Long-read de novo assembly of the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) genome

R González-Prendes, RN Pena, C Richart, J Nadal… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a popular game bird species that is in decline in
several regions of southwestern Europe. The introduction of farm-reared individuals of a …

The first complete assembly for a lungless urodelan with a" miniaturized" genome, the Northern Dusky Salamander (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus fuscus)

EA Myers, RA Pyron - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Salamanders have some of the largest genomes among animals. However, there is a great
disparity in total size, ranging from~ 8-120GB depending on the lineage. Species in the …