Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.The dog is a valuable model for studying social behavior and neuropsychiatric disease. We generated an ATAC‐seq atlas of 7 brain regions and pituitary from 4 beagles, identifying 251,492 CREs. Integrating dog‐wolf divergence revealed tissue‐specific CREs overlapping divergent loci, including neuronal and neuroendocrine genes.
Biao Deng +15 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Here, we adopt an integrative framework (molecular phylogenetics and geometric morphometrics) to reassess patterns of diversity and differentiation across this region. We analyzed cytochrome b sequences and quantified cranial shape variation. Our analyses indicate the presence of three species groups (mendocinus, talarum, and tucumanus) and two ...
Facundo Contreras +4 more
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Phylogeography of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (<i>Lepidochelys olivacea</i>): Standardized Global Haplotype Nomenclature and Updated Mitochondrial Lineage Distributions in the Eastern Pacific. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Sol-Torres OH +12 more
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Captive Breeding of the Chinese Alligator Reduces Inbreeding but Increases Genetic Load
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Captive breeding of the Chinese alligator successfully reduced genomic inbreeding but increased the burden of deleterious mutations. Genomic analyses indicate that managing both genetic diversity and genetic load is essential for the long‐term conservation of this critically endangered species.
Yihang Fan +3 more
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Direct microhaplotype genotyping for GT-seq (Genotyping-in-Thousands by Sequencing) using a diploid abundance model. [PDF]
PLoS Comput BiolCampbell NR +3 more
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Genomic Diversity of the Endangered Guinan Toad‐Headed Lizard and Its Conservation Implications
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We produced HiFi long reads and assembled a high‐quality genome for the Guinan toad‐headed lizard—Phrynocephalus guinanensis—and present a comprehensive conservation genomics assessment. Our findings clearly show population structure, a reduced genetic diversity pattern, and a strong bottleneck in demographic history, reaffirming the endangered status ...
Ying Chen +5 more
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Range-Wide Nuclear Phylogeography of the Aesculapian Snake (<i>Zamenis longissimus</i>) and the Evolutionary Significance of a Northern Relict River-Valley Population System. [PDF]
Genes (Basel)Kotlík P +4 more
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Maximizing eDNA detections of rare marine organisms: A case study of a delphinid species
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging tool for surveying marine organisms. Advances in molecular assay designs and bioinformatic methods provide new opportunities for detecting rare species; however, overcoming methodological challenges of rare species detection remains an important obstacle for the widespread deployment of eDNA methods for ...
Nastassia V. Patin +12 more
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Unveiling the Identity of <i>Unio crassus</i> (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Central and Eastern Europe. [PDF]
Genes (Basel)Kaczmarczyk-Ziemba A +7 more
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses have become a powerful tool for non‐invasive biodiversity monitoring, yet the applicability of population‐genetic approaches to environmental samples remains largely unexplored. Even when genetic traces originate from a single individual, low target DNA concentrations and amplification or sequencing artefacts ...
Lauren Kelly Rodriguez +8 more
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