Tagged: wren

Maybe we can, but should we? Deciding whether to bring back extinct species - Guest Work

Guest Author • May 19, 2017 •

• de-extinction,
• endangered species,
• Huia,
• native species,
• wren

Gwenllian Iacona, The University of Queensland and Iadine Chadès, CSIRO De-extinction – the science of reviving species that have been lost – has moved from the realm of science-fiction to something that is now nearly feasible. Some types of lost mammals, birds or frogs may soon be able to be revived through de-extinction technologies. Read More

Tiny bird refutes ancient NZ drowning - News

John Kerr • Aug 01, 2016 •

• biogeography,
• ecology,
• geology,
• Oligocene Drowning,
• phylogentics,
• rifleman,
• rock wren,
• wren,
• wrens,
• Zealandia

A tiny native bird has challenged the theory that New Zealand’s ancient land mass was completely submerged millions of years ago. DNA analysis of New Zealand wrens, just published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, has untangled the birds’ family history as well as a larger mystery around the very origins of New Zealand. The research from the University of Adelaide focused … Read More