Presswell, Bronwen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0950-7767
Bennett, Jerusha
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Conservation NZ (WBS D406-976-002)
University of Otago
Article History
Received: 23 September 2021
Accepted: 20 December 2021
First Online: 6 February 2022
Declarations
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: Funded by Department of Conservation, BCBCÂ Threatened species grant (WBS D406-976-002) to Bronwen Presswell, a Zoology Department PBRF Research Enhancement grant to Bronwen Presswell, a University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship to Jerusha Bennett, and indirectly by the Marsden Fund (Royal Society of New Zealand: UOO1718).
: The authors declare no conflict of interest
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: The authors would like to thank John Darby whose tireless efforts have almost single-handedly conserved the Australasian crested grebe population in New Zealand, and who kindly provided our bird specimens, and Robert Poulin for his comments and continued support. Thank you to Liz Girvan of the OCEM for assistance with scanning electron microscopy. In particular the authors would like to thank Dr. Clement Lagrue (DoC) for initiating and facilitating our relationship with the Department of Conservation, and enabling this work to be carried out.