Time to spread your wings: A review of the avian ancient DNA field

Ancient DNA (aDNA) has the ability to inform the evolutionary history of both extant and extinct taxa; however, the use of aDNA in the study of avian evolution is lacking in comparison to other vertebrates, despite birds being one of the most species-rich vertebrate classes. Here, we review the fiel...

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Main Authors: Grealy, Alicia, Rawlence, N., Bunce, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56371