Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
Now, for the first time, scientists have sequenced DNA from the blue-headed quail dove with the goal of finally getting to ...
Science Daily13 天
Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
Ancient DNA shows an endangered dove species endemic to Cuba is more genetically distinct than the dodo was before it died out. On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn't look ...
Earth.com12 天
Rare dove is not related to any other birds we know today
Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close ...
FarmingUK2 天
Hundreds of farmers help boost turtle dove bird species by 40%
Hundreds of farmers across England are preparing to help boost turtle doves after a 40% increase in breeding numbers in ...
technologynetworks12 天
The Cuban Blue-Headed Quail Dove Is More Unique Than First Thought
“This species has been an ornithological enigma for a very long time,” said Jessica Oswald, a Florida Museum of Natural History consultant staff affiliate and lead author of a study describing the ...
SciTech Daily8 天
More Mysterious Than the Dodo: This Unremarkable-Looking Bird Is Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle
Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At first glance, the Cuban blue-headed ...
IFLScience12 天
"Dodo Of The Caribbean": Incredibly Rare Dove Teeters "On The Brink" Of Extinction
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