@thtlibertychick animals get diseases and have gone extinct, so not sure what your argument is https://t.co/7UkFJbs3dU
RT @micropaleov: Christmas Island rat (Rattus macleari) was abundant in 1887 but confirmed to be extinct in 1908. The extinction was likely…
RT @micropaleov: Christmas Island rat (Rattus macleari) was abundant in 1887 but confirmed to be extinct in 1908. The extinction was likely…
Christmas Island rat (Rattus macleari) was abundant in 1887 but confirmed to be extinct in 1908. The extinction was likely caused by infection disease introduced by humans (and introduced species). クリスマス島にしか生息していなかったラット #FossilFriday https://t.co/yigJXx1
Some references for today's fact: -The decline of the rodents of Christmas island (Wyatt et al., 2008: https://t.co/fSvIosQfwC) -Art by P.J. Smit. Happy Holidays etc!
RT @PeterDaszak: Great story on the Christmas Island rat-flea co-extinction which, ironically, might have been caused by an introduced para…
RT @PeterDaszak: Great story on the Christmas Island rat-flea co-extinction which, ironically, might have been caused by an introduced para…
RT @PeterDaszak: Great story on the Christmas Island rat-flea co-extinction which, ironically, might have been caused by an introduced para…
RT @PeterDaszak: Great story on the Christmas Island rat-flea co-extinction which, ironically, might have been caused by an introduced para…
RT @PeterDaszak: Great story on the Christmas Island rat-flea co-extinction which, ironically, might have been caused by an introduced para…
Great story on the Christmas Island rat-flea co-extinction which, ironically, might have been caused by an introduced parasite itself - see our paper: https://t.co/8Mx83A0tCH