Full circumpolar migration ensures evolutionary unity in the Emperor penguin

Delimiting populations is crucial for conserving threatened species. Using genome-wide data from the whole of Antarctica, Cristofari et al.show that Emperor penguins are organised into a single global population that have shared demography since the late Quarternary.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Robin Cristofari, Giorgio Bertorelle, André Ancel, Andrea Benazzo, Yvon Le Maho, Paul J. Ponganis, Nils Chr Stenseth, Phil N. Trathan, Jason D. Whittington, Enrico Zanetti, Daniel P. Zitterbart, Céline Le Bohec, Emiliano Trucchi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarc*
Antarctica
Emperor penguins
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11842
https://doaj.org/article/e3d74c69776b46f582c5e4caad480df9
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Summary:Delimiting populations is crucial for conserving threatened species. Using genome-wide data from the whole of Antarctica, Cristofari et al.show that Emperor penguins are organised into a single global population that have shared demography since the late Quarternary.

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