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A high-quality genome assembly and annotation of the dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis, a recently diversified songbird.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 30 May 2022
Friis Guillermo, Vizueta Joel, Ketterson Ellen D, Milá Borja
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The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) is one of the most common passerines of North America, and has served as a model organism in studies related to ecophysiology, behavior, and evolutionary biology for over a century. It is composed of at least 6 distinct, geographically structured forms of recent evolutionary origin, presenting remarkable variation in phenotypic traits, migratory behavior, and habitat. Here, we...
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