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Genome assembly provides insights for conservation and ecological applications in a critically endangered species.
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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