New research reveals that the extinction of New Zealand’s giant, flightless moa was inevitable after human arrival. Using ...
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Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age—we're witnessing a similar process nowOur new research tracks how bird life responded to these changes—in particular how exotic species took advantage of the shifting landscapes to make New Zealand home. Native birds responded to ...
They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again.
Using mitogenome data from nearly all living and recently extinct New Zealand mainland bird species, researchers discovered many species associated with grass and shrubland, like pīhoihoi New ...
From the Galapagos Islands to New Zealand, species of birds that exist today model characteristics of their ancestors that provide clues to the environmental forces that shaped their evolution.
Using mitogenome data from nearly all living and recently extinct New Zealand mainland bird species, researchers discovered many species associated with grass and shrubland, like pīhoihoi ...
A decline in population of one of New Zealand’s most iconic native birds - the weka - is rapidly reversing on a North Island farm. The bird’s numbers, which are estimated to have doubled at ...
Our new research tracks how bird life responded to these changes – in particular how exotic species took advantage of the shifting landscapes to make New Zealand home. Native birds responded to ...
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