| introduced mammalian predators induce behavioural changes in parental care in an endemic new zealand bird. | the introduction of predatory mammals to oceanic islands has led to the extinction of many endemic birds. although introduced predators should favour changes that reduce predation risk in surviving bird species, the ability of island birds to respond to such novel changes remains unstudied. we tested whether novel predation risk imposed by introduced mammalian predators has altered the parental behaviour of the endemic new zealand bellbird (anthornis melanura). we examined parental behaviour of ... | 2008 | 18523640 |
| Diversity, distribution and biogeographical origins of Plasmodium parasites from the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura). | SUMMARYUnderstanding the origin of invasive parasites and ecological transmission barriers on the distribution of mosquito-borne pathogens is enriched by molecular phylogenetic approaches now that large databases are becoming available. Here we assess the biogeographical relationships among haemosporidian blood parasites and an avian host, the New Zealand bellbird (Meliphagidae, Anthornis melanura). Four Plasmodium haplotypes were identified among 93 infected bellbirds (693 screened) using neste ... | 2011 | 21902870 |
| first detection of chlamydia psittaci from a wild native passerine bird in new zealand. | to undertake disease surveillance for chlamydia psittaci in native birds as part of a pilot study to examine pathogen diversity on hauturu-o-toi/little barrier island. to retrospectively review the massey university post-mortem database to determine previous cases of avian chlamydiosis in new zealand. | 2013 | 23227890 |
| detection of plasmodium sp.-infested anopheles hyrcanus (pallas 1771) (diptera: culicidae) in austria, 2012. | on july 15, 2012, adult anopheles hyrcanus (pallas 1771) mosquitoes were caught next to a farm barn near rust, burgenland, close to lake neusiedl national park in eastern austria. six weeks later, adults of this invasive species were also found in a sheep shelter outside the village of oggau and another 2 weeks later, in a horse barn in mörbisch. the morphological typing was confirmed genetically by amplification and sequencing of a 1,404-bp-long fragment within the 5.8s ribosomal rna gene, the ... | 2013 | 23440524 |
| three new species of myrsidea (phthiraptera: menoponidae) from new zealand passerines (aves: passeriformes). | myrsidea ivanliteraki new species, m. novaeseelandiae new species, and m. hihi new species are described and illustrated from new zealand birds, with gymnorhina tibicen, anthornis melanura and notiomystis cincta as type hosts respectively. also, myrsidea vincula is redescribed and illustrated from one sample ex strepera fuliginosa from australia. keys for the identification of females and males of the five species of myrsidea recorded from new zealand are also given. | 2016 | 27395595 |
| a new genus and two new species of feather lice (phthiraptera: ischnocera: philopteridae) from new zealand endemic passerines (aves: passeriformes). | the first descriptions of new zealand endemic feather lice belonging to the brueelia-complex (phthiraptera: ischnocera: philopteridae) are given. the new genus melibrueelia and new species m. novaeseelandiae are described, illustrated and compared with morphologically close taxa within the complex. the type host of m. novaeseelandiae is the tui, prosthemadera novaeseelandiae (gmelin, 1788), and an additional host is the bellbird, anthornis melanura (sparrman, 1786) (passeriformes: meliphagidae), ... | 2015 | 25781798 |
| patterns in avian malaria at founder and source populations of an endemic new zealand passerine. | significant progress in our understanding of disease transmission in the wild can be made by examining variation in host-parasite-vector interactions after founder events of the host. this study is the first to document patterns in avian malaria, plasmodium spp., infecting an endemic new zealand passerine, anthornis melanura, at multiple-host subpopulations simultaneously. we assess the beaudoin hypothesis of bimodal seasonality and use aic model selection to determine host factors associated wi ... | 2012 | 22875394 |