Animal domestication leads to diverse behavioral, physiological, and neurocognitive
changes in domesticated species compared to their wild relatives. However, the widely held …

Numerous studies have evidenced that neuropsychiatric disorders (mental illness and
emotional disturbances) with aggression (or violence) pose a significant challenge to public …

Structural variations (SVs) are a major source of domestication and improvement traits. We
present the first duck pan‐genome constructed using five genome assemblies capturing∼ …

The neurocranium in birds provides valuable insights into their morphological diversity,
including adaptations related to brain size, facial shaping, and environmental factors. This …

Endangered species have small, unsustainable population sizes that are geographically or
genetically restricted. Ex-situ conservation programmes are therefore faced with the …

Domestic chickens (Gallus gallus) are among those species subject to intensive selection for
production. Among the most widely used broiler strains are the Ross308 and the Hybro …

Background Although many studies have been done to reveal artificial selection signatures
in commercial and indigenous chickens, a limited number of genes have been linked to …

Introduction Crested chickens show abnormalities in their anatomy of the skull,
endocranium, and brain (including cerebral elongation) and can be appropriate model …

Billions of animals across many taxa are extensively farmed, with critical impacts on animal
welfare. Societal efforts to reduce animal suffering lack rigorous and systematic approaches …

Structural variations (SVs) are a major source of domestication and improvement traits,
however SV profiles of duck and their phenotypic impacts largely hidden. We present the …