The discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the remote Rēkohu Chatham Islands
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par Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
Alan Tennyson, Curator of Vertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Levi Lanauze, Chief executive of Hokotehi Moriori Trust, Indigenous Knowledge
Pascale Lubbe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Ecology, University of Otago
Many birds on Rēkohu Chatham Islands show how ‘island syndrome’ influences evolution – they are distinct but remain closely related to species on the mainland.
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