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This one had been in the pipeline for a very long time: How did the ice ages affect the distribution of New Zealand's iconic beech forests? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Calling all #eDNA researchers and end-users in Australia and New Zealand! EOI for an AUS/NZ #eDNA #Conference in 2021/22 🧬 is out now: events.csiro.au/Events/2021/Ap… Should make for a great post-covid party down-under! 🦘🥝

Check out the new paper by Denise Martini on alpine adaptation in New Zealand parrots.

With global warming decreasing the size of New Zealand’s alpine zone, an Otago University study found out what this means for our altitude-loving Kea. Read what they found out: ow.ly/9S7T50EWpNH

More bird nerd ramblings: sciblogs.co.nz/from-past-to-p…

Is the highly endangered NZ kakī/black stilt just an Aussie pied stilt in a black jersey? Check out @NatForsdick latest work. doi.org/10.1016/j.gecc…

Thank you Veronika Meduna - is no longer here 🌏 for the NZ Geographic article on our kea evolution study led by Denise Martini! nzgeo.com/stories/not-an…

After a successful eDNA workshop in Dunedin in 2019, we invite you to the Inaugural NZ/Aus Environmental DNA conference in Hobart, Tasmania on 21 – 23 March 2022. The Conference will be delivered in a hybrid format, virtually and face-to-face. ednaconference.com.au

Yeah, after some time in the making, here is our latest review: “Ancient Invaders: How Paleogenetic Tools Help to Identify and Understand Biological Invasions of the Past.” Lisa Matisoo-Smith, Catherine Collins annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…

Awesome job Nic and the team!

Part of our excellent research group University of Otago on a super beautiful day Pascale Lubbe Annie Snoddy Emma Sudron @anna__gosling Jade De La Paz Michael Knapp

Are you interested in bird evolution and keen to work in New Zealand? We are looking for a PhD student! evol.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evoldir…

If you are contemplating applying for our PhD position in New Zealand bird evolution (evol.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evoldir…), here some evidence that we are super cool (and totally modest about it): knowablemagazine.org/article/living…

Stellar work by Dr Clare Adams and the team now available online.

Here is our "The Conversation" summary of the black robin study led by Johanna von Seth & Nic Dussex. theconversation.com/back-from-the-…

How much do incomplete eDNA reference databases affect your biodiversity monitoring results? A real life example from one of New Zealand's marine biodiversity hotspots. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ed…

Could NZ’s two kākā subspecies actually be remnants of a more diverse species? Here’s why we need to know theconversation.com/could-nzs-two-…