Comments on: Vote Bellbird http://sciblogs.co.nz/the-atavism/2009/10/01/vote-bellbird/ Evolutionary genetics Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:04:17 +1300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brendan Moyle http://sciblogs.co.nz/the-atavism/2009/10/01/vote-bellbird/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Brendan Moyle Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:01:09 +0000 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718577088343779246.post-4513465018849745218#comment-4 I do have a bit of a soft spot for the saddleback (tieke). It's just one of our two remaining wattlebirds (endemic family) and in a lot more trouble than the kokako. Part of the problem has been the massive decrease in genetic heterogeneity. It's frustrated attempts to set up captive breeding programmes. And translocations have a low success rate. They have a pretty cool song too :) But hey, I could make up reasons to pick any of the others too :) I do have a bit of a soft spot for the saddleback (tieke). It’s just one of our two remaining wattlebirds (endemic family) and in a lot more trouble than the kokako. Part of the problem has been the massive decrease in genetic heterogeneity. It’s frustrated attempts to set up captive breeding programmes. And translocations have a low success rate.

They have a pretty cool song too :)

But hey, I could make up reasons to pick any of the others too :)

]]> By: David Winter http://sciblogs.co.nz/the-atavism/2009/10/01/vote-bellbird/comment-page-1/#comment-3 David Winter Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:52:25 +0000 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718577088343779246.post-4513465018849745218#comment-3 I know what you mean, I see the rifleman is leading at the moment and I love those little guys, and kaka and kea are amzaing, kakapo and kiwi are just ridiculous, then there's the sea birds and the cute little robins... Still, vote bellbrid! I know what you mean, I see the rifleman is leading at the moment and I love those little guys, and kaka and kea are amzaing, kakapo and kiwi are just ridiculous, then there’s the sea birds and the cute little robins…

Still, vote bellbrid!

]]> By: Brendan Moyle http://sciblogs.co.nz/the-atavism/2009/10/01/vote-bellbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Brendan Moyle Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:52:56 +0000 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718577088343779246.post-4513465018849745218#comment-2 See, I can never decide. I like all our native birds. See, I can never decide. I like all our native birds.

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