
Forensics and ship logs solve a 200-year mystery about where the first kiwi specimen was collected - Hot off the press
Guest Author • Apr 14, 2021 •
Paul Scofield, University of Canterbury and Vanesa De Pietri, University of Canterbury The flightless kiwi is an iconic bird for New Zealanders, but all five species are threatened by habitat loss and introduced predators. Recent genomic analysis focused on one species, the South Island brown kiwi or tokoeka, suggests several as yet undescribed lineages. Before these can be fully … Read More