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Marked phylogeographic structure of Gentoo penguin reveals an ongoing diversification process along the Southern Ocean.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Feb 2017
Vianna Juliana A, Noll Daly, Dantas Gisele P M, Petry Maria Virginia, Barbosa Andrés, González-Acuña Daniel, Le Bohec Céline, Bonadonna Francesco, Poulin Elie
Abstract excerpt
Two main hypotheses have been debated about the biogeography of the Southern Ocean: (1) the Antarctic Polar Front (APF), acting as a barrier between Antarctic and sub-Antarctic provinces, and (2) the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), promoting gene flow among sub-Antarctic areas. The Gentoo penguin is distributed throughout these two provinces, separated by the APF. We analyzed mtDNA (HVR1) and 12...
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