Genomic mechanisms for the evolution of flightlessness in steamer ducks

Julia A. Clarke ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 572, issue 7768, 182-184

Abstract: The ability to fly has been lost in many groups of birds. A comparison of the wing structures and genomes of flighted and non-flighted species of steamer duck highlights a possible mechanism for the loss of flight.

Keywords: Evolution; Genomics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-02234-y

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