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A large cracticine passerine (Aves, Artamidae, Cracticinae) from the Early Miocene, St Bathans Fauna of New ZealandNARA Subscribed
A large fossil passerine (Aves, Artamidae, Cracticinae, Miostrepera canora gen. et sp. nov.), of Early Miocene (19–16 Ma) age, is described based on a proximal and a distal humerus from the lower Bannockburn Formation near St Bathans in Otago, New Zealand. Referred material includes a previously reported scapula and, tentatively so, a distal tibiotarsus. This taxon is the largest passerine in the St Bathans Fauna, in which the...
Two new neoavian taxa with contrasting palaeobiogeographical implications from the early Miocene St Bathans Fauna, New ZealandNARA Subscribed
Two new neoavian landbirds are reported from the early Miocene St Bathans Fauna from New Zealand. Aegotheles zealandivetus sp. nov. is described from several bones, among which, notably, the tarsometatarsus shows more similarity to New Guinean taxa than to Australian—New Zealand species. Zealandornis relictus gen. et sp. nov. is described from a distal end of a humerus and placed in the new family Zealandornithidae, tentativel...
Cerebellar-brain inhibition (CBI) is a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paradigm indexing excitability of cerebellar projections to motor cortex (M1). Stimulation involved with CBI is often considered to be uncomfortable, and alternative ways to index connectivity between cerebellum and the cortex would be valuable. We therefore sought to assess the utility of electroencephalography in conjunction with TMS (combined TMS...
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disab...
Assembly and characterisation of a unique onion diversity set identifies resistance to Fusarium basal rot and improved seedling vigourNARA Subscribed
Key message A unique, global onion diversity set was assembled, genotyped and phenotyped for beneficial traits. Accessions with strong basal rot resistance and increased seedling vigour were identified along with associated markers. Abstract Conserving biodiversity is critical for safeguarding future crop production. Onion ( Allium cepa L.) is a globally important crop with a very large (16 Gb per 1C) genome which has not been...
Understanding how environmental variation influences population genetic structure is important for conservation management because it can reveal how human stressors influence population connectivity, genetic diversity and persistence. We used riverscape genetics modelling to assess whether climatic and habitat variables were related to neutral and adaptive patterns of genetic differentiation (population‐specific and pairwise F...
Puritz et al . provide a review of several RAD seq methodological approaches in response to our ‘Population Genomic Data Analysis’ workshop (Sept 2013) review (Andrews & Luikart 2014). We agree with Puritz et al . on the importance for researchers to thoroughly understand RADseq library preparation and data analysis when choosing an approach for answering their research questions. Some of us are currently using multiple RAD se...