BSc (Biochemistry University of Otago) MSc (Hon1) (Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Auckland) PhD (Biological Sciences, University of Auckland)
Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute
Contact details for Dr Leon Huynen
Research expertise
Publications
- Huynen, L, Gill, B, Millar, CD and Lambert, DM. 2010 ancient DNA reveals extreme egg morphology and nesting behaviour in New Zealand's extinct moa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA: 107 (37): 16201-16202. 31st August doi/10.1073/pnas.0914096107.
- Subramanian, S, Huynen, L, Millar, CD and Lambert, DM.2010. Next generation sequencing and analysis of a conserved transcriptome of New Zealand's kiwi. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:387 (10 pages) www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/387
- Lambert, DM and Huynen, L. 2010. Face of the past reconstructed. Nature 463: 739-740.
- Lambert, DM, Shephard, LD, Huynen, L, Beans-Picon, G, Walter, G, Millar, CD. 2009. The molecular ecology of the extinct Huia of New Zealand. PLoS One 4 (11): e8019. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008019
- Seabrook-Davison, M, Huynen, L, Lambert, DM, Brunton, DH. 2009. Ancient DNA resolves identity and phylogeny of New Zealand's extinct and living quail (Coturnix sp.). PLoS One. 2009 4:e6400.
- Millar, CD, Huynen, L, Subramanian, S, Mohandesan, E and Lambert, DM. 2008. New developments in ancient genomics. Trends Ecological Evolution 7: 386-393.
- Storey, AA, Ramirez, JM, Beavan-Athfield, N, Addison, DJ, Walter, R, Hunt, T, Athens, JS, Huynen, L, Matisoo-Smith, EA. 2008.Pre-Colombian chikens, dates, isotopes, and mtDNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.105: E99; author reply E100.
- Waugh, J, Huynen, L, Millar, C, Lambert, D. 2008. DNA barcoding of animal species-response to DeSalle. Bioessays. 30:92-93.
- Storey, AA, Ramirez, JM, Quiroz, D, Burley, DV, Addison, DJ, Walter, R, Anderson, AJ, Hunt, TL, Athens, JS, Huynen, L, Matisoo-Smith, EA. 2007. Radiocarbon and DNA evidence for a pre-Columbian introduction of Polynesian chickens to Chile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 104: 10335-10339.
- Huynen, L, Miles, J and Lambert, DM. 2006. Unusual electrophoretic mobility of a DNA fragment of the universal 'non-ratite' sexing marker CHD allows sexing of New Zealand's endangered kiwi ratite Apteryx sp. Ibis 148: 167-168.
- Baker, AJ, Huynen LJ, Haddrath, O, Millar, CD and Lambert, DM. 2005. Reconstructing the tempo and mode of evolution in an extinct clade of birds with ancient DNA: the giant moas of New Zealand. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA102: 8257-8262.
- Lambert, DM, Baker, A, Huynen, L, Haddrath, O, Hebert, PD and Millar, CD. 2005. Is a large-scale DNA-based inventory of ancient life possible? Journal of Heredity ; 96(3): 279-284.
- Huynen, L, Millar, CD, Scofield, RP and Lambert, DM. 2003. Nuclear DNA sequences detect species limits in ancient moa. Nature; 425 (6954): 175-178.
- Huynen, L, Lambert, DM, McLennan, JA, Rickard, C and Robertson, HA. 2003. A DNA test for sex assignment in kiwi (Apteryx spp.). Notornis, 50: 231-233.