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  1. The complete mitogenome sequence of the agricultural pest, clover root weevil: the key to its own demise?

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  2. The potential for the use of gene drives for pest control in New Zealand: a perspective

    Article • Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Phil Lester, Professor Neil J Gemmell, Maxwell Scott

  3. mtDNA polymorphism and metabolic inhibition affect sperm performance in conplastic mice

    Article • Reproduction, July 2017, Bioscientifica

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  4. Proteomic Analysis of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Ovarian Fluid

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2014, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  5. Signatures of selection in sheep bred for resistance or susceptibility to gastrointestinal nematodes

    Article • BMC Genomics, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Mr John C McEwan

  6. Development and application of a quantitative real-time PCR assay for the globally invasive tunicate Styela clava

    Article • Management of Biological Invasions, June 2014, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  7. Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology

    Article • Methods in Ecology and Evolution, March 2014, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Professor Simon Verhulst

  8. The Trojan female technique: a novel, effective and humane approach for pest population control

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, October 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  9. Delineating the roles of males and females in sperm competition

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, October 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  10. Changes in Methylation Patterns of Kiss1 and Kiss1r Gene Promoters Across Puberty

    Article • Genetics & Epigenetics, October 2013, Libertas Academica, Ltd.

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  11. Evolution of Microsatellite DNA

    Article • September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  12. Dusky dolphin movement patterns: short-term effects of tourism

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, June 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  13. Using Temporal Sampling to Improve Attribution of Source Populations for Invasive Species

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2013, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  14. How Good Are Indirect Tests at Detecting Recombination in Human mtDNA?

    Article • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, May 2013, Genetics Society of America

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  15. From evolutionary bystander to master manipulator: the emerging roles for the mitochondrial genome as a modulator of nuclear gene expression

    Article • European Journal of Human Genetics, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  16. Parallel Tagged Next-Generation Sequencing on Pooled Samples – A New Approach for Population Genetics in Ecology and Conservation

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2013, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  17. Extensive variation at MHC DRB in the New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) provides evidence for balancing selection

    Article • Heredity, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  18. Microsatellite Tandem Repeats Are Abundant in Human Promoters and Are Associated with Regulatory Elements

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  19. Mitochondria, maternal inheritance, and asymmetric fitness: Why males die younger

    Article • BioEssays, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  20. Both CpG Methylation and Activation-Induced Deaminase Are Required for the Fragility of the Human bcl-2 Major Breakpoint Region: Implications for the Timing of the Breaks in the t(14;18) Translocation

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2012, ASM Journals

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  21. Behavioural Responses of Dusky Dolphin Groups (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) to Tour Vessels off Kaikoura, New Zealand

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  22. Are old males still good males and can females tell the difference?

    Article • BioEssays, May 2012, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  23. Population Genetic Structure and Colonisation History of the Tool-Using New Caledonian Crow

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2012, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  24. Promoter Microsatellites as Modulators of Human Gene Expression

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  25. Design and Implementation of Degenerate Microsatellite Primers for the Mammalian Clade

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2011, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  26. The Strength and Timing of the Mitochondrial Bottleneck in Salmon Suggests a Conserved Mechanism in Vertebrates

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2011, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  27. Low to moderate levels of genetic differentiation detected across the distribution of the New Zealand abalone, Haliotis iris

    Article • Marine Biology, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  28. Inheritance of Telomere Length in a Bird

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2011, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  29. Global Phylogeography of the Widely Introduced North West Pacific Ascidian Styela clava

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2011, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  30. Development of a predicted physical map of microsatellite locus positions for pinnipeds, with wider applicability to the Carnivora

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, December 2010, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  31. Genetic analyses reveal hybridization but no hybrid swarm in one of the world’s rarest birds

    Article • Molecular Ecology, November 2010, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  32. Correlation between Male Social Status, Testosterone Levels, and Parasitism in a Dimorphic Polygynous Mammal

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2010, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  33. The use of telomere length in ecology and evolutionary biology

    Article • Heredity, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  34. Using ecological niche modelling to infer past, present and future environmental suitability for Leiopelma hochstetteri, an endangered New Zealand native frog

    Article • Biological Conservation, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  35. Characterisation of microsatellite markers for the primitive New Zealand frog, Leiopelma hochstetteri

    Article • Conservation Genetics Resources, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  36. Regional connectivity and coastal expansion: differentiating pre-border and post-border vectors for the invasive tunicateStyela clava

    Article • Molecular Ecology, March 2010, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  37. Conservation of Human Microsatellites across 450 Million Years of Evolution

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  38. Sperm traits in Chinook salmon depend upon activation medium: implications for studies of sperm competition in fishes

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, October 2009, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Victoria Jane Metcalf

  39. Colonisation and connectivity by intertidal limpets among New Zealand, Chatham and Sub-Antarctic Islands. I. Genetic connections

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, August 2009, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  40. Phylogeography of Leiopelma hochstetteri reveals strong genetic structure and suggests new conservation priorities

    Article • Conservation Genetics, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Professor Bruce Waldman

  41. Can Indirect Tests Detect a Known Recombination Event in Human mtDNA?

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, April 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  42. Fast, cost-effective development of species-specific microsatellite markers by genomic sequencing

    Article • BioTechniques, March 2009, Future Science

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  43. Chemical composition of seminal and ovarian fluids of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and their effects on sperm motility traits

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Victoria Jane Metcalf

  44. Development of microsatellite markers for the short-beaked echidna using three different approaches

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 2009, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  45. Evolutionary and phylogenetic significance of platypus microsatellites conserved in mammalian and other vertebrate genomes

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 2009, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  46. Alternative mating tactics in the New Zealand fur seal ( Arctocephalus forsteri ): when non-territorial males are successful too

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 2009, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  47. Revealing the hidden complexities of mtDNA inheritance

    Article • Molecular Ecology, December 2008, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  48. Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the New Zealand black stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) and cross-amplification in the pied stilt (Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus)

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  49. Erratum: Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

    Article • Nature, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  50. Lost in the zygote: the dilution of paternal mtDNA upon fertilization

    Article • Heredity, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  51. The Relationship Between Microsatellite Polymorphism and Recombination Hot Spots in the Human Genome

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, August 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  52. Crossing the Tasman Sea: Inferring the introduction history ofLitoria aureaandLitoria raniformis(Anura: Hylidae) from Australia into New Zealand

    Article • Austral Ecology, August 2008, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Professor Bruce Waldman

  53. The Role and Presence of a Guide: Preliminary Findings from Swim with Seal Programs and Land-Based Seal Viewing in New Zealand

    Article • Tourism in Marine Environments, June 2008, Cognizant Communication Corporation

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  54. Delimiting the Frequency of Paternal Leakage of Mitochondrial DNA in Chinook Salmon

    Article • Genetics, May 2008, Genetics Society of America

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  55. Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

    Article • Nature, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  56. Evolution of Microsatellite DNA

    Article • April 2008, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  57. Detecting short tandem repeats from genome data: opening the software black box

    Article • Briefings in Bioinformatics, April 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  58. Estimating Mitochondrial DNA Content of Chinook Salmon Spermatozoa Using Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, April 2008, Society for the Study of Reproduction

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  59. Combining allele-specific fluorescent probes and restriction assay in real-time PCR to achieve SNP scoring beyond allele ratios of 1:1000

    Article • BioTechniques, February 2008, Future Science

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  60. High frequency of microsatellites in S. cerevisiae meiotic recombination hotspots

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  61. Motor vehicle collisions and the New Zealand fur seal in the Kaikoura region

    Article • Marine Mammal Science, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  62. Rearing two New Zealand fur seal ( Arctocephalus forsteri ) pups to weaning

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 2008, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  63. A mechanism for cryptic female choice in chinook salmon

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, January 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Victoria Jane Metcalf

  64. Telomere length change in European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax )

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 2008, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  65. Advances in biosecurity to 2010 and beyond: Towards integrated detection, analysis and response to exotic pest invasions

    Article • New Zealand Veterinary Journal, December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  66. Underestimation of Species Richness in Neotropical Frogs Revealed by mtDNA Analyses

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2007, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  67. Interactive effects of habitat modification and species invasion on native species decline

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  68. Phylogeography of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos): implications for translocation and species recovery

    Article • Conservation Genetics, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  69. Innovative pandanus-tool folding by New Caledonian crows

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 2007, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  70. HAIR SAMPLING AND GENOTYPING FROM HAIR FOLLICLES: A MINIMALLY-INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR GENETICS STUDIES IN SMALL, MOBILE PINNIPEDS AND OTHER MAMMALS

    Article • Marine Mammal Science, January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  71. Heterozygote Advantage for Fecundity

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2006, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  72. Gender Differences in Publication Output: Towards an Unbiased Metric of Research Performance

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2006, PLOS

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  73. Ménage à trois on Macquarie Island: hybridization among three species of fur seal (Arctocephalus spp.) following historical population extinction

    Article • Molecular Ecology, August 2006, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  74. Deciphering Past Human Population Movements in Oceania: Provably Optimal Trees of 127 mtDNA Genomes

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, July 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  75. Comparative phylogeography of coastal limpets across a marine disjunction in New Zealand

    Article • Molecular Ecology, July 2006, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  76. Sex allocation theory aids species conservation

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, June 2006, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  77. Diving to extremes: are New Zealand sea lions ( Phocarctos hookeri ) pushing their limits in a marginal habitat?

    Article • Journal of Zoology, April 2006, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  78. Entanglement of New Zealand fur seals in man-made debris at Kaikoura, New Zealand

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  79. Sexual genotype markers absent from small numbers of male New Zealand Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, March 2006, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Victoria Jane Metcalf

  80. PCR-based sexing in conservation biology: Wrong answers from an accurate methodology?

    Article • Conservation Genetics, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  81. The rise, fall and renaissance of microsatellites in eukaryotic genomes

    Article • BioEssays, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  82. Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the nacellid limpets of New Zealand (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda)

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  83. Dispersal of breeding, adult male Phocarctos hookeri: Implications for disease transmission, population management and species recovery

    Article • Biological Conservation, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  84. Discovery and spatial assessment of a Hochstetter's frog(Leiopelma hochstetteri)population found in Maungatautari Scenic Reserve, New Zealand

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Zoology, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  85. Colony growth and pup condition of the New Zealand fur seal ( Arctocephalus forsteri ) on the Kaikoura coastline compared with other east coast colonies

    Article • Wildlife Research, January 2006, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  86. Ecological genetics unlocks a world of possibilities

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, December 2005, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  87. Are invasive species the drivers of ecological change?

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, September 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  88. Male harassment of female New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri: mortality, injury, and harassment avoidance

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, May 2005, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  89. Comment on "Avian Extinction and Mammalian Introductions on Oceanic Islands"

    Article • Science, March 2005, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  90. Publication success inNature andScience is not gender dependent

    Article • BioEssays, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  91. Summer foraging areas for lactating New Zealand sea lions Phocarctos hookeri

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, January 2005, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  92. Fatty Acid Transport in Cartilaginous Fish: Absence of Albumin and Possible Utilization of Lipoproteins

    Article • Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Victoria Jane Metcalf

  93. Defining eradication units to control invasive pests

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, December 2004, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  94. Moa were many

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, December 2004, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  95. Measuring vertebrate telomeres: applications and limitations

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Shinichi Nakagawa

  96. Host isolation and patterns of genetic variability in three populations of Teladorsagia from sheep

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, September 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  97. Mother's curse: the effect of mtDNA on individual fitness and population viability

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, May 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Victoria Jane Metcalf

  98. Adaptive radiation within New Zealand endemic species of the cockroach genus Celatoblatta Johns (Blattidae): a response to Plio-Pleistocene mountain building and climate change

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2004, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  99. VARIATION IN MICROSATELLITES AND mtDNA ACROSS THE RANGE OF THE STELLER SEA LION, EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, April 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  100. Levels of polymorphism on the sex-limited chromosome: a clue to Y from W?

    Article • BioEssays, November 2003, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  101. Population Viability Analysis . Edited by Steven R  Beissinger and Dale R  McCullough. Chicago (Illinois): University of Chicago Press . $95.00 (hardcover); $35.00 (paper). xvi + 577 p; ill.; index. ISBN: 0–226–04177–8 (hc); 0–226–04178–6 (pb). 2002.

    Article • The Quarterly Review of Biology, December 2002, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  102. Mitochondrial mutations may drive Y chromosome evolution

    Article • BioEssays, February 2002, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  103. Tourist Disturbance On New Zealand Fur Seals (Arctophalus Forsteri)

    Article • Australian Mammalogy, January 2002, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  104. Organelle genome evolution

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, September 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  105. Microsatellite Analysis of Population Structure in the Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal

    Article • Conservation Biology, April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  106. Mitochondrial mutations may decrease population viability

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  107. Determining the species status of one of the world's rarest frogs: a conservation dilemma

    Article • Animal Conservation, February 2001, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Professor Bruce Waldman

  108. Low reproductive success in territorial male Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) suggests the existence of alternative mating strategies

    Article • Molecular Ecology, February 2001, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  109. PROJECTILE BIOPSY SAMPLING OF FUR SEALS

    Article • Marine Mammal Science, July 1997, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  110. Interspecific microsatellite markers for the study of pinniped populations

    Article • Molecular Ecology, July 1997, Wiley

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Simon J Goodman

  111. Enhancement of microsatellite amplification using tetramethylammonium chloride and formamide (TMACIDE)

    Article • Technical Tips Online, January 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  112. An efficient method for the extraction of DNA from vertebrate tissues

    Article • Trends in Genetics, September 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  113. Evolution of the mammalian mitochondrial control region--comparisons of control region sequences between monotreme and therian mammals

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, July 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  114. The mitochondrial genome of a monotreme—the platypus (Ornithrohynchus anatinus)

    Article • Journal of Molecular Evolution, February 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  115. Determining Platypus Relationships

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 1995, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Neil J Gemmell

  116. Phylogenetic relationships within the class mammalia: A study using mitochondrial 12S RNA sequences

    Article • Journal of Mammalian Evolution, March 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell