Ancient DNA recovers the origins of mori feather cloaks

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2741-2750

  Hartnup, K ^a   Huynen, L ^a   Te Kanawa, R ^c   Shepherd, L D ^d   Millar, C D ^e   Lambert, D M ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Te Papa Tongarewa   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ancient DNA; kiwi; mitochondrial DNA; molecular anthropology; molecular sexing

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEATHER; GENETIC DATABASE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CLOTHING; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEATHERS; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PALAEOGNATHAE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS; TRAVEL;

APTERYX AUSTRALIS; AVES;

EID: 80053202848     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr107     Document Type: Article

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