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DNA study uncovers deeper losses across Hawaiian honeycreeper family tree
Smithsonian researchers have identified the genetic relationships among all Hawaiian honeycreeper species known to have existed—and subsequently faced major losses—since the arrival of Europeans to the islands.
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A recent DNA study has revealed a more extensive decline in the Hawaiian honeycreeper family tree than previously known. The research, conducted by Smithsonian scientists, has mapped the genetic relationships among all Hawaiian honeycreeper species that have become extinct since European arrival in the islands.
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