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Senckenberg Museum
Archive•Frankfurt am Main, Germany•
About: Senckenberg Museum is a archive organization based out in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Genome & Population. The organization has 53 authors who have published 79 publications receiving 1935 citations.
Topics: Genome, Population, Biology, Biodiversity, Ecosystem
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University of Edinburgh1, China Agricultural University2, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute3, Seoul National University4, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute5, University of Alberta6, Leipzig University7, University of Vienna8, Institut national de la recherche agronomique9, European Bioinformatics Institute10, Wageningen University and Research Centre11, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital12, Washington University in St. Louis13, Senckenberg Museum14, University of Kent15, University of Copenhagen16
TL;DR: The duck genome sequence and deep transcriptome analyses are presented and it is shown how the duck's defense mechanisms against influenza infection have been optimized through the diversification of its β-defensin and butyrophilin-like repertoires.
Abstract: The duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is one of the principal natural hosts of influenza A viruses. We present the duck genome sequence and perform deep transcriptome analyses to investigate immune-related genes. Our data indicate that the duck possesses a contractive immune gene repertoire, as in chicken and zebra finch, and this repertoire has been shaped through lineage-specific duplications. We identify genes that are responsive to influenza A viruses using the lung transcriptomes of control ducks and ones that were infected with either a highly pathogenic (A/duck/Hubei/49/05) or a weakly pathogenic (A/goose/Hubei/65/05) H5N1 virus. Further, we show how the duck's defense mechanisms against influenza infection have been optimized through the diversification of its β-defensin and butyrophilin-like repertoires. These analyses, in combination with the genomic and transcriptomic data, provide a resource for characterizing the interaction between host and influenza viruses.
318 citations
Leipzig University1, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg2, Universidade Positivo3, University of Vigo4, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária5, ETH Zurich6, Moscow State University7, University of Freiburg8, University of Jena9, University of Catania10, Wageningen University and Research Centre11, Free University of Berlin12, Senckenberg Museum13, Colorado State University14, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization15, University of Nairobi16, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation17, National Scientific and Technical Research Council18, Brandenburg University of Technology19, Cornell University20, University College Dublin21, United States Forest Service22, University of Toronto23, Aberystwyth University24, State University of New York at Cortland25, National University of Luján26, University of Trier27, University of the Philippines Mindanao28, Razi University29, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek30, Kyushu University31, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency32, Aarhus University33, Northern Kentucky University34, Lincoln University (Missouri)35, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad36, Fukushima University37, Matej Bel University38, Lancaster University39, Université d'Abobo-Adjamé40, Tarbiat Modares University41, Pachhunga University College42, University of São Paulo43, University of Hawaii at Hilo44, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources45, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater46, Forest Research Institute47, University of Extremadura48, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven49, Research Institute for Nature and Forest50, Natural Resources Institute Finland51, University of Alcalá52, King Abdulaziz University53, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology54, University of Minnesota55, Federal University of Maranhão56, Jagiellonian University57, Technical University of Berlin58, University of Wisconsin-Madison59, Leibniz Association60, Braunschweig University of Technology61, University of Innsbruck62, Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics63, Russian Academy of Sciences64, Khalsa College, Amritsar65, University of La Laguna66, Kōchi University67, Universidad Pública de Navarra68, McGill University69, The Nature Conservancy70, University of Giessen71, Henan University72, University of Saint Mary73
TL;DR: It was found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms, which suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.
Abstract: Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, and biomass. We found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms. However, high species dissimilarity across tropical locations may cause diversity across the entirety of the tropics to be higher than elsewhere. Climate variables were found to be more important in shaping earthworm communities than soil properties or habitat cover. These findings suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.
223 citations
University of Marburg1, University of Bayreuth2, University of Greifswald3, Lund University4, Lanzhou University5, University of Göttingen6, Montana State University7, University of Cambridge8, Leibniz University of Hanover9, Senckenberg Museum10, University of Innsbruck11, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)12, Chinese Academy of Sciences13, American Museum of Natural History14, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh15, University of Rostock16, University of Kiel17, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology18, Dresden University of Technology19
TL;DR: Traditional migratory rangeland management was sustainable over millennia, and possibly still offers the best strategy to conserve and possibly increase C stocks in the Kobresia turf.
170 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors utilize the most comprehensive assessment of freshwater biodiversity for an entire continent to examine the implications of this shortfall and find that the groups that have been the focus of most conservation research are poor surrogates for patterns of both richness and threat for many freshwater groups, and the existing protected area network underrepresents freshwater species.
Abstract: Human population growth and economic development threaten the integrity of freshwater ecosystems globally, reducing their ability to support biodiversity and provide ecosystem services. However, our knowledge of freshwater biodiversity is fragmented due to bias in conservation research toward primarily terrestrial or charismatic taxonomic groups. Here, we utilize the most comprehensive assessment of freshwater biodiversity for an entire continent to examine the implications of this shortfall. Results indicate that groups that have been the focus of most conservation research are poor surrogates for patterns of both richness and threat for many freshwater groups, and that the existing protected area network underrepresents freshwater species. Areas of highest species richness and threat are congruent with areas where reliance on ecosystem services by humans and pressures placed on freshwater ecosystems are high. These results have implications for targets to reduce biodiversity loss and safeguard associated ecosystem services on which millions of people depend globally.
161 citations
TL;DR: Despite two decades of research into the earliest Eocene fossils of the Rocky Mountain interior of North America, almost nothing is known of the squamates (lizards and snakes) from this time, nor o...
Abstract: Despite two decades of research into the earliest Eocene fossils of the Rocky Mountain interior of North America, almost nothing is known of the squamates (lizards and snakes) from this time, nor o...
95 citations
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Nilsson | 41 | 221 | 8385 |
| Björn M. Hallström | 40 | 86 | 13542 |
| Karsten Wesche | 38 | 149 | 4444 |
| Ulf Linnemann | 35 | 133 | 5332 |
| Mandy Hofmann | 27 | 103 | 2226 |
| Robert H. S. Kraus | 25 | 53 | 1651 |
| Julia D. Sigwart | 22 | 118 | 1559 |
| Stefan Prost | 21 | 77 | 1434 |
| Axel Janke | 20 | 52 | 1374 |
| Krister T. Smith | 20 | 44 | 1404 |
| Andreas Gärtner | 20 | 59 | 1154 |
| Edwin A. Cadena | 17 | 46 | 809 |
| Adrien Favre | 17 | 41 | 1030 |
| Viola Clausnitzer | 16 | 45 | 2660 |
| David J. Russell | 16 | 35 | 797 |