Author Stéphane Boyer

Molecular analysis assists restoration project

[custom_headline type=”left” style=”margin-top: 45px;” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”true”]A study of the native carabid’s diet is helping to enhance the beetle’s chances of survival in new habitats[/custom_headline]   For three years, Unitec’s Dr Stephane Boyer has been analysing the diet of native… Continue Reading →

The plight of the whitebait

The closing of a reportedly “lacklustre” whitebait season has New Zealand scientists speculating on whether the industry is sustainable. They’ve called for whitebaiters to be licensed and the banning of commercial harvesting. “There is no doubt that freshwater fish populations… Continue Reading →

Wētā Watchers, a participatory Science Project. Joint conference of the New Zealand Ecological Society and the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia chapter (ERA) in Hamilton, New Zealand.  

A Metagenomic Approach

Diet Composition and Variability of Wild Octopus vulgaris and Alloteuthis media (Cephalopoda) Paralarvae: A Metagenomic Approach

A response to Pennisi

Future-proofing the Petrel

Molecular analysis of the Westland Black Petrel’s diet is aiding in the conservation of the small population of rare birds Unitec senior lecturer Dr Stephane Boyer is intent on ensuring the survival of the Westland Black Petrel/Tāiko (Procellaria westlandica). For… Continue Reading →

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