Using molecular data from extinct ratite species to investigate the evolutionary history of New Zealand.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 4/15/2002
- End date
- 4/14/2005
- Budget
- 194,449 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Grant | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
The biota of New Zealand represents a unique evolutionary experiment, where remnants from Gondwana evolved in mammal-free isolation until the Late Holocene. Unfortunately, a poor terrestrial fossil record prior to the Pliocene means there is little direct