Publications to 18 December 2015
Refereed papers
74 Allentoft, M.E.; Heller, R.; Holdaway, R.N.; Bunce, M. 2015. Ancient DNA microsatellite analyses of the extinct New Zealand giant moa (Dinornis robustus) identify relatives within a single fossil site. Heredity 115: 481-487.
73 Hale, M.; Harrow, G.; Bradfield, P.; Cubrinovska, I.; Holdaway, R.N. 2015. Genetic similarity of Hutton’s shearwaters (Puffinus huttoni) from two relict breeding populations. Notornis 62: 130-134.
72 Holdaway, R.N.; Allentoft, M.E.; Jacomb, C.; Oskam, C.L.; Beavan, N.R.; Bunce, M. 2014. An extremely low density human population exterminated New Zealand moa. Nature communications 5:5436. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6436.
71 Allentoft, M.E.; Heller, R.; Oskam, C.L.; Lorenzen, E.D.; Hale, M.L.; Gilbert, M.T.P.; Jacomb, C.; Holdaway, R.N.; Bunce, M. 2014. Extinct New Zealand megafauna were not in decline before human colonization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. Published on-line 17 March 2014. doi/10.1073/pnas.1314972111.
70 Brassey, C.A.; Holdaway, R.N.; Packham, A.G.; Anné, J.; Manning, P.L.; Sellers, W.I. 2013. More than one way of being a moa: Differences in leg bone robustness map divergent evolutionary trajectories in Dinornithidae and Emeidae (Dinornithiformes). PLoS One 8 (12): 1-10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082668.
69 Holdaway, R.N.; Williams, M.J.; Hawke, D.J. 2013. A comparison of the pre-human and present isotopic niches of brown teal (Anas chlorotis): implications for conservation. Notornis 60(3): 233-244.
68 Williams, M.J.; Holdaway, R.N.; Rogers, K.M. 2012. Feeding environments of New Zealand’s extinct merganser revealed by stable isotope analyses. Wildfowl 62: 190-203.
67 Nobes, D.C.; Johnston, A.G.; Holdaway, R.N.; Horton, T.W. 2012. Ground penetrating radar imaging of the late Quaternary Pyramid Valley lake deposit, North Canterbury, New Zealand: correlation with paleoclimatic records and the stratigraphic sequence. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar June 4-8, 2012, Shanghai, China: 595-598.
66 Oskam, C.L.; Allentoft, M.E.; Walter, R.; Scofield, R.P.; Haile, J.; Holdaway, R.N.; Bunce, M.; Jacomb, C. 2012. Ancient DNA analyses of early archaeological sites in New Zealand reveal extreme exploitation of moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) at all life stages. Quaternary Science Reviews 52: 41-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.07.007.
65 Allentoft, M.E.; Collins, M.; Harker, D.; Haile, J.; Oskam, C.L.; Hale, M.L.; Campos, P.F.; Samaniego, J.A.;, Gilbert, M.T.P.; Willerslev, E.;, Zhang, G.; Scofield, R.P.; Holdaway, R.N.; Bunce, M. (2012) The half-life of DNA in bone: measuring decay kinetics in 158 dated fossils. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279(1748): 4724-4733.http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.1745.
64 Holdaway, R.N.; Hawke, D.J.; Bunce, M.; Allentoft, M.E. 2011. Identification of an optimal sampling position for stable isotopic analysis of bone collagen of extinct moa (Aves: Emeidae). Notornis 58: 1-7.
63 Allentoft, M.E.; Scofield, R.P.; Oskam, C.M.; Hale, M.L.; Holdaway, R.N.; Bunce, M. 2011. A molecular characterization of a newly discovered megafaunal fossil site in North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. First, 2011, 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/030306758.2011.574821
62 Oskam, C.M.; Jacomb, C.; Allentoft, M.E.; Walter, R.; Scofield, R.P.; Haile, J.; Holdaway, R.N.; Bunce, M. 2011. Molecular and morphological analyses of avian eggshell excavated from a late thirteenth century earth oven. Journal of archaeological science 38 (10): 2589-2595.
61 Horton, T.W.; Holdaway, R.N.; Zerbini, A.N.; Hauser, N.; Garrigue, C.; Andriolo, A.; Clapham, P.J. 2011. Straight as an arrow: humpback whales swim constant course tracks during long-distance migration. Biology letters. Published online 20 April 2011. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.0279.
60 Allentoft, M.E.; Oskam, C.; Houston, J.; Hale, M.L.; Gilbert, M.T.P.; Rasmussen, M.; Spencer, P.; Jacomb, C.; Willerslev, E.; Holdaway, RN.; Bunce, M. 2011. Profiling the Dead: Generating microsatellite data from fossil bones of extinct megafauna – protocols, problems, and prospects. PLoS ONE 6 (1): e16670.
59 Holdaway, R.N.; Thorneycroft, J.M.; McClelland, P.; Bunce, M. 2010. Former presence of a parakeet (Cyanoramphus sp.) on Campbell Island, New Zealand subantarctic, with notes on the island’s fossil sites and fossil record. Notornis 57: 8-18.
58 Allen, M.S.; Holdaway, R.N. 2010. Archaeological avifauna of Harataonga, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand: implications for avian palaeontology, Maori prehistory, and archaeofaunal recovery techniques. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 40: 11-25.
57 Oskam, C.L.; Haile, J.; McLay, E.; Rigby, P.; Allentoft, M.E.; Olsen, M.E.; Bengtsson, C.; Miller, G.H.; Schwenninger, J-L.; Jacomb, C.; Walter, R.; Baynes, A.; Dortch, J.; Parker-Pearson, M.; Gilbert, M.T.P.; Holdaway, R.N.; Willerslev, E.; Bunce, M. 2010. Fossil avian eggshell preserves ancient DNA. 2010. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Published online 10 March 2010 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2019.
56 Allentoft, M.E.; Bunce, M.; Scofield, R.P.; Hale, M.L.; Holdaway, R.N. 2010. Highly skewed sex ratios and biased fossil deposition of moa: ancient DNA provides new insight on New Zealand’s extinct megafauna. Quaternary science reviews 29: 753-762. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.11.022.
55 Steeves, T.E.; Holdaway, R.N.; Hale, M.L.; McLay, E.; McAllan, I.A.W.; Christian, M.; Hauber, M.; Bunce, M. 2010. Merging ancient and modern DNA: extinct seabird taxon rediscovered in the North Tasman Sea. Biology letters 6: 94-97. Published online before print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0478
54 Bunce, M.; Worthy, T.H.; Phillips, M.J.; Holdaway, R.N.; Willerslev, E.; Haile, J.; Shapiro, B.; Scofield, R.P.; Drummond, A.; Kamp, P.J.J.; Cooper, A. 2009. The evolutionary history of the extinct ratite moa and New Zealand Neogene paleogeography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 106: 20646-20651. Published online before print November 18, 2009, doi:10.1073/pnas.0906660106
53 Hawke, D.J.; Holdaway, R.N. 2009. Nutrient sources for forest birds captured within an undisturbed petrel colony, and management implications. Emu 109: 163-169.
52 Thomsen P.F.; Elias, S.; Gilbert, M.T.P.; Haile, J.; Munch, K.; Kuzmina, S.; Froese, D.G.; Sher, A.; Holdaway, R.N.; Willerslev, E. 2009. Non-destructive sampling of ancient insect DNA. PLoS ONE 4(4): e5048. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005048
51 Allentoft, M.E.; Schuster, S.C.; Holdaway, R.N.; Hale, J.; McLay, M.; Oskam, C.M.; Gilbert, M.T.P.; Spencer, P.B.S.; Willerslev, E.; Bunce, M. 2009. Identification of microsatellites from an extinct moa species using high throughput (454) sequence data. BioTechniques 46: 195-200.
50 Haile, J.; Holdaway, R.N.; Oliver, K.; Bunce, M.; Gilbert, M.T.P.; Nielsen, R.; Munch, K.; Ho, S.Y.W.; Shapiro, B.; Willerslev, E. 2007. Ancient DNA chronology within sediment deposits: are palaeobiological reconstructions possible and is DNA leaching a factor. Molecular biology and evolution 24: 982-989.
49 Holdaway, R.N.; Hawke, D.J.; Hyatt, O.; Wood, G.C. 2007. Stable isotopic (δ15N, δ13C) analysis of wood in trees growing in past and present colonies of burrow-nesting seabirds in New Zealand. I. δ15N in two species of conifer (Podocarpaceae) from a mainland colony of Westland petrels (Procellaria westlandica), Punakaiki, South Island. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 37: 75-84.
48 Bunce, M.; Holdaway, R.N. 2006. New Zealand’s extinct giant eagle. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 126A: 4-7.
47 Harrow, G.; Hawke, D.J.; Holdaway, R.N. 2006. Surface soil chemistry at an alpine procellariid breeding colony in New Zealand, and comparison with a lowland site. New Zealand journal of zoology 33: 165-174.
46 Hawke, D.J.; Holdaway, R.N. 2005. Avian assimilation and dispersal of carbon and nitrogen brought ashore by breeding Westland petrels Procellaria westlandica: a stable isotope study. Journal of zoology, London 266: 419-426.
45 Winn, J.M.; Holdaway, R.N. 2005. Egg predation by South Island kaka (Nestor meridionalis). Notornis 52(2): 106-108.
44 Turvey, S.T.; Green, Owen, R.; Holdaway, R.N. 2005. Cortical growth marks reveal extended juvenile development in New Zealand moa. Nature 435: 940-943.
43 Turvey, S.T.; Holdaway, R.N. 2005. Postnatal ontogeny, population structure and extinction of the giant moa Dinornis. Journal of morphology 265: 70-86.
42 Bunce, M.; Szulkin, M.; Lerner, H.R.L.; Barnes, I.; Shapiro, B.; Cooper, A.; Holdaway, R.N. 2005. Ancient DNA provides new insights into the evolutionary history of New Zealand’s extinct giant eagle. Public Library of Science, Biology 3: 44-46.
41 Harding, J.S.; Hawke, D.J.; Holdaway, R.N.; Winterbourn, M.J. 2004. Incorporation into stream food webs of marine-derived nutrients from petrel breeding colonies. Freshwater biology 49: 576-586.
40 Holdaway, R.N.; Jones, M.D.; Beavan Athfield, N.R. 2003. Establishment and extinction of a population of South Georgian diving petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) at Mason Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand, during the late Holocene. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 33(3): 601-622.
39 Holdaway, R.N.; Jones, M.D.; Beavan Athfield, N.R. 2002. Late Holocene extinction of the New Zealand owlet-nightjar Aegotheles novaezealandiae (Scarlett, 1968). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 32(4): 653-667.
38 Holdaway, R.N.; Jones, M.D.; Beavan Athfield, N.R. 2002. Late Holocene extinction of Chenonetta finschi van Beneden, 1875, an endemic, almost flightless, New Zealand duck. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 32(4): 629-651.
37 Holdaway, R.N.; Roberts, R.G.; Beavan Athfield, N.R.; Olley, J.M.; Worthy, T.H. 2002. Optical dating of quartz sediments and accelerator mass spectrometry 14C dating of bone gelatin and moa eggshell: a comparison of age estimates for non-archaeological deposits in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 32(3): 463-505.
36 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N.; Alloway, B.V.; Jones, J.; Winn, J.; Turner, D. 2002. A rich Pleistocene-Holocene avifaunal sequence from Te Waka #1: terrestrial fossil vertebrate faunas from inland Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand. Part 2. Tuhinga 13: 1-38.
35 Holdaway, R.N.; Anderson, A.J. 2001. The avifauna of the Emily Bay archaeological site, Norfolk Island, South-west Pacific: a preliminary account. Records of the Australian Museum special issue. The Prehistoric Archaeology of Norfolk Island, Southwest Pacific. Editors A. Anderson and P. White. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement: 87-102.
34 Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H. 2001. Publication of supplementary data for 14C AMS ages. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 31(2): 453-456.
33 Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H.; Tennyson, A.J.D. 2001. A working list of breeding bird species of the New Zealand region at first human contact. New Zealand journal of zoology 28(2): 119-187.
32 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 2000. Terrestrial fossil vertebrate faunas from inland Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand. Part 1. Records of the Canterbury Museum 14: 89-154.
31 Holdaway, R.N.; Jacomb, C. 2000. Rapid extinction of the moas (Aves: Dinornithiformes): model, test, and implications. Science 287(5461, 24 March): 2250-2254.
30 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1999. Introduction for Hartree, W.H., The nesting behaviour of moas. Notornis 46(4): 457-460.
29 Holdaway, R.N.; Beavan, N.R. 1999. Reliable 14C AMS dates on bird and Pacific rat Rattus exulans bone gelatin, from a CaCO3-rich deposit. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 29(3): 185-211.
28 Holdaway, R.N. 1999. A spatio-temporal model for the invasion of the New Zealand archipelago by the Pacific rat Rattus exulans. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 29(2): 91-105.
27 Holdaway, R.N. 1999. Introduced predators and avian extinction in New Zealand. pp. 189-238 In: MacPhee, R.D.E. (ed.). Extinctions in near time: causes, contexts, and consequences. Advances in vertebrate paleobiology. New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. 394 p.
26 Hawke, D.J.; Holdaway, R.N.; Causer, J.E.; Ogden, S. 1999. Soil indicators of pre-European seabird breeding in New Zealand at sites identified by predator deposits. Australian journal of soil research 37: 103-113.
25 Holdaway, R.N.; Anderson, A.J. 1998. 14C AMS dates on Rattus exulans bones from natural and archaeological contexts on Norfolk Island South-west Pacific. Archaeology in New Zealand 41(3): 195-198.
24 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N.; Sorenson, M.D.; Cooper, A.C. 1997. Description of the first complete skeleton of the extinct New Zealand goose Cnemiornis calcitrans (Aves: Anatidae) and a reassessment of the relationships of Cnemiornis. Journal of zoology, London 243: 695-723.
23 Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H. 1997. A reappraisal of the Late Quaternary fossil vertebrates of Pyramid Valley Swamp, North Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology 24: 69-121.
22 Holdaway, R.N. 1996. Arrival of rats in New Zealand. Nature 384 (no. 6606, 21 November): 225-226.
21 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1996. Quaternary fossil faunas, overlapping taphonomies, and palaeofaunal reconstruction in North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 26(3): 275-361.
20 Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H. 1996. Diet and biology of the laughing owl Sceloglaux albifacies (Aves: Strigidae) on Takaka Hill, Nelson, New Zealand. Journal of zoology, London 239: 545-572.
19 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1996. Taphonomy of two New Zealand microvertebrate deposits, Takaka Hill, Nelson, New Zealand, and identification of the avian predator responsible. Historical biology 12: 1-24.
18 Holdaway, R.N. 1995. A fossil record of the Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould, 1841. New Zealand natural sciences 22: 69-74.
17 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1995. Quaternary fossil faunas from caves on Mt Cookson, North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 25(3): 333-370.
16 McGlone, M.S.; Anderson, A.J. Holdaway, R.N. 1994. An ecological approach to the Polynesian settlement of New Zealand. pp. 136-163 In: Sutton, D.G. (ed.) The origins of the first New Zealanders. Auckland, Auckland University Press. 269 p.
15 Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H. 1994. A new fossil species of shearwater Puffinus from the Late Quaternary of the South Island, New Zealand, and notes on the biogeography of the Puffinus gavia superspecies. Emu 94: 201-215.
14 Holdaway, R.N. 1994. An exploratory phylogenetic analysis of the genera of the Accipitridae, with notes on the biogeography of the family. pp. 601-649 In: Meyburg, B-U.; Chancellor, R.D. (ed.) Raptor conservation today. London & Berlin, WWGBP/The Pica Press.
13 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1994. Quaternary fossil faunas from caves in Takaka Valley and on Takaka Hill, northwest Nelson, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 24(3): 297-391.
12 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1994. Scraps from an owl’s table — predator activity as a significant taphonomic process newly recognised from New Zealand Quaternary deposits. Alcheringa 18: 229-245.
11 Holdaway, R.N. 1993. First North Island fossil record of Kea, and morphological and morphometric comparison of Kea and Kaka. Notornis 40(2): 95-108.
10 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1993. Quaternary fossil faunas from caves in the Punakaiki area, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 23(3): 147-254.
9 Holdaway, R.N. 1991. Sibley et al.’s classification of living birds applied to the New Zealand list. Notornis 38(2): 152-162.
8 Holdaway, R.N. 1990. Seeing -ii to -i; proposed changes to the specific names of some New Zealand birds. New Zealand natural sciences 17: 85-88.
7 Holdaway, R.N. 1990. Harpagornis assimilis Haast, 1874, a synonym of Harpagornis moorei Haast, 1872 (Aves: Accipitridae). New Zealand natural sciences 17: 39-47.
6 Holdaway, R.N. 1990. Changes in the diversity of New Zealand forest birds. New Zealand journal of zoology 17(3): 309-321.
5 Duncan, K.W.; Holdaway, R.N. 1989. Footprint pressures and locomotion of moas and ungulates and their effects on the New Zealand indigenous biota through trampling. New Zealand journal of ecology 12 (supplement): 97-101.
4 Holdaway, R.N. 1989. New Zealand’s pre-human avifauna and its vulnerability. New Zealand journal of ecology 12 (supplement): 11-25.
3 Holdaway, R.N. 1988. The New Zealand passerine list: What if Sibley & Ahlquist are right? Notornis 35(1): 63-70.
2 Cunningham, J.B.; Holdaway, R.N. 1986. Morphology and head colour in the Yellowhead. Notornis 33: 33-36.
1 Holdaway, R.N. 1980. Royal Spoonbills nesting near Blenheim. Notornis 27(2): 168-169.
Books
1 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 2002. The lost world of the moa: terrestrial animals of prehistoric New Zealand. Bloomington, Indiana University Press and Canterbury University Press. 718 p.
2 Christian, M.L.; Holdaway, R.N.; Smith, J.L.; Coyne, P.D. 2012. A comparative atlas of bird distribution in the Norfolk Island Group, Southwest Pacific Ocean, 1978-2005. The Authors, Norfolk Island. 96 p.
3 Holdaway, R.N.; Morris, R.B. 2015. Pyramid Valley and beyond: Discovering the prehistoric birdlife of North Canterbury, New Zealand. Christchurch, Turnagra Press, 44 p.
In Press
Submitted
Book sections
7 Holdaway, R.N. Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Erebus and Terror. In: Treasures of the Library. Christchurch, Canterbury University Press.
6 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T. H.; Pauling, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. 2009. Phylum Chordata: Lancelets, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals. pp. 431-551 In: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Vol. 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrophozoa, Deuterostomia. Christchurch, Canterbury University Press.
5 Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H. 2008. Late Quaternary avifauna. pp. 445-492 In: Winterbourn, M.J.; Knox, G.A.; Burrows, C.J.; Marsden, I.D. (ed.) The natural history of Canterbury, 3rd ed. Christchurch, Canterbury University Press.
4 Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H. 2006. Evolution of New Zealand and its vertebrates. pp. 111-128 In: Merrick, J.R.; Archer, M.; Hickey, G.M.; Lee, M.S.Y. (ed.) Evolution and biogeography of Australasian vertebrates. Sydney, Auscipub. 942 p.
3 Holdaway, R.N. 2005. Birds. pp. 128-160 In: Jones, M.B.; Marsden, I. (ed.) Life in the estuary: illustrated guide and ecology. Christchurch, University of Canterbury Press. 179 p.
2 Holdaway, R.N. 1988. Birds. pp. 97-99 In: Stevens, G.R.; McGlone, M.S.; McCulloch, B. Prehistoric New Zealand . Auckland, Heinemann Reed. 128 p.
1 Holdaway, R.N. 1983. Birds. pp. 103-148 In: Jones, M.B. Animals of the estuary shore: illustrated guide and ecology. Christchurch, University of Canterbury Press. 162 p.
Edited volume
1 Holdaway, R.N. (Editor) 1994. Chatham Islands ornithology. Notornis 41 (supplement). 208 p.
Abstracts and Posters
18 Horton, T.W.; Holdaway, R.N.; Zerbini, A.; Andriolo, A.; Clapham, P.J. 2010. Solar-magnetic orientation during leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), and humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) long-distance migration. Poster B33F-0447: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 13-17 December, 2010.
17 Holdaway, R.N.; Horton, T.W.; Rowe, R.J.; Sagar, P.M.; Clapham, P. 2009. Allopatric speciation in pelagic vertebrates. Evolution 2009: Darwin Bicentennial Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
16 Holdaway, R.N.; Hawke, D.J.; Christian, M. 2007. The present obscuring the past: seabirds and island conservation biology. Quaternary international 167-168 supplement: 174. XVII INQUA Congress, Cairns, Australia.
15 Wilson, F.K.; Steeves, T.; Hale, M.; Bunce, M.; Christian, M.; Holdaway, R.N. 2007. Brown-eyed boobies: from extinct to extant to endangered? International Waterbirds Conference, Barcelona.
14 Sauvageot, R.; Holdaway, R.N.; McFarlane, D. 2005. Fluorine relative dating and taphonomy of moa bone from Pyramid Valley, New Zealand. Poster: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, October 16-19, 2005. GSA Abstracts with Programs 37, no. 7.
13 Holdaway, R.N.; Beavan Athfield, N.R.; Roberts, R.G. 2003. OSL and 14C ages on Pacific rat bones from New Zealand. 18th International Radiocarbon Conference, Wellington, 1-5 September: 114.
12 Holdaway, R.N. 2003. Causes and effects of Late Holocene vertebrate extinctions in New Zealand. XVI INQUA Congress, Reno, July 23-30: 88.
11 Holdaway, R.N.; Hawke, D.J.; Worthy, T.H. 2002. Palaebiological perspectives on Westland birds. Notornis 49(3): 192.
10 Holdaway, R.; Holdaway, R. 2002. ARPASAT – Archaeological and Palaeontological surveys using satellite technology. 29th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Buenos Aires, 8-12 April 2002.
9 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 2001. On petrels, fallout from catastrophic eruptions, and ice ages – an unparalleled record from Te Waka in inland Hawke’s Bay. Notornis 48(3): 183.
8 Ragano Beavan, N.; McFadgen, B.; Sparks, R.; Holdaway, R.N. 1999. Reliability of 14C AMS dating of small vertebrate bone: implications for the timing of Holocene extinctions by the introduction of Rattus exulans to New Zealand. Proceedings of the Xth Archaeozoological Conference, Victoria, Canada.
7 Hawke, D.; Holdaway, R.N.; Causer, J.; Ogden, S. 1999. Chemical tracers of former mainland seabird breeding colonies. Notornis 46(3): 407.
6 Holdaway, R.N. 1999. The late Holocene avifauna of Canterbury. Notornis 46(3): 406-407.
5 Holdaway, R.N.; Roberts, R.G.; Worthy, T.H. 1999. OSL and radiocarbon dating of late Holocene faunal sites in New Zealand. Records of the Western Australian Museum supplement no. 57: 403.
4 Holdaway, R.N. 1999. Times to extinction and the New Zealand extinction chronology. Records of the Western Australian Museum supplement no. 57: 403.
3 Brathwaite, D.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1987. A preliminary reconstruction of Harpagornis moorei: top predator in the moa’s world. New Zealand journal of ecology 10: 162.
2 Duncan, K.W.; Holdaway, R.N. 1987. Footprint pressures of moas and ungulates. New Zealand journal of ecology 10: 161.
1 Holdaway, R.N.; Brathwaite, D.H. 1987. New Zealand’s prehuman avian ecology: a scenario (without moas). New Zealand journal of ecology 10: 161.
Letters
2 Scofield, P.; Worthy, T.; Holdaway, R.; Bunce, M.; Cooper, A.; Tennyson, A. 2005. Recent claims for more moa and huge errors in museum identifications — cutting through the spin. Te Ara – Journal of Museums Aotearoa 30(2): 29-31.
1 Holdaway, R.N. 1999. Errors and omissions in a list. Notornis 46: 320.
Popular publications
15 Holdaway, R.N.; Christian, M. 2010. Stopping the fourth wave: Conservation and restoration of the Norfolk Island ecosystem. pp. 30-35 In: Kirkwood, J.; O’Connor, J. (Comp.). The state of Australia’s birds 2010: Islands and birds. Wingspan 20 (4) Supplement.
14 Holdaway, R.N. 2006. Two roads to Paradise, Lost. New Zealand geographic 80: 20-22.
13 Holdaway, R.N. 2005. Campbell’s lost parrot and other cautionary tales. New Zealand geographic 73: 8-10.
12 Hawke, D.; Holdaway, R.N. 2003. Mainland petrel breeding as a driver of terrestrial ecosystem processes. ConScience (Conservation science newsletter) 47: 6-7.
11 Holdaway, R.N. 2002. [Review] “Feral future” (Tim Low, Viking 1999) and “The new nature: winners and losers in wild Australia” (Tim Low, Viking 2002). New Zealand geographic 59: 11-13.
10 Holdaway, R.N. 2002. [Review] “Eternal frontier” (Tim Flannery, Atlantic Monthly Press, New York). New Zealand geographic 56: 110-111.
9 Holdaway, R.N. 1999. On extinction. New Zealand geographic 44: 9-11.
8 Holdaway, R.N. 1998. Grounded! Why do some birds walk? New Zealand geographic 37: 102-121.
7 Worthy, T.H.; Holdaway, R.N. 1996. Laughter in the night. New Zealand geographic 32: 86-100.
6 Holdaway, R.N. 1996. Wide-eyed and wonderful. New Zealand geographic 32: 99.
5 Holdaway, R.N. 1996. The owls of New Zealand. New Zealand geographic 32: 96-97.
4 Holdaway, R.N. 1996. Stephens Island – a chance lost. New Zealand geographic 32: 81-82.
3 Holdaway, R.N. 1996. [Review] “The Song of the Dodo” (David Quammen, Hutchinson, 1996). New Zealand geographic 31: 6, 18-19.
2 Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H. 1991. Lost in time. New Zealand geographic 12: 51-68.
1 Holdaway, R.N. 1989. Terror of the forests. New Zealand geographic 4: 56-64.