Understanding bird collisions at wind farms: An updated review on the causes and possible mitigation strategies
Bird mortality due to collisions with wind turbines is one of the major ecological concerns
associated with wind farms. Data on the factors influencing collision risk and bird fatality are …
associated with wind farms. Data on the factors influencing collision risk and bird fatality are …
The Genome 10K Project: a way forward
KP Koepfli, B Paten… - Annu. Rev. Anim …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The Genome 10K Project was established in 2009 by a consortium of biologists and
genome scientists determined to facilitate the sequencing and analysis of the complete …
genome scientists determined to facilitate the sequencing and analysis of the complete …
Complete vertebrate mitogenomes reveal widespread repeats and gene duplications
Background Modern sequencing technologies should make the assembly of the relatively
small mitochondrial genomes an easy undertaking. However, few tools exist that address …
small mitochondrial genomes an easy undertaking. However, few tools exist that address …
Introducing BASE: the Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database
Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
Mitochondrial metagenomics: letting the genes out of the bottle
Abstract 'Mitochondrial metagenomics'(MMG) is a methodology for shotgun sequencing of
total DNA from specimen mixtures and subsequent bioinformatic extraction of mitochondrial …
total DNA from specimen mixtures and subsequent bioinformatic extraction of mitochondrial …
No single solution: application of behavioural principles in mitigating human–wildlife conflict
There is no proverbial silver bullet for mitigating human–wildlife conflict, but the study of
animal behaviour is foundational to solving issues of coexistence between people and wild …
animal behaviour is foundational to solving issues of coexistence between people and wild …
Positive selection in noncoding genomic regions of vocal learning birds is associated with genes implicated in vocal learning and speech functions in humans
JA Cahill, J Armstrong, A Deran, CJ Khoury… - Genome …, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
Vocal learning, the ability to imitate sounds from conspecifics and the environment, is a key
component of human spoken language and learned song in three independently evolved …
component of human spoken language and learned song in three independently evolved …
Third Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2015Prepared by
Following on from the First Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes [Schmid et al.,
2000] and the Second Report in 2005 [Schmid et al., 2005], we are pleased to publish this …
2000] and the Second Report in 2005 [Schmid et al., 2005], we are pleased to publish this …
Parrot genomes and the evolution of heightened longevity and cognition
Parrots are one of the most distinct and intriguing groups of birds, with highly expanded
brains [1], highly developed cognitive [2] and vocal communication [3] skills, and a long …
brains [1], highly developed cognitive [2] and vocal communication [3] skills, and a long …
Reconstruction of avian ancestral karyotypes reveals differences in the evolutionary history of macro-and microchromosomes
Background Reconstruction of ancestral karyotypes is critical for our understanding of
genome evolution, allowing for the identification of the gross changes that shaped extant …
genome evolution, allowing for the identification of the gross changes that shaped extant …