A Megafauna’s Microfauna: Gastrointestinal Parasites of New Zealand’s Extinct Moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes)

Presents the results of the first multidisciplinary study of parasites from an extinct megafaunal clade using coprolites from four New Zealand moa species (South Island giant moa, Dinornis robustus; little bush moa, Anomalopteryx didiformis; heavy-footed moa, Pachyorniselephantopus; and upland moa,...

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Vydané v:	PloS one Ročník 8; číslo 2; s. e57315
Hlavní autori:	Wood, Jamie R., Wilmshurst, Janet M., Rawlence, Nicolas J., Bonner, Karen I., Worthy, Trevor H., Kinsella, John M., Cooper, Alan
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	United States Public Library of Science 25.02.2013 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Predmet:	Analysis Animals Aves Base Sequence Biodiversity Biology Birds Birds - parasitology Coprolites Cryptosporidium Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA DNA Primers Earth Sciences Eggs Endangered & extinct species Environmental science Extinct birds Extinction Extinction, Biological Gastrointestinal system Gastrointestinal Tract - parasitology Laboratories Megafauna Microfauna Moa Moas Multidisciplinary research Museums Nematoda Nematodes New Zealand Parasites Phylogenetics Phylogeny Polymerase Chain Reaction Roundworms Sympatric populations Taxa Taxonomy New Zealand South Island New Zealand Australia South Australia Australia
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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Shrnutí:	Presents the results of the first multidisciplinary study of parasites from an extinct megafaunal clade using coprolites from four New Zealand moa species (South Island giant moa, Dinornis robustus; little bush moa, Anomalopteryx didiformis; heavy-footed moa, Pachyorniselephantopus; and upland moa, Megalapteryx didinus). Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliografia:	Includes graph, illustrations, maps, references, tables Includes links to related electronic resources ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 Current address: Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Current address: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Competing Interests: JRW, JMW and KIB are employed by Landcare Research. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Conceived and designed the experiments: JRW JMW THW AC. Performed the experiments: JRW KIB NJR. Analyzed the data: JRW JMK. Wrote the paper: JRW JMW THW AC.
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0057315