High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins
Pan H, Cole TL, Bi X, et al. High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins. GigaScience . 2019;8(9). **Background** Penguins (Sphenisciformes) are a remarkable order of flightless wing-propelled diving seabirds distributed widely across the southern hemisphere. They share a volant com...
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ftubbiepub:oai:pub.uni-bielefeld.de:2984167 2024-09-15T17:46:44+00:00 High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins Pan, Hailin Cole, Theresa L Bi, Xupeng Fang, Miaoquan Zhou, Chengran Yang, Zhengtao Ksepka, Daniel T Hart, Tom Bouzat, Juan L Argilla, Lisa S Bertelsen, Mads F Boersma, P Dee Bost, Charles-André Cherel, Yves Dann, Peter Fiddaman, Steven R Howard, Pauline Labuschagne, Kim Mattern, Thomas Miller, Gary Parker, Patricia Phillips, Richard A Quillfeldt, Petra Ryan, Peter G Taylor, Helen Thompson, David R Young, Melanie J Ellegaard, Martin R Gilbert, M Thomas P Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S Pacheco, George Shepherd, Lara D Tennyson, Alan J D Grosser, Stefanie Kay, Emily Nupen, Lisa J Ellenberg, Ursula Houston, David M Reeve, Andrew Hart Johnson, Kathryn Masello, Juan Stracke, Thomas McKinlay, Bruce Borboroglu, Pablo García Zhang, De-Xing Zhang, Guojie 2019 https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2984167 eng eng Oxford University Press (OUP) info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1093/gigascience/giz117 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2047-217X https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2984167 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:eu-repo/semantics/article doc-type:article text 2019 ftubbiepub https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giz117 2024-07-09T23:40:29Z Pan H, Cole TL, Bi X, et al. High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins. GigaScience . 2019;8(9). **Background** Penguins (Sphenisciformes) are a remarkable order of flightless wing-propelled diving seabirds distributed widely across the southern hemisphere. They share a volant common ancestor with Procellariiformes close to the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (66 million years ago) and subsequently lost the ability to fly but enhanced their diving capabilities. With ∼20 species among 6 genera, penguins range from the tropical Galápagos Islands to the oceanic temperate forests of New Zealand, the rocky coastlines of the sub-Antarctic islands, and the sea ice around Antarctica. To inhabit such diverse and extreme environments, penguins evolved many physiological and morphological adaptations. However, they are also highly sensitive to climate change. Therefore, penguins provide an exciting target system for understanding the evolutionary processes of speciation, adaptation, and demography. Genomic data are an emerging resource for addressing questions about such processes. **Results** Here we present a novel dataset of 19 high-coverage genomes that, together with 2 previously published genomes, encompass all extant penguin species. We also present a well-supported phylogeny to clarify the relationships among penguins. In contrast to recent studies, our results demonstrate that the genus Aptenodytes is basal and sister to all other extant penguin genera, providing intriguing new insights into the adaptation of penguins to Antarctica. As such, our dataset provides a novel resource for understanding the evolutionary history of penguins as a clade, as well as the fine-scale relationships of individual penguin lineages. Against this background, we introduce a major consortium of international scientists dedicated to studying these genomes. Moreover, we highlight emerging issues regarding ensuring legal and respectful indigenous consultation, particularly for genomic data originating from New Zealand ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Sea ice PUB - Publications at Bielefeld University GigaScience 8 9 |
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Pan H, Cole TL, Bi X, et al. High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins. GigaScience . 2019;8(9). **Background** Penguins (Sphenisciformes) are a remarkable order of flightless wing-propelled diving seabirds distributed widely across the southern hemisphere. They share a volant common ancestor with Procellariiformes close to the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (66 million years ago) and subsequently lost the ability to fly but enhanced their diving capabilities. With ∼20 species among 6 genera, penguins range from the tropical Galápagos Islands to the oceanic temperate forests of New Zealand, the rocky coastlines of the sub-Antarctic islands, and the sea ice around Antarctica. To inhabit such diverse and extreme environments, penguins evolved many physiological and morphological adaptations. However, they are also highly sensitive to climate change. Therefore, penguins provide an exciting target system for understanding the evolutionary processes of speciation, adaptation, and demography. Genomic data are an emerging resource for addressing questions about such processes. **Results** Here we present a novel dataset of 19 high-coverage genomes that, together with 2 previously published genomes, encompass all extant penguin species. We also present a well-supported phylogeny to clarify the relationships among penguins. In contrast to recent studies, our results demonstrate that the genus Aptenodytes is basal and sister to all other extant penguin genera, providing intriguing new insights into the adaptation of penguins to Antarctica. As such, our dataset provides a novel resource for understanding the evolutionary history of penguins as a clade, as well as the fine-scale relationships of individual penguin lineages. Against this background, we introduce a major consortium of international scientists dedicated to studying these genomes. Moreover, we highlight emerging issues regarding ensuring legal and respectful indigenous consultation, particularly for genomic data originating from New Zealand ... |
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Pan, Hailin Cole, Theresa L Bi, Xupeng Fang, Miaoquan Zhou, Chengran Yang, Zhengtao Ksepka, Daniel T Hart, Tom Bouzat, Juan L Argilla, Lisa S Bertelsen, Mads F Boersma, P Dee Bost, Charles-André Cherel, Yves Dann, Peter Fiddaman, Steven R Howard, Pauline Labuschagne, Kim Mattern, Thomas Miller, Gary Parker, Patricia Phillips, Richard A Quillfeldt, Petra Ryan, Peter G Taylor, Helen Thompson, David R Young, Melanie J Ellegaard, Martin R Gilbert, M Thomas P Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S Pacheco, George Shepherd, Lara D Tennyson, Alan J D Grosser, Stefanie Kay, Emily Nupen, Lisa J Ellenberg, Ursula Houston, David M Reeve, Andrew Hart Johnson, Kathryn Masello, Juan Stracke, Thomas McKinlay, Bruce Borboroglu, Pablo García Zhang, De-Xing Zhang, Guojie |
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Pan, Hailin Cole, Theresa L Bi, Xupeng Fang, Miaoquan Zhou, Chengran Yang, Zhengtao Ksepka, Daniel T Hart, Tom Bouzat, Juan L Argilla, Lisa S Bertelsen, Mads F Boersma, P Dee Bost, Charles-André Cherel, Yves Dann, Peter Fiddaman, Steven R Howard, Pauline Labuschagne, Kim Mattern, Thomas Miller, Gary Parker, Patricia Phillips, Richard A Quillfeldt, Petra Ryan, Peter G Taylor, Helen Thompson, David R Young, Melanie J Ellegaard, Martin R Gilbert, M Thomas P Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S Pacheco, George Shepherd, Lara D Tennyson, Alan J D Grosser, Stefanie Kay, Emily Nupen, Lisa J Ellenberg, Ursula Houston, David M Reeve, Andrew Hart Johnson, Kathryn Masello, Juan Stracke, Thomas McKinlay, Bruce Borboroglu, Pablo García Zhang, De-Xing Zhang, Guojie High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins |
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Pan, Hailin Cole, Theresa L Bi, Xupeng Fang, Miaoquan Zhou, Chengran Yang, Zhengtao Ksepka, Daniel T Hart, Tom Bouzat, Juan L Argilla, Lisa S Bertelsen, Mads F Boersma, P Dee Bost, Charles-André Cherel, Yves Dann, Peter Fiddaman, Steven R Howard, Pauline Labuschagne, Kim Mattern, Thomas Miller, Gary Parker, Patricia Phillips, Richard A Quillfeldt, Petra Ryan, Peter G Taylor, Helen Thompson, David R Young, Melanie J Ellegaard, Martin R Gilbert, M Thomas P Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S Pacheco, George Shepherd, Lara D Tennyson, Alan J D Grosser, Stefanie Kay, Emily Nupen, Lisa J Ellenberg, Ursula Houston, David M Reeve, Andrew Hart Johnson, Kathryn Masello, Juan Stracke, Thomas McKinlay, Bruce Borboroglu, Pablo García Zhang, De-Xing Zhang, Guojie |
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High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins |
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High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins |
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