Jiří Reif

The paper identifies a repeat-rich genomic region, MARB, associated with bird migration using long-read assemblies and cytogenetic techniques, revealing it spans a large chromosome and contains many olfactory receptor genes.

The paper shows that the duration of biodiversity sampling (temporal span) significantly affects species richness patterns, interacts with environmental factors, and influences hotspot locations.

The paper identifies a centromeric satellite repeat in songbirds and shows it is absent from the germline-restricted chromosome (GRC), suggesting sequence changes underlie its programmed elimination.