Abstract
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Streptopelia turtur (the European turtle dove; Chordata; Aves; Columbidae). The genome sequence is 1.18 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 35 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the W and Z sex chromosomes assembled.
Highlights
The European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur, breeds throughout Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, overwintering in north Sub-Saharan Africa
S. turtur populations are in rapid decline in the UK, having fallen by 98% between 1970 and 2018, making them critically endangered; they are vulnerable to global extinction (Burns et al, 2020)
Changes in farming practices and agricultural intensification in the UK have reduced the availability of wild plant seeds, increasing the reliance of S. turtur on anthropogenic seed sources (Browne & Aebischer, 2003); a negative association between nestling condition and consumption of seeds from anthropogenic sources has been reported, this association was positive for adult birds (Dunn et al, 2018)
Summary
Keywords Streptopelia turtur, European turtle dove, genome sequence, chromosomal. Any reports and responses or comments on the article can be found at the end of the article. Species taxonomy Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Aves; Columbiformes; Columbidae; Streptopelia; Streptopelia turtur Linnaeus 1758 (NCBI:txid177155)
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