| three new species of the genus philopteroides mey, 2004 (phthiraptera, ischnocera, philopteridae) from new zealand. | we describe and illustrate three new species of chewing lice in the genus philopteroides parasitic on passerines (order passeriformes, families acanthizidae, rhipiduridae and petroicidae) from new zealand. they are: philopteroides pilgrimi sp. n. from gerygone igata igata; philopteroides fuliginosus sp. n. from rhipidura fuliginosa placabilis and rhipidura fuliginosa fuliginosa; and philopteroides macrocephalus sp. n. from petroica macrocephala macrocephala and petroica macrocephala dannefaerdi. ... | 2013 | 23794882 |
| facial bristle feather histology and morphology in new zealand birds: implications for function. | knowledge of structure in biology may help inform hypotheses about function. little is known about the histological structure or the function of avian facial bristle feathers. here we provide information on morphology and histology, with inferences for function, of bristles in five predominantly insectivorous birds from new zealand. we chose species with differing ecologies, including: brown kiwi (apteryx mantelli), morepork (ninox novaezealandae), hihi (notiomystis cincta), new zealand robin (p ... | 2011 | 21069752 |
| coccidia species in endemic and native new zealand passerines. | new zealand native passerines are hosts to a large variety of gastrointestinal parasites, including coccidia. coccidian parasites are generally host-specific, obligate intracellular protozoan parasites. in passerine birds, members of the genus isospora are most common. under natural conditions, these parasites seldom pose a threat, but stressors such as quarantine for translocation, overcrowding, or habitat changes may cause an infection outbreak that can severely affect wild populations. althou ... | 2013 | 23468142 |
| responses of new zealand forest birds to management of introduced mammals. | over the past 1000 years new zealand has lost 40-50% of its bird species, and over half of these extinctions are attributable to predation by introduced mammals. populations of many extant forest bird species continue to be depredated by mammals, especially rats, possums, and mustelids. the management history of new zealand's forests over the past 50 years presents a unique opportunity because a varied program of mammalian predator control has created a replicated management experiment. we condu ... | 2020 | 31893568 |