Melanie Massaro

2.0k total citations
73 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Melanie Massaro is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Massaro has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 12 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Melanie Massaro's work include Avian ecology and behavior (41 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (29 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers). Melanie Massaro is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (41 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (29 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers). Melanie Massaro collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Melanie Massaro's co-authors include Lloyd S. Davis, James V. Briskie, Alvin N. Setiawan, John T. Darby, John W. Chardine, Maureen R. McClung, Philip J. Seddon, Amanda Starling-Windhof, Gregory J. Robertson and Arvind Varsani and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Massaro

71 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers

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Francisco S. Tortosa Spain

Rachel A. Paterson New Zealand

Graeme Elliott New Zealand

Ralph G. Powlesland New Zealand

Torsten Wronski United Kingdom

Eulalia Moreno Spain

Andrew Elliott

Matthieu Guillemain France

Juan Antonio Balbuena Spain

Cristián Bonacic Chile

Francisco S. Tortosa Spain

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137 ×0.7

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20 of 20 papers shown

Freire, Rafael, et al.. (2025). Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell. Ibis. 167(4). 853–881.

Freire, Rafael, et al.. (2024). The influence of plant scents on nest box inspection by Eastern Rosella ( Platycercus eximius ). Emu - Austral Ornithology. 124(2). 165–176. 2 indexed citations

Nimmo, Dale G., et al.. (2023). Water scarcity exacerbates feral ungulate use of ephemeral savanna waterholes in northern Australia. Wildlife Research. 51(1). 1 indexed citations

Sendell‐Price, Ashley T., Graeme Oatley, Fiona Robertson, et al.. (2023). Candidate gene polymorphisms are linked to dispersive and migratory behaviour: Searching for a mechanism behind the “paradox of the great speciators”. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 36(10). 1503–1516. 7 indexed citations

Massaro, Melanie, et al.. (2023). Trapped in the postdoctoral void: Lack of postdoctoral opportunities in New Zealand forces emerging researchers to exit science or seek employment overseas. 69(2). 30–39. 2 indexed citations

Seth, Johanna von, Tom van der Valk, Hanna Sigeman, et al.. (2022). Genomic trajectories of a near-extinction event in the Chatham Island black robin. BMC Genomics. 23(1). 747–747. 16 indexed citations

Freire, Rafael, Melanie Massaro, Simon McDonald, Philip N. Trathan, & Christine J Nicol. (2021). A Citizen Science Trial to Assess Perception of Wild Penguin Welfare. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8. 698685–698685. 5 indexed citations

Morandini, Virginia, Katie M. Dugger, Grant Ballard, et al.. (2019). Identification of a Novel Adélie Penguin Circovirus at Cape Crozier (Ross Island, Antarctica). Viruses. 11(12). 1088–1088. 17 indexed citations

Lescroël, Amélie, Grant Ballard, Melanie Massaro, et al.. (2019). Evidence of age-related improvement in the foraging efficiency of Adélie penguins. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3375–3375. 16 indexed citations

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González‐Acuña, Daniel, Warren E. Johnson, Patricia G. Parker, et al.. (2018). Landscape genomics: natural selection drives the evolution of mitogenome in penguins. BMC Genomics. 19(1). 53–53. 28 indexed citations

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Hall, Richard J., et al.. (2015). First report of a feather loss condition in Adelie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) on Ross Island, Antarctica, and a preliminary investigation of its cause. Emu - Austral Ornithology. 115(2). 185–189. 12 indexed citations

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Briskie, James V., et al.. (2014). Nest-boxes increase fledging success in the declining rifleman Acanthisitta chloris, New Zealand. 11. 12–15. 9 indexed citations

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Massaro, Melanie, Raazesh Sainudiin, Don V. Merton, et al.. (2013). Human-Assisted Spread of a Maladaptive Behavior in a Critically Endangered Bird. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e79066–e79066. 20 indexed citations

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Ortiz–Catedral, Luis, Brigitta Kurenbach, Melanie Massaro, et al.. (2010). A new isolate of beak and feather disease virus from endemic wild red-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand. Archives of Virology. 155(4). 613–620. 26 indexed citations

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Massaro, Melanie, et al.. (2009). Annual, sexual, size-and condition-related variation in the colour and fluorescent pigment content of yellow crest-feathers in Snares Penguins. Emu - Austral Ornithology. 93–99. 2 indexed citations

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McGraw, Kevin J., Melanie Massaro, Trevor J. Rivers, & Thomas Mattern. (2009). Annual, sexual, size- and condition-related variation in the colour and fluorescent pigment content of yellow crest-feathers in Snares Penguins (Eudyptes robustus). Emu - Austral Ornithology. 109(2). 93–99. 9 indexed citations

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Massaro, Melanie, Alvin N. Setiawan, & Lloyd S. Davis. (2007). Effects of artificial eggs on prolactin secretion, steroid levels, brood patch development, incubation onset and clutch size in the yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 151(2). 220–229. 16 indexed citations

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Setiawan, Alvin N., Melanie Massaro, John T. Darby, & Lloyd S. Davis. (2005). Mate and Territory Retention in Yellow-Eyed Penguins. Ornithological Applications. 107(3). 703–709. 7 indexed citations

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Massaro, Melanie & Lloyd S. Davis. (2004). THE INFLUENCE OF LAYING DATE AND MATERNAL AGE ON EGGSHELL THICKNESS AND PORE DENSITY IN YELLOW-EYED PENGUINS. Ornithological Applications. 106(3). 496–496. 20 indexed citations

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Massaro, Melanie & David Blair. (2003). Comparison of population numbers of yellow-eyed penguins, Megadyptes antipodes, on Stewart Island and on adjacent cat-free islands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 27(2). 107–113. 18 indexed citations

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