Traditionally, Bajoran names have the surname first, personal name second; however, the group refers to the Bajoran, Marika Wilkarah, by her surname, Marika. It was noted in "Ensign Ro" that some Bajorans changed their names to have the surname last in order to better assimilate into non-Bajoran society.
Marika's line, "This tastes similar to a bird I once ate," is a humorous Borg interpretation on the common food cliché, "Tastes like chicken."
Marika mentions she served on the USS Excalibur. The Excalibur was the ship commanded by Commander William T. Riker in Redemption II (1991), also written by Ronald D. Moore.
Amongst the visiting aliens from the Markonian outpost in this episode are several Voth from Distant Origin (1997).
This is the first of two Voyager episodes written by TNG/DS9 writer Ronald D. Moore.