| occurrence of anisakis (nematoda: anisakidae) larvae in unusual hosts in southern hemisphere. | nematodes belonging to the genus anisakis are important parasites due to their abundance in seafood and health impacts on humans. in the present study anisakis larvae were found in a number of uncommon hosts including the grey petrel, procellaria cinerea, the little penguin, eudyptula minor, blue-lipped sea krait, laticauda laticaudata and spinner shark, carcharhinus brevipinna. morphological examination showed nematodes in these animals are anisakis larval type i. genetic characterisation sugge ... | 2017 | 28797592 |
| poor transferability of species distribution models for a pelagic predator, the grey petrel, indicates contrasting habitat preferences across ocean basins. | species distribution models (sdms) are increasingly applied in conservation management to predict suitable habitat for poorly known populations. high predictive performance of sdms is evident in validations performed within the model calibration area (interpolation), but few studies have assessed sdm transferability to novel areas (extrapolation), particularly across large spatial scales or pelagic ecosystems. we performed rigorous sdm validation tests on distribution data from three populations ... | 2015 | 25748948 |