Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation
Diving petrels (genus Pelecanoides ) are a group of small Southern Ocean seabirds whose taxonomy has remained problematic due to a lack of morphological diversity between species and limited availability of genetic data. Here we examine the phylogenetic relationships of the Pelecanoides diving petre...
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ftsmithonian:oai:figshare.com:article/14737839 2023-05-15T15:33:41+02:00 Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation Stefanie Grosser (837364) Fiona Robertson (4110739) Lara D. Shepherd (8300358) Alan J. D. Tennyson (8142240) Colin M. Miskelly (3925127) Graeme A. Taylor (8142243) Bruce C. Robertson (7293899) 2021-06-05T13:20:02Z https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14737839.v1 unknown https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Phylogenetic_affinities_of_the_Whenua_Hou_Diving_Petrel_implications_for_conservation/14737839 doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.14737839.v1 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Cell Biology Genetics Evolutionary Biology Ecology Inorganic Chemistry Science Policy Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Diving petrels Pelecanoides phylogenetics Procellariiformes seabirds Text Journal contribution 2021 ftsmithonian https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14737839.v1 2021-06-13T15:04:41Z Diving petrels (genus Pelecanoides ) are a group of small Southern Ocean seabirds whose taxonomy has remained problematic due to a lack of morphological diversity between species and limited availability of genetic data. Here we examine the phylogenetic relationships of the Pelecanoides diving petrels with analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, focusing in particular, on the recently described and critically endangered Whenua Hou Diving Petrel ( P. whenuahouensis ). Pelecanoides whenuahouensis showed only minor sequence divergence from its sister species, the South Georgian Diving Petrel ( P. georgicus) , comparable to divergence levels observed between subspecies of the Common Diving Petrel ( P. urinatrix ). The paratype of P. whenuahouensis , which was collected from the now extinct population on the Auckland Islands, is genetically indistinguishable from P. georgicus raising the question of which species formerly bred on these subantarctic islands. Our genetic analyses provide insights into the phylogeography and evolutionary history of Pelecanoides and will help inform the conservation of the critically endangered Whenua Hou Diving Petrel. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Auckland Islands Southern Ocean Unknown Southern Ocean |
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Cell Biology Genetics Evolutionary Biology Ecology Inorganic Chemistry Science Policy Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Diving petrels Pelecanoides phylogenetics Procellariiformes seabirds Stefanie Grosser (837364) Fiona Robertson (4110739) Lara D. Shepherd (8300358) Alan J. D. Tennyson (8142240) Colin M. Miskelly (3925127) Graeme A. Taylor (8142243) Bruce C. Robertson (7293899) Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation |
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Diving petrels (genus Pelecanoides ) are a group of small Southern Ocean seabirds whose taxonomy has remained problematic due to a lack of morphological diversity between species and limited availability of genetic data. Here we examine the phylogenetic relationships of the Pelecanoides diving petrels with analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, focusing in particular, on the recently described and critically endangered Whenua Hou Diving Petrel ( P. whenuahouensis ). Pelecanoides whenuahouensis showed only minor sequence divergence from its sister species, the South Georgian Diving Petrel ( P. georgicus) , comparable to divergence levels observed between subspecies of the Common Diving Petrel ( P. urinatrix ). The paratype of P. whenuahouensis , which was collected from the now extinct population on the Auckland Islands, is genetically indistinguishable from P. georgicus raising the question of which species formerly bred on these subantarctic islands. Our genetic analyses provide insights into the phylogeography and evolutionary history of Pelecanoides and will help inform the conservation of the critically endangered Whenua Hou Diving Petrel. |
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Stefanie Grosser (837364) Fiona Robertson (4110739) Lara D. Shepherd (8300358) Alan J. D. Tennyson (8142240) Colin M. Miskelly (3925127) Graeme A. Taylor (8142243) Bruce C. Robertson (7293899) |
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Stefanie Grosser (837364) Fiona Robertson (4110739) Lara D. Shepherd (8300358) Alan J. D. Tennyson (8142240) Colin M. Miskelly (3925127) Graeme A. Taylor (8142243) Bruce C. Robertson (7293899) |
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Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation |
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Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation |
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Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation |
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Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation |
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Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation |
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phylogenetic affinities of the whenua hou diving petrel: implications for conservation |
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