A chromosome-level genome assembly of the mountain lion, <i>Puma concolor</i>
Mountain lions, Puma concolor, are widespread and adaptable carnivores. However, due to their large home ranges and long distance dispersals, they are strongly impacted by habitat fragmentation, which results in small and isolated populations. Genomic analyses play an important role in understanding and predicting the impacts of increased isolation of populations, such as decreased genetic diversity and increased levels of inbreeding. Here we report a high-quality, chromosome-level reference genome of P. concolor that was generated as part of the California Conservation Genomics Project. The primary assembly has a total length of 2.5 Gb contained in 258 scaffolds, a contig N50 of 42.3 Mb, a scaffold N50 of 149.8 Mb, and a BUSCO completeness score of 95%. This P. concolor genome assembly will provide an important resource for genomic analyses that aid decision-makers in managing the species in fragmented landscapes.
Authors
- T. Winston Vickers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7004-3394)
- Nicolas Alexandre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1530-1570)
- Justin A. Dellinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-1859)
- Michael R. Buchalski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5917-3577)
- Christopher C. Wilmers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-1478)
- William Seligmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5762-3095)
- Colin W Fairbairn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8129-0095)
- Beth Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2733-7776)
- Ruta Sahasrabudhe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3285-6845)
- Megan A. Supple (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0204-7852)
- Oanh Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1492-2084)
- Merly Escalona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-4777)
- Seth P. D. Riley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3942-4919)
Institutions
- National Park Service (US)
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife (US)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- Protein Express (United States) (US)
- Gorilla Doctors (US)
- Wyoming Game and Fish Department (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Heredity
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esae063
- Primary Topic
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00