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Analyses of phenotypic differentiations among South Georgian Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) populations reveal an undescribed and highly endangered species from New Zealand.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Fischer Johannes H, Debski Igor, Miskelly Colin M, Bost Charles A, Fromant Aymeric, Tennyson Alan J D, Tessler Jake, Cole Rosalind, Hiscock Johanna H, Taylor Graeme A, Wittmer Heiko U
Abstract excerpt
Unresolved taxonomy of threatened species is problematic for conservation as the field relies on species being distinct taxonomic units. Differences in breeding habitat and results from a preliminary molecular analysis indicated that the New Zealand population of the South Georgian Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) was a distinct, yet undescribed, species. We measured 11 biometric characters and scored eight...
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