David Steadman

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David William Steadman is the curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.[1] His research has concentrated on the evolution, biogeography, conservation, and extinction of tropical birds, particularly in the islands of the Pacific Ocean.[2] He has also authored over 180 scientific publications. [3] He has conducted a number of digs at prehistoric sites and uncovered widescale extinctions caused by humans in the early stages of colonisation. He has described a number of extinct species of birds and more recently was involved in the discovery of the Solomon Islands Frogmouth.[4]

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  1. ^ Steadman D, (2006). Extinction and Biogeography in Tropical Pacific Birds, University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7
  2. ^ Line, L (1995) " Gone the way of the dinosaurs - biologist David Steadman unearths bones of extinct flightless birds in Tonga" International Wildlife. Accessed 1 March 2008
  3. ^ Florida Museum of Natural History Staff Spotlight "http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/directory/cvs/steadman_cv.htm" Accessed 25 March 2008
  4. ^ University of Florida News (2007) "UF scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands Accessed 1 March 2008