Genetic evidence for three species of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome
International audience The taxonomy of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster 1781), is contentious. Some authorities recognise three subspecies based on morphological differences and geographical separation of breeding populations while others suggest that morphological differences suppo...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-00182563v1 2024-02-27T08:44:41+00:00 Genetic evidence for three species of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome Banks, Jonathan van Buren, Amy Cherel, Yves Whitfield, James B. Department of Entomology Urbana University of Illinois System Department of Biology (DB) University of Washington Seattle Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2006-06-20 https://hal.science/hal-00182563 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0160-3 en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00300-006-0160-3 hal-00182563 https://hal.science/hal-00182563 doi:10.1007/s00300-006-0160-3 ISSN: 0722-4060 EISSN: 1432-2056 Polar Biology https://hal.science/hal-00182563 Polar Biology, 2006, 30, pp.61-67. ⟨10.1007/s00300-006-0160-3⟩ [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2006 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0160-3 2024-01-28T03:22:20Z International audience The taxonomy of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster 1781), is contentious. Some authorities recognise three subspecies based on morphological differences and geographical separation of breeding populations while others suggest that morphological differences support classifying rockhopper penguins as two distinct species. The taxonomy of rockhopper penguins is of more than academic interest as breeding colonies worldwide have declined markedly in size since the 1930s and rockhopper penguins are currently listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. We compared the genetic distances between three mitochondrial gene regions from the three putative rockhopper penguin subspecies with the distances between various penguin sister species to clarify the taxonomy and systematics of rockhopper penguins. Genetic distances between the rockhopper penguin taxa, relative to other closely related penguin species, support reclassifying the three rockhopper penguin subspecies as species. Reclassification of rockhopper penguins as three species could result in their conservation status being upgraded from vulnerable to endangered. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Biology Rockhopper penguin Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Polar Biology 30 1 61 67 |
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International audience The taxonomy of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster 1781), is contentious. Some authorities recognise three subspecies based on morphological differences and geographical separation of breeding populations while others suggest that morphological differences support classifying rockhopper penguins as two distinct species. The taxonomy of rockhopper penguins is of more than academic interest as breeding colonies worldwide have declined markedly in size since the 1930s and rockhopper penguins are currently listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. We compared the genetic distances between three mitochondrial gene regions from the three putative rockhopper penguin subspecies with the distances between various penguin sister species to clarify the taxonomy and systematics of rockhopper penguins. Genetic distances between the rockhopper penguin taxa, relative to other closely related penguin species, support reclassifying the three rockhopper penguin subspecies as species. Reclassification of rockhopper penguins as three species could result in their conservation status being upgraded from vulnerable to endangered. |
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Department of Entomology Urbana University of Illinois System Department of Biology (DB) University of Washington Seattle Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Genetic evidence for three species of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome |
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Genetic evidence for three species of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome |
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Genetic evidence for three species of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome |
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Genetic evidence for three species of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome |
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Genetic evidence for three species of rockhopper penguins, Eudyptes chrysocome |
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genetic evidence for three species of rockhopper penguins, eudyptes chrysocome |
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ISSN: 0722-4060 EISSN: 1432-2056 Polar Biology https://hal.science/hal-00182563 Polar Biology, 2006, 30, pp.61-67. ⟨10.1007/s00300-006-0160-3⟩ |
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