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Ancient DNA Unravels the Origins of a Mysterious Lineage of Mergansers


A new study has discovered that mergansers arrived in New Zealand from the Northern Hemisphere over seven million years ago, highlighting a more cosmopolitan origin for New Zealand's bird species than previously believed. A recent study led by the University of Otago has revealed the origins of a

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