… bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian species representing all major extant
clades. The avian genome is … Avian genomes furthermore show a remarkably high degree of …

… From the perspective of genome evolution, explaining why birds apply current body …
Differences in the time under selection pressure lead to divergent adaptive evolution in metabolic …

… ] to predict gene models in the genomes. A full description of the homology-based annotations
is in our comparative genomics paper [1]. All the avian genomes have similar coding DNA …

… genome-scale insights into the vulnerable Hainan Partridge, facilitate comparative studies of
avian genomics … and conservation, we sequenced the genome of the Hainan Partridge. The …

… the diversity of genomes used in comparative studies can reveal more shared and lineage-…
genomic characteristics. We anticipate that this genomic resource will offer new perspectives …

… lineage-specific adaptations and the evolution of new functional … To gain insights into the
possible functional roles of the … as an essential mechanism for genome evolution [50, 51]. Of …

… We explored the mechanism underlying the adaptive evolution of sensory systems in three
… insight into the relationship between specialized tactile-forging behavior and the evolution …

… in the adaptive evolution of golden pheasant or turkey. … , a comparative analysis among 65
bird genomes revealed the … from yellow carotenoids [30], and two other population studies …

… Comparative genomics is a powerful means of establishing inter-specific relationships …
and allows insight into genomic rearrangements, conservation and evolutionary phylogeny. The …

… genome-wide analyses across 14 parid species and identify 25 highly divergent genomic …
Our study provides evidence of adaptive alleles in COL27A1 with major effects on beak …