Professor Len Gillman would like to see indigenous cultures take
the lead in scientific naming; Nestor
notabilis might become Nestor kea under Gillman and Wright’s proposal
The kiwi is New Zealand’s national bird, found nowhere else in the world – so why does it go by the scientific name Apteryx? It’s a question that puzzles Auckland professor of biogeography Len Gillman, who has co-authored a paper challenging taxonomical protocols with his colleague Shane Wright. The paper, published in the October issue […]
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