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Struggling to find the tiny microchromosomes in draft bird genome assemblies? Our new #preprint introducing MicroFinder can help: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 below (1/n) @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

@rsbiello.bsky.social et al. present the first whole-genome analysis of Mediterranean fin whales, showing that although these form a distinct genetic cluster, they are not fully isolated from North Atlantic populations. 📷 Danny Kessler 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag084 #genome #evolution #popgen

📣 New paper out in ProcB📣 ... and we're on the cover! (Perks of having a beautiful study species) Find it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

A couple of (belted?) Galloway cows enjoying the first spring days in Utterslev Mose, the outskirts of Copenhagen.

Some botanical gardens happen to use poison dart frogs to keep insect plagues under control. Interestingly, such frogs are not poisonous in captivity, as they lack the alkaloids they would naturally get from their diet. This is a blurry Epipedobates anthonyi in the Botanisk Have in Copenhagen.

May 16, 2025

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Just around the corner. Last few days to sign up for the free workshop on relatedness with @jolijnerven.bsky.social!

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New study 🧬 Inbreeding depression is a concern in small populations, and evaluating its genomic proxies is important for #ConservationGenomics. In hihi, genome-wide homozygosity best predicts lifetime reproductive success, compared to genetic load and FROH. Publication: doi.org/10.1111/eva.... 1/3

Abstract. Despite its detrimental effects, inbreeding depression in wild populations is relatively under-explored. Here, we use whole-genome sequence data

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Inbreeding depression in morphological and growth traits of wild barn owls (Tyto alba)

Scientists have developed a new tool that makes bird genomes faster and easier to assemble — including tiny pieces of DNA that are usually missed. 🐦‍⬛ The new tool, known as MicroFinder, could help improve research into bird evolution, biodiversity and conservation. 👇 http://bit.ly/4wG023C

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New story on the Avian Hybrids blog! Phylogenomic analyses reveal an X-linked speciation supergene in placental mammals avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/p... Based on the Nature paper by Nicole Foley and her colleagues | Focusing on mammals, with a bit of #ornithology

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Population declines result in increasingly small populations, which often experience an increase in inbreeding. Inbreeding may be negatively associated with fitness traits like survival and reproduct...

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Genome‐Wide Homozygosity Predicts Inbreeding Depression in the Hihi/Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) Better Than Realised Load

Genome Biology and Evolution

MicroFinder can be used to assemble bird genomes much quicker and more accurately than ever before.

www.sanger.ac.uk

New tool helps accurately assemble notoriously difficult bird genomes

Could a similar genomic region exist in birds?

avianhybrids.wordpress.com

Phylogenomic analyses reveal an X-linked speciation supergene in placental mammals

Tom Mathers

Wellcome Sanger Institute

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Audald Lloret-Villas

Anna Hewett

Audald Lloret-Villas

Hui Zhen Tan

Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids

Wanna learn how to explore your genomic data to know how related your samples and populations are to each other? Come and join us and @jolijnerven.bsky.social on our next #AaRCademy workshop! April 16h at 14:00 CET!

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Big opportunities for researchers 🌍 We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU. The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open. More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw

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European Commission