Anna I. Vickrey

Assembly and annotation of two high-quality columbid reference genomes from sequencing of a Columba livia x Columba guinea F1 hybrid

The paper presents high-quality genome assemblies and annotations for two pigeon species using long-read sequencing of an F1 hybrid, improving genomic resources for comparative genomics and functional studies.

The assembled and annotated genome of the pigeon louse Columbicola columbae, a model ectoparasite

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly and annotation for the pigeon louse Columbicola columbae, revealing genomic features shared with other lice and insights into its adaptation to host-parasite interactions.