[HTML][HTML] The primate extinction crisis in China: immediate challenges and a way forward

B Li, M Li, J Li, P Fan, Q Ni, J Lu, X Zhou… - Biodiversity and …, 2018 - Springer
China is facing an unprecedented set of challenges in balancing the effects of economic
development and global climate change with environmental protection and maintaining …

Ancient demographics determine the effectiveness of genetic purging in endangered lizards

HX Xie, XX Liang, ZQ Chen, WM Li… - Molecular biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The purging of deleterious alleles has been hypothesized to mitigate inbreeding depression,
but its effectiveness in endangered species remains debatable. To understand how …

Population genomics of finless porpoises reveal an incipient cetacean species adapted to freshwater

X Zhou, X Guang, D Sun, S Xu, M Li, I Seim… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) are a group of mammals adapted to various
aquatic habitats, from oceans to freshwater rivers. We report the sequencing, de novo …

Hybrid origin of a primate, the gray snub-nosed monkey

H Wu, Z Wang, Y Zhang, L Frantz, C Roos, DM Irwin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Hybridization is widely recognized as promoting both species and phenotypic diversity.
However, its role in mammalian evolution is rarely examined. We report historical …

Genomic consequences of long-term population decline in brown eared pheasant

P Wang, JT Burley, Y Liu, J Chang… - Molecular Biology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Population genetic theory and empirical evidence indicate that deleterious alleles can be
purged in small populations. However, this viewpoint remains controversial. It is unclear …

Advancing evolutionary medicine with complete primate genomes and advanced biotechnologies

K Ma, X Yang, Y Mao - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
Evolutionary medicine, which integrates evolutionary biology and medicine, significantly
enhances our understanding of human traits and disease susceptibility. However, previous …

Whole‐genome re‐sequencing reveals the impact of the interaction of copy number variants of the rhg1 and Rhg4 genes on broad‐based resistance to soybean cyst …

GB Patil, N Lakhssassi, J Wan, L Song… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most devastating plant‐parasitic nematode. Most
commercial soybean varieties with SCN resistance are derived from PI 88788. Resistance …

[PDF][PDF] Genomic consequences of population decline in critically endangered pangolins and their demographic histories

JY Hu, ZQ Hao, L Frantz, SF Wu, W Chen… - National Science …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Pangolins are among the most critically endangered animals due to heavy poaching and
worldwide trafficking. However, their demographic histories and the genomic consequences …

Whole-genome resequencing of Chinese pangolins reveals a population structure and provides insights into their conservation

Q Wang, T Lan, H Li, SK Sahu, M Shi, Y Zhu… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Poaching and trafficking have a substantial negative impact on the population growth and
range expansion of the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). However, recently reported …

Captivity Influences the Gut Microbiome of Rhinopithecus roxellana

X Wang, Z Wang, H Pan, J Qi, D Li, L Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ex situ (captivity in zoos) is regarded as an important form of conservation for endangered
animals. Many studies have compared differences in the gut microbiome between captive …