"Spheniscidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sole family in the order Sphenisciformes, comprised of 17 species of penguins in six genera. They are flightless seabirds of the Southern Hemisphere, highly adapted for marine life.
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D046429
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.860
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spheniscidae" by people in Profiles.
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Genome-wide analyses reveal drivers of penguin diversification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 09 08; 117(36):22303-22310.
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High-coverage genomes to elucidate the evolution of penguins. Gigascience. 2019 09 01; 8(9).