A novel eDNA approach for rare species monitoring: Application of long-read shotgun sequencing to Lynx rufus soil pawprints

SA Koda, M McCauley, JA Farrell, IJ Duffy… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is a relatively new technique that has been employed
in biodiversity surveys around the world. Environmental DNA can be an effective, non …

Reference genome for the California ribbed mussel, Mytilus californianus, an ecosystem engineer

LX Paggeot, MB DeBiasse, M Escalona… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The California ribbed mussel, Mytilus californianus, is an ecosystem engineer
crucial for the survival of many marine species inhabiting the intertidal zone of California …

A genome assembly of the Yuma myotis bat, Myotis yumanensis

JN Curti, D Fraser, M Escalona, CW Fairbairn… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Yuma myotis bat (Myotis yumanensis) is a small vespertilionid bat and one of
52 species of new world Myotis bats in the subgenus Pizonyx. While M. yumanensis …

A chromosome-level reference genome for the giant pink sea star, Pisaster brevispinus, a species severely impacted by wasting

MB DeBiasse, LM Schiebelhut, M Escalona… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Efforts to protect the ecologically and economically significant California Current Ecosystem
from global change will greatly benefit from data about patterns of local adaptation and …

Reference Genome of the Black Surfperch, Embiotoca jacksoni (Embiotocidae, Perciformes), a California Kelp Forest Fish That Lacks a Pelagic Larval Stage

G Bernardi, JA Toy, M Escalona… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Surfperches (Family Embiotocidae) are viviparous temperate reef fishes that brood
their young. This life history trait translates into limited dispersal, strong population structure …

Remarkably high repeat content in the genomes of sparrows: the importance of genome assembly completeness for transposable element discovery

PM Benham, C Cicero, M Escalona… - Genome Biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TE) play critical roles in shaping genome evolution. Highly
repetitive TE sequences are also a major source of assembly gaps making it difficult to fully …