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Targeted gene enrichment and high-throughput sequencing for environmental biomonitoring: a case study using freshwater macroinvertebrates by Dowle, Eddy J., Pochon, Xavier, C. Banks, Jonathan, Shearer, Karen, Wood, Susanna A.

“…Recent studies have advocated biomonitoring using DNA techniques. In this study, two high‐throughput sequencing (HTS)‐based methods were evaluated: amplicon…”
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Genomic and Morphological Features of a Banchine Polydnavirus: Comparison with Bracoviruses and Ichnoviruses by LAPOINTE, Renée, TANAKA, Kohjiro, BARNEY, Walter E, WHITFIELD, James B, BANKS, Jonathan C, BELIVEAU, Catherine, STOLTZ, Don, WEBB, Bruce A, CUSSON, Michel

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Using a weight of evidence approach to identify sources of microbiological contamination in a shellfish-growing area with “Restricted” classification by Campos, Carlos J. A., Kelly, Laura T., Banks, Jonathan C.

“…Shellfish-growing areas in rural catchments are occasionally affected by elevated faecal contamination from diffuse sources and may be subject to frequent…”
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Phylogeny of the parasitic microgastroid subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) based on sequence data from seven genes, with an improved time estimate of the origin of the lineage by Murphy, Nicholas, Banks, Jonathan C., Whitfield, James B., Austin, Andrew D.

“…The microgastroid complex of braconid wasps is a widely recognized and biologically coherent lineage of endoparasitoids of lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars)…”
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New gregarine species (Apicomplexa) from tunicates show an evolutionary history of host switching and suggest a problem with the systematics of Lankesteria and Lecudina by Iritani, Davis, Banks, Jonathan C., Webb, Stephen C., Fidler, Andrew, Horiguchi, Takeo, Wakeman, Kevin C.

“…[Display omitted] •New gregarine parasites (Apicomplexa) were discovered from sea squirts.•Species were described using morphology and SSU rDNA.•Data revealed…”
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Early detection of eukaryotic communities from marine biofilm using high-throughput sequencing: an assessment of different sampling devices by Pochon, Xavier, Zaiko, Anastasija, Hopkins, Grant A., Banks, Jonathan C., Wood, Susanna A.

“…Marine biofilms are precursors for colonization by larger fouling organisms, including non-indigenous species (NIS). In this study, high-throughput sequencing…”
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phylogeography of Adelie penguin faecal flora by Banks, Jonathan C, Cary, S. Craig, Hogg, Ian D

“…The gut of animals changes quickly from a totally sterile environment before birth to a numerous and highly diverse microbial community shortly after birth…”
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A new, subalpine species of Daphnia (Cladocera, Anomopoda) in the D. carinata species complex, in the South Island, New Zealand by Burns, Carolyn W., Duggan, Ian C., Banks, Jonathan C., Hogg, Ian D.

“…Until recently, only one native and three apparently introduced Daphnia species were known from New Zealand. We demonstrate that (1) Daphnia in subalpine…”
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Dissecting the ancient rapid radiation of microgastrine wasp genera using additional nuclear genes by Banks, Jonathan C., Whitfield, James B.

“…Previous estimates of a generic level phylogeny for the ubiquitous parasitoid wasp subfamily Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera) have been problematic due to short…”
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PCR and histology identify new bivalve hosts of Apicomplexan-X (APX), a common parasite of the New Zealand flat oyster Ostrea chilensis by Suong, Nguyen Thao, Banks, Jonathan C, Fidler, Andrew, Jeffs, Andrew, Wakeman, Kevin C, Webb, Stephen

“…Apicomplexan-X (APX) is a significant pathogen of the flat oyster Ostrea chilensis in New Zealand. The life cycle and host range of this species are poorly…”
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Isolated faecal bacterial communities found for Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, at White Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica by Banks, Jonathan C., Cary, S. Craig, Hogg, Ian D.

“…The microbial diversity of faecal communities co-existing with mega fauna is not well understood even though these faecal communities are critical for health…”
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Biotic interactions are an unexpected yet critical control on the complexity of an abiotically driven polar ecosystem by Lee, Charles K., Laughlin, Daniel C., Bottos, Eric M., Caruso, Tancredi, Joy, Kurt, Barrett, John E., Brabyn, Lars, Nielsen, Uffe N., Adams, Byron J., Wall, Diana H., Hopkins, David W., Pointing, Stephen B., McDonald, Ian R., Cowan, Don A., Banks, Jonathan C., Stichbury, Glen A., Jones, Irfon, Zawar-Reza, Peyman, Katurji, Marwan, Hogg, Ian D., Sparrow, Ashley D., Storey, Bryan C., Allan Green, T. G., Cary, S. Craig

“…Abiotic and biotic factors control ecosystem biodiversity, but their relative contributions remain unclear. The ultraoligotrophic ecosystem of the Antarctic…”
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PCR test to specifically detect the apicomplexan 'X' (APX) parasite found in flat oysters Ostrea chilensis in New Zealand by Suong, Nguyen Thao, Banks, Jonathan C, Webb, Stephen C, Jeffs, Andrew, Wakeman, Kevin C, Fidler, Andrew

“…Described here is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to detect the apicomplexan-X (APX) parasite of a flat oyster species, Ostrea chilensis, endemic to New…”
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Multi-host parasite species in cophylogenetic studies by Banks, Jonathan C., Paterson, Adrian M.

“…Cophylogenetic studies examine the relationship between host and parasite evolution. One aspect of cophylogenetic studies that has had little modern discussion…”
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Economical genotyping of little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) clades from feather-based DNA by Clark, J. Alan, Banks, Jonathan C., Waas, Joseph R.

“…Determination of clade membership is a crucial requirement for many research questions addressing phylogeography, population structure, mating patterns,…”
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An appraisal of simple tree-mounted shelters for non-lethal monitoring of weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae) in New Zealand nature reserves by Bowie, Mike H, Hodge, Simon, Banks, Jonathan C, Vink, Cor J

“…When monitoring rare insect species, or when surveying faunas within nature reserves, it is desirable not to use indiscriminate lethal sampling techniques. In…”
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THE USE OF TREE-MOUNTED ARTIFICIAL SHELTERS TO INVESTIGATE ARBOREAL SPIDER COMMUNITIES IN NEW ZEALAND NATURE RESERVES by Hodge, Simon, Vink, Cor J., Banks, Jonathan C., Bowie, Mike H.

“…Spiders have been advocated as valuable bio-indicators of forest ecosystem “health.” However, the numbers and types of spiders that are recorded at a site will…”
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Understanding bacterial communities for informed biosecurity and improved larval survival in Pacific oysters by Laroche, Olivier, Symonds, Jane E., Smith, Kirsty F., Banks, Jonathan C., Mae, Hannah, Bowman, John P., Pochon, Xavier

“…Bacteria are ubiquitous in all marine habitats and can be beneficial or detrimental to the survival and growth of shellfish raised in aquaculture. To reduce…”
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Detecting the pest fish, Gambusia affinis from environmental DNA in New Zealand: a comparison of methods by Banks, Jonathan C., Kelly, Laura T., Falleiros, Renan, Rojahn, Jack, Gabrielsson, Rasmus, Clapcott, Joanne

“…We assessed the usefulness of environmental DNA (eDNA) for monitoring the introduced pest fish Gambusia affinis by filtering water samples from streams in the…”
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A new, subalpine species of Daphnia by Burns, Carolyn W, Duggan, Ian C, Banks, Jonathan C, Hogg, Ian D

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