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Multiple sex chromosome system in penguins (Pygoscelis, Spheniscidae) [PDF]

Comparative Cytogenetics, 2017
Penguins are classified in the order Sphenisciformes into a single family, Spheniscidae. The genus Pygoscelis Wagler, 1832, is composed of three species, Pygoscelis antarcticus Forster, 1781, P. papua Forster, 1781 and P.
Ricardo José Gunski, Andrés Delgado Cañedo, Analía Del Valle Garnero, Mario Angel Ledesma, Nestor Coria, Diego Montalti, Tiago Marafiga Degrandi   +6 more
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Identification of the complete mitochondrial genome of the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus (Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae: Aptenodytes) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
The complete mitochondrial genome of the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus was firstly determined. The mitogenome is 17,477 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a ...
Jing Du, Jia-Shen Tian, Zhi-Chuang Lu, Sheng-Jiu Zhang, Xin-Ran Song, Gui-Ying Liu, Jia-Bo Han   +6 more
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Two new species of kidney fluke (Trematoda: Renicolidae) from New Zealand penguins (Spheniscidae), with a description of Renicola websterae n. sp. [PDF]

Syst Parasitol
This study describes Renicola websterae n. sp., a newly identified kidney fluke (Renicolidae: Trematoda) infecting two penguin species from New Zealand, the little blue penguin (Eudyptula novaehollandiae) and the Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes ...
Presswell B, Bennett J.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum?

Polar Biology, 2023
It has been postulated that ultraviolet reflectance is important in mate choice in King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus , although not in other penguin species that do not have body parts that reflect UV light.
P. Hadden, M. Vorobyev, William H. Hadden, F. Bonadonna, C. McGhee, Jie Zhang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

A small penguin cranium (Aves, Spheniscidae) from the Late Miocene of Bahía Inglesa Formation, Atacama Desert, Northern Chile

Comptes rendus. Palevol, 2023
A new cranium of penguin from the Late Miocene of the Bahía Inglesa Formation (Northern Chile) is described here. Specimen SGO.PV.22245 exhibits a unique combination of characters that suggests it belongs to a new species of either Eudypula Bonaparte ...
C. A. Hospitaleche, S. Soto-Acuña
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Endocranial morphology of Pygoscelis calderensis (Aves, Spheniscidae) from the Neogene of Chile and remarks on brain morphology in modern Pygoscelis [PDF]

, 2014
Fil: Paulina-Carabajal, Ariana. Museo Carmen Funes. Neuquen; ArgentinaFil: Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina. División Paleontología Vertebrados. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo.
Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina, Paulina-Carabajal, Ariana, Yury-Yáñez, Roberto E.   +2 more
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Contracaecum pelagicum and C. plagiaticium (Nematoda: Anisakidae) infection in Magellanic penguins (Sphenisciformes: Spheniscidae) on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2013
The occurrence of infections and the disease induced by Contracaecum plagiaticium and Contracaecum pelagicum in Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus Foster.
Sabrina D.E. Campos, Bárbara Bianca N. Pereira, Salvatore Siciliano, Carlos Henrique C. Costa, Nádia R.P. Almosny, Beatriz Brener   +5 more
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Features of Chronology and Breeding Success of Pygoscelis papua and P. аdeliae (Spheniscidae) Penguins in the Wilhelm Archipelago (CCAMLR Subarea 48.1)

Український антарктичний журнал, 2019
Objective. To investigate the qualitative changes in the habitats of two most common species penguin populations in the Wilhelm Archipelago Pygoscelis papua and P.
І. V. Dykyy, G. P. Milinevsky, О. L. Savitsky, D. G. Lutsenko, P. B. Khoetsky, M. F. Veselsky, V. M. Smagol, Ye. O. Dykyy, A. О. Dzhulay, J. V. Tsaryk, К. М. Nazaruk, А. Т. Zatushevsky, А. О. Simon, M. А. Telipska   +13 more
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THE CORACOIDS IN FUNCTIONAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF PENGUINS (AVES, SPHENISCIDAE) OF THE EOCENE OF ANTARCTICA

Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2010
The partial articulated skeleton MLP 77-V-10-1 comes from the upper levels of La Meseta Formation (Seymour Island, Antarctica) at the southwestern slope of the plateau.
CAROLINA ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE, ULISES DI CARLO   +1 more
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Mortality of a juvenile Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscidae) associated with the ingestion of a PFF-2 protective mask during the Covid-19 pandemic

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021
We report the discovery of a dead Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) found on Juquehy Beach (23°46′S 45°44′W), municipality of São Sebastião, Brazil, on September 9th 2020.
Hugo Gallo Neto, Carla Gomes Bantel, John Browning, Natalia Della Fina, Tami Albuquerque Ballabio, Fabio Teles de Santana, Mariana de Karam e Britto, Carla Beatriz Barbosa   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source