Human-caused bird extinctions reduced diversity in functions, unique history, study finds – Times of India

Human-caused bird extinctions reduced diversity in functions, unique history, study finds – Times of India

Representative AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) NEW DELHI: Extinction of bird species caused by humans over the last 1,30,000 years have substantially reduced functional diversity of birds in the environment, a new study has found. The extinction also resulted in a loss of three billion years of unique evolutionary history, it found. At least 600…

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Genetic study tracks migration history of elephants in India, finds ‘dilution of diversity’ – Times of India

Genetic study tracks migration history of elephants in India, finds ‘dilution of diversity’ – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A genetic study has charted the migration history of elephants in India from north to south, revealing multiple bottlenecks encountered along the way that threatened their existence and likely caused a “dilution of genetic diversity”. Genetic diversity is important for a resilience to disease and long-term survival, including an ability to adapt to…

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