Telomere erosion as an intrinsic mechanism of species extinction: the
sudden and complete disappearance of the passenger pigeon 100 years ago
Abstract
Correspondence re: Hung, C. M., et al. 2014. “Drastic population
fluctuations explain the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon.”
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A no. 111 (29):10636-41. doi:
10.1073/pnas.1401526111.