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 University of Waikato), (also of Museum Victoria) and as well as Jessica Metcalf (University of Colorado), Jamie Wood (Landcare ÌÇÐÄvolg), Trevor Worthy (Australian Centre for Ancient DNA) and has been published in .
to read about their findings
Read the University 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 University of Waikato), (also of Museum Victoria) and as well as Jessica Metcalf (University of Colorado), Jamie Wood (Landcare ÌÇÐÄvolg), Trevor Worthy (Australian Centre for Ancient DNA) and has been published in .
to read about their findings
Read the University of Adelaide's
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