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Peter Kovalik
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Peter Kovalik
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Fred Ruhe
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Neil Adam Smith, 2011: Systematics and Evolution of Extinct and Extant Pan-Alcidae (Aves, Charadriiformes): Combined Phylogenetic Analyses, Divergence Estimations, and Paleoclimatic Interactions: PhD theses 772 pg.
Neil Adam Smith, 2011: Taxonomic Revision and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Flightless Mancallinae (Aves, Pan-Alcidae): ZooKeys 91: 1-116
Neil Adam Smith & Julia A. Clarke, 2011: An Alphataxonomic Revision of Extinct and Extant Razorbills (Aves, Alcidae): a Combined Morphometric and Phylogenetic Approach: Ornithological Monographs 72: 1-61
Neil Adam Smith, Storrs Lovejoy Olson & Julia A. Clarke, 2007: First Atlantic Record of the Puffin Cerorhinca (Aves, Alcidae) from the Pliocene of North Carolina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27: 1039-1043
Erik Wijnker & Storrs Lovejoy Olson, 2009: A Revision of the Fossil Genus Miocepphus and Other Miocene Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) of the Western North Atlantic Ocean: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 7: 471-487
I have all the pdf's, if you want a copy, just ask me at [email protected]
Fred Ruhe
Neil Adam Smith, 2011: Taxonomic Revision and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Flightless Mancallinae (Aves, Pan-Alcidae): ZooKeys 91: 1-116
Neil Adam Smith & Julia A. Clarke, 2011: An Alphataxonomic Revision of Extinct and Extant Razorbills (Aves, Alcidae): a Combined Morphometric and Phylogenetic Approach: Ornithological Monographs 72: 1-61
Neil Adam Smith, Storrs Lovejoy Olson & Julia A. Clarke, 2007: First Atlantic Record of the Puffin Cerorhinca (Aves, Alcidae) from the Pliocene of North Carolina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27: 1039-1043
Erik Wijnker & Storrs Lovejoy Olson, 2009: A Revision of the Fossil Genus Miocepphus and Other Miocene Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) of the Western North Atlantic Ocean: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 7: 471-487
I have all the pdf's, if you want a copy, just ask me at [email protected]
Fred Ruhe
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MJB
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I note the understandable plea for compliance with established protocols on the acceptability or otherwise of taxonomic terms (while recoiling from the Académie française-like enthusiasm for rigidity in language as well as in definition), but calling the use of 'Pan-' "inacceptable" instead of "unacceptable" is unfortunate. The plea for compliance is undone!
Merriam-Webster includes "inacceptable" only in its Premium Unabridged version (which holds an additional 300 000 rarely-used or obsolete words), a comment therein providing some context: (Inacceptable is) 'used a good deal in philosophical and church writing'!
"Inacceptable" occurs in French, of course, and so I suspect a 'false friend' 'derailment of the train of thought'!:eek!:
MJB
Always glad to bring a little light relief to solemn proceedings...
Nutcracker
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Presumably Pan-Alcidae is a hybrid between a chimpanzee and an auk? 3
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That 'crossed' my mind too, but I was worried that I'd seem an ape if I posted it. :-OPresumably Pan-Alcidae is a hybrid between a chimpanzee and an auk? 3
Farnboro John
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Peter Kovalik
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Richard Klim
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Peter Kovalik
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Uria lomvia
Anna Tigano, Martin Damus, Tim P. Birt, Jamie A. Morris-Pocock, Yuri B. Artukhin, and Vicki L. Friesen. The Arctic: Glacial Refugium or Area of Secondary Contact? Inference from the Population Genetic Structure of the Thick-Billed Murre (Uria lomvia), with Implications for Management. J Hered (2015) 106 (3): 238-246 doi:10.1093/jhered/esv016.
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Anna Tigano, Martin Damus, Tim P. Birt, Jamie A. Morris-Pocock, Yuri B. Artukhin, and Vicki L. Friesen. The Arctic: Glacial Refugium or Area of Secondary Contact? Inference from the Population Genetic Structure of the Thick-Billed Murre (Uria lomvia), with Implications for Management. J Hered (2015) 106 (3): 238-246 doi:10.1093/jhered/esv016.
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Peter Kovalik
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Aethia pygmaea
Pshenichnikova, Olesya; Klenova, Anna; Sorokin, Pavel; Konyukhov, Nikolay ; Andreev, Aleхander; Kharitonov, Sergei; Zubakin, Victor; Artukhin, Yuri; Schacter, Carley. Population differentiation in whiskered auklets (Aethia pygmaea): do diurnal and nocturnal colonies differ in genetics, morphometry and acoustics? Journal of Avian Biology, Accepted article.
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Despite a great number of empirical studies, the mechanisms of population differentiation and the factors that influence this process, particularly in seabirds, remain insufficiently understood. Here we analyzed population structure in the whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea), a previously poorly studied alcid species with unusual differentiation in colony attendance rhythms (i.e. diurnal in the Sea of Okhotsk vs. nocturnal in the Bering Sea), and examined the influence of it on intraspecific differentiation. For this study, we analyzed morphometric measurements, acoustic variables, mitochondrial control region fragment and five microsatellite loci from nine whiskered auklet colonies spanning the breeding range. Previous research has shown a clinal variation in this species. We build on this analysis by adding auklets from more colonies, for the first time analyzing vocalizations from different colonies and genetic structure of this species. Our data supports a clinal variation in morphometric and acoustic characters with the largest size and the lowest call frequency in western birds, and the smallest size and highest call frequency in the east. We also found two mitochondrial lineages – whiskered auklets from colonies in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Commander Is. (Bering Sea) and from the Aleutian Is. (Bering Sea), that were presumably formed during Sangamonian interglacial period (115000-130000 years ago). Genetic clusters found did not reflect differences in colony attendance rhythms, suggesting that the last was shaped by other factors (e.g. differences in predator pressure) and is unlikely to have participated in the formation of population structure. Colony fidelity, mobility of birds, proximity of foraging grounds and location of colonies in relation to seasonal ice pack, seem to be more likely determinants of intraspecific differentiation.
Pshenichnikova, Olesya; Klenova, Anna; Sorokin, Pavel; Konyukhov, Nikolay ; Andreev, Aleхander; Kharitonov, Sergei; Zubakin, Victor; Artukhin, Yuri; Schacter, Carley. Population differentiation in whiskered auklets (Aethia pygmaea): do diurnal and nocturnal colonies differ in genetics, morphometry and acoustics? Journal of Avian Biology, Accepted article.
Abstract:
Despite a great number of empirical studies, the mechanisms of population differentiation and the factors that influence this process, particularly in seabirds, remain insufficiently understood. Here we analyzed population structure in the whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea), a previously poorly studied alcid species with unusual differentiation in colony attendance rhythms (i.e. diurnal in the Sea of Okhotsk vs. nocturnal in the Bering Sea), and examined the influence of it on intraspecific differentiation. For this study, we analyzed morphometric measurements, acoustic variables, mitochondrial control region fragment and five microsatellite loci from nine whiskered auklet colonies spanning the breeding range. Previous research has shown a clinal variation in this species. We build on this analysis by adding auklets from more colonies, for the first time analyzing vocalizations from different colonies and genetic structure of this species. Our data supports a clinal variation in morphometric and acoustic characters with the largest size and the lowest call frequency in western birds, and the smallest size and highest call frequency in the east. We also found two mitochondrial lineages – whiskered auklets from colonies in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Commander Is. (Bering Sea) and from the Aleutian Is. (Bering Sea), that were presumably formed during Sangamonian interglacial period (115000-130000 years ago). Genetic clusters found did not reflect differences in colony attendance rhythms, suggesting that the last was shaped by other factors (e.g. differences in predator pressure) and is unlikely to have participated in the formation of population structure. Colony fidelity, mobility of birds, proximity of foraging grounds and location of colonies in relation to seasonal ice pack, seem to be more likely determinants of intraspecific differentiation.
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Daniel Philippe
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Sakurayama S., Nojima D., Yoshizawa M., Takeuchi T., Ito M. & Kitano T., 2021. Genetic diversity of two populations of the Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769). Genes Genet. Syst. 96: 119-128.
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Genetic diversity of two populations of the tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769)
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Graham, B.A., J.M. Hipfner, N.A. Rojek, S.W. Stephensen, and T.M. Burg (2023)
Tufted Puffins exhibit low levels of genetic differentiation among breeding colonies in North America
Ornithological Applications (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1093/ornithapp/duad023
Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) are experiencing population declines in some parts of their distribution, making this a species of increased conservation interest. Genetic data will help to identify Tufted Puffin populations of conservation importance and provide an important tool for developing conservation management plans. This species is broadly distributed across the North Pacific Ocean, but little is known about the extent of genetic variation and differentiation across their range. In this study we examine mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), 8 microsatellite loci and 1,260 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to determine the extent of gene flow among 7 breeding colonies (Oregon to the western Aleutians) in the North American breeding range of the species and identify potential barriers to dispersal. Our results show that most breeding colonies form a single genetic cluster, and mtDNA data show substantial historical gene flow among populations. For the microsatellite dataset, all FST comparisons that include St. Lazaria, in southeast Alaska, except Oregon, which had a small sample size, were significant as were comparisons between Triangle Island and the two westernmost sampling sites of Buldir and Aiktak. For the SNP dataset, FST comparisons were low and nonsignificant, further suggesting that breeding colonies form a single panmictic population. Individuals were more closely related to individuals from the same colony, and we found a weak relationship between genetic and geographic distance. This suggests that dispersal among colonies is high, likely facilitated by overlap in wintering ranges among colonies. The high connectivity among breeding colonies indicates that Tufted Puffins form a single conservation unit, although future genetic studies should incorporate a whole genome sequencing approach to assess how functional genetic diversity varies across their distribution.
Tufted Puffins exhibit low levels of genetic differentiation among breeding colonies in North America
Ornithological Applications (advance online publication)
doi: 10.1093/ornithapp/duad023
Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) are experiencing population declines in some parts of their distribution, making this a species of increased conservation interest. Genetic data will help to identify Tufted Puffin populations of conservation importance and provide an important tool for developing conservation management plans. This species is broadly distributed across the North Pacific Ocean, but little is known about the extent of genetic variation and differentiation across their range. In this study we examine mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), 8 microsatellite loci and 1,260 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to determine the extent of gene flow among 7 breeding colonies (Oregon to the western Aleutians) in the North American breeding range of the species and identify potential barriers to dispersal. Our results show that most breeding colonies form a single genetic cluster, and mtDNA data show substantial historical gene flow among populations. For the microsatellite dataset, all FST comparisons that include St. Lazaria, in southeast Alaska, except Oregon, which had a small sample size, were significant as were comparisons between Triangle Island and the two westernmost sampling sites of Buldir and Aiktak. For the SNP dataset, FST comparisons were low and nonsignificant, further suggesting that breeding colonies form a single panmictic population. Individuals were more closely related to individuals from the same colony, and we found a weak relationship between genetic and geographic distance. This suggests that dispersal among colonies is high, likely facilitated by overlap in wintering ranges among colonies. The high connectivity among breeding colonies indicates that Tufted Puffins form a single conservation unit, although future genetic studies should incorporate a whole genome sequencing approach to assess how functional genetic diversity varies across their distribution.
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