Chicken is the most numerous among the domesticated livestock species. Across cultures,
religions, and societies, chicken is widely accepted with little or no taboo compared to other …

Background Hybridisation and introgression play key roles in the evolutionary history of
animal species. They are commonly observed within several orders in wild birds. The …

The Anseriformes is a well-known and widely distributed bird order, with more than 150
species in the world. This paper aims to revise the classification, determine the phylogenetic …

Abstract Dinorhynchus dybowskyi (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) is used as a
biological control agent against various insect pests for its predatory. In the present study …

There are four species in the Crossoptilon genus inhibiting at from very low to very high
altitudes across China, and they are in varying levels of danger of extinction. To better …

Abstract The Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) is an endemic species distributed in
high‐altitude areas of 3600–5600 m on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. To explore how the …

Background Whole mitochondrial DNA is being increasingly utilized for comparative
genomic and phylogenetic studies at deep and shallow evolutionary levels for a range of …

Tarsiger indicus (Vieillot, 1817), the White-browed Bush Robin, is a small passerine bird
widely distributed in Asian countries. Here, we successfully sequenced its mitogenome …

NLR (NOD-like receptor) is a large class of cytoplasmic family protein that belonging to the
pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which exerts autoimmune activities by detecting …

The common pheasant Phasianus colchicus, belonging to the order Galliformes and family
Phasianidae, is the most widespread species. Despite a long history of captivity, the …