拉丁名: Anas platyrhynchos

俗名:北京鸭

GigaScience: http://gigadb.org/dataset/101001

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard

Encyclopedia of Life: http://eol.org/pages/1047918/overview

简介:鸭子属于鸭科的一员。鸭科还包括鹅和天鹅。鸭子是一种重要的经济鸟类,它提供了肉类、鸭蛋和羽毛等农产品。此外,鸭子是目前已知的A型流感病毒(16种血凝素和9种神经氨酸酶亚型,除了H13和H16亚型)的主要自然宿主,因此在医学研究当中也有重要地位。

相关文章:
Zhang et al., Comparative Genomics Reveals Insights into Avian Genome Evolution and Adaptation. Science, (2014).
Jarvis et al., Whole Genome Analyses Resolve Early Branches in the Tree of Life of Modern Birds. Science, (2014).
Huang et al., The Duck Genome and Transcriptome Provide Insight into an Avian Influenza Virus Reservoir Species. Nature genetics, (2013).