Phylogenetic relationships of the extinct St Helena petrel, Pterodroma rupinarum Olson, 1975 (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae), based on ancient DNA

• Published in: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
• Main Authors: Welch, Andreanna J., Olson, Storrs L., Fleischer, Robert C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Pacific; St. Helena; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10088/21933; https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12078

Palaeontological studies show that three endemic procellariid seabird species became extinct on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. At least one of these, Pterodroma rupinarum Olson, 1975, is likely to have survived until human colonization of the island, although it is known...