Complex population structure of the Atlantic puffin revealed by whole genome analyses
Oliver Kersten, Bastiaan Star, Deborah M. Leigh, Tycho Anker‐Nilssen, Hallvard Strøm, Jóhannis Danielsen, Sébastien Descamps, Kjell Einar Erikstad, Michelle G. Fitzsimmons, Jérôme Fort, Erpur Snær Hansen, Mike Harris, Martin Irestedt, Oddmund Kleven, Mark L. Mallory, , Sanne Boessenkool
This study uses whole genome analyses of Atlantic puffins to reveal complex population structure, identifying four genetically distinct clusters and a secondary contact zone, challenging current taxonomy.
Communications Biology · Jul 29, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics