@article{697d749025ef4c629e1d6a7de6b5679f,
title = "A chromosome-level genome assembly of a free-living white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii)",
abstract = "The white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, is a passerine bird with a wide distribution and it is extensively adapted to environmental changes. It has historically acted as a model species in studies on avian ecology, physiology and behaviour. Here, we present a high-quality chromosome-level genome of Zonotrichia leucophrys using PacBio and OmniC sequencing data. Gene models were constructed by combining RNA-seq and Iso-seq data from liver, hypothalamus, and ovary. In total a 1,123,996,003 bp genome was generated, including 31 chromosomes assembled in complete scaffolds along with other, unplaced scaffolds. This high-quality genome assembly offers an important genomic resource for the research community using the white-crowned sparrow as a model for understanding avian genome biology and development, and provides a genomic basis for future studies, both fundamental and applied.",
keywords = "Animals, Female, Hypothalamus, Ovary, Sparrows/genetics",
author = "Zhou Wu and Katarzyna Miedzinska and Jesse Krause and Jonathan Perez and Wingfield, {J. C.} and Simone Meddle and Jacqueline Smith",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK grant number BB/V001647/1 to JS and SLM, Roslin Institute Strategic Grant funding from BBSRC, BBS/E/D/30002276 and BBS/E/RL/230001 C, to JS and SLM and National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs ARC 0909133 to JCW and Integrative Organismal Systems IOS 1558049 to JWC and SLM. We thank Sebastien Guizard for helpful suggestions on running the nf-core/isoseq pipeline and Valerie Bishop for laboratory assistance. We also thank Hannah J. Lau, Helen E. Chmura, Jeffrey Cheah, and Ryan E. Swanson for their help in the field and logistic support from the staff at Toolik Field Station, The University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA as well as Brian Barnes and Jeannette Moore for logistical support while in Fairbanks, Alaska USA. We also thank Dovetail Genomics (California, USA) for preparing the DNA for genome sequencing and for preparing the draft assembly for the genome. For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. Funding Information: This work was supported by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK grant number BB/V001647/1 to JS and SLM, Roslin Institute Strategic Grant funding from BBSRC, BBS/E/D/30002276 and BBS/E/RL/230001 C, to JS and SLM and National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs ARC 0909133 to JCW and Integrative Organismal Systems IOS 1558049 to JWC and SLM. We thank Sebastien Guizard for helpful suggestions on running the nf-core/isoseq pipeline and Valerie Bishop for laboratory assistance. We also thank Hannah J. Lau, Helen E. Chmura, Jeffrey Cheah, and Ryan E. Swanson for their help in the field and logistic support from the staff at Toolik Field Station, The University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA as well as Brian Barnes and Jeannette Moore for logistical support while in Fairbanks, Alaska USA. We also thank Dovetail Genomics (California, USA) for preparing the DNA for genome sequencing and for preparing the draft assembly for the genome. For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024, The Author(s).",
year = "2024",
month = jan,
day = "18",
doi = "10.1038/s41597-024-02929-6",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "1--10",
journal = "Scientific Data",
issn = "2052-4463",
publisher = "Macmillan Publishers",
number = "1",
}