Evolution of the moa and their effect on NZ flora
Alan Cooper, I.A.E. Atkinson, William G. Lee and T.H. Worthy
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The lack of competition from herbivorous mammals or reptiles
suggests that coevolutionary relationships between moa and indigenous
plants are likely, but investigating such relationships is
difficult because of inadequate information on moa diets and other
factors influencing the chemistry and growth forms of plants. Despite
these difficulties, the isolation and relative simplicity of fauna1 composition
suggest that the New Zealand biota could contain valuable information about animal
plant coevolution.
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