New Species bird in sulawesi |
Researchers Ireland Discover New Bird Species in Sulawesi
Suara.com - A group of zoologists from college Trinity
College, Dublin, Ireland find new bird species in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi
Province, Indonesia. They named the new species as bird chili Wakatobi with the
Latin name Diacaeum kuehni.
Genetically, the bird chili wakatobi different and larger
than its closest relatives, bird chili gray flanks. The experts also ensure
that the species is not the result of heredity or gray flanks Chili
interbreeding with other species.
The discovery was published in the journal PLoS ONE.
According to Sean Kelly, a doctoral student at Trinity that the team leader
said, species identification is critical. Because the area is fairly rapid
development can wipe out a species that has not been documented.
"Because people do change the natural environment in
Sulawesi very quickly, the discovery and description of the species in the
region is very important," said Kelly.
Place discovery, Wakatobi archipelago is a group of
islands known as the world's coral triangle. Wakatobi has also long been known
to zoologists world as a place that is rich in biodiversity. A legendary
researcher Alfred Russel Wallace had done research on it.
Meanwhile, according to Dr Nicola Marples, professor of
zoology at Trinity asserts that the discovery was not the end result of the
study. Which must be considered further is the preservation of Wakatobi of
environmental threats. Because, despite being in the Wakatobi Marine National
Park, there is no protection on the islands. (Independent.ie)
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