Nicola Baccetti’s research while affiliated with Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and other places

... A more exhaustive sampling encompassing historical specimens (which recently hinted at the occurrence of cryptic species [79,80]) predating the onset of the intensive management of this species is recommended, along with the use of nuclear loci (which are essential to properly address the issue of introgressive hybridization and genetic homogenization), to obtain a deeper insight into the genetic makeup of the Barbary partridge in Morocco and elsewhere within its range. In this respect, the generation of a de novo genome assembly for this species like what has been recently achieved for some of its congenerics, namely A. rufa [81], A. chukar [82] and the narrowly distributed Przevalski's partridge (A. ...

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High Diversity Unveiled by the First Genetic Survey on Wild and Captive Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara) from Morocco