Name - Casuarius

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:51865 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Casuarius Brisson 1760

• Casuarius Latham 1790

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• First report of Amblyomma papuanum Hirst (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) from the Dwarf Cassowary, Casuarius bennetti Gould (Aves: Struthioniformes: Casuariidae), with additional records of parasitism of Casuarius spp. by this tick.
• The geochronological potential of isoleucine epimerisation in cassowary and megapode eggshells from archaeological sites.
• Comparative frequency of osseous macroscopic pathology and first report of gout in captive and wild-caught ratites.
• Structure and function of the cassowary's casque and its implications for cassowary history, biology and evolution.
• Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene sites in the montane forests of New Guinea yield early record of cassowary hunting and egg harvesting.

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