The invasive cestode parasite Ligula from salmonids and bullies on the South Island, New Zealand
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5684-7
Abstract: Freshwater ecosystems are often impacted by biological invasions, including the introduction of exotic parasites capable of infecting native species. Here, we report the occurrence of the introduced tapeworm Ligula sp. from common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus,… read more here.
Keywords: new zealand; ligula; south island; island new ... See more keywords
Evaluation of rainfall trends in the South Island of New Zealand through the innovative trend analysis (ITA)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00704-019-02988-5
Abstract: In this paper, an investigation of the temporal rainfall variability in the South Island of New Zealand has been carried out using a high-quality monthly dataset of 152 rain gages with more than 50 years… read more here.
Keywords: new zealand; trend; south island; island new ... See more keywords
Diverse single-stranded DNA viruses identified in New Zealand (Aotearoa) South Island robin (Petroica australis) fecal samples.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2021.10.004
Abstract: The South Island robin (Petroica australis) is a small passerine bird endemic to New Zealand (Aotearoa). Although its population has declined recently and it is considered 'at risk,' little research has been done to identify… read more here.
Keywords: robin petroica; south island; island robin; island ... See more keywords
A palaeoenvironmental record of the Southern Hemisphere last glacial maximum from the Mount Cass loess section, North Canterbury, Aotearoa/New Zealand
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DOI: 10.1017/qua.2020.95
Abstract: Abstract Calcareous loess in North Canterbury, eastern South Island, New Zealand (NZ), preserves subfossil bird bone, terrestrial gastropods, and eggshell, whose abundances and radiocarbon ages allowed us to reconstruct aspects of palaeoenvironment at high resolution… read more here.
Keywords: glacial maximum; new zealand; record; south island ... See more keywords
Geomagnetically Induced Current Model Validation From New Zealand's South Island
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DOI: 10.1029/2020sw002494
Abstract: Geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) during a space weather event have previously caused transformer damage in New Zealand. During the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Storm, Transpower NZ Ltd has reliable GIC measurements at 23 different transformers… read more here.
Keywords: zealand south; geomagnetically induced; new zealand; model ... See more keywords
Morphological characterisation of a novel Eimeria sp. parasite in South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
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DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2022.2079570
Abstract: ABSTRACT Aims A novel Eimeria sp. is described from the endangered South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri). Methods Faeces were collected from South Island takahē in managed populations across two geographic locations within New Zealand, linked… read more here.
Keywords: novel eimeria; south island; takah; island takah ... See more keywords
Climate influences the value of a plant structural defence against browsing
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13566
Abstract: The circumstances that select for plant anti‐herbivore defences are not well understood. In New Zealand, the ‘divaricate’ cage‐like architecture of many woody plants may have arisen as a defence against avian browsing; it also has… read more here.
Keywords: divaricate; defence; value; growth ... See more keywords
Does current climate explain plant disjunctions? A test using the New Zealand alpine flora
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13222
Abstract: AIM: More than 90% of plant species found in New Zealand's alpine environment are endemic to New Zealand. Two particularly species‐rich regions of high endemism are located at the northern and southern ends of the… read more here.
Keywords: new zealand; plant; climate; south island ... See more keywords
Persisting in a glaciated landscape: Pleistocene microrefugia evidenced by the tree wētā Hemideina maori in central South Island, New Zealand
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13953
Abstract: Repeated cycles of Pleistocene glaciation have influenced phylogeographic structure of taxa on New Zealand's South Island. Many taxa became restricted to refugia at either end of the island during glaciation, resulting in an area of… read more here.
Keywords: persisting glaciated; new zealand; glaciated landscape; central south ... See more keywords
Systematics of the New Zealand Weevil Etheophanus Broun (Curculionidae: Molytinae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4543.3.2
Abstract: Etheophanus Broun is considered a molytine based on the form of the pharyngeal plate, presence of a small spiculum relictum in the male, and presence of a pair of small internal apodemes on the antero-lateral… read more here.
Keywords: etheophanus broun; etheophanus; south island; broun ... See more keywords