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==Subspecies== What separates rockhopper penguins into subspecies is their location of reproduction and reproductive behaviors. The difference in mating signals found between the subspecies ''E. chrysocome'' (southern) and ''E. moseleyi'' (northern) seems to have occurred quickly, thus these behavioral changes are enough to isolate these taxa.<ref>Jouventin, P. P., Cuthbert, R. J., & Ottvall, R. R. (2006). Genetic isolation and divergence in sexual traits: evidence for the northern rockhopper penguin ''Eudyptes moseleyi'' being a sibling species. Molecular Ecology, 15(11), 3413-3423. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03028.x</ref> Southern rockhopper penguins are split into two subspecies and they are defined by their location of reproduction. The subspecies ''E. c. filholi'' (eastern) is known to reproduce in the sub-Antarctic around the [[Prince Edward Islands]], [[Crozet Islands]], [[Kerguelen Islands]], [[Heard Island and McDonald Islands|Heard Island]], [[Macquarie Island]] and [[Campbell Island, New Zealand|Campbell]], [[Auckland Islands|Auckland]] and [[Antipodes Islands]]. The subspecies ''E. c. chrysocome'', which may be referred to the true southern subspecies, reproduces at offshore islands in southern [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] and at the [[Falkland Islands]]. The Falkland Islands are known to have one of the largest populations of southern rockhopper penguins.<ref>Baylis, A., Wolfaardt, A., Crofts, S., Pistorius, P., & Ratcliffe, N. (2013). Increasing trend in the number of Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes c. chrysocome) breeding at the Falkland Islands. Polar Biology, 1007-1018. </ref> The subspecies in the group are: * [[Southern rockhopper penguin]], ''Eudyptes (chrysocome) chrysocome'' * [[Eastern rockhopper penguin]], ''Eudyptes (chrysocome) filholi'' * [[Northern rockhopper penguin]], ''Eudyptes (chrysocome) moseleyi''
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