The genome sequence of the Mauritius kestrel, Falco punctatus (Temminck, 1821) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

M. Thomas P. Gilbert; Jim J. Groombridge; Ken Norris; Hernán E. Morales; Vikash Tatayah; Sion Henshaw; Cock van Oosterhout; Kevin Ruhomaun

Wellcome Open Research (Jun 2024)

The genome sequence of the Mauritius kestrel, Falco punctatus (Temminck, 1821) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

M. Thomas P. Gilbert,
Jim J. Groombridge,
Ken Norris,
Hernán E. Morales,
Vikash Tatayah,
Sion Henshaw,
Cock van Oosterhout,
Kevin Ruhomaun

Affiliations

M. Thomas P. Gilbert: ORCiD; Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jim J. Groombridge: ORCiD; Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, Division of Human and Social Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, England, UK
Ken Norris: Natural History Museum, London, England, UK
Hernán E. Morales: ORCiD; Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Vikash Tatayah: ORCiD; Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, Vacoas, Mauritius
Sion Henshaw: Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, Vacoas, Mauritius
Cock van Oosterhout: ORCiD; School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK
Kevin Ruhomaun: National Parks and Conservation Service (Government of Mauritius), Reduit, Mauritius

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

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We present a genome assembly from an individual male Falco punctatus (the Mauritius kestrel; Chordata; Aves; Falconiformes; Falconidae). The genome sequence is 1,279.3 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 23 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 17.34 kilobases in length.

Published in Wellcome Open Research

ISSN: 2398-502X (Online)
Publisher: Wellcome
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science
Website: https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/

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