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Genomic mechanisms for the evolution of flightlessness in steamer ducks
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02234-y
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.