian fundamentalist beliefs about God, man and nature
M. S. McGlone
Pages: 204
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
A comparison of techniques for estimating house mouse numbers on mana island using mark-recapture methods
C. R. Pickard
Pages: 204
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
The regeneration of Beilschmiedia tawa in Pureora forest
C. J. West
Pages: 204
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Moss epiphytes on tree ferns in the Waitakere ranges
J. E. Beever
Pages: 205
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Population dynamics of Euphrasia pseudokerneri, Gentianella amarella and Linum carthartlcum in an English chalk grassland community
D. Kelly
Pages: 205
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Succession and dynamics of Ulex europaeus communities in the Dunedin district
W. G. Lee, R. B. Allen and P. N. Johnson
Pages: 205
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
The role of kiore in affecting the pattern of succession on Tiritiri Matangi island
N. D. Mitchell
Pages: 205–206
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Factors affecting the germination of Beilschmiedia tarairi seeds
S. C. Myers
Pages: 205
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Male Richardson's ground squirrels, territoriality, variability and sociality
L. S. Davis
Pages: 206
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Information transfer on the whereabouts of food in colonies of pigeons
J. A. McLennan
Pages: 206–207
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Patch choice of red squirrels feeding in a Pinus sylvestris plantation
H. Moller
Pages: 206
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
Courtship feeding in the South Island rifleman
G. H. Sherley
Pages: 206
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)

Conference Abstract
The demography of the New Zealand shoveler
T. A. Caithness
Pages: 207
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 76 KB)