Genome-wide analyses reveal drivers of penguin diversification

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Vianna, Juliana A., Fernandes, Flávia A. N., Frugone, María José, Figueiró, Henrique V., Pertierra, Luis R., Noll, Daly, Bi, Ke, Wang-Claypool, Cynthia Y., Lowther, Andrew, Parker, Patricia, Le Bohec, Celine, Bonadonna, Francesco, Wienecke, Barbara, Pistorius, Pierre, Steinfurth, Antje, Burridge, Christopher P., Dantas, Gisele P. M., Poulin, Elie, Simison, W. Brian, Henderson, Jim, Eizirik, Eduardo, Nery, Mariana F., Bowie, Rauri C. K.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences 2020
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Antarctic; Drake Passage; Kya; New Zealand; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7486704/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32817535; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2006659117

Penguins are the only extant family of flightless diving birds. They currently comprise at least 18 species, distributed from polar to tropical environments in the Southern Hemisphere. The history of their diversification and adaptation to these diverse environments remains controversial. We used 22...