Genomic data from Humboldt penguin ( Spheniscus humboldti ).

• Main Authors: Alan, D Tennyson J, Andrew, Reeve Hart, McKinlay Bruce, Charles-André, Bost, Chengran, Zhou, Daniel, Ksepka T, Thompson R David, David, Houston M, De, Zhang Xing, Emily, Kay, Miller Gary, George, Pacheco, Guojie, Zhang, Hailin, Pan, Helen, Taylor, Bouzat L Juan, Juan, Masello F, Kathryn, Johnson, Kim, Labuschagne, Lara, Shepherd D, Lisa, Nupen J, Argilla S Lisa, Mads, Bertelsen F, Ellegaard R Martin, Melanie, Young J, Miaoquan, Fang, Mikkel-Holger, Sinding S, M.Thomas, Gilbert P, Boersma Dee P, Pablo, García Borboroglu, Patricia, Parker, Pauline, Howard, Dann Peter, Peter, Ryan G, Petra, Quillfeldt, Phillips A Richard, Grosser Stefanie, Steven, Fiddaman R, Theresa, Cole, Thomas, Mattern, Stracke Thomas, Tom, Hart, Ursula, Ellenberg, Xupeng, Bi, Yves, Cherel, Zhengtao, Yang
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: GigaScience Database 2019
• Subjects: Genomic; genomics; sphenisciformes; comparative evolution; phylogenetics; speciation; biogeography; demography; climate change; antarctica; evolution; Guano; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5524/102176; http://gigadb.org/dataset/102176

The Humboldt penguin inhabits coastal Chile and Peru. They nest on islands and rocky coasts, holes in guano and in caves. Humboldt penguin populations are declining, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies them as vulnerable. We sequenced the genome of an adult Humbo...