The following articles by Ricardo and Phil are only a selection of their publications, for a full list or further information please contact the entomology department.
Cophylogenetic relationships between penguins and their chewing lice. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19: 156-166
Banks, J.C., Palma, R.L. and Paterson, A.M., (2005).
Measuring ecosystem recovery: diversity and abundance of invertebrates in ten Port Hills Reserves, Canterbury Lincoln University Wildlife Management Reports 35: 1-15.
Bowie, M.H. and Sirvid, P.J., (2005).
Estudio del parasitismo gastrointestinal y externo en caiquén Chloephaga picta Gmelin, 1789 (Aves, Anatidae) en la Región de Magallanes, Chile. Parasitologia Latinoamericana 60: 86-89
González-Acuña, D., Skewes-Ramm, O., Candia-Lagos, C., Palma, R.L. and Moreno-Salas, L., (2005).
Insecta (insects) pp. 226-230, In Klaus Rohde (ed). Marine Parasitology. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, 592 pp.
Jensen, K. and Palma, R.L., (2005).
Ectoparasites of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds. In: Higgins, P.J.; Peter, J.M. and Cowling, S.J. (eds) Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Boatbill to starlings 7. Appendix I, pp. 1956-1960; Addendum: Appendix II – Volume 3, pp. 1964-1966.
Murray, M.D., Palma, R.L., Pilgrim, R.L.C. and Shaw, M.D., 2006.
A new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from the blue-black grassquit (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae) in Brazil. Zootaxa 1153: 27-32.
Valim, M.P. and Palma, R.L., (2006).
Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) and their host associations in the Faroe Islands. Steenstrupia 29(1): 49-73
Palma, R.L. and Jensen, J-K., (2005).
Lice of the genus Philopterus Nitzsch (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) parasitic on hosts of the genus Emberiza (Passeriformes: Emberizidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 33 (1): 1-6.
Palma, R.L. and Price, R.D., (2006).
A note on Philopterus kalkalichi Ansari, 1955 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 33 (1): 7-8
Palma, R. L. and Price, R.D., (2006)
Obituary - Ronald Garth Ordish. The New Zealand Entomologist 28: 103-104.
Palma, R.L. and Sirvid, P.J., (2005).
Designation of a lectotype and clarification of authorship and date of publication for the New Caledonian Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera caledonica). Notornis 52(4): 247-248.
Palma, R.L. and Tennyson, A.J.D., (2005).
A revision of the genus Naubates (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)
Palma, R L, and Pilgrim, R L C. 2002. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 32(1). pp7-60.
Notes on the genus Phycosoma Cambridge, 1879, senior synonym of Trigonobothrys Simon, 1889 (Theridiidae: Araneae)
Fitzgerald, B M, and Sirvid, P J. Notes on the genus Phycosoma Cambridge, 1879, senior synonym of Trigonobothrys Simon, 1889 (Theridiidae: Araneae) Tuhinga 15. pp. 7-11.
Apterygon okarito, a new species of chewing louse (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Okarito brown kiwi (Aves: Apterygiformes: Apterygidae).
Palma, R L, and Price, R D. Apterygon okarito, a new species of chewing louse (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Okarito brown kiwi (Aves: Apterygiformes: Apterygidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 31(1). pp. 67-73.
Drowning on arrival, missing the boat, and x-events: how likely are sorting events?
Paterson, A M, Palma, R L, and Gray, R D. 2003. in Page, R D M (ed). Tangled trees: Phylogeny, cospeciation, and coevolution. Chigago and London: The University of Chicago Press. pp287-309.
A new species and new host records of Austrogoniodes (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from penguins (Aves: Sphenisciformes)
Banks, J C, and Palma, R L. 2003. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30. pp69-75.
Diversity and distribution of feather lice on Greater Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus) in the Camargue, southern France
Palma, R L, Johnson, A R, Cezilly, F, Thomas, F, and Renaud, F. 2003. The New Zealand Entomologist 25. pp87-89.
Arthropod Morphospecies vs. Taxonomic Species: A Case Study with Araneae, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera
Derraik, J G B, Closs, G P, Dickinson, K J, Sirvid, P J, Barratt, B I P, and Patrick, B H. 2002. Conservation Biology 16(4). pp1015-23.
The genus Trigonobothrys in New Zealand and a redescription of Achaearanea blattea
Fitzgerald, B M, and Sirvid, P J. 2003. Tuhinga 14. pp25-33.
The chewing lice: world checklist and biological overview
Price, R D, Hellenthal, R A, Palma, R L, Johnson, K P, and Clayton, D H. 2003. 'The chewing lice: world checklist and biological overview.' Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 24. pp x and 1-501.
White-tailed spider bites - arachnophobic fallout?'
Banks, J C, Sirvid, PJ, and Vink, C J. 2004. The New Zealand Medical Journal 117 (1188). pp1-7.
Invertebrate species richness and density in relation to size of the New Zealand shrub Olearia bullata
Derraik, J G B, Closs, G P, Dickinson, K J, Barratt, B I P and K J, Sirvid, P J. 2002. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 32(4). pp571-585.