Publications, Preprints, and Abstracts

Diamond, J., Eason, D., Reid, C. & Bond, A.B. (2006) Social play in kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) with comparisons to kea (Nestor notabilis) and kaka (Nestor meridionalis). Behaviour 143: 1397-1423. PDF

Bond, A.B. & Diamond, J. (2005). Geographic and ontogenetic variation in the contact calls of the kea (Nestor notabilis). Behaviour 142: 1-20. PDF

Diamond, J. & Bond, A.B. (2004). Social play in kaka (Nestor meridionalis) with comparisons to kea (Nestor notabilis). Behaviour 141: 777-799. PDF

Diamond, J & A.B. Bond. (2003). A comparative analysis of social play in birds. Behaviour 140: 1091-1115. PDF

Diamond, J. & A.B. Bond. (2002). Play in parrots. Interpretive Birding 3: 56-57.

Diamond, J. & Bond, A.B. (1999). Kea, Bird of Paradox: The Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot. Berkeley, CA: U. of California Press. Link to Book

Diamond, J. & A.B. Bond. (1999). The parrot that plays. Australasian Sciences 20: 17-19.

Bond, A.B. & J. Diamond. (1995). Sex differences in the behavior of the kea, Nestor notabilis, using overlapping clustering. Animal Behavior Society, 32nd Annual Meeting, Lincoln, NE. Abstract

Bond, A.B. & Diamond, J. (1992). Population estimates of kea in Arthur's Pass National Park. Notornis 39: 151-160. PDF

Diamond, J. & A.B. Bond. (1991). Social behavior and the ontogeny of foraging in the Kea (Nestor notabilis). Ethology 88: 128-144. PDF

Bond, A.B., K.J. Wilson, & J. Diamond. (1991). Sexual dimorphism in the kea (Nestor notabilis). Emu 91: 12-19. PDF

Diamond, J. & A.B. Bond. (1989). Lasting responsiveness of a kea (Nestor notabilis) toward its mirror image. Avicultural Magazine 89: 92-94. PDF

Diamond, J. & A.B. Bond. (1989). The curious kea. ZooNooz 62: 5-9.