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Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō [PDF]
Cell Genomics, 2021 Summary: The kākāpō is a flightless parrot endemic to New Zealand. Once common in the archipelago, only 201 individuals remain today, most of them descending from an isolated island population.
Nicolas Dussex +39 more
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Tourism and the conservation of critically endangered frogs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Protected areas are critical for the conservation of many threatened species. Despite this, many protected areas are acutely underfunded, which reduces their effectiveness significantly.
Clare Morrison +3 more
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Feeding Ecology of the Critically Endangered <i>Gobio insuyanus</i> (Gobionidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolABSTRACTDespite the critical conservation status of the endemic gudgeon Gobio insuyanus, its feeding ecology remained unstudied. This research addresses this gap by investigating the diet of G. insuyanus in the Insuyu spring–stream system of Central Anatolia (Turkey) analyzing spatial, temporal, and intraspecific variations.
Johnson JE +3 more
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Finding a shadow in the dark: rediscovery of Fugler’s Shadow Snake (Emmochliophis fugleri Fritts & Smith, 1969) after 54 years, with comments on its conservation status, distribution, and the tribe Diaphorolepidini [PDF]
Check List, 2021 Herein we report the second known record of Emmochliophis fugleri Fritts & Smith, 1969, present the first color images of the species, extend its known distribution and elevational range, provide the snout–vent and tail lengths of the ...
Ross J. Maynard +4 more
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Dera Natung Government College Research Journal, 2021 Indian subcontinent hosts three critically endangered Gyps vultures, namely; Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus, and Gyps tenuirostris. In the present review, we analyzed all previously published articles on geographic distribution, population trend and ...
Talo Biju, Danie Mize
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Despite unprecedented scientific productivity, Earth is undergoing a sixth mass extinction. The disconnect between scientific output and species conservation may be related to scientists studying the wrong species.
Christopher S. Guy +9 more
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The threat of invasive species to IUCN-listed critically endangered species: A systematic review
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 We conducted a comprehensive review of the research literature on interactions between invasive species and species included in the critically endangered category of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Manuel-Angel Dueñas +3 more
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Genomic signatures of inbreeding in a critically endangered parrot, the kākāpō
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2021 Events of inbreeding are inevitable in critically endangered species. Reduced population sizes and unique life-history traits can increase the severity of inbreeding, leading to declines in fitness and increased risk of extinction.
Yasmin Foster +11 more
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A rediscovery for the Colombian flora: Passiflora mariquitensis Mutis ex L.Uribe (Passifloraceae), a species lost for more than two centuries [PDF]
Check List, 2020 Passiflora mariquitensis Mutis ex L.Uribe, a Colombian endemic species that belongs to the subgenus Astrophea (DC.) Masters, was rediscovered in a disturbed forest in Mariquita (Tolima), where it has not been reported since 1784.
John A. Ocampo +2 more
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Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia, 2020 Convolvulus persicus is a critically endangered species, endemic to the embryonic shifting dunes of Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The distribution of this species in Romania includes also the sand dunes on the seashores of Sfântu Gheorghe and Sulina.
Valentin Adrian KISS +1 more
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