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Alison Cree

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Alison Cree
Cree in 2024
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Waikato
Scientific career
FieldsHerpetology
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Thesis

Alison Marion Cree CNZM is a New Zealand herpetologist. She is currently a professor at the University of Otago.[1]

Academic career

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Cree graduated from the University of Waikato in 1986 with a D.Phil. for her thesis titled "Water relations of the endemic New Zealand frogs Leiopelma archeyi, L. Hamiltoni and L. Hochstetteri".[2] Prior to this she had attained a diploma on environmental pollution in Christchurch, through the University of Canterbury.[3][4]

Cree's work has been on a number of species, but her work with tuatara has attracted the most media attention.[5][6][7]

In the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours, Cree was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to herpetology, particularly tuatara.[8]

Selected publications

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Book

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  • Cree, Alison (2014). Tuatara: Biology and conservation of a venerable survivor. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press. ISBN 978-1-927145-44-9. OCLC 888553607.

Journal articles

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References

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  1. ^ "Professor Alison Cree, Our People, Department of Zoology, University of Otago, New Zealand". Otago.ac.nz. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Water relations of the endemic New Zealand frogs Leiopelma archeyi, L. Hamiltoni and L. Hochstetteri". University of Waikato Library. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Cree, Alison (1982). Existing and potential policies for reducing smoke pollution in Christchurch City (Diploma thesis). Research@Lincoln, University of Canterbury. hdl:10182/2530.
  4. ^ "Professor Alison Cree". Science Learning Hub. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ Gilchrist, Shane (20 September 2014). "Tuatara tale a tell-all | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ^ Green, Carla (22 May 2015). "Tuatara hatching first for 500 years | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ^ "The science of Orokonui | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  8. ^ "The King's Birthday and Coronation honours list 2023". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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