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Effective population size of the Swift Parrot

12/1/2020

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A video abstract of the peer-reviewed paper "Comparison of three techniques for genetic estimation of effective population size in a critically endangered parrot" published in Animal Conservation (2020).
doi:10.1111/ACV.12655
Authors: Olah G & Stojanovic D, Webb MH, Waples R, Heinsohn R.
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Population Genetics of the Swift Parrot

2/11/2018

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Learn more about the latest findings of the critically endangered Swift Parrot of Tasmania, Australia by watching our scientific video abstract below.
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Swift parrot: Arborists hope new tree hollows will help save endangered bird

10/19/2016

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A chainsaw may not seem like the obvious solution for a bird facing extinction because of habitat loss, but a group of volunteer arborists are hoping it could be the key to saving the swift parrot.
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Let’s stop Tasmania’s swift parrots going the way of the dodo

4/2/2015

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​You might have seen recently that swift parrots – little green parrots that migrate between mainland south east Australia and Tasmania – are headed for extinction. In modelling published in Biological Conservation, my colleagues and I found that these parrots could be all but gone within 16 years, largely through being eaten by sugar gliders.
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    Rob Heinsohn is a Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology at the Australian National University

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