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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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Autores principales: Heupink, Tim H., Huynen, Leon, Lambert, David M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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