Avalanche of papers on Birds genomics

Post date: Dec 12, 2014 9:14:11 AM

Science magazine just published a special issue on birds genomics. This is the results of more that three years works of a large consortium. Genome biology will also published several companions papers.I personally collaborate to two studies :

Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds. Erich D. Jarvis, Siavash Mirarab et al. (105 co-authors) Science 12 December 2014: 1320-1331. doi:10.1126/science.1253451, 2014.

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Kr/Kc but not dN/dS correlates positively with body mass in birds, raising implications for inferring lineage-specific selection. C. C. Weber, B. Nabholz, J. Romiguier, H. Ellegren, Genome Biol.15, 242 (2014). DOI: 10.1186/s13059-014-0542-8. ttp://genomebiology.com/2014/15/12/542