Biosecurity Group
Biocontrol, Biosecurity and Bioprocessing Section
AgResearch Limited

Dr Cor Vink

Scientist

Ph.D. Lincoln University, 2003

M.Sc. Lincoln University, 1997

B.Sc. University of Canterbury, 1990

Member of International Society of Arachnology (New Zealand Correspondent)

Member of New Zealand Entomological Society

Member of Society of Systematic Biologists

Member of American Arachnological Society

Member of Australasian Arachnological Society

Member of Systematics Association of New Zealand

Member of Society of Australian Systematic Biologists, Southern Connection

Cor Vink

cor [dot] vink [at] agresearch [dot] co [dot] nz

Research interests

Current projects:

Selected publications

Vink CJ, Hedin M, Bodner MR, Maddison WP, Hayashi CY and Garb JE 2008. Actin 5C, a promising nuclear gene for spider phylogenetics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution: in press.

Derraik JGB, Sirvid PJ, Vink CJ and Hall G 2008. White-tail tales. New Zealand Medical Journal 121: 84-86.

Vink CJ and Phillips CB 2007. First record of Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Norfolk Island. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 34: 283-287.

Hebets EA and Vink CJ 2007. Experience leads to preference: Experienced females prefer brush-legged males in a population of syntopic wolf spiders. Behavioral Ecology 18: 1010-1020.

Hodge S, Vink CJ, Banks JC and Bowie MH 2007. The use of tree-mounted artificial shelters to investigate arboreal spider communities in New Zealand nature reserves. Journal of Arachnology 35: 129-136.

Vink CJ 2006. The spider Periegops suteri (Araneae: Periegopidae): description, ecology, localities and management recommendations. The Weta 31: 34-39.

Phillips CB, Iline II, Vink CJ, Winder LM and McNeill MR 2006. Methods to distinguish between the Microctonus aethiopoides strains that parasitise Sitona lepidus and Sitona discoideus. New Zealand Plant Protection 59: 297-303.

Bowie MH, Hodge S, Banks JC and Vink CJ 2006. An appraisal of simple tree-mounted shelters for non-lethal monitoring of weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae) in New Zealand nature reserves. Journal of Insect Conservation 10: 261-268.

Vink CJ, Thomas SM, Paquin P, Hayashi CY and Hedin M 2005. The effects of preservatives and temperatures on arachnid DNA. Invertebrate Systematics 19: 99-104.

Griffiths JW, Paterson AM and Vink CJ 2005. Molecular insights into the biogeography and species status of New Zealand's endemic Latrodectus spider species; L. katipo and L. atritus. Journal of Arachnology 33: 776-784.

Vink CJ, Teulon DAJ, McLachlan ARG and Stufkens MAW 2004. Spider and harvestmen population density and diversity in arable crops and grasses in Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 31: 149-159.

Banks JC, Sirvid PJ and Vink CJ 2004. Whitetailed spider bites: arachnophobic fallout? New Zealand Medical Journal 117.

Vink CJ and Paterson AM 2003. Combined molecular and morphological phylogenetic analyses of the New Zealand wolf spider genus Anoteropsis (Araneae: Lycosidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28: 576-587.

Vink CJ, Phillips CB, Mitchell AD, Winder LM and Cane RP 2003. Genetic variation in Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Biological Control 28: 251-264.

Vink CJ, Evans AM, Phillips CB, Murdoch TC and Tubbs MB 2003. Molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the synonymy of Prodontria modesta (Broun) and Prodontria bicolorata Given (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Journal of Insect Conservation 7: 215-221.

Blest AD and Vink CJ 2003. New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae, Linyphiinae. Supplement to the Records of the Canterbury Museum 17: 1-30.

Vink CJ 2002. Lycosidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Manaaki Whenua Press: Lincoln.

Vink CJ, Mitchell AD and Paterson AM 2002. A preliminary molecular analysis of phylogenetic relationships of Australasian wolf spider genera (Araneae: Lycosidae). Journal of Arachnology 30: 227-237.

Vink CJ and Mitchell AD 2002. 12S DNA sequence data confirms the separation of Alopecosa barbipes and Alopecosa accentuata (Araneae: Lycosidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 242-244.

Blest AD and Vink CJ 2002. New Zealand spiders: Linyphiidae, Mynogleninae. Supplement to the Records of the Canterbury Museum 16: 1-31.

Vink CJ 2001. A revision of the genus Allotrochosina Roewer (Lycosidae: Araneae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 15: 461-466.

Framenau VW and Vink CJ 2001. Revision of the wolf spider genus Venatrix Roewer (Araneae: Lycosidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 15: 927-970.

Blest AD and Vink CJ 2000. New Zealand spiders: Stiphidiidae. Supplement to the Records of the Canterbury Museum 13: 1-27.

Hodge S and Vink CJ 2000. An evaluation of Lycosa hilaris as a bioindicator of organophosphate insecticide contamination. New Zealand Plant Protection 53: 226-229.

Vink CJ and Sirvid PJ 1998. The Oxyopidae (lynx spiders) of New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist 21: 1-9.

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