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First Whole-Genome Assembly of the Galápagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) Using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing to Advance Conservation Genomics in a Critically Endangered Seabird.
Isabella R Sessi, James B Henderson, Jessica A Martin, Alice Skehel, Gabriela Pozo, Jonathan A Guillén Alcides, Vera de Ferran, John P Dumbacher, Jaime A Chaves
Published: 202610.1093/g3journal/jkag004
Abstract
The Galápagos Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is a critically endangered procellariiform seabird endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Once abundant, its populations have sharply declined due to invasive predators, habitat degradation, and destruction of…
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