Genomic mechanisms for the evolution of flightlessness in steamer ducks
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.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- July 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1038/d41586-019-02234-y
- Bibcode:
- 2019Natur.572..182C