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Kōrero: Evolution of plants and animals

Whārangi 8. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

  • The Allan Wilson Centre

    This Massey University research centre investigates the molecular ecology and evolution of New Zealand species.

  • Ghosts of Gondwana

    A documentary about New Zealand's unusual plant and animal species, on the NZ On Screen website.

  • New Zealand evolutionary evidence

    These web pages from the University of Waikato have information on evolution and species radiation in New Zealand.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

  • Dawson, John, and Rob Lucas. Nature guide to the New Zealand forest. Auckland: Godwit, 2000.
  • Gibbs, George. Ghosts of Gondwana. Nelson: Craig Potton, 2006.
  • McIntyre, Teresa, ed. Biology Aotearoa: unique flora, fauna and fungi. Auckland: Pearson Education New Zealand, 2006.
  • Wardle, Peter. Vegetation of New Zealand. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
  • Worthy, Trevor H., and Richard N. Holdaway. The lost world of the moa: prehistoric life in New Zealand. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2002.
Ki mua Whai muri: Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa Whai muri

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Matt McGlone, Evolution of plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/5432/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Matt McGlone, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.