Long live the king: chromosome-level assembly of the lion (Panthera leo) using linked-read, Hi-C, and long-read data

Genomic signatures of extensive inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves, a population on the threshold of extinction

(2019) Jacqueline A. Robinson et al.   Science Advances

The African Lion: A Long History of Interdisciplinary Research

(2019) Craig Packer   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

From reference genomes to population genomics: comparing three reference-aligned reduced-representation sequencing pipelines in two wildlife species

(2019) Belinda Wright et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Asiatic Lion: Ecology, Economics, and Politics of Conservation

(2019) Yadvendradev V. Jhala et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

The genetic tale of a recovering lion population (Panthera leo) in the Savé Valley region (Zimbabwe): A better understanding of the history and managing the future

(2018) Laura Tensen et al.   PLoS One

Empirical comparison of microsatellite and SNP markers to estimate introgression in Apis mellifera mellifera

(2018) Melanie Parejo et al.   JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

Genomic data recover previously undetectable fragmentation effects in an endangered amphibian

(2018) Evan McCartney-Melstad et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A genome-wide data assessment of the African lion (Panthera leo) population genetic structure and diversity in Tanzania

(2018) Nathalie Smitz et al.   PLoS One

Cost-effective assembly of the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) genome using linked reads.

(2018) Ellie E Armstrong et al.   GigaScience

De novo assembly of the Aedes aegypti genome using Hi-C yields chromosome-length scaffolds

(2017) Olga Dudchenko et al.   SCIENCE

From Attitudes to Actions: Predictors of Lion Killing by Maasai Warriors

(2017) Leela Hazzah et al.   PLoS One

A roaring trade? The legal trade in Panthera leo bones from Africa to East-Southeast Asia

(2017) Vivienne L. Williams et al.   PLoS One

Conservation and monitoring of a persecuted African lion population by Maasai warriors

(2016) Stephanie Dolrenry et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Chromosome-scale shotgun assembly using an in vitro method for long-range linkage

(2016) Nicholas H. Putnam et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

PSMC analysis of effective population sizes in molecular ecology and its application to black-and-whiteFicedulaflycatchers

(2016) Krystyna Nadachowska-Brzyska et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Under the Skin of a Lion: Unique Evidence of Upper Paleolithic Exploitation and Use of Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea) from the Lower Gallery of La Garma (Spain)

(2016) Marián Cueto et al.   PLoS One

Phylogeographic Patterns in Africa and High Resolution Delineation of Genetic Clades in the Lion (Panthera leo)

(2016) L. D. Bertola et al.   Scientific Reports

BUSCO: assessing genome assembly and annotation completeness with single-copy orthologs

(2015) Felipe A. Simão et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Bird sequencing project takes off

(2015) Guojie Zhang   NATURE

Mapping Bias Overestimates Reference Allele Frequencies at the HLA Genes in the 1000 Genomes Project Phase I Data

(2015) Débora Y. C. Brandt et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

ASTRAL: genome-scale coalescent-based species tree estimation

(2014) S. Mirarab et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

RAxML version 8: a tool for phylogenetic analysis and post-analysis of large phylogenies

(2014) Alexandros Stamatakis   BIOINFORMATICS

ANGSD: Analysis of Next Generation Sequencing Data

(2014) Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Inferring human population size and separation history from multiple genome sequences

(2014) Stephan Schiffels et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Complete mitogenome of asiatic lion resolves phylogenetic status within Panthera

(2013) Snehal B Bagatharia et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genetic perspectives on “Lion Conservation Units” in Eastern and Southern Africa

(2013) J. M. Dubach et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

The i5K Initiative: Advancing Arthropod Genomics for Knowledge, Human Health, Agriculture, and the Environment

(2013)   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and Usability

(2013) K. Katoh et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Trophy hunting and lion conservation: a question of governance?

(2013) Fred Nelson et al.   ORYX

Beyond ritual and economics: Maasai lion hunting and conservation politics

(2013) Mara J. Goldman et al.   ORYX

The tiger genome and comparative analysis with lion and snow leopard genomes

(2013) Yun Sung Cho et al.   Nature Communications

Assemblathon 2: evaluating de novo methods of genome assembly in three vertebrate species

(2013) Keith R Bradnam et al.   GigaScience

A genetically distinct lion (Panthera leo) population from Ethiopia

(2012) Susann Bruche et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH

Adaptive seeds tame genomic sequence comparison

(2011) S. M. Kielbasa et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Genetic diversity, evolutionary history and implications for conservation of the lion (Panthera leo) in West and Central Africa

(2011) L. D. Bertola et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Linking Top-down Forces to the Pleistocene Megafaunal Extinctions

(2010) William J. Ripple et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Effects of Trophy Hunting on Lion and Leopard Populations in Tanzania

(2010) C. PACKER et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Supermatrix and species tree methods resolve phylogenetic relationships within the big cats, Panthera (Carnivora: Felidae)

(2010) Brian W. Davis et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools

(2009) H. Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Fast and accurate short read alignment with Burrows-Wheeler transform

(2009) H. Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

(2009)   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Phylogeography of lions (Panthera leossp.) reveals three distinct taxa and a late Pleistocene reduction in genetic diversity

(2009) ROSS BARNETT et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Translocating lions into an inbred lion population in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa

(2008) M. Trinkel et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

The impact of climate change on large mammal distribution and extinction: Evidence from the last glacial/interglacial transition

(2008) Adrian M. Lister et al.   COMPTES RENDUS GEOSCIENCE

A high-resolution cat radiation hybrid and integrated FISH mapping resource for phylogenomic studies across Felidae

(2008) Brian W. Davis et al.   GENOMICS

Climate Extremes Promote Fatal Co-Infections during Canine Distemper Epidemics in African Lions

(2008) Linda Munson et al.   PLoS One

The Evolutionary Dynamics of the Lion Panthera leo Revealed by Host and Viral Population Genomics

(2008) Agostinho Antunes et al.   PLoS Genetics