Radiocarbon-dating and ancient DNA reveal rapid replacement of extinct prehistoric penguins

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 59-65

  Rawlence, Nicolas J ^a   Perry, George L W ^b,c   Smith, Ian W G ^a   Scofield, R Paul ^d   Tennyson, Alan J D ^e   Matisoo Smith, Elizabeth A ^a   Boessenkool, Sanne ^f   Austin, Jeremy J ^g   Waters, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d CANTERBURY MUSEUM   (New Zealand)

^e MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Extinction; Megadyptes antipodes; Megadyptes waitaha; Penguin; Radiocarbon dating; Turnover

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; LIGHT EXTINCTION;

ANCIENT DNAS; MEGADYPTES ANTIPODES; MEGADYPTES WAITAHA; PENGUIN; RADIOCARBON DATING; TURNOVER;

DNA;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIRD; COASTAL ZONE; CULTURAL CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DNA; EXTINCTION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PREHISTORIC; RADIOCARBON DATING;

NEW ZEALAND;

MEGADYPTES; MEGADYPTES ANTIPODES; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84922478893     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.01.011     Document Type: Article

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