Full circumpolar migration ensures evolutionary unity in the Emperor penguin

Full circumpolar migration ensures evolutionary unity in the Emperor penguin

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.

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Main 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11842

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https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11842

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