Daiping Wang

Nov 25, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Yixuan Zhang |Xinyi Jiang |Lucy Aplin |Daiping Wang

AbstractSocial network structure plays a key role in shaping processes in animal populations. These networks often show distinct patterns in humans and other large mammals, with relationship strengths organized into different tiers. Here, we used continuous fine-scale tracking of four large captive colonies of zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata), revealing that zebra finches consistently have 1-2 closest contacts, 6-7 close contacts, and 22-24 strong contacts.

Oct 1, 2024 | nature.com | Shuai Yang |Daiping Wang

AbstractGermline de novo mutations (DNMs) provide the raw material for evolution. The DNM rate varies considerably between species, sexes and chromosomes. Here, we identify DNMs in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) across 16 parent-offspring trios using two genome assemblies of different quality.