Interesting discussion! I always wondered how the population of a cryptic,
nocturnal species could be estimated when virtually nothing is known of its
behaviour, range, etc.
I recently attended a presentation on the 'de-extinction' of the Thylacine
and Gastric-brooding Frog and I was surprised to learn that the DNA
extracted from a preserved Thylacine pup was largely human. Successive
curators couldn't resist the temptation to handle the specimen. I would
imagine that the Night Parrot specimens have been fondled too.
Cheers
David
On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 7:15 PM, colin trainor <>wrote:
> DNA - Most specimens (?all but 3 perhaps) collected before 1900, so not
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> I'm ignorant of molecular approaches, but this detailed type of analysis
> may not be possible on gnarly old specimens (?better on blood and fresh
> tissue? - of which there is none)
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> Cheers
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> Andrew
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