List of works - Michael Knapp

A phantom extinction? New insights into extinction dynamics of the Don-hare Lepus tanaiticus

scientific article published on 31 July 2010

An ‛Aukward' Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks

scientific article

Ancient Invaders: How Paleogenetic Tools Help to Identify and Understand Biological Invasions of the Past

scientific article published in 2021

Beyond Biodiversity: Can Environmental DNA (eDNA) Cut It as a Population Genetics Tool?

article

Beyond Biodiversity: Can Environmental DNA (eDNA) Cut it as a Population Genetics Tool?

scientific article published on 5 February 2019

Building strong relationships between conservation genetics and primary industry leads to mutually beneficial genomic advances

scientific article published on 18 September 2016

Complete genomes of two extinct New Zealand passerines show responses to climate fluctuations but no evidence for genomic erosion prior to extinction

scientific article published on 04 September 2019

Complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequences from the first New Zealanders.

scientific article

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a Middle Pleistocene cave bear reconstructed from ultrashort DNA fragments

scientific article (publication date: 24 September 2013)

Conservation Genetics and Genomics

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

Correction: Influence of Climate Warming on Arctic Mammals? New Insights from Ancient DNA Studies of the Collared Lemming Dicrostonyx torquatus.

scientific article

Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

Direct multiplex sequencing (DMPS)--a novel method for targeted high-throughput sequencing of ancient and highly degraded DNA

scientific article (publication date: October 2009)

Discontinuous distributions of iconic New Zealand plant taxa and their implications for southern hemisphere biogeography

2007 doctoral thesis by Michael Knapp at Massey University

Discovery of lost diversity of paternal horse lineages using ancient DNA.

scientific article published on 23 August 2011

Editorial: Applied Uses of Ancient DNA

scientific article published in 2021

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reveals strong discrimination among diverse marine habitats connected by water movement

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Environmental DNA for wildlife biology and biodiversity monitoring

scientific article

Environmental DNA metabarcoding describes biodiversity across marine gradients

scientific article published in 2023

Environmental DNA reflects common haplotypic variation

scientific article published in March 2022

Environmental DNA reflects common haplotypic variation

Erratum: Environmental DNA for wildlife biology and biodiversity monitoring

scholarly article published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Evolution of the “world’s only alpine parrot”: Genomic adaptation or phenotypic plasticity, behaviour and ecology?

scientific article published in 2021

Extinction and recolonization of coastal megafauna following human arrival in New Zealand

scientific article (publication date: 7 July 2014)

First DNA sequences from Asian cave bear fossils reveal deep divergences and complex phylogeographic patterns

scientific article published on 11 January 2008

First complete mitochondrial genome data from ancient South American camelids - The mystery of the chilihueques from Isla Mocha (Chile).

scientific article

Generating barcoded libraries for multiplex high-throughput sequencing.

scientific article

Genomic evidence of a functional RH2 opsin in New Zealand parrots and implications for pest control

Genomic sequencing confirms absence of introgression despite past hybridisation between a critically endangered bird and its common congener

Human-mediated extirpation of the unique Chatham Islands sea lion and implications for the conservation management of remaining New Zealand sea lion populations.

scientific article

Identification of the remains of King Richard III

scientific article

Influence of climate warming on arctic mammals? New insights from ancient DNA studies of the collared lemming Dicrostonyx torquatus

scientific article (publication date: 27 May 2010)

Mitochondrial DNA diversity and evolution of the Pleistocene cave bear complex

scholarly article

Mitogenomes resolve the phylogeography and divergence times within the endemic New Zealand Callaeidae (Aves: Passerida)

scientific article published on 9 August 2022

Mitogenomic evidence of close relationships between New Zealand’s extinct giant raptors and small-sized Australian sister-taxa

article

Next Generation Sequencing of Ancient DNA: Requirements, Strategies and Perspectives

scientific article (publication date: 28 July 2010)

On engagement with anthropology: A critical evaluation of skeletal and developmental abnormalities in the Atacama preterm baby and issues of forensic and bioarchaeological research ethics. Response to Bhattacharya et al. “Whole-genome sequencing of

article

Plio-Pleistocene environmental changes shape present day phylogeography of New Zealand’s southern beeches (Nothofagaceae)

2020 scientific paper

Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō

article published in "Cell Genomics" in September 2021

Pre-human New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) rookeries on mainland New Zealand

article

Re-inventing ancient human DNA

scientific article

Reference Genomes from Distantly Related Species Can Be Used for Discovery of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms to Inform Conservation Management

article

Relaxed molecular clock provides evidence for long-distance dispersal of Nothofagus (southern beech)

scientific article

Setting the stage - building and working in an ancient DNA laboratory.

scientific article published on 31 March 2011

Species radiation of carabid beetles (broscini: mecodema) in new zealand

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Species-level biodiversity assessment using marine environmental DNA metabarcoding requires protocol optimization and standardization

scientific article published on 15 January 2019

Subsistence practices, past biodiversity, and anthropogenic impacts revealed by New Zealand-wide ancient DNA survey

article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

The drowning of New Zealand and the problem of Agathis

scientific article

The evolutionary and phylogeographic history of woolly mammoths: a comprehensive mitogenomic analysis

scientific article

The next generation of genetic investigations into the Black Death.

scientific article

Unlocking Antarctic molecular time-capsules – recovering historical environmental DNA from museum-preserved sponges

scientific article published on 28 April 2024

Water stratification in the marine biome restricts vertical environmental DNA (eDNA) signal dispersal

scientific article published on 13 November 2019

Withering away--25,000 years of genetic decline preceded cave bear extinction

scientific article published on 24 March 2010

List of works by Michael Knapp

A phantom extinction? New insights into extinction dynamics of the Don-hare Lepus tanaiticus

An ‛Aukward' Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks

Ancient Invaders: How Paleogenetic Tools Help to Identify and Understand Biological Invasions of the Past

Beyond Biodiversity: Can Environmental DNA (eDNA) Cut It as a Population Genetics Tool?

Beyond Biodiversity: Can Environmental DNA (eDNA) Cut it as a Population Genetics Tool?

Building strong relationships between conservation genetics and primary industry leads to mutually beneficial genomic advances

Complete genomes of two extinct New Zealand passerines show responses to climate fluctuations but no evidence for genomic erosion prior to extinction

Complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequences from the first New Zealanders.

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a Middle Pleistocene cave bear reconstructed from ultrashort DNA fragments

Conservation Genetics and Genomics

Correction: Influence of Climate Warming on Arctic Mammals? New Insights from Ancient DNA Studies of the Collared Lemming Dicrostonyx torquatus.

Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk

Direct multiplex sequencing (DMPS)--a novel method for targeted high-throughput sequencing of ancient and highly degraded DNA

Discontinuous distributions of iconic New Zealand plant taxa and their implications for southern hemisphere biogeography

Discovery of lost diversity of paternal horse lineages using ancient DNA.

Editorial: Applied Uses of Ancient DNA

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reveals strong discrimination among diverse marine habitats connected by water movement

Environmental DNA for wildlife biology and biodiversity monitoring

Environmental DNA metabarcoding describes biodiversity across marine gradients

Environmental DNA reflects common haplotypic variation

Environmental DNA reflects common haplotypic variation

Erratum: Environmental DNA for wildlife biology and biodiversity monitoring

Evolution of the “world’s only alpine parrot”: Genomic adaptation or phenotypic plasticity, behaviour and ecology?

Extinction and recolonization of coastal megafauna following human arrival in New Zealand

First DNA sequences from Asian cave bear fossils reveal deep divergences and complex phylogeographic patterns

First complete mitochondrial genome data from ancient South American camelids - The mystery of the chilihueques from Isla Mocha (Chile).

Generating barcoded libraries for multiplex high-throughput sequencing.

Genomic evidence of a functional RH2 opsin in New Zealand parrots and implications for pest control

Genomic sequencing confirms absence of introgression despite past hybridisation between a critically endangered bird and its common congener

Human-mediated extirpation of the unique Chatham Islands sea lion and implications for the conservation management of remaining New Zealand sea lion populations.

Identification of the remains of King Richard III

Influence of climate warming on arctic mammals? New insights from ancient DNA studies of the collared lemming Dicrostonyx torquatus

Mitochondrial DNA diversity and evolution of the Pleistocene cave bear complex

Mitogenomes resolve the phylogeography and divergence times within the endemic New Zealand Callaeidae (Aves: Passerida)

Mitogenomic evidence of close relationships between New Zealand’s extinct giant raptors and small-sized Australian sister-taxa

Next Generation Sequencing of Ancient DNA: Requirements, Strategies and Perspectives

On engagement with anthropology: A critical evaluation of skeletal and developmental abnormalities in the Atacama preterm baby and issues of forensic and bioarchaeological research ethics. Response to Bhattacharya et al. “Whole-genome sequencing of

Plio-Pleistocene environmental changes shape present day phylogeography of New Zealand’s southern beeches (Nothofagaceae)

Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō

Pre-human New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) rookeries on mainland New Zealand

Re-inventing ancient human DNA

Reference Genomes from Distantly Related Species Can Be Used for Discovery of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms to Inform Conservation Management

Relaxed molecular clock provides evidence for long-distance dispersal of Nothofagus (southern beech)

Setting the stage - building and working in an ancient DNA laboratory.

Species radiation of carabid beetles (broscini: mecodema) in new zealand

Species-level biodiversity assessment using marine environmental DNA metabarcoding requires protocol optimization and standardization

Subsistence practices, past biodiversity, and anthropogenic impacts revealed by New Zealand-wide ancient DNA survey

The drowning of New Zealand and the problem of Agathis

The evolutionary and phylogeographic history of woolly mammoths: a comprehensive mitogenomic analysis

The next generation of genetic investigations into the Black Death.

Unlocking Antarctic molecular time-capsules – recovering historical environmental DNA from museum-preserved sponges

Water stratification in the marine biome restricts vertical environmental DNA (eDNA) signal dispersal

Withering away--25,000 years of genetic decline preceded cave bear extinction