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Ancient DNA Suggests Dwarf and ‘Giant’ Emu Are Conspecific
BACKGROUND: The King Island Emu (Dromaius ater) of Australia is one of several extinct emu taxa whose taxonomic relationship to the modern Emu (D. novaehollandiae) is unclear. King Island Emu were mainly distinguished by their much smaller size and a reported darker colour compared to modern Emu. ME...
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073985/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21494561 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018728 |