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Full circumpolar migration ensures evolutionary unity in the Emperor penguin

Authors :
Robin Cristofari
Giorgio Bertorelle
André Ancel
Andrea Benazzo
Yvon Le Maho
Paul J. Ponganis
Nils Chr Stenseth
Phil N. Trathan
Jason D. Whittington
Enrico Zanetti
Daniel P. Zitterbart
Céline Le Bohec
Emiliano Trucchi
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Delimiting populations is crucial for conserving threatened species. Using genome-wide data from the whole of Antarctica, Cristofari et al.show that Emperor penguins are organised into a single global population that have shared demography since the late Quarternary.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3d74c69776b46f582c5e4caad480df9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11842