2 results match your criteria: "USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center[Affiliation]"
Thermal constraints to the sporogonic development and altitudinal distribution of avian malaria Plasmodium relictum in Hawai'i.
J Parasitol
April 2010
USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Kilauea Field Station, Hawai'i National Park, Hawai'i 96718, USA.
More than half of the Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae) known from historical records are now extinct. Introduced mosquito-borne disease, in particular the avian malaria Plasmodium relictum , has been incriminated as a leading cause of extinction during the 20th century and a major limiting factor in the recovery of remaining species populations. Today, most native Hawaiian bird species reach their highest densities and diversity in high elevation (>1,800 m above sea level) forests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvidence of feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, and Toxoplasma gondii in feral cats on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
J Wildl Dis
April 2007
Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, c/o USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Kīlauea Field Station, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718, USA.
We determined prevalence to feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) antibodies, feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigen, and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in feral cats (Felis catus) on Mauna Kea Hawaii from April 2002 to May 2004. Six of 68 (8.8%) and 11 of 68 (16.
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