High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins

• Published in: GigaScience
• Main Authors: Pan, Hailin, Cole, Theresa, Bi, Xupeng, Fang, Miaoquan, Zhou, Chengran, Yang, Zhengtao, Ksepka, Daniel, Hart, Tom, Bouzat, Juan, Argilla, Lisa, Bertelsen, Mads F., Boersma, P Dee, Bost, Charles-André, Cherel, Yves, Dann, Peter, Fiddaman, Steven, Howard, Pauline, Labuschagne, Kim, Mattern, Thomas, Miller, Gary, Parker, Patricia, Phillips, Richard, Quillfeldt, Petra, Ryan, Peter, Taylor, Helen, Thompson, David, Young, Melanie, Ellegaard, Martin, Gilbert, M Thomas P, Sinding, Mikkel-Holger, Pacheco, George, Shepherd, Lara, Tennyson, Alan, Grosser, Stefanie, Kay, Emily, Nupen, Lisa, Ellenberg, Ursula, Houston, David, Reeve, Andrew Hart, Johnson, Kathryn, Masello, Juan, Stracke, Thomas, Mckinlay, Bruce, Borboroglu, Pablo García, Zhang, De-Xing, Zhang, Guojie
• Other Authors: Beijing Genomics Institute Shenzhen (BGI), Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Lincoln, Bruce Museum USA, Department of Zoology Oxford, University of Oxford Oxford, Department of Biological Sciences OH, USA, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), The Wildlife Hospital Dunedin New Zealand, Otago Polytechnic New Zealand, Copenhagen Zoo, Center for Ecosystem Sentinels Seattle, USA, University of Washington Seattle, Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Department, Phillip Island Nature Parks Australia, Phillip Island Nature Parks Australia, Department of Zoology, Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research UK, Hornby Veterinary Centre New Zealand, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Dunedin, Nouvelle-Zélande, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Australia, The University of Western Australia (UWA), Department of Biology, University of Missouri USA, University of Missouri USA, British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen = Justus Liebig University (JLU), FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town-DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, Vet Services Hawkes Bay Ltd New Zealand, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Auckland (NIWA), Department of Zoology, University of Otago New Zealand, Section for GeoGenetics, Globe Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH), Department of Biology Copenhagen, Faculty of Science Copenhagen, Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa, Wildbase, Massey University New Zealand, Massey University New Zealand, Global Penguin Society and Department of Ecology Australia, La Trobe University Melbourne, Biodiversity Group, Department of Conservation New Zealand, Section for Ecology and Evolution Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (UCPH)-Faculty of Science Copenhagen, South Island Wildlife Hospital New Zealand, Global Penguin Society and Center for Ecosystem Sentinels USA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2019
• Subjects: [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; New Zealand; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-02296805; https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giz117

International audience 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.