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Miss Jenny Joy Ladley

Biological Sciences

Researcher Summary

Cass Weatherstation, Ecology. Research Laboratories Coordinator.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour: Ecology

Research Projects

Research Groups

Publications


  • Hoover, S.E.R., Ladley, J.J., Shchepetkina, A.A., Tisch, M., Gieseg, S.P. and Tylianakis, J.M. (2012) Warming, CO2, and nitrogen deposition interactively affect a plant-pollinator mutualism. Ecology Letters 15(3): 227-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01729.x. (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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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. and Ladley, J.J. (2008) Fruit size preference in the New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae). Austral Ecology 33: 341-347. (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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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(1): 89-103. (Journal Article)
  • Kelly, D., Robertson, A.W., Ladley, J.J., Anderson, S.H. and McKenzie, R.J. (2003) Is inter-dependence of native fauna and flora an issue for future survival of native plants? Canterbury Botanical Society Journal 37: 88-98. (Journal Article)
  • Montgomery, B.R. Kelly D., Robertson, A.W. Ladley. and 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(2): 277-286. (Journal Article)
  • Norton, D.A., Godley, E.J., Heenan, P.B. and Ladley, J.J. (2002) Germination of Sophora seeds after prolonged storage. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40(3): 389-396. (Journal Article)
  • Norton, D.A., Ladley, J.J. and Sparrow, A.D. (2002) Host provenance effects on germination and establishment of two New Zealand mistletoes (Loranthaceae). Functional Ecology 16(5): 657-663. (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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Norton, D.A. and Ladley, J.J. (1998) Establishment and early growth of Alepis flavida in relation to Nothofagus solandri branch size.. N.Z. J. Bot 35: 213-17. (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)
  • Norton, D.A., Ladley, J.J. and Sparrow, A.D. (1997) Development of non-destructive age indices for three New Zealand Loranthaceae mistletoes. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 35: 337-43. (Journal Article)
  • Norton, D.A., Ladley, J.J. and Owen, H.J. (1997) Distribution and population structure of the loranthaceous mistletoes Alepis flavida, Peraxilla colensoi and Peraxilla tetrapetala within two New Zealand Nothofagus forests.. N.Z. J. Bot 35: 323-36. (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)
  • Ladley, J.J. (1997) Reproductive ecology of the loranthaceae mistletoes of New Zealand. In de langa, P. J., Norton, D. A. (Ed.), New Zealand's loranthaceous mistletoes: 111-114. Wellington: Department oF Conservation. (Chapter in Book)