ERGA-BGE reference genome of the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), a game bird species with isolated populations of conservation interest
<ns3:p> The reference genome of the Eurasian Woodcock ( <ns3:italic>Scolopax rusticola</ns3:italic> ) 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. </ns3:p>
Authors
- F. Giannelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7706-151X)
- Claúdio Ciofi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8537-8659)
- Thomas Marcussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1960-9508)
- Chiara Bortoluzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-6635)
- Diego Rubolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-5783)
- Marcella Sozzoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6170-7295)
- Astrid Böhne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1284-3115)
- Pedro Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-2471)
- Rebekah A. Oomen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2094-5592)
- Beneharo Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9946-3421)
- Alessandro Tedeschi
- Chiara Natali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-171X)
- Maria Angela Diroma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-8946)
- Torsten H. Struck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3280-6239)
- David Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1444-377X)
- Rita Monteiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-4474)
- Joan Ferrer Obiol
- Caroline Howard
- Mark Blaxter
- Josephine R. Paris
- Michele Sorrenti
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- University of Milan (IT)
- University of Agder (NO)
- Saint John Regional Hospital (CA)
- Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB)
- Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (DE)
- Hospiten Group (ES)
- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (IT)
- Institut thématique Génétique, génomique et bioinformatique (FR)
- Associazione Medici Diabetologi (IT)
- Saint John's University (TH)
- University of Florence (IT)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Research Europe
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.23370.1
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme