UC Spark

Professor Dave Kelly

Biological Sciences

Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 6782
 Office: Biological Sciences 339

Fields of Research

  • Biological control
  • Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Mistletoe reproductive ecology
  • Plant interactions
  • Plant life histories and reproductive schedules
  • Plant-animal interactions
  • Pollination
  • Seed predation

Researcher Summary

Research interests are plant ecology especially plant-animal interactions (seed predation, seed dispersal, pollination, herbivory), plant demography and life histories, conservation biology. Specific interests are:
- Mast seeding: the description of variable among-year flowering patterns (mast seeding) and inter-species synchrony in New Zealand, the evolutionary benefits of masting, modelling the resource dynamics within plants that create masting
- Bird-plant mutualisms: the importance and resilience of bird pollination and bird seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora; the regeneration, distribution and conservation of native bird- pollinated and bird-dispersed mistletoes
- Effects of herbivory: use of biological control agents for control of thistles; impact of sap-sucking scale insects on photosynthesis of Nothofagus trees
- Mechanisms of plant competition: use of long term monitoring studies and modelling to measure the process of competition among plants
- Conservation biology: demography of rare plants, effects of weeds in reserves, use of bioindicators for habitat quality, impacts of mammalian herbivores.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Projects

Research Groups

Publications


  • Kelly, D., Geldenhuis, A., James, A., Holland, E.P., Plank, M.J., Brockie, R.E., Cowan, P.E., Harper, G.A., Lee, W.G., Maitland, M.J., Mark, A.F., Mills, J.A., Wilson, P.R. and Byrom, A.E. (2013) Of mast and mean: differential-temperature cue makes mast seeding insensitive to climate change. Ecology Letters 16: 90-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.12020. (Journal Article)
  • Young, L.M., Kelly, D. and Nelson, X.J. (2012) Alpine flora may depend on declining frugivorous parrot for seed dispersal. Biological Conservation 147(1): 133-142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.023. (Journal Article)
  • Weston, K.A., Chapman, H.M., Kelly, D. and Moltchanova, E.V. (2012) Dependence on sunbird pollination for fruit set in three West African montane mistletoe species. Journal of Tropical Ecology 28: 205-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S026646741100068X. (Journal Article)
  • Wotton, D.M. and Kelly, D. (2012) Do larger frugivores move seeds further? Body size, seed dispersal distance, and a case study of a large, sedentary pigeon. Journal of Biogeography 39(11): 1973-1983. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12000. (Journal Article)
  • Turnbull, M.H., Pharis, R.P., Kurepin, L.V., Sarfati, M., Mander, L.N. and Kelly, D. (2012) Flowering in snow tussock (Chionochloa spp.) is influenced by environmental and hormonal cues. Functional Plant Biology 39(1): 38-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/FP11116. (Journal Article)
  • Groenteman, R., Kelly, D., Fowler, S.V. and Bourdot, G.W. (2011) Abundance, phenology and impact of biocontrol agents on nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) in Canterbury 35 years into the biocontrol programme. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture Research 54(1): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288233.2010.531743. (Journal Article)
  • Anderson, S.H., Kelly, D., Ladley, J.J., Molloy, S. and Terry, J. (2011) Cascading effects of bird functional extinction reduce pollination and plant density. Science 331(6020): 1068-1071. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1199092. (Journal Article)
  • Wotton, D.M. and Kelly, D. (2011) Frugivore loss limits recruitment of large-seeded trees. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 278: 3345-3354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.0185. (Journal Article)
  • Robertson, A.W., Kelly, D. and Ladley, J.J. (2011) Futile selfing in the trees Fuchsia excorticata (Onagraceae) and Sophora microphylla (Fabaceae): inbreeding depression over 11 years. International Journal of Plant Sciences 172(2): 191-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/657678. (Journal Article)
  • Jongejans, E., Shea, K., Skarpaas, O., Kelly, D. and Ellner, S. (2011) Importance of individual and environmental variation for invasive species spread: a spatial integral projection model. Ecology 92(1): 86-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/09-2226.1. (Journal Article)
  • Wenny, D.G., DeVault, T.L., Johnson, M.D., Kelly, D., Sekercioglu, C.H., Tomback, D.F. and Whelan, C.J. (2011) The Need to Quantify Ecosystem Services Provided by Birds. The Auk 128(1): 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/auk.2011.10248. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D., Ladley, J.J., Robertson, A.W., Anderson, S.H., Wotton, D.M. and Wiser, S.K. (2010) Mutualisms with the wreckage of an avifauna: the status of bird pollination and fruit dispersal in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 34(1): 66-85. http://www.nzes.org.nz/nzje/new_issues/NZJEcol34_1_66.pdf. (Journal Article)
  • Shea, K., Jongejans, E., Skarpaas, O., Kelly, D. and Sheppard, A.W. (2010) Optimal management strategies to control local population growth or population spread may not be the same. Ecological Applications 20(4): 1148-1161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/09-0316.1. (Journal Article)
  • Marchetto, K.M., Jongejans, E., Jennis, M.L., Haner, E.M., Sullivan, C.T., Kelly, D. and Shea, K. (2010) Shipment and storage effects on the terminal velocity of seeds. Ecological Research 25(1): 83-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-009-0634-1. (Journal Article)
  • Sarfati, M.S., Kelly, D. and Brockerhoff, E.G. (2010) The parasitoids of seed predators attacking snow tussocks, Chionochloa spp. (Poaceae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 37(1): 19-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014221003602182. (Journal Article)
  • Robertson, A.W., Ladley, J.J., Kelly, D., McNutt, K.L., Peterson, P.G., Merrett, M.F. and Karl, B.J. (2008) Assessing pollination and fruit dispersal in Fuchsia excorticata (Onagraceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 46(3): 299-314. (Journal Article)
  • Hay, J., Kelly, D. and Holdaway, R.J. (2008) Causes and consequences of frequent flowering on edges in the mast-seeding genus Chionochloa (Poaceae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 32(1): 80-91. (Journal Article)
  • Buhl, P.N., Sarfati, M.S., Brockerhoff, E.G. and Kelly, D. (2008) Description, phenology and biology of Zelostemma chionochloae Buhl sp. nov., a platygastrid parasitoid of Eucalyptodiplosis chionochloae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 35(3): 255-264. (Journal Article)
  • Jongejans, E., Shea, K., Skarpass, O., Kelly, D., Sheppard, A.W. and Woodburn, T.L. (2008) Dispersal and demography contributions to population spread of Carduus nutans in its native and invaded ranges. Journal of Ecology 96(4): 687-697. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01367.x. (Journal Article)
  • Robertson, A.W., Ladley, J.J. and Kelly, D. (2008) Does height off the ground affect bird visitation and fruit set in the pollen-limited mistletoe Peraxilla tetrapetala (Loranthaceae)? Biotropica 40(1): 122-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00329.x. (Journal Article)
  • Groenteman, R., Kelly, D., Fowler, S.V. and Bourdot, G.W. (2008) Factors affecting oviposition rate in the weevil Rhinocyllus conicus on non-target Carduus spp. in New Zealand. La Grande Motte, France: XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 22-27 April 2007. In Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds 87-90. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Kelly, D., Ladley, J.J., Robertson, A.W. and Crowfoot, L. (2008) Flower predation by Zelleria maculata (Lepidoptera) on Peraxilla mistletoes: effects of latitude and fragmentation, and impact on fruit set. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 32(2): 186-196. (Journal Article)
  • Wotton, D.M., Clout, M.N. and Kelly, D. (2008) Seed retention times in the New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaezeelandiae novaeseelandiae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 32(1): 1-6. (Journal Article)
  • Groenteman, R., Kelly, D., Fowler, S.V. and Bourdot, G.W. (2008) Which species of the thistle biocontrol agent Trichosirocalus are present in New Zealand? La Grande Motte, France: XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 22-27 April 2007. In Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds 145-149. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Kolesik, P., Sarfati, M.S., Brockerhoff, E.G. and Kelly, D. (2007) Description of Eucalyptodiplosis chionochloae sp. nov., a cecidomyiid feeding on inflorescences of Chionochloa (Poaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 34: 107-115. (Journal Article)
  • Groenteman, R., Kelly, D., Fowler, S.V. and Bourdot, G.W. (2007) Interactions between nodding thistle seed predators. New Zealand Plant Protection 60: 152-157. http://ww.nzpps.org/journal/60/nzpp60_152.pdf. (Journal Article)
  • Dungan, R., Kelly, D. and Turnbull, M.H. (2007) Separating host-tree and environmental determinants of honeydew production by Ultracoelostoma scale insects in a Nothofagus forest. Ecological Entomology 32(4): 338-348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00871.x. (Journal Article)
  • Dickinson, K.J.M., Kelly, D., Mark, A.F., Wells, G. and Clayton, R. (2007) What limits a rare alpine plant species? Comparative demography of three endemic species of Myosotis (Boraginaceae). Austral Ecology 32(2): 155-168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01704.x. (Journal Article)
  • Robertson, A.W., Trass, A., Ladley, J.J. and Kelly, D. (2006) Assessing the benefits of frugivory for seed germination: the importance of the deinhibition effect. Functional Ecology 20(1): 58-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01057.x. (Journal Article)
  • Anderson, S.H., Kelly, D., Robertson, A.W., Ladley, J.J. and Innes, J.G. (2006) Birds as pollinators and dispersers: A case study from New Zealand. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52(Supplement): 112-115. (Journal Article)
  • Ladley, J. and Kelly, D. (2006) Feast and famine: New Zealand datasets for mast seeding data. Wellington, New Zealand: Ecology Across The Tasman 2006, 28 Aug-1 Sep 2006. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Kelly, D., Robertson, A.W. and Ladley, J.J. (2006) Inbreeding: a handy backup on islands, or a pernicious drain? Wellington, New Zealand: Ecology Across The Tasman 2006, 28 Aug-1 Sep 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Yeen, Y.C.L., Luxton, S.J. and Kelly, D. (2006) Is the sooty beech scale insect dispersal-limited? Wellington, New Zealand: Ecology Across The Tasman 2006, 28 Aug-1 Sep 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sarfati, M., Kelly, D. and Brockerhoff, E. (2006) Mast seeding and the role of diapause in a cecidomyiid pre-dispersal seed predator of native grasses (Chionochloa spp.). Wellington, New Zealand: Ecology Across The Tasman 2006, 28 Aug-1 Sep 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Holdaway, R. and Kelly, D. (2006) Mast-seeding: Effects of productivity at various spatial scales. Wellington, New Zealand: Ecology Across The Tasman 2006, 28 Aug-1 Sep 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Burgess, V.J., Kelly, D., Robertson, A.W. and Ladley, J.J. (2006) Positive effects of forest edges on plant reproduction: literature review and a case study of bee visitation to flowers of Peraxilla tetrapetala (Loranthaceae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 30(2): 179-190. http://www.nzes.org.nz/nzje/. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D., Robertson, A.W., Ladley, J.J., Anderson, S.H. and McKenzie, R.J. (2006) Relative (Un)Importance of Introduced Animals as Pollinators and Dispersers of Native Plants. In R.B. Allen and W.G. Lee (Ed.), Biological Invasions in New Zealand: 227-245. Berlin: Springer. (Chapter in Book)
  • Christian, R.A., Kelly, D. and Turnbull, M.H. (2006) The architecture of New Zealand's divaricate shrubs in relation to light adaptation. New Zealand Journal of Botany 44(2): 171-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2006.9513016. (Journal Article)
  • Young, L. and Kelly, D. (2006) The costs and benefits of being big: Mast seeding and insect pollination in Aciphylla (Apiaceae). Wellington, New Zealand: Ecology Across The Tasman 2006, 28 Aug-1 Sep 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Wotton, D. and Kelly, D. (2006) Where do all the seeds go? Estimating dispersal distances for pigeon movements and seed retention times. Wellington, New Zealand: Ecology Across The Tasman 2006, 28 Aug-1 Sep 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Kelly, D., Brindle, C., Ladley, J.J., Robertson, A.W., Maddigan, F.W., Butler, J., Ward-Smith, T., Murphy, D.J. and Sessions, L.A. (2005) Can stoat (Mustela erminea) trapping increase bellbird (Anthornis melanura) populations and benefit mistletoe (Peraxilla tetrapetala) pollination? New Zealand Journal of Ecology 29: 69-82. (Journal Article)
  • Shea, K., Kelly, D., Sheppard, A. and Woodburn, T. (2005) Context-dependent biological control of an invasive thistle. Ecology 86: 3174-3181. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D., Jasperse, J. and Westbrooke, I.M. (2005) Designing science graphs for data analysis and presentation: The bad, the good and the better. DOC Technical Publications No. 32. Wellington: Department of Conservation. 68. (Authored Book)
  • Bach, C.E., Kelly, D. and Hazlett, B.A. (2005) Forest edges benefit adults, but not seedlings, of the mistletoe Alepis flavida (Loranthaceae). Journal of Ecology 93: 79-86. (Journal Article)
  • Robertson, A.W., Ladley, J.J. and Kelly, D. (2005) The effectiveness of short-tongued bees as pollinators of apparently "ornithophilous" New Zealand mistletoes. Austral Ecology 30: 298-309. (Journal Article)
  • McKinzey, K.M., Lawson, W., Kelly, D. and Hubbard, A. (2004) A revised Little Ice Age chronology of the Franz Josef Glacier, Westland, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34: 381-394. (Journal Article)
  • Bach, C.E. and Kelly, D. (2004) Effects of forest edges on herbivory in a New Zealand mistletoe, Alepis flavida. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 28: 195-205. (Journal Article)
  • Bach, C.E. and Kelly, D. (2004) Effects of forest edges, fruit display size, and fruit colour on bird seed dispersal in a New Zealand mistletoe, Alepis flavida. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 28: 93-103. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D., Ladley, J.J. and Robertson, A.W. (2004) Is dispersal easier than pollination? Two tests in New Zealand Loranthaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42: 89-103. (Journal Article)
  • McCall, A.C., Kelly, D. and Chapman, H.C. (2004) Little geographic or host plant genetic variation in a Chionochloa (Poaceae) seeds predator (Cecidomyiidae: undescribed species). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 28(2): 215-224. (Journal Article)
  • Shea, K. and Kelly, D. (2004) Modeling for management of invasive species: Carduus nutans in New Zealand. Weed Technology 18: 1338 - 1341. (Journal Article)
  • Koenig, W.D., Kelly, D., Sork, V.L., Duncan, R.P., Elkinton, J.S., Peltonen, M.S. and Westfall, R. D. (2003) Dissecting components of population-level variation in seed production, and the evolution of masting. Oikos 102: 581-591. (Journal Article)
  • Dungan, R.J. and Kelly, D. (2003) Effect of host-tree and environmental variables on honeydew production by scale insects (Ultracoelostoma sp.) in a high elevation Nothofagus solandri forest. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 27(2): 169-177. http://www.nzes.org.nz/nzje/new_issues/NZJEcol27_2_169.pdf. (Journal Article)
  • Buonaccorsi, J.P., Elkinton, J., Koenig, W.D., Duncan, R.P., Kelly, D. and Sork, V.L. (2003) Measuring masting behavior: relationships among population variation, individual variation and synchrony. Journal of Theoretical Biology 224: 107-114. (Journal Article)
  • Monks, A. and Kelly, D. (2003) Motivational state models fail to explain oviposition behaviour in diamondback moth. Physiological Entomology 28: 199-208. (Journal Article)
  • Montgomery, B.R., Kelly, D., Robertson, A.W. and Ladley, J.J. (2003) Pollinator behaviour, not increased resources, boosts seed set on forest edges in a New Zealand Loranthaceous mistletoe. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41: 277-286. (Journal Article)
  • Lamoureaux, S.L., Kelly, D. and Barlow, N.D. (2003) Population dynamics in mature stands of Hieracium pilosella in New Zealand. Plant Ecology 166: 263-273. (Journal Article)
  • Murphy, D.J. and Kelly, D. (2003) Seasonal variation in the honeydew, invertebrate, and mistletoe fruit and nectar resource in a New Zealand mountain beech forest. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 27(1): 11-23. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D. and Sork, V.L. (2002) Mast seeding in perennial plants: why, how, where? Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33: 427-447. (Journal Article)
  • Howell, C.J., Kelly, D. and Turnbull, M.H. (2002) Moa ghosts exorcised? New Zealand's divaricate shrubs avoid photoinhibition. Functional Ecology 16(2): 232-240. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2435.2002.00613.x. (Journal Article)
  • Turnbull, M.H., Howell, C.J., Christian, R. and Kelly, D. (2002) Photoinhibition, acclimation and New Zealand's divarication plants: a reply to Lusk. Functional Ecology 16(6): 860-862. (Journal Article)
  • Sessions, L.A. and Kelly, D. (2002) Predator-mediated apparent competition between an introduced grass (Agrostis capillaris) and a native fern Botrychium australe (Ophioglossaceae) in New Zealand. Oikos 96: 102-109. (Journal Article)
  • Rees, M., Kelly, D. and Bjornstad, O. (2002) Snow tussocks, chaos, and the evolution of mast seeding. The American Naturalist 160: 44-59. (Journal Article)
  • Schauber, E.M., Kelly, D., Turchin, P., Simon,C., Lee, W.G., Allen, R.B., Payton, I.J., Wilson, P.R., Cowan, P.E. and Brockie, R.E. (2002) Sunchronous and asynchronous masting by 18 New Zealand plant species: the role of temperature cues and implications for climate change.. Ecology 83: 1214-1225. (Journal Article)
  • Schauber, E.M., Kelly, D., Turchin, P., Simon, C., Lee, W.G., Allen, R.B., Payton, I.J., Wilson, P.R., Cowen, P.E. and Brockie, R.E. (2002) Synchronous and asynchronous masting by 18 New Zealand plant species: the rold of temperature cues and implications for climate change. Ecology 83(5): 1214-1225. (Journal Article)
  • McKone, M.J., Kelly, D., Harrison, A.L., Sullivan, J.J. and Cone, A.J. (2001) Biology of insects that feed in the inflorescences of Chionochloa pallens (Poaceae) in New Zealand and their relevance to mast seeding.. N.Z. J. Zool 28: 89--101. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D., Hart, D.E. and Allen, R.B. (2001) Evaluating the wind-pollination benefits of mast seeding. Ecology 82: 117--26. (Journal Article)
  • Sessions, L.A. and Kelly, D. (2001) Heterogeneity in vertebrate and invertebrate herbivory and its consequencees for New Zealand mistletoes.. Austr. Ecol. 26: 571-581. (Journal Article)
  • Sessions, L.A. and Kelly, D. (2001) Methods for monitoring herbivory and plant growth on New Zealand mistletoes (Loranthaceae).. N.Z.J. Ecol 25: 19--20. (Journal Article)
  • Montgomery, B.R., Kelly, D. and Ladley, J.J. (2001) Pollinator limitation of seed set in Fuchsia perscandens (Onagraceae) on Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 39(4): 559-565. (Journal Article)
  • Sessions, L.A., Rance, C., Grant, A. and Kelly, D. (2001) Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) control benefits native beech mistletoes (Loranthaceae).. N.Z.J. Ecol 25: 27--33. (Journal Article)
  • Murphy, D.J. and Kelly, D. (2001) Scarce or distracted? Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) foraging and diet in an area of inadequate mistletoe pollination.. N.Z. J. Ecol 25: 69--81. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D. Ladley., J.J. Robertson, A.W. and Norton, D.A. (2000) Limited forest fragmentation improves reproduction in the declining New Zealand mistletoe Peraxilla tetrapetala (Loranthaceae). In A.G. Young and G.M. Clarke (Ed.), Genetics, demography, and viability of fragmented populations (Conservation biology series ed.): 241-52. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Kelly, D., Harrison, A.L., Lee, W.G., Payton, I.J., Wilson, P.R. and Schauber, E.M. (2000) Predator satiation and extreme mast seeding in 11 species of Chionochloa (Poaceae). Oikos 90: 477--88. (Journal Article)
  • Sessions, L.A. and Kelly, D. (2000) The effects of browntop (Agrostis capillaris) dominance after fire on native shrub germination and survival. N.Z Nat. Sci 25: 1--9. (Journal Article)
  • Jesson, L.K., Kelly, D. and Sparrow, A.D. (2000) The importance of dispersal, disturbance and competition for exotic plant invasions in Arthurs Pass National Park, New Zealand.. New Zealand Journal of Botany 38: 451--68. (Journal Article)
  • Sullivan, J.J. and Kelly, D. (2000) Why is mast seeding in Chionochloa rubra (Poaceae) most extreme where seed predation is lowest? N.Z. J. Bot 38: 221--33. (Journal Article)
  • Robertson, A.W., Kelly, D., Ladley, J.J. and Sparrow, A.D. (1999) Effects of pollinator loss on endemic New Zealand mistletoes (Loranthaceae). Cons. Biol 13: 499--508. (Journal Article)
  • Lord, J.M. and Kelly, D. (1999) Seed production in Festuca novae-zelandiae: the effect of altitude and pre-dispersal seed predation.. N.Z.J. Bot 37: 503--9. (Journal Article)
  • Tisch, P.A. and Kelly, D. (1998) Can wind pollination provide a selective benefit to mast seeding? Chionochloa macra (Poaceae) at Mt Hutt, New Zealand.. N.Z.J. Bot 36: 635--41. (Journal Article)
  • McKone, M.J., Kelly, D. and Lee, W.G. (1998) Effect of climate change on masting species: frequency of mass flowering and escape from specialist insect seed predators. Global Change Biol. 4: 591--96. (Journal Article)
  • Shea, K. and Kelly, D. (1998) Estimating biocontrol agent impact with matrix models: Carduus nutans in New Zealand.. Ecol. Applications 8: 824--32. (Journal Article)
  • Baars, R., Kelly, D. and Sparrow, A.D. (1998) Liane distribution within native forest remnants in two regions of the South Island, New Zealand.. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 22: 71--85. (Journal Article)
  • Robertson, A.W., Kelly, D., Sessions, L. and Ladley, J.J. (1998) Reproductive performance of a remnant mistletoe population at Waipori Gorge. In J. Hamel (Ed.), Research in the Taieri Catchment: 40--41. Dunedin: Ecology Research Group, University of Otago. (Chapter in Book)
  • Kelly,D. (1998) Spatial clumping of Tupeia antarctica at Wainui. Canterbury Bot. Soc. J 32: 62--5. (Journal Article)
  • Ladley, J.J., Kelly, D. and Robertson, A.W. (1997) Explosive flowering, nectar production, breeding systems and pollinators of New Zealand mistletoes (Loranthaceae).. N.Z.J. Bot 35: 345--360. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D. and Sullivan, J.J. (1997) Quantifying the benefits of mast seeding on predator satiation and wind pollination in Chionochloa pallens (Poaceae). Oikos 78: 143--150. (Journal Article)
  • McKone, M.J., Thom, A.L. and Kelly, D. (1997) Self-compatability in CHionochloa patterns and C. macra (Poaceae) confirmed by hand pollination of excised sytles.. N.Z.J. Bot 35: 259--262. (Journal Article)