ERGA-BGE reference genome of the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), a game bird species with isolated populations of conservation interest
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: ) is an important resource to investigate population structure across the wide breeding range of this iconic game species and the conservation status of specific management units, such as the isolated Macaronesian populations. The genome sequence was assembled into 45 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules and 2 sex chromosomes (W and Z). This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 1.2 Gb, composed of 1,613 contigs and 935 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 5.9 Mb and 34.2 Mb, respectively.
Source: Open Research Europe
Authors: Joan Ferrer Obiol, Diego Rubolini, Josephine R. Paris, Francesco Giannelli, David Gonçalves, Pedro Andrade, Beneharo Rodríguez, Alessandro Tedeschi, Michele Sorrenti, Chiara Natali, Marcella Sozzoni, Astrid Böhne, Rita Monteiro, Thomas Marcussen, Torsten H. Struck, Rebekah A. Oomen, Maria Angela Diroma, Claudio Ciofi, Caroline Howard, Mark Blaxter, Chiara Bortoluzzi
Institutions: University of Milan, Colorado State University, Uppsala University, Universidade do Porto, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, University of Florence, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, University of Oslo, University of New Brunswick, University of Agder, University of Gothenburg, Wellcome Sanger Institute, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $841
OpenAlex ID: W7154041176