拉丁名: Podiceps cristatus

俗名:凤头鸊鷉

GigaScience: http://gigadb.org/dataset/101036

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

Encyclopedia of Life: http://eol.org/pages/1049443/overview

简介:凤头鸊鷉以其复杂的交配行为而闻名,是鸊鷉科里最大的物种。在19世纪,在英国这个物种几乎被捕杀灭绝,因为它们的羽毛可以被用来装饰帽子及其它女性服装。

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).