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Smith, B.T.; Merwin, J.; Provost, K.L.; Thom, G.; Brumfield, R.T.; Ferreira, M.; Mauck, W.M.I.; Moyle, R.G.; Wright, T.F.; Joseph, L. (2023). "Phylogenomic analysis of the parrots of the world distinguishes artifactual from biological sources of gene tree discordance". Systematic Biology. 72 (1): 228–241. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syac055. PMID 35916751.
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Sutherland, William J. (2002). "Conservation biology: Science, sex and the kakapo". Nature. 419 (6904): 265–266. Bibcode:2002Natur.419..265S. doi:10.1038/419265a. PMID 12239554. S2CID 52871178.
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Sutherland, W.J. (2002). "Conservation biology: Science, sex, and the kakapo". Nature. 419 (6904): 265–266. Bibcode:2002Natur.419..265S. doi:10.1038/419265a. PMID 12239554. S2CID 52871178.
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Winter, D.J.; Weir, B.S.; Glare, T.; Rhodes, J.; Perrott, J.; Fisher, M.C.; Stajich, J.E.; Digby, A.; Dearden, P.K.; Cox, M.P. (2022). "A single fungal strain was the unexpected cause of a mass aspergillosis outbreak in the world's largest and only flightless parrot". iScience. 25 (12): 105470. Bibcode:2022iSci...25j5470W. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.105470. PMC 9668684. PMID 36404926.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Corfield, J. R.; Gsell, A. C.; Brunton, D.; Heesy, C. P.; Hall, M. I.; Acosta, M. L.; Iwaniuk, A. N. (2011). "Anatomical specializations for nocturnality in a critically endangered parrot, the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)". PLOS ONE. 6 (8): e22945. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...622945C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022945. PMC 3157909. PMID 21860663.
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