Strix aluco (tawny owl) genome, bStrAlu1, haplotype 2. Strix aluco isolate:bStrAlu1

The tawny owl (Strix aluco) is commonly found in woodlands across Europe to western Siberia. It typically makes its nest in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. It is able to hunt successfully at night because of its vision and hearing adaptations and its ability to fly silently. This sample is from a female in San Sebastian, Spain, collected by Nerea Pagaldai, coordinated by Tom Gilbert, and used to generate a high-quality reference genome for the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP). Sequencing and genome assembly were conducted at the Vertebrate Genomes Lab (VGL) at the Rockefeller University, led by Olivier Fedrigo and Erich D. Jarvis.

灰林鸮（Strix aluco）广泛分布于欧洲至西伯利亚西部的林地生境中。其通常在树洞中筑巢，借此为卵及幼雏提供保护，抵御潜在天敌的侵扰。得益于视觉与听觉的适应性演化，以及无声飞行的能力，该物种可在夜间高效捕猎。本次研究的样本取自西班牙圣塞瓦斯蒂安的一只雌性灰林鸮，由Nerea Pagaldai采集，Tom Gilbert统筹协调，样本用于为脊椎动物基因组计划（Vertebrate Genomes Project, VGP）构建高质量参考基因组。测序及基因组组装工作由洛克菲勒大学脊椎动物基因组实验室（Vertebrate Genomes Lab, VGL）的Olivier Fedrigo与Erich D. Jarvis领衔完成。