PhysOrg Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Research carried out by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and collaborators reveals that the last region on earth to be colonised by humans was home to more than 1,000 species of birds that went extinct soon after people reached their island homes. Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScienceDaily Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 The demise of the dodo is one of the better known bird extinctions in the world, but its sad fate was anticipated a thousand times over by its Pacific cousins. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScienceDaily Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Research by Alison Boyer, a research assistant professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, and an international team studied the extinction rates of nonperching land birds in the Pacific Islands from 700 to 3,500 years ago. The team uncovered the magnitude of the extinctions and insight into how and why human impacts varied across the region. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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