New species of haematozoa from Apterygidae in New Zealand

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1797-1804

  Peirce, M A ^a   Jakob Hoff, R M ^b   Twentyman, C ^c  

^a MP International Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b Wildlife Health Centre   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avian haematozoa; Babesia; Conservation; Hepatozoon; Kiwi; New species; Pathogenicity; Vectors

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; APTERYGIDAE; APTERYX AUSTRALIS; APTERYX AUSTRALIS MANTELLI; AVES; BABESIA; GALLIFORMES; HEPATOZOON;

EID: 0042164654     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930110109082     Document Type: Article

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