New Paper: The extinction of the Giant Moa was not caused by climate change
[caption id="attachment_4276" align="alignleft" width="94"] Professor Alan Cooper[/caption]
A new paper titled '' investigates using ancient DNA to assess the effect of climate and environmental changes on the now extinct Giant Moa. The researchers discovered that climate and environmental changes did not have a signifcant impact on the population of the extinct New Zealand bird.
The paper involves Environment Institute members (also of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Waikato), (also of Museum Victoria) and as well as Jessica Metcalf (ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Colorado), Jamie Wood (Landcare Research), Trevor Worthy (ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Centre for Ancient DNA) and has been published in .
to read about their findings
Read the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's
A new paper titled '' investigates using ancient DNA to assess the effect of climate and environmental changes on the now extinct Giant Moa. The researchers discovered that climate and environmental changes did not have a signifcant impact on the population of the extinct New Zealand bird.
The paper involves Environment Institute members (also of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Waikato), (also of Museum Victoria) and as well as Jessica Metcalf (ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Colorado), Jamie Wood (Landcare Research), Trevor Worthy (ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Centre for Ancient DNA) and has been published in .
to read about their findings
Read the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's
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