Taxonomy based on limited genomic markers may underestimate species diversity of rockhopper penguins and threaten their conservation

• Published in: Diversity & distributions Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 2277 - 2296
• Main Authors: Frugone, María José, Cole, Theresa L., López, María Eugenia, Clucas, Gemma, Matos-Maraví, Pável, Lois, Nicolás A., Pistorius, Pierre, Bonadonna, Francesco, Trathan, Phil, Polanowski, Andrea, Wienecke, Barbara, Raya-Rey, Andrea, Pütz, Klemens, Steinfurth, Antje, Bi, Ke, Wang-Claypool, Cynthia Y., Waters, Jonathan M., Bowie, Rauri C. K., Poulin, Elie, Vianna, Juliana A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley 01.11.2021; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Animal genetics; Aquatic birds; Biodiversity; Biological evolution; Biological Systematics; Biologisk systematik; Biomarkers; Coastal zone; Conservation; conspecificity; Cryptic species; Differentiation; Discordance; Divergence; DNA; DNA sequencing; Eudyptes; Eudyptes chrysocome; Eudyptes chrysocome filholi; Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi; Evaluation; Gene flow; Genetic markers; genetic variation; Genetics; genome; Genomes; Genomics; Hypotheses; Life Sciences; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA; Mutation; Penguins; Population; Population genetics; Populations and Evolution; RESEARCH ARTICLE; rockhopper penguins; seabirds; Southern Hemisphere; Speciation; species delimitation; Species diversity; Taxa; Taxonomy; rockhopper penguins; species delimitation; genomics; Eudyptes

Aim Delimiting recently diverged species is challenging. During speciation, genetic differentiation may be distributed unevenly across the genome, as different genomic regions can be subject to different selective pressures and evolutionary histories. Reliance on limited numbers of genetic markers t...