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Helminth Collection and Identification from Wildlife
Published on: December 14, 2013
The complete genome sequence of the helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil)
Chloe E R Hatten1,2, Taylor Hains3,4, Carissa Su-Ann Wong5
1Division of Science, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
Biodiversity Genomes
|July 15, 2026
Abstract:
The helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) is a Critically Endangered species, primarily due to illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss. This species is a large Asian hornbill inhabiting primary tropical rainforests across Southeast Asia. A complete genome assembly of R. vigil is reported here, providing an important genomic resource for research and applications in conservation, evolution, wildlife forensic science, and tropical forest ecology.
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