Elissa Zanna Cameron is a New Zealand wildlife biologist whose research includes animal behaviour, ecology and conservation biology.

Elissa Cameron
Other namesElissa Zanna Cameron
Alma materMassey University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury
University of Tasmania
Thesis
Doctoral advisorEdward Minot, Kevin Stafford and Clare Veltman

Academic career

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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]

Selected works

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  • David G Hamilton; Menna Jones; Elissa Z Cameron; Douglas H Kerlin; Hamish McCallum; Andrew Storfer; Paul A Hohenlohe; Rodrigo K Hamede (9 December 2020). "Infectious disease and sickness behaviour: tumour progression affects interaction patterns and social network structure in wild Tasmanian devils". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 287 (1940): 20202454. doi:10.1098/RSPB.2020.2454. ISSN 0962-8452. PMID 33290679. Wikidata Q104130290.

References

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  1. ^ Cameron, Elissa Zanna (1998). Maternal investment in Kaimanawa horses: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology at Massey University (PhD thesis). Massey University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Promotions announced for 13 College of Science academics". The University of Canterbury. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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