Richardson Mark F, Sherwin William B, Rollins Lee A
Deakin University, Bioinformatics Core Research Group, 75 Pigdons Road, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia.
Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, 75 Pigdons Road, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia.
J Genomics. 2017 May 4;5:54-57. doi: 10.7150/jgen.19504. eCollection 2017.
The European starling, is a prolific and worldwide invasive species that also has served as an important model for avian ecological and invasion research. Although the genome sequence recently has become available, no transcriptome data have been published for this species. Here, we have sequenced and assembled the liver transcriptome, which will provide a foundational resource for further annotation and validation of the draft genome. Moreover, it will be important for ecological and evolutionary studies investigating the genetic factors underlying rapid evolution and invasion success in this global invader.
欧洲椋鸟是一种繁殖力强且在全球范围内具有入侵性的物种,它也一直是鸟类生态和入侵研究的重要模型。尽管最近已经获得了其基因组序列,但尚未有关于该物种的转录组数据发表。在这里,我们对肝脏转录组进行了测序和组装,这将为进一步注释和验证基因组草图提供基础资源。此外,对于研究这个全球入侵者快速进化和入侵成功背后的遗传因素的生态和进化研究来说,它也将具有重要意义。