The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of
research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First …

Birds (Aves) are the most speciose of terrestrial vertebrates, displaying Class-specific
characteristics yet incredible external phenotypic diversity. Critical to agriculture and as …

The karyotype of most birds has remained considerably stable during more than 100 million
years' evolution, except for some groups, such as parrots. The evolutionary processes and …

Although cytogenetics studies in cuckoos (Aves, Cuculiformes) have demonstrated an
interesting karyotype variation, such as variations in the chromosome morphology and …

The superb fairy‐wren, Malurus cyaneus, is one of the most iconic Australian passerine
species. This species belongs to an endemic Australasian clade, Meliphagides, which …

Background Genome assembly into chromosomes facilitates several analyses including
cytogenetics, genomics and phylogenetics. Despite rapid development in bioinformatics …

Interchromosomal rearrangements involving microchromosomes are rare events in birds. To
date, they have been found mostly in Psittaciformes, Falconiformes, and Cuculiformes …

Here, we review the diversity, evolutionary history, and genomics of falcons in the context of
their conservation and interactions with humans, and provide a perspective on how new …

Simple Summary Detailed chromosome studies of birds, addressing both
macrochromosomes and microchromosomes, have been reported only for few species …

In efforts to prevent extinction, resource managers are often tasked with increasing genetic
diversity in a population of concern to prevent inbreeding depression or improve adaptive …