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Post by Melanie on Feb 6, 2017 4:42:22 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Apr 4, 2017 13:02:38 GMT
Winters, Ria and Hume, Julian Pender and Leenstra, M. (2017). A famine in Surat in 1631 and Dodos on Mauritius: a long lost manuscript rediscovered. Archives of Natural History 44(1): 134-150. [ Abstract] |
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Post by Melanie on Apr 18, 2017 10:14:48 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Jul 20, 2017 18:29:24 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Aug 24, 2017 21:01:08 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Aug 24, 2017 21:03:34 GMT
Bone histology sheds new light on the ecology of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus, Aves, Columbiformes) The dodo, Raphus cucullatus, a flightless pigeon endemic to Mauritius, became extinct during the 17th century due to anthropogenic activities. Although it was contemporaneous with humans for almost a century, little was recorded about its ecology. Here we present new aspects of the life history of the dodo based on our analysis of its bone histology. We propose that the dodo bred around August and that the rapid growth of the chicks enabled them to reach a robust size before the austral summer or cyclone season. Histological evidence of molting suggests that after summer had passed, molt began in the adults that had just bred; the timing of molt derived from bone histology is also corroborated by historical descriptions of the dodo by mariners. This research represents the only bone histology analysis of the dodo and provides an unprecedented insight into the life history of this iconic bird. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-08536-3 |
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Post by Melanie on Aug 25, 2017 10:35:06 GMT
A nice animated film on the Dodo
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Post by surroundx on Dec 10, 2017 14:35:23 GMT
van Heteren, Anneke H., van Dierendonk, R. C. H., van Egmond, M. A. N. E., ten Hagen, S. L. and Kreuning, J. (2017). Neither slim nor fat: estimating the mass of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus, Aves, Columbiformes) based on the largest sample of dodo bones to date. PeerJ 5:e4110. |
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Post by thomassn on Dec 10, 2017 21:26:43 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Feb 14, 2018 12:10:46 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Apr 25, 2018 5:20:55 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Apr 26, 2018 13:22:03 GMT
Parish, Jolyon C. and Cheke, Anthony S. (2018). A newly-discovered early depiction of the Dodo (Aves: Columbidae: Raphus cucullatus) by Roelandt Savery, with a note on another previously unnoticed Savery Dodo. Historical Biology. doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2018.1457658 [ Abstract] |
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Post by Melanie on Apr 26, 2018 13:33:04 GMT
Parish, Jolyon C. and Cheke, Anthony S. (2018). A newly-discovered early depiction of the Dodo (Aves: Columbidae: Raphus cucullatus) by Roelandt Savery, with a note on another previously unnoticed Savery Dodo. Historical Biology. doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2018.1457658 [ Abstract] Interesting article. There is also a list on all existing Savery pictures with a Dodo (including that in Kassel). |
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Post by Melanie on Oct 21, 2018 0:28:44 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Apr 8, 2019 0:39:51 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Apr 20, 2019 12:19:26 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Apr 29, 2019 17:45:43 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Jul 7, 2019 11:18:17 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Sept 19, 2019 10:46:57 GMT
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Post by RSN on Dec 18, 2019 14:27:14 GMT
Dante Martins Teixeira The German painter Carl Borromäus Andreas Ruthart (ca. 1630-1703) and some still unregistered images of the extinct dodo, Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Columbiformes)Arquivos de Zoologia 50(4): 191-200, 2019. Abstract: Extinct in the seventeenth century, the famous dodo ( Raphus cucullatus) remains almost unknown, and reliable historical accounts of its biology are rare. Neither are taxidermized specimens housed in collections, with the available material limited to osteological samples and some scarce mummified remains. Such a gap would make the representations of dodos in ancient paintings, books and drawings fundamental to reconstructing the true aspect of this bird in life. Indeed, there is a clear effort to list all the images of Raphus cucullatus found in various works of art and manuscripts, a task carried out at least since the mid-nineteenth century. In this sense, it is noteworthy the discovery of four seventeenth-century pictures depicting dodos that would have escaped the scrutiny of the experts. Portraying no less than seven individuals, all these compositions are attributed to the German painter Carl Borromäus Andreas Ruthart (ca. 1630-1703) or his circle. Roughly speaking, the general appearance of the figured birds differs little from that observed in various works by artists such as Roelandt Savery, Jan Savery and Gilles d’Hondecoeter. Full text: www.revistas.usp.br/azmz/article/view/159603 |
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