Genome sequencing and population genomics in non-model organisms

H Ellegren - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2014 - cell.com
High-throughput sequencing technologies are revolutionizing the life sciences. The past 12
months have seen a burst of genome sequences from non-model organisms, in each case …

A field guide to whole‐genome sequencing, assembly and annotation

R Ekblom, JBW Wolf - Evolutionary applications, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Genome sequencing projects were long confined to biomedical model organisms and
required the concerted effort of large consortia. Rapid progress in high‐throughput …

How many species of mammals are there?

CJ Burgin, JP Colella, PL Kahn… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Accurate taxonomy is central to the study of biological diversity, as it provides the needed
evolutionary framework for taxon sampling and interpreting results. While the number of …

Robust and scalable inference of population history from hundreds of unphased whole genomes

J Terhorst, JA Kamm, YS Song - Nature genetics, 2017 - nature.com
It has recently been demonstrated that inference methods based on genealogical processes
with recombination can uncover past population history in unprecedented detail. However …

Reconstructing mitochondrial genomes directly from genomic next-generation sequencing reads—a baiting and iterative mapping approach

C Hahn, L Bachmann, B Chevreux - Nucleic acids research, 2013 - academic.oup.com
We present an in silico approach for the reconstruction of complete mitochondrial genomes
of non-model organisms directly from next-generation sequencing (NGS) data …

mapDamage2. 0: fast approximate Bayesian estimates of ancient DNA damage parameters

H Jónsson, A Ginolhac, M Schubert… - …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Motivation: Ancient DNA (aDNA) molecules in fossilized bones and teeth,
coprolites, sediments, mummified specimens and museum collections represent fantastic …

Comparative genomics provides insights into the aquatic adaptations of mammals

Y Yuan, Y Zhang, P Zhang, C Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The ancestors of marine mammals once roamed the land and independently committed to
an aquatic lifestyle. These macroevolutionary transitions have intrigued scientists for …

Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse

L Orlando, A Ginolhac, G Zhang, D Froese… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
The rich fossil record of equids has made them a model for evolutionary processes. Here we
present a 1.12-times coverage draft genome from a horse bone recovered from permafrost …

Characterization of ancient and modern genomes by SNP detection and phylogenomic and metagenomic analysis using PALEOMIX

M Schubert, L Ermini, CD Sarkissian, H Jónsson… - Nature protocols, 2014 - nature.com
Next-generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized the field of paleogenomics,
allowing the reconstruction of complete ancient genomes and their comparison with modern …

Polar regions

JN Larsen, OA Anisimov, A Constable… - Climate change 2014 …, 2015 - elibrary.ru
Several recent climate impact assessments on polar regions have been undertaken,
including the synthesis report on Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (AMAP …