A Reference Genome Assembly for the Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

G Baudrin, JM Pons, B Bed'Hom, L Gil… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) forms with the Mediterranean flycatcher
(Muscicapa tyrrhenica) a newly recognized species pair of trans-Saharan migratory …

A nuclear genome assembly of an extinct flightless bird, the little bush moa

SV Edwards, A Cloutier, G Cockburn, R Driver… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
We present a draft genome of the little bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis)—one of
approximately nine species of extinct flightless birds from Aotearoa, New Zealand—using …

A high-quality genome assembly of the Spectacled Fulvetta (Fulvetta ruficapilla) endemic to China

C Yan, S Si, HM Chen, YT Zhang, LM Liu, F Wu… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Spectacled Fulvetta (Fulvetta ruficapilla) is the type species of Fulvetta, an
evolutionarily distinct group whose species show a high degree of sympatry in distribution …

Discordance between taxonomy and population genomic data: An avian example relevant to the United States Endangered Species Act

AN Black, AJ Mularo, JY Jeon, D Haukos… - PNAS …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Population genomics can reveal cryptic biological diversity that may impact fitness while
simultaneously serving to delineate relevant conservation units. Here, we leverage the …

The maintenance of ecological and evolutionary variability in small populations

AJ Mularo - 2024 - hammer.purdue.edu
Small populations often fail to thrive, as the low levels of variation that are frequently present
in small populations hinder the ability to acclimate and adapt to future environmental …