The Ruminant Telomere-to-Telomere (RT2T) Consortium

TS Kalbfleisch, SD McKay, BM Murdoch, DL Adelson… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Telomere-to-telomere (T2T) assemblies reveal new insights into the structure and
function of the previously 'invisible'parts of the genome and allow comparative analyses of …

Translating genomic advances into biodiversity conservation

CJ Hogg - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
A key action of the new Global Biodiversity Framework is the maintenance of genetic
diversity in all species to safeguard their adaptive potential. To achieve this goal, a …

Fish germ cell cryobanking and transplanting for conservation

MJ Wylie, J Kitson, K Russell… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The unprecedented loss of global biodiversity is linked to multiple anthropogenic stressors.
New conservation technologies are urgently needed to mitigate this loss. The rights …

Aotearoa genomic data repository: an āhuru mōwai for taonga species sequencing data

B Te Aika, L Liggins, C Rye, EO Perkins… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Aotearoa Genomic Data Repository (AGDR) is an initiative to provide a secure
within‐nation option for the storage, management and sharing of non‐human genomic data …

Microevolutionary change in wild stickleback: Using integrative time-series data to infer responses to selection

K Strickland, B Matthews, ZO Jónsson… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
A central goal in evolutionary biology is to understand how different evolutionary processes
cause trait change in wild populations. However, quantifying evolutionary change in the wild …

The genetic basis of the kākāpō structural color polymorphism suggests balancing selection by an extinct apex predator

L Urban, AW Santure, L Uddstrom, A Digby… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The information contained in population genomic data can tell us much about the past
ecology and evolution of species. We leveraged detailed phenotypic and genomic data of …

Sequencing to save the Kākāpō

M Attwaters - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Sequencing to save the Kākāpō | Nature Reviews Genetics Skip to main content Thank you for
visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain …

Evolutionary biogeography of Aotearoa

GP Wallis, TR Buckley - Journal of the Royal Society of New …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
When one of us (GPW) arrived in Aotearoa in 1988, Carolyn Burns recommended
Prehistoric New Zealand (Stevens et al. 1988) as an introduction to the biological history of …

Admixture and reproductive skew shape the conservation value of ex situ populations of the Critically Endangered eastern black rhino

F Elsner-Gearing, P Kretzschmar, S Shultz… - Conservation …, 2024 - Springer
Small populations of endangered species risk losing already eroded genetic diversity,
important for adaptive potential, through the effects of genetic drift. The magnitude of drift can …

[HTML][HTML] Revised Evolutionary and Taxonomic Synthesis for Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) Guided by Phylogenomic Analysis

BT Smith, G Thom, L Joseph - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural …, 2024 - BioOne
Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) are a diverse clade that is easily distinguishable from other
birds. Despite the clear characters that define Psittaciformes (hooked bills, zygodactylous …