Current sequencing methods produce large amounts of data, but genome assemblies
constructed from these data are often fragmented and incomplete. Incomplete and error-filled …

Little is known about the genetic changes that distinguish domestic cat populations from
their wild progenitors. Here we describe a high-quality domestic cat reference genome …

INTRODUCTION Control of mosquito vectors has historically proven to be an effective
means of eliminating malaria. Human malaria is transmitted only by mosquitoes in the genus …

Gibbons are small arboreal apes that display an accelerated rate of evolutionary chromosomal
rearrangement and occupy a key node in the primate phylogeny between Old World …

Marine mammals from different mammalian orders share several phenotypic traits adapted
to the aquatic environment and therefore represent a classic example of convergent evolution…

The Colorado potato beetle is one of the most challenging agricultural pests to manage. It
has shown a spectacular ability to adapt to a variety of solanaceaeous plants and variable …

Background Arthropods comprise the largest and most diverse phylum on Earth and play
vital roles in nearly every ecosystem. Their diversity stems in part from variations on a …

We describe a genome reference of the African green monkey or vervet (Chlorocebus
aethiops). This member of the Old World monkey (OWM) superfamily is uniquely valuable for …

Bumblebees are a diverse group of globally important pollinators in natural ecosystems and
for agricultural food production. With both eusocial and solitary life-cycle phases, and some …

Convergent evolution occurs when the same trait arises independently in multiple lineages.
In most cases of phenotypic convergence such transitions are adaptive, so finding the …