An ‛Aukward’ Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks
One hundred and seventy-three years ago, the last two Great Auks, Pinguinus impennis, ever reliably seen were killed. Their internal organs can be found in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, but the location of their skins has remained a mystery. In 1999, Great Auk expert Erro...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fb9c0eb61e004930b0156671db75d313 2023-05-15T16:22:55+02:00 An ‛Aukward’ Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks Jessica E. Thomas Gary R. Carvalho James Haile Michael D. Martin Jose A. Samaniego Castruita Jonas Niemann Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding Marcela Sandoval-Velasco Nicolas J. Rawlence Errol Fuller Jon Fjeldså Michael Hofreiter John R. Stewart M. Thomas P. Gilbert Michael Knapp 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/genes8060164 https://doaj.org/article/fb9c0eb61e004930b0156671db75d313 EN eng MDPI AG http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/8/6/164 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4425 2073-4425 doi:10.3390/genes8060164 https://doaj.org/article/fb9c0eb61e004930b0156671db75d313 Genes, Vol 8, Iss 6, p 164 (2017) ancient DNA extinct birds mitochondrial genome museum specimens palaeogenomics Genetics QH426-470 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/genes8060164 2022-12-31T05:46:26Z One hundred and seventy-three years ago, the last two Great Auks, Pinguinus impennis, ever reliably seen were killed. Their internal organs can be found in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, but the location of their skins has remained a mystery. In 1999, Great Auk expert Errol Fuller proposed a list of five potential candidate skins in museums around the world. Here we take a palaeogenomic approach to test which—if any—of Fuller’s candidate skins likely belong to either of the two birds. Using mitochondrial genomes from the five candidate birds (housed in museums in Bremen, Brussels, Kiel, Los Angeles, and Oldenburg) and the organs of the last two known individuals, we partially solve the mystery that has been on Great Auk scholars’ minds for generations and make new suggestions as to the whereabouts of the still-missing skin from these two birds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Great auk Pinguinus impennis Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Oldenburg Fuller ENVELOPE(162.350,162.350,-77.867,-77.867) Genes 8 6 164 |
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One hundred and seventy-three years ago, the last two Great Auks, Pinguinus impennis, ever reliably seen were killed. Their internal organs can be found in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, but the location of their skins has remained a mystery. In 1999, Great Auk expert Errol Fuller proposed a list of five potential candidate skins in museums around the world. Here we take a palaeogenomic approach to test which—if any—of Fuller’s candidate skins likely belong to either of the two birds. Using mitochondrial genomes from the five candidate birds (housed in museums in Bremen, Brussels, Kiel, Los Angeles, and Oldenburg) and the organs of the last two known individuals, we partially solve the mystery that has been on Great Auk scholars’ minds for generations and make new suggestions as to the whereabouts of the still-missing skin from these two birds. |
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Jessica E. Thomas Gary R. Carvalho James Haile Michael D. Martin Jose A. Samaniego Castruita Jonas Niemann Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding Marcela Sandoval-Velasco Nicolas J. Rawlence Errol Fuller Jon Fjeldså Michael Hofreiter John R. Stewart M. Thomas P. Gilbert Michael Knapp |
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Jessica E. Thomas Gary R. Carvalho James Haile Michael D. Martin Jose A. Samaniego Castruita Jonas Niemann Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding Marcela Sandoval-Velasco Nicolas J. Rawlence Errol Fuller Jon Fjeldså Michael Hofreiter John R. Stewart M. Thomas P. Gilbert Michael Knapp |
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An ‛Aukward’ Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks |
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