Where Have the Moas Gone? A Case Study of Animal Extinction.

Lang, Anna J.

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ERIC Number: EJ203837

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Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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Where Have the Moas Gone? A Case Study of Animal Extinction.

Lang, Anna J.

Journal of Geography, v78 n2 p50-55 Feb 1979

Discusses systematics, ecology, and distribution of New Zealand's moas (flightless birds). Presents two theories of extinction: environmental catastrophe and human impact. Concludes that some moa species survived the Pleistocene epoch and primitive man completed the extinction process. (CK)

Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies, Case Studies, Conservation Education, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environment, Geographic Distribution, Human Geography, Incidence, Zoology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand

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