Elissa Cameron | |
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| Other names | Elissa Zanna Cameron |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
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| Institutions | University of Canterbury University of Tasmania |
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| Doctoral advisor | Edward Minot, Kevin Stafford and Clare Veltman |
Elissa Zanna Cameron is a New Zealand wildlife biologist whose research includes animal behaviour, ecology and conservation biology.
After graduating from Massey University with a PhD titled "Maternal investment in Kaimanawa horses" in 1999, [1] Cameron moved to the University of Nevada, Reno from 2002 to 2006. She worked at the University of Pretoria from 2006 to 2010. She was promoted to full professor in November 2018 at the University of Canterbury. [2]
Kaimanawa horses are a population of feral horses in New Zealand that are descended from domestic horses released in the 19th and 20th centuries. They are known for their hardiness and quiet temperament. The New Zealand government strictly controls the population to protect the habitat in which they live, which includes several endangered species of plants. The varying heritage gives the breed a wide range of heights, body patterns and colours. They are usually well-muscled, sure-footed and tough.
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