An ‛aukward’ tale: A genetic approach to discover the whereabouts of the last Great Auks
Authors: Thomas, J.E., Stewart, J.R. et al.
Journal: Genes
Volume: 8
Issue: 6
eISSN: 2073-4425
DOI: 10.3390/genes8060164
Abstract:One hundred and seventy-three years ago, the last two Great Auks, Pinguinus impennis, ever reliably seen were killed. Their internal organs can be found in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, but the location of their skins has remained a mystery. In 1999, Great Auk expert Errol Fuller proposed a list of five potential candidate skins in museums around the world. Here we take a palaeogenomic approach to test which—if any—of Fuller’s candidate skins likely belong to either of the two birds. Using mitochondrial genomes from the five candidate birds (housed in museums in Bremen, Brussels, Kiel, Los Angeles, and Oldenburg) and the organs of the last two known individuals, we partially solve the mystery that has been on Great Auk scholars’ minds for generations and make new suggestions as to the whereabouts of the still-missing skin from these two birds.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29460/
Source: Scopus
An ‛Aukward' Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks.
Authors: Thomas, J.E., Stewart, J.R. et al.
Journal: Genes (Basel)
Volume: 8
Issue: 6
ISSN: 2073-4425
DOI: 10.3390/genes8060164
Abstract:One hundred and seventy-three years ago, the last two Great Auks, Pinguinusimpennis, ever reliably seen were killed. Their internal organs can be found in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, but the location of their skins has remained a mystery. In 1999, Great Auk expert Errol Fuller proposed a list of five potential candidate skins in museums around the world. Here we take a palaeogenomic approach to test which-if any-of Fuller's candidate skins likely belong to either of the two birds. Using mitochondrial genomes from the five candidate birds (housed in museums in Bremen, Brussels, Kiel, Los Angeles, and Oldenburg) and the organs of the last two known individuals, we partially solve the mystery that has been on Great Auk scholars' minds for generations and make new suggestions as to the whereabouts of the still-missing skin from these two birds.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29460/
Source: PubMed
An 'Aukward' Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks
Authors: Thomas, J.E., Stewart, J.R. et al.
Journal: GENES
Volume: 8
Issue: 6
ISSN: 2073-4425
DOI: 10.3390/genes8060164
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29460/
Source: Web of Science (Lite)
An ‛Aukward' Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks.
Authors: Thomas, J.E., Stewart, J.R. et al.
Journal: Genes
Volume: 8
Issue: 6
Pages: E164
eISSN: 2073-4425
ISSN: 2073-4425
DOI: 10.3390/genes8060164
Abstract:One hundred and seventy-three years ago, the last two Great Auks, Pinguinusimpennis, ever reliably seen were killed. Their internal organs can be found in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, but the location of their skins has remained a mystery. In 1999, Great Auk expert Errol Fuller proposed a list of five potential candidate skins in museums around the world. Here we take a palaeogenomic approach to test which-if any-of Fuller's candidate skins likely belong to either of the two birds. Using mitochondrial genomes from the five candidate birds (housed in museums in Bremen, Brussels, Kiel, Los Angeles, and Oldenburg) and the organs of the last two known individuals, we partially solve the mystery that has been on Great Auk scholars' minds for generations and make new suggestions as to the whereabouts of the still-missing skin from these two birds.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29460/
Source: Europe PubMed Central
An ‛Aukward' Tale: A Genetic Approach to Discover the Whereabouts of the Last Great Auks.
Authors: Thomas, J.E., Stewart, J.R. et al.
Journal: Genes (Basel)
Volume: 8
Issue: 6
ISSN: 2073-4425
Abstract:One hundred and seventy-three years ago, the last two Great Auks, Pinguinusimpennis, ever reliably seen were killed. Their internal organs can be found in the collections of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, but the location of their skins has remained a mystery. In 1999, Great Auk expert Errol Fuller proposed a list of five potential candidate skins in museums around the world. Here we take a palaeogenomic approach to test which-if any-of Fuller's candidate skins likely belong to either of the two birds. Using mitochondrial genomes from the five candidate birds (housed in museums in Bremen, Brussels, Kiel, Los Angeles, and Oldenburg) and the organs of the last two known individuals, we partially solve the mystery that has been on Great Auk scholars' minds for generations and make new suggestions as to the whereabouts of the still-missing skin from these two birds.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29460/
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