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Uncovering genetic population structure in the Endangered northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) across islands in the Southern Atlantic and Indian oceans.
BMC genomics - 6 Jan 2026
Ritchie-Parker Heather, Ball Alex, Glass Trevor, Costanzi Jean-Marc, Boulinier Thierry, Gamble Amandine, Ghazali Muhammad, Keegan Karen, Barbraud Christophe, Bost Charly, Bost Caroline, Cleeland Jaimie, Clessin Augustin, Connan Maelle, Delord Karine, Dilley Ben, Glass Tristan, Jones Christopher W, Moore Peta, Lawrence Kate, LeBouard Fabrice, Osborne Alexis, Phillips Richard A, Ratcliffe Norman, Repetto Julian, Risi Michelle, Ryan Peter G, Spolander Brandon, Swain Shannon, Swain Wayne, Tornos Jérémy, Whittle Alex, Senn Helen, Steinfurth Antje
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) is a threatened species, listed as Endangered globally by the IUCN owing to rapid population decreases in the past, combined with a limited distributional range. Their breeding is confined to five islands in the central South Atlantic Ocean (Gough, Nightingale, Inaccessible, Alex (= Middle), and Tristan da Cunha) and two islands in the southern...
Topics
- Animals
- Spheniscidae
- Endangered Species
- Genetics, Population
- Indian Ocean
- Genetic Variation
- Atlantic Ocean