Pub Date : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2023.2170428
Annie G. West, Ali Digby, Michael W Taylor
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Pub Date : 2023-01-11DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2157847
Danielle N. Kok, H. Hendrickson
{"title":"Save our bees: bacteriophages to protect honey bees against the pathogen causing American foulbrood in New Zealand","authors":"Danielle N. Kok, H. Hendrickson","doi":"10.1080/03014223.2022.2157847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2022.2157847","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19208,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Journal of Zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45665199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-02DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2137533
Lara Mills, Chia-chen Chang, C. J. Painting
ABSTRACT Individuals of the same species and even within the same populations often vary in their behavioural responses to environmental cues. Individual variation in behaviour can be consistent across time (personality) and may also be correlated across contexts (behavioural syndromes). Here, we assessed whether Australian black field crickets (Teleogryllus commodus) display consistent inter-individual variation in four different contexts: general activity, exploration in a novel environment, boldness after a predation-risk event, and aggression towards a conspecific (fighting). We then assessed whether these four behaviours are linked, forming a behavioural syndrome. We found weak evidence for consistent individual differences in general activity, latency to touch novel objects (i.e. proxy of boldness), and the outcome of a fight. However, none of the repeatable behaviours were correlated across contexts, indicating that there is no behavioural syndrome linking these three particular behaviours. These results suggest that these behavioural traits might be regulated by different biological processes.
{"title":"Weak evidence for personality and behavioural syndrome in Teleogryllus commodus crickets","authors":"Lara Mills, Chia-chen Chang, C. J. Painting","doi":"10.1080/03014223.2022.2137533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2022.2137533","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Individuals of the same species and even within the same populations often vary in their behavioural responses to environmental cues. Individual variation in behaviour can be consistent across time (personality) and may also be correlated across contexts (behavioural syndromes). Here, we assessed whether Australian black field crickets (Teleogryllus commodus) display consistent inter-individual variation in four different contexts: general activity, exploration in a novel environment, boldness after a predation-risk event, and aggression towards a conspecific (fighting). We then assessed whether these four behaviours are linked, forming a behavioural syndrome. We found weak evidence for consistent individual differences in general activity, latency to touch novel objects (i.e. proxy of boldness), and the outcome of a fight. However, none of the repeatable behaviours were correlated across contexts, indicating that there is no behavioural syndrome linking these three particular behaviours. These results suggest that these behavioural traits might be regulated by different biological processes.","PeriodicalId":19208,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42094948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-02DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2137534
Eryn Basham, J. Briskie, Paul Martin
ABSTRACT Co-occurring species sharing a limited resource are thought to adopt alternative strategies to coexist. Here, we investigate four species of co-occurring albatrosses in southern New Zealand that share food resources but differ in dominance status to test for variation in strategies to acquire supplemental food provided by ecotourism boats. We found evidence for distinct foraging strategies consistent with each species’ dominance rank. Buller’s albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) was the most subordinate species and frequently pursued scraps of fish on the periphery of the feeding flocks and avoided interacting with other species. Salvin’s albatross (Thalassarche salvini) and White-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta) were intermediate in dominance status; both had fast responses to fish and typically pursued the largest fish scraps, though T. cauta successfully stole fish while T. salvini did not. In contrast, Southern Royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) was the dominant species and did not avoid interactions with other species and pursued the largest fish scraps but was slower to respond compared with some subordinates. Natural food sources approximate the scenarios seen behind ecotourism boats, suggesting that differences in foraging strategies are likely present without human intervention. Overall, our results suggest that foraging strategies associated with dominance hierarchies could help structure seabird communities.
{"title":"Variation in foraging strategies of New Zealand albatross species within a dominance hierarchy","authors":"Eryn Basham, J. Briskie, Paul Martin","doi":"10.1080/03014223.2022.2137534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2022.2137534","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Co-occurring species sharing a limited resource are thought to adopt alternative strategies to coexist. Here, we investigate four species of co-occurring albatrosses in southern New Zealand that share food resources but differ in dominance status to test for variation in strategies to acquire supplemental food provided by ecotourism boats. We found evidence for distinct foraging strategies consistent with each species’ dominance rank. Buller’s albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) was the most subordinate species and frequently pursued scraps of fish on the periphery of the feeding flocks and avoided interacting with other species. Salvin’s albatross (Thalassarche salvini) and White-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta) were intermediate in dominance status; both had fast responses to fish and typically pursued the largest fish scraps, though T. cauta successfully stole fish while T. salvini did not. In contrast, Southern Royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) was the dominant species and did not avoid interactions with other species and pursued the largest fish scraps but was slower to respond compared with some subordinates. Natural food sources approximate the scenarios seen behind ecotourism boats, suggesting that differences in foraging strategies are likely present without human intervention. Overall, our results suggest that foraging strategies associated with dominance hierarchies could help structure seabird communities.","PeriodicalId":19208,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Journal of Zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47723723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-26DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2133530
M. Ramírez
Describing and understanding the diversity of South American spiders is a huge chal-lenge in many aspects, starting with the sheer number of species of a megadiverse group, and the geographic span and variety of habitats, from tropical rainforests, deserts, Pampas, to Valdivian temperate forests. Where do we stand in this titanic task? Nadine Dupérré ’ s (2022a) synopsis in this special issue provides a much-needed pause to examine the previous work and extract some conclusions and projections and provides a one-stop summary that will be useful for decades. I found enlightening, for example, her analysis of invasive species in and from South America, and how it relates to dispersal abilities and endemicity. After reading her summary, one feels (or hope), that we will see a large portion of the South American spider taxonomy nearly solved in our lifetime. How would that be possible? Spider taxonomists make a vibrant scienti fi c community (see Platnick and Raven 2013; Jäger et al. 2021), and we can be deservedly proud of important achievements, such as the World Spider Catalogue (World Spider Catalog 2022), an online resource professionally curated by an inter-national committee of expert collaborators, updated on a daily basis and providing access to all the taxonomic literature. Taxonomic expertise is especially alive in South America, probably because several countries have invested for many years in positions for arachnologists. This was e ff ectively re fl ected in the 557 participants in the last South American Congresses of Arachnology in Buenos Aires, 2020, of which about 110 were professionals based locally; there were about 150 regular presentations on systematics and biogeography of arachnids, an enviable number for a regional meeting. In the second contribution to this special issue, Dupérré (2022b) provides excellent illustrations of type-bearing specimens of the South American fauna preserved in Euro-pean collections, mainly those described by Eugène Simon and Lucien Berland in the Muséum National d ’ Histoire Naturelle
{"title":"A first synthesis of South America spider (Araneae) fauna: endemism, diversity, and taxonomy","authors":"M. Ramírez","doi":"10.1080/03014223.2022.2133530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2022.2133530","url":null,"abstract":"Describing and understanding the diversity of South American spiders is a huge chal-lenge in many aspects, starting with the sheer number of species of a megadiverse group, and the geographic span and variety of habitats, from tropical rainforests, deserts, Pampas, to Valdivian temperate forests. Where do we stand in this titanic task? Nadine Dupérré ’ s (2022a) synopsis in this special issue provides a much-needed pause to examine the previous work and extract some conclusions and projections and provides a one-stop summary that will be useful for decades. I found enlightening, for example, her analysis of invasive species in and from South America, and how it relates to dispersal abilities and endemicity. After reading her summary, one feels (or hope), that we will see a large portion of the South American spider taxonomy nearly solved in our lifetime. How would that be possible? Spider taxonomists make a vibrant scienti fi c community (see Platnick and Raven 2013; Jäger et al. 2021), and we can be deservedly proud of important achievements, such as the World Spider Catalogue (World Spider Catalog 2022), an online resource professionally curated by an inter-national committee of expert collaborators, updated on a daily basis and providing access to all the taxonomic literature. Taxonomic expertise is especially alive in South America, probably because several countries have invested for many years in positions for arachnologists. This was e ff ectively re fl ected in the 557 participants in the last South American Congresses of Arachnology in Buenos Aires, 2020, of which about 110 were professionals based locally; there were about 150 regular presentations on systematics and biogeography of arachnids, an enviable number for a regional meeting. In the second contribution to this special issue, Dupérré (2022b) provides excellent illustrations of type-bearing specimens of the South American fauna preserved in Euro-pean collections, mainly those described by Eugène Simon and Lucien Berland in the Muséum National d ’ Histoire Naturelle","PeriodicalId":19208,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Journal of Zoology","volume":"50 1","pages":"1 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49357455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephen K Harrel, Charles M Cobb, Lee N Sheldon, Michael P Rethman, John S Sottosanti
Background: Based on the 2018 classification of periodontal disease, a series of articles have been published describing the decision points of periodontal therapy and how the findings collected at those decision points can be used as guidelines for periodontal therapy. The articles are reviewed with a focus on the finding of inadequate calculus removal at the decision points and how that finding impacts treatment outcomes.
Methods: A narrative review of the literature discussing the influence of calculus on inflammation was performed and the effects of inadequate removal of calculus during periodontal therapy were analyzed in light of the 2018 classification of periodontal disease, the decision points of periodontal therapy, and the guidelines of periodontal therapy.
Results: The published literature supports that calculus is a major risk factor for periodontal inflammation. Recent studies indicate that the pathologic risk of calculus goes beyond the retention of biofilm and may represent a different pathophysiologic pathway for periodontal disease separate from the direct action of biofilm. The inadequate removal of calculus is a factor in the failure of periodontal therapy.
Conclusions: The inadequate removal of calculus plays an important role in the frequent failure of non-surgical periodontal therapy to eliminate inflammation.
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Pub Date : 2022-10-17DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2131850
R. Han, Yu Zhang, Xunwu Zhao, Heping Li
ABSTRACT Adaptation of translocated species to new habitats can be evaluated by comparing their behaviour and physiology with resident species. Twenty-eight white-red deer (Cervus elaphus) were translocated successfully from New Zealand to China in 2015, including 16 males and 12 females (7 pregnant and 5 non-pregnant). We assumed that the seasonal behaviour and reproductive physiology of the translocated white-red deer would gradually converge toward the seasonal patterns exhibited by resident red deer (Cervus elaphus songaricus). Thus, we monitored the behaviours of translocated white-red deer and compared these behaviours with that of resident red deer living in the same environment. The results showed that the white-red deer, translocated during the oestrus and breeding season, was different in various behaviours with the resident red deer. The resting and feeding behaviour of translocated white-red deer were significantly less than that of resident red deer (p < 0.05), while the standing and movement behaviour were significantly more than that of resident red deer (p < 0.05). Compared with non-pregnant translocated individuals, the pregnant translocated white-red deer need more time to adapt to seasonal and environmental changes. Regular monitoring of translocated white-red deer should be implemented to maintain the sustainable development of the white-red deer population.
{"title":"Phenological acclimatisation of translocated white-red deer (Cervus elaphus) from New Zealand to China","authors":"R. Han, Yu Zhang, Xunwu Zhao, Heping Li","doi":"10.1080/03014223.2022.2131850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2022.2131850","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Adaptation of translocated species to new habitats can be evaluated by comparing their behaviour and physiology with resident species. Twenty-eight white-red deer (Cervus elaphus) were translocated successfully from New Zealand to China in 2015, including 16 males and 12 females (7 pregnant and 5 non-pregnant). We assumed that the seasonal behaviour and reproductive physiology of the translocated white-red deer would gradually converge toward the seasonal patterns exhibited by resident red deer (Cervus elaphus songaricus). Thus, we monitored the behaviours of translocated white-red deer and compared these behaviours with that of resident red deer living in the same environment. The results showed that the white-red deer, translocated during the oestrus and breeding season, was different in various behaviours with the resident red deer. The resting and feeding behaviour of translocated white-red deer were significantly less than that of resident red deer (p < 0.05), while the standing and movement behaviour were significantly more than that of resident red deer (p < 0.05). Compared with non-pregnant translocated individuals, the pregnant translocated white-red deer need more time to adapt to seasonal and environmental changes. Regular monitoring of translocated white-red deer should be implemented to maintain the sustainable development of the white-red deer population.","PeriodicalId":19208,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Journal of Zoology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42957206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-17DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2121291
J. Kasper, B. Tomotani, Anton Hovius, M. Mcintyre, M. Musicante
ABSTRACT New Zealand has 13 endemic mosquito species, which are predominantly bird-biters, exhibiting low levels of vector competence, and are adapted to their native ecosystems. Anthropogenic land-use change are well-suited to domesticated exotic species that have already established here. While some endemic species, such as Culex pervigilans, can also be found vutilising such environments, there are indications of population decline and displacement. The cosmopolitan Cx. quinquefasciatus has been established in New Zealand for more than 180 years, and was believed to be confined to the warmer, northern regions. However, biosecurity records of obtained specimens collected by the National Mosquito Surveillance Program, at various points of entry (POE) for goods and international travel, suggest an expansion of this range. Changes in the distributions of Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. pervigilans over the last fifteen years in New Zealand, are evaluated herein, with the conclusion that Cx. quinquefasciatus is increasing both in distribution and population density over time, and should be considered an invasive species. Evidence of a southward spread is likely a result of anthropogenic environmental changes particularly favourable to Cx. quinquefasciatus. A trend of considerable ecological and public health importance. Similarly clear effects on urban Cx. pervigilans populations were not observed.
{"title":"Changing distributions of the cosmopolitan mosquito species Culex quinquefasciatus Say and endemic Cx. pervigilans Bergroth (Diptera: Culicidae) in New Zealand","authors":"J. Kasper, B. Tomotani, Anton Hovius, M. Mcintyre, M. Musicante","doi":"10.1080/03014223.2022.2121291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2022.2121291","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT New Zealand has 13 endemic mosquito species, which are predominantly bird-biters, exhibiting low levels of vector competence, and are adapted to their native ecosystems. Anthropogenic land-use change are well-suited to domesticated exotic species that have already established here. While some endemic species, such as Culex pervigilans, can also be found vutilising such environments, there are indications of population decline and displacement. The cosmopolitan Cx. quinquefasciatus has been established in New Zealand for more than 180 years, and was believed to be confined to the warmer, northern regions. However, biosecurity records of obtained specimens collected by the National Mosquito Surveillance Program, at various points of entry (POE) for goods and international travel, suggest an expansion of this range. Changes in the distributions of Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. pervigilans over the last fifteen years in New Zealand, are evaluated herein, with the conclusion that Cx. quinquefasciatus is increasing both in distribution and population density over time, and should be considered an invasive species. Evidence of a southward spread is likely a result of anthropogenic environmental changes particularly favourable to Cx. quinquefasciatus. A trend of considerable ecological and public health importance. Similarly clear effects on urban Cx. pervigilans populations were not observed.","PeriodicalId":19208,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Journal of Zoology","volume":"50 1","pages":"406 - 424"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41561444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-16DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2123835
N. Dupérré
ABSTRACT Type specimens are the core of taxonomical studies, unfortunately, many taxonomists in the 1800s did not officially designate type specimens nor type deposition institutions. Furthermore, oftentimes the original description did not include diagnosis or images. In order to help recognise obscure spider species, diagnosis and images of 73 spider-type specimens from South America, or genera also occurring on the continent are presented. Based on type examination four new synonyms are proposed: Abapeba hirta = Teminius insularis new syn., Araneus riveti = Araneus granadensis new syn., Scytodes vittata = Scytodes fusca new syn., and Pardosa riveti = Pardosa fastosa new syn.; and five new combinations are proposed: Creugas cayanus (Taczanowski, 1874) new comb., Emblyna andesiana (Berland, 1913) new comb., Mangora karschi (Roewer, 1942) new comb., Leucauge aureosignata (Lenz, 1891) new comb. and, Goeldia guayaquilensis (Schmidt 1971) new comb. Finally, three synonyms are rejected: Ulesanis chelys ≠ Ulesanis personata, Tetragnatha riveti ≠ Tetragnatha jaculator, and Meta alticola ≠ Chrysometa zelotypa. LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:399EF4D0-3AC0-4689-B466-C05619DC7D53.
{"title":"New light on some historical type specimens -in relation to the South American spider (Araneae) fauna-","authors":"N. Dupérré","doi":"10.1080/03014223.2022.2123835","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2022.2123835","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Type specimens are the core of taxonomical studies, unfortunately, many taxonomists in the 1800s did not officially designate type specimens nor type deposition institutions. Furthermore, oftentimes the original description did not include diagnosis or images. In order to help recognise obscure spider species, diagnosis and images of 73 spider-type specimens from South America, or genera also occurring on the continent are presented. Based on type examination four new synonyms are proposed: Abapeba hirta = Teminius insularis new syn., Araneus riveti = Araneus granadensis new syn., Scytodes vittata = Scytodes fusca new syn., and Pardosa riveti = Pardosa fastosa new syn.; and five new combinations are proposed: Creugas cayanus (Taczanowski, 1874) new comb., Emblyna andesiana (Berland, 1913) new comb., Mangora karschi (Roewer, 1942) new comb., Leucauge aureosignata (Lenz, 1891) new comb. and, Goeldia guayaquilensis (Schmidt 1971) new comb. Finally, three synonyms are rejected: Ulesanis chelys ≠ Ulesanis personata, Tetragnatha riveti ≠ Tetragnatha jaculator, and Meta alticola ≠ Chrysometa zelotypa. LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:399EF4D0-3AC0-4689-B466-C05619DC7D53.","PeriodicalId":19208,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Journal of Zoology","volume":"50 1","pages":"118 - 277"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44976239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-09DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2022.2098782
K. Borkin, L. Easton, L. Bridgman
ABSTRACT Cats are known predators of bats, but there are few published accounts of predation attempts. In this paper we report on two recent examples of bats being attacked by cats (Felis catus) in New Zealand. We found a Central lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata rhyacobia) in the gastrointestinal tract of a feral cat that was trapped in indigenous forest. We also report on a case where seven long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) were killed or injured over two years by a companion cat living in a rural landscape. We confirmed cat attack/predation using diet analyses, and pathological assessment and identification of the predator using DNA. We consider that depredation of bats by feral, stray, and companion cats is likely to be substantial and occur within all habitats where bats and cats overlap. LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8933333F-D145-41CF-BA20-3AE73D3B86B4
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