拉丁名: Pygoscelis adeliae

简介：阿德利企鹅在一种中等身材的标志性企鹅，具有黑色和白色的羽毛。它们只生活在南极地区和周围的岛屿。因为对气候变化非常敏感,它们的行为伴随着微小气候变化而变化，因此通常被用作南极的晴雨表。因为它们是一种可爱但不能飞翔的鸟类，受到比较好的保护，目前属于低灭绝风险的动物。

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).
Li et al., Two Antarctic penguin genomes reveal insights into their evolutionary history and molecular changes related to the Antarctic environment. GigaScience, (2014).