Leila Walker

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    Links between personality, early natal nutrition and survival of a threatened bird

    Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B Authors: Kate M. Richardson, Elizabeth H. Parlato, Leila K. Walker, Kevin A. Parker, John G. Ewen and Doug P. Armstrong Abstract: There is growing recognition that variation in animal personality traits can influence survival and reproduction rates, and consequently may be important for wildlife […]

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    Bringing species back, New Zealand style

    In the heart of New Zealand’s Waikato region, rising out of a sea of gently rolling pastoral farmland, is an imposing remnant of ancient forest that draws you in. Maungatautari Mountain. Recently, Leila Walker had the good fortune of exploring Maungatautari’s slopes intent on tracking down hihi. She shares her experience in this blog for the Journal of Animal […]

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