Flight of the Dodo

2002/03/01 by Beth Shapiro, Dean Sibthorpe, Andrew Rambaut +5 · 31 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Bird parasitology and diseases #Livestock and Poultry Management #Avian ecology and behavior

paper · doi:10.1126/science.295.5560.1683

openalex publication_date 2002/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

Beth Shapiro, Dean Sibthorpe, Andrew Rambaut, Jeremy Austin, Graham M. Wragg, Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, Patricia L. M. Lee, Alan Cooper

Citations

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• Blue pigeon [wikipedia]
• Dodo [wikipedia]
• Mauritius [wikipedia]
• Mauritius blue pigeon [wikipedia]
• Nicobar pigeon [wikipedia]
• Raphina [wikipedia]
• Rodrigues solitaire [wikipedia]