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Ancient DNA Elucidates the Controversy about the Flightless Island Hens (Gallinula sp.) of Tristan da Cunha

A persistent controversy surrounds the flightless island hen of Tristan da Cunha, Gallinula nesiotis. Some believe that it became extinct by the end of the 19th century. Others suppose that it still inhabits Tristan. There is no consensus about Gallinula comeri, the name introduced for the flightles...

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Autores principales: Groenenberg, Dick S. J., Beintema, Albert J., Dekker, René W. R. J., Gittenberger, Edmund
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2266797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18350170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001835