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dc.contributor.authorShepherd, LD
dc.contributor.authorTennyson, AJD
dc.contributor.authorLambert, DM
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:13:59Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:13:59Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-06-17T04:49:46Z
dc.identifier.issn0303-6758
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03036758.2012.732585
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/60372
dc.description.abstractSix museum kiwi (Apteryx spp.) specimens of unknown or uncertain provenance were assigned to species using ancient DNA methods in conjunction with a reference database of modern and ancient kiwi DNA sequences. Four of the five species of kiwi exhibit a substantial overlap in bone morphology but can be identified with DNA sequences. The origin of one specimen, an articulated kiwi skeleton, was determined to be Stewart Island, a region that is currently poorly represented in museum collections. This study demonstrates that DNA analyses can add value to museum collections by determining species and provenance of specimens.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeSingapore
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom119
dc.relation.ispartofpageto127
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
dc.relation.ispartofvolume43
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcological applications not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410299
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310399
dc.titleUsing ancient DNA to enhance museum collections: a case study of rare kiwi (Apteryx spp.) specimens
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLambert, David M.


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