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Dispersal in the sub-Antarctic: king penguins show remarkably little population genetic differentiation across their range.
BMC evolutionary biology - 13 Oct 2016
Clucas Gemma V, Younger Jane L, Kao Damian, Rogers Alex D, Handley Jonathan, Miller Gary D, Jouventin Pierre, Nolan Paul, Gharbi Karim, Miller Karen J, Hart Tom
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BACKGROUND: Seabirds are important components of marine ecosystems, both as predators and as indicators of ecological change, being conspicuous and sensitive to changes in prey abundance. To determine whether fluctuations in population sizes are localised or indicative of large-scale ecosystem change, we must first understand population structure and dispersal. King penguins are long-lived seabirds that occupy a...
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