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dc.contributor.authorSutton, Jolene
dc.contributor.authorHelmkampf, Martin
dc.contributor.authorSteiner, Cynthia C.
dc.contributor.authorBellinger, M. Renee
dc.contributor.authorKorlach, Jonas
dc.contributor.authorHall, Richard
dc.contributor.authorBaybayan, Primo
dc.contributor.authorMuehling, Jill
dc.contributor.authorGu, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorKingan, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorMasuda, Bryce M.
dc.contributor.authorRyder, Oliver A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-13T01:33:42Z
dc.date.available2020-05-13T01:33:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/genes9080393
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/144
dc.description.abstractGenome-level data can provide researchers with unprecedented precision to examine the causes and genetic consequences of population declines, which can inform conservation management. Here, we present a high-quality, long-read, de novo genome assembly for one of the world’s most endangered bird species, the ʻAlalā (Corvus hawaiiensis; Hawaiian crow). As the only remaining native crow species in Hawaiʻi, the ʻAlalā survived solely in a captive-breeding program from 2002 until 2016, at which point a long-term reintroduction program was initiated. The high-quality genome assembly was generated to lay the foundation for both comparative genomics studies and the development of population-level genomic tools that will aid conservation and recovery efforts. We illustrate how the quality of this assembly places it amongst the very best avian genomes assembled to date, comparable to intensively studied model systems. We describe the genome architecture in terms of repetitive elements and runs of homozygosity, and we show that compared with more outbred species, the ʻAlalā genome is substantially more homozygous. We also provide annotations for a subset of immunity genes that are likely to be important in conservation management, and we discuss how this genome is currently being used as a roadmap for downstream conservation applications
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/8/393
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR
dc.subjectINBREEDING
dc.subjectGENOMICS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectWILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHAWAIIAN ISLANDS
dc.subjectALALA (‘ALALĀ)
dc.titleA High-Quality, Long-Read De Novo Genome Assembly to Aid Conservation of Hawaii's Last Remaining Crow Species
dc.typeArticle
dc.source.journaltitleGenes
dc.source.volume9
dc.source.issue8
dc.source.beginpage393
dcterms.dateAccepted2018
refterms.dateFOA2020-05-13T01:33:42Z
html.description.abstractGenome-level data can provide researchers with unprecedented precision to examine the causes and genetic consequences of population declines, which can inform conservation management. Here, we present a high-quality, long-read, de novo genome assembly for one of the world’s most endangered bird species, the ʻAlalā (Corvus hawaiiensis; Hawaiian crow). As the only remaining native crow species in Hawaiʻi, the ʻAlalā survived solely in a captive-breeding program from 2002 until 2016, at which point a long-term reintroduction program was initiated. The high-quality genome assembly was generated to lay the foundation for both comparative genomics studies and the development of population-level genomic tools that will aid conservation and recovery efforts. We illustrate how the quality of this assembly places it amongst the very best avian genomes assembled to date, comparable to intensively studied model systems. We describe the genome architecture in terms of repetitive elements and runs of homozygosity, and we show that compared with more outbred species, the ʻAlalā genome is substantially more homozygous. We also provide annotations for a subset of immunity genes that are likely to be important in conservation management, and we discuss how this genome is currently being used as a roadmap for downstream conservation applications


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