List of works - Nicolas James Rawlence

A New Species of Large Duck (Aves: Anatidae) from the Miocene of New Zealand

scholarly article published on 9 March 2022

A megafauna's microfauna: gastrointestinal parasites of New Zealand's extinct moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes)

scientific article published in 2013

A new method to extract and purify DNA from allophanic soils and paleosols, and potential for paleoenvironmental reconstruction and other applications

scholarly article

A partial skeleton provides evidence for the former occurrence of moa populations on Rakiura Stewart Island

scientific article published on 10 November 2021

Amendments to the 2010 Checklist of the birds of New Zealand

amendments to bird checklist

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

scientific article

Ancient DNA and morphometric analysis reveal extinction and replacement of New Zealand's unique black swans

article

Ancient DNA of crested penguins: Testing for temporal genetic shifts in the world's most diverse penguin clade

Ancient DNA of crested penguins: Testing for temporal genetic shifts in the world’s most diverse penguin clade

scholarly article by Theresa L. Cole published in February 2019

Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution

scientific article (publication date: 23 May 2014)

Ancient DNA reveals that the ‘extinct’ Hunter Island penguin (Tasidyptes hunteri) is not a distinct taxon

scientific article published in 2017

Ancient and contemporary DNA reveal a pre-human decline but no population bottleneck associated with recent human persecution in the kea (Nestor notabilis)

scientific article

Application of palaeogenetic techniques to historic mollusc shells reveals phylogeographic structure in a New Zealand abalone

2022 scientific paper

Conservation status of amphibians in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2024 ⬇️

journal article from 'New Zealand Threat Classification Series' published in 2025

DNA content and distribution in ancient feathers and potential to reconstruct the plumage of extinct avian taxa

scientific article (publication date: 7 October 2009)

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

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

Did interaction between human pressure and Little Ice Age drive biological turnover in New Zealand?

article

Dietary interpretations for extinct megafauna using coprolites, intestinal contents and stable isotopes: Complimentary or contradictory?

scholarly article

Evidence for breeding of Megadyptes penguins in the North Island at the time of human arrival

article

Evolutionary history of the Falklands wolf

scientific article published in November 2009

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

scientific article (publication date: 7 July 2014)

Genetic and morphological evidence for two species ofLeucocarboshag (Aves, Pelecaniformes, Phalacrocoracidae) from southern South Island of New Zealand

article

High-resolution coproecology: using coprolites to reconstruct the habits and habitats of New Zealand's extinct upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus)

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Indo-European and Asian origins for Chilean and Pacific chickens revealed by mtDNA

scientific article

Invader or resident? Ancient-DNA reveals rapid species turnover in New Zealand little penguins ⬇️

scientific article published in February 2016

Limitations and recommendations for successful DNA extraction from forensic soil samples: a review

scientific article published on 11 March 2014

Man and megafauna in Tasmania: closing the gap

scholarly article

Moa's Ark or volant ghosts of Gondwana? Insights from nineteen years of ancient DNA research on the extinct moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand

scientific article

Morphological, behavioural and genetic differentiation within the Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) and its affinities to Cyanoramphus and Prosopeia

Myth or relict: Does ancient DNA detect the enigmatic Upland seal?

scientific article published on 5 January 2016

Native or not? Ancient DNA rejects persistence of New Zealand's endemic black swan: A reply to Montano et al

article

Phylogenetic relationships and terrestrial adaptations of the extinct laughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies (Aves: Strigidae)

scholarly article by Jamie R. Wood et al published August 2016 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Phylogeny of the microcormorants, with the description of a new genus

scientific article published in 2023

Radiocarbon-dating and ancient DNA reveal rapid replacement of extinct prehistoric penguins

scholarly article

Reply to Storey et al.: More DNA and dating studies needed for ancient El Arenal-1 chickens

scholarly article

Resolving lost herbivore community structure using coprolites of four sympatric moa species (Aves: Dinornithiformes)

scientific article (publication date: 15 October 2013)

Revision of the New Zealand gecko genus Hoplodactylus, with the description of a new species

article published in January 2023

Speciation, range contraction and extinction in the endemic New Zealand King Shag complex

scientific article

Strong phylogeographic structure in a sedentary seabird, the Stewart Island Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus)

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

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 effect of climate and environmental change on the megafaunal moa of New Zealand in the absence of humans

article

The phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic Indian Cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis (Phalacrocoracidae)

scholarly article by Martyn Kennedy et al published 25 October 2018 in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Thirty years of ancient DNA and the faunal biogeography of Aotearoa New Zealand: lessons and future directions

scientific article published in 2022

Time to Spread Your Wings: A Review of the Avian Ancient DNA Field

scientific article

Unlocking the potential of ancient fish DNA in the genomic era

scientific article published on 28 May 2019

Using ancient DNA to study the origins and dispersal of ancestral Polynesian chickens across the Pacific

scientific article

List of works by Nicolas James Rawlence

A New Species of Large Duck (Aves: Anatidae) from the Miocene of New Zealand

A megafauna's microfauna: gastrointestinal parasites of New Zealand's extinct moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes)

A new method to extract and purify DNA from allophanic soils and paleosols, and potential for paleoenvironmental reconstruction and other applications

A partial skeleton provides evidence for the former occurrence of moa populations on Rakiura Stewart Island

Amendments to the 2010 Checklist of the birds of New Zealand

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

Ancient DNA and morphometric analysis reveal extinction and replacement of New Zealand's unique black swans

Ancient DNA of crested penguins: Testing for temporal genetic shifts in the world's most diverse penguin clade

Ancient DNA of crested penguins: Testing for temporal genetic shifts in the world’s most diverse penguin clade

Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution

Ancient DNA reveals that the ‘extinct’ Hunter Island penguin (Tasidyptes hunteri) is not a distinct taxon

Ancient and contemporary DNA reveal a pre-human decline but no population bottleneck associated with recent human persecution in the kea (Nestor notabilis)

Application of palaeogenetic techniques to historic mollusc shells reveals phylogeographic structure in a New Zealand abalone

Conservation status of amphibians in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2024 ⬇️

DNA content and distribution in ancient feathers and potential to reconstruct the plumage of extinct avian taxa

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

Did interaction between human pressure and Little Ice Age drive biological turnover in New Zealand?

Dietary interpretations for extinct megafauna using coprolites, intestinal contents and stable isotopes: Complimentary or contradictory?

Evidence for breeding of Megadyptes penguins in the North Island at the time of human arrival

Evolutionary history of the Falklands wolf

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

Genetic and morphological evidence for two species ofLeucocarboshag (Aves, Pelecaniformes, Phalacrocoracidae) from southern South Island of New Zealand

High-resolution coproecology: using coprolites to reconstruct the habits and habitats of New Zealand's extinct upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus)

Indo-European and Asian origins for Chilean and Pacific chickens revealed by mtDNA

Invader or resident? Ancient-DNA reveals rapid species turnover in New Zealand little penguins ⬇️

Limitations and recommendations for successful DNA extraction from forensic soil samples: a review

Man and megafauna in Tasmania: closing the gap

Moa's Ark or volant ghosts of Gondwana? Insights from nineteen years of ancient DNA research on the extinct moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) of New Zealand

Morphological, behavioural and genetic differentiation within the Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) and its affinities to Cyanoramphus and Prosopeia

Myth or relict: Does ancient DNA detect the enigmatic Upland seal?

Native or not? Ancient DNA rejects persistence of New Zealand's endemic black swan: A reply to Montano et al

Phylogenetic relationships and terrestrial adaptations of the extinct laughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies (Aves: Strigidae)

Phylogeny of the microcormorants, with the description of a new genus

Radiocarbon-dating and ancient DNA reveal rapid replacement of extinct prehistoric penguins

Reply to Storey et al.: More DNA and dating studies needed for ancient El Arenal-1 chickens

Resolving lost herbivore community structure using coprolites of four sympatric moa species (Aves: Dinornithiformes)

Revision of the New Zealand gecko genus Hoplodactylus, with the description of a new species

Speciation, range contraction and extinction in the endemic New Zealand King Shag complex

Strong phylogeographic structure in a sedentary seabird, the Stewart Island Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus)

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

The effect of climate and environmental change on the megafaunal moa of New Zealand in the absence of humans

The phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic Indian Cormorant, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis (Phalacrocoracidae)

Thirty years of ancient DNA and the faunal biogeography of Aotearoa New Zealand: lessons and future directions

Time to Spread Your Wings: A Review of the Avian Ancient DNA Field

Unlocking the potential of ancient fish DNA in the genomic era

Using ancient DNA to study the origins and dispersal of ancestral Polynesian chickens across the Pacific