Raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles
Abstract: Background: Birds of prey (raptors) are dominant apex predators in terrestrial communities, with hawks (Accipitriformes) and falcons (Falconiformes) hunting by day and owls (Strigiformes) hunting by night. Results: Here, we report new genomes and transcriptomes for 20 species of birds, inc...
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ftdatacite:10.17863/cam.56821 2023-05-15T16:08:34+02:00 Raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles Cho, Yun Sung Jun, Je Hoon Kim, Jung A Kim, Hak-Min Chung, Oksung Kang, Seung-Gu Park, Jin-Young Kim, Hwa-Jung Kim, Sunghyun Kim, Hee-Jong Jang, Jin-Ho Na, Ki-Jeong Kim, Jeongho Park, Seung Gu Lee, Hwang-Yeol Manica, Andrea Mindell, David P. Fuchs, Jérôme Edwards, Jeremy S. Weber, Jessica A. Witt, Christopher C. Yeo, Joo-Hong Kim, Soonok Bhak, Jong 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.56821 https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/309727 unknown Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 CC-BY Research Raptor De novo assembly Comparative genomics Evolutionary adaptation Predatory lifestyle Nocturnality Text Article article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2019 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.17863/cam.56821 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Abstract: Background: Birds of prey (raptors) are dominant apex predators in terrestrial communities, with hawks (Accipitriformes) and falcons (Falconiformes) hunting by day and owls (Strigiformes) hunting by night. Results: Here, we report new genomes and transcriptomes for 20 species of birds, including 16 species of birds of prey, and high-quality reference genomes for the Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), oriental scops owl (Otus sunia), eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus), and common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Our extensive genomic analysis and comparisons with non-raptor genomes identify common molecular signatures that underpin anatomical structure and sensory, muscle, circulatory, and respiratory systems related to a predatory lifestyle. Compared with diurnal birds, owls exhibit striking adaptations to the nocturnal environment, including functional trade-offs in the sensory systems, such as loss of color vision genes and selection for enhancement of nocturnal vision and other sensory systems that are convergent with other nocturnal avian orders. Additionally, we find that a suite of genes associated with vision and circadian rhythm are differentially expressed in blood tissue between nocturnal and diurnal raptors, possibly indicating adaptive expression change during the transition to nocturnality. Conclusions: Overall, raptor genomes show genomic signatures associated with the origin and maintenance of several specialized physiological and morphological features essential to be apex predators. Text eurasian eagle-owl DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Research Raptor De novo assembly Comparative genomics Evolutionary adaptation Predatory lifestyle Nocturnality Cho, Yun Sung Jun, Je Hoon Kim, Jung A Kim, Hak-Min Chung, Oksung Kang, Seung-Gu Park, Jin-Young Kim, Hwa-Jung Kim, Sunghyun Kim, Hee-Jong Jang, Jin-Ho Na, Ki-Jeong Kim, Jeongho Park, Seung Gu Lee, Hwang-Yeol Manica, Andrea Mindell, David P. Fuchs, Jérôme Edwards, Jeremy S. Weber, Jessica A. Witt, Christopher C. Yeo, Joo-Hong Kim, Soonok Bhak, Jong Raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles |
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Abstract: Background: Birds of prey (raptors) are dominant apex predators in terrestrial communities, with hawks (Accipitriformes) and falcons (Falconiformes) hunting by day and owls (Strigiformes) hunting by night. Results: Here, we report new genomes and transcriptomes for 20 species of birds, including 16 species of birds of prey, and high-quality reference genomes for the Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), oriental scops owl (Otus sunia), eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus), and common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Our extensive genomic analysis and comparisons with non-raptor genomes identify common molecular signatures that underpin anatomical structure and sensory, muscle, circulatory, and respiratory systems related to a predatory lifestyle. Compared with diurnal birds, owls exhibit striking adaptations to the nocturnal environment, including functional trade-offs in the sensory systems, such as loss of color vision genes and selection for enhancement of nocturnal vision and other sensory systems that are convergent with other nocturnal avian orders. Additionally, we find that a suite of genes associated with vision and circadian rhythm are differentially expressed in blood tissue between nocturnal and diurnal raptors, possibly indicating adaptive expression change during the transition to nocturnality. Conclusions: Overall, raptor genomes show genomic signatures associated with the origin and maintenance of several specialized physiological and morphological features essential to be apex predators. |
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Cho, Yun Sung Jun, Je Hoon Kim, Jung A Kim, Hak-Min Chung, Oksung Kang, Seung-Gu Park, Jin-Young Kim, Hwa-Jung Kim, Sunghyun Kim, Hee-Jong Jang, Jin-Ho Na, Ki-Jeong Kim, Jeongho Park, Seung Gu Lee, Hwang-Yeol Manica, Andrea Mindell, David P. Fuchs, Jérôme Edwards, Jeremy S. Weber, Jessica A. Witt, Christopher C. Yeo, Joo-Hong Kim, Soonok Bhak, Jong |
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Cho, Yun Sung Jun, Je Hoon Kim, Jung A Kim, Hak-Min Chung, Oksung Kang, Seung-Gu Park, Jin-Young Kim, Hwa-Jung Kim, Sunghyun Kim, Hee-Jong Jang, Jin-Ho Na, Ki-Jeong Kim, Jeongho Park, Seung Gu Lee, Hwang-Yeol Manica, Andrea Mindell, David P. Fuchs, Jérôme Edwards, Jeremy S. Weber, Jessica A. Witt, Christopher C. Yeo, Joo-Hong Kim, Soonok Bhak, Jong |
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Raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles |
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Raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles |
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Raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles |
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Raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles |
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Raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles |
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raptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles |
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