Animal sample from mother bLonStr2 of Lonchura striata (Bengalese finch) for VGP reference genome, bLonStr1
Lonchura striata
The Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata domestica) is a domesticated subspecies of finch. It became a popular cage and trade bird after appearing in European zoos in the 1860s through being imported from Japan, though it was domesticated in China. Coloration and behavior were modified through centuries of selection in Asia, then later in Europe and North America. Another aspect of the Bengalese finch that evolved throughout the centuries is song production. Extensive research has been done and continues to be done on the different ways Bengalese finch songs are produced, how they are processed in the brain, what characteristics of the songs are preferred by females, and how their songs compare to the also commonly studied zebra finch (from Wikipedia entry). This sample of a female individual (bLonStr2) is part of a trio assembly (offspring bLonStr1, father bLonStr3). The samples were procured by Matthew Biegler at the Rockefeller University Field Research Center in Millbrook, New York, for a vocal learning study and to generate a high-quality reference genome for the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP). Sequencing and genome assembly were conducted at the Vertebrate Genome Lab (VGL) at the Rockefeller University, led by Erich D. Jarvis, Giulio Formenti, and Jennifer Balacco.
isolate
bLonStr2
dev_stage
adult
collection_date
2023-10-11
geo_loc_name
USA: Millbrook, New York
sex
female
tissue
blood
biomaterial_provider
The Rockefeller University: Matthew Biegler
collected_by
Matthew Biegler
lat_lon
41.7677 N 73.7508 W
store_cond
-80oC
treatment
flash frozen
Source ID
W55RU
BioSampleModel
Model organism or animal