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Alain Vignal is affiliated with the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées in France. Their research primarily focuses on the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a substantial body of work spanning related subfields including Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Molecular Biology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their notable recent papers cover various aspects of genomics and ecology, including:

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution, 2021, Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent)
  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2020, Nature
  • The quail genome: insights into social behaviour, seasonal biology and infectious disease response, 2020, BMC Biology
  • Identification of runs of homozygosity in Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) using whole-genome sequencing data, 2023, Ecology and Evolution
  • Reconstructing queen genotypes by pool sequencing colonies in eusocial insects: Statistical Methods and their application to honeybee, 2022, Molecular Ecology Resources

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include David Wragg, Melanie Parejo, Andrea Talenti, Mark Barnett, and Sonia E Eynard.

The venues where Alain Vignal has consistently published reflect a focus on both open access and high-impact scientific communication platforms. These venues are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Nature
  • Molecular Ecology Resources

Their research topics span a wide range relevant to biology and agriculture, including:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Beyond articles, Alain Vignal has contributed to academic literature in book form, notably publishing "Génétique des animaux d'élevage" in 2020 with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Best Publications

  • A comprehensive genetic map of the human genome based on 5,264 microsatellites

    C Dib;S Fauré;C Fizames;D Samson

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • The 1993-94 Généthon human genetic linkage map.

    Gabor Gyapay;Jean Morissette;Alain Vignal;Colette Dib

  • A second-generation linkage map of the human genome.

    Jean Weissenbach;Gabor Gyapay;Colette Dib;Alain Vignal

  • A review on SNP and other types of molecular markers and their use in animal genetics

    Alain Vignal;Denis Milan;Magali SanCristobal;André Eggen

  • A comprehensive human linkage map with centimorgan density

    J C Murray;K H Buetow;J L Weber;S Ludwigsen

  • A consensus linkage map of the chicken genome

    Martien A.M. Groenen;Hans H. Cheng;Nat Bumstead;Bernard F. Benkel

  • Continuum of overlapping clones spanning the entire human chromosome 21q.

    Ilya Chumakov;Philippe Rigault;Sophie Guillou;Pierre Ougen

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Empirical Evaluation of Genetic Clustering Methods Using Multilocus Genotypes From 20 Chicken Breeds

    Noah A. Rosenberg;Terry Burke;Kari Elo;Marcus W. Feldman

  • First report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2000

    M Schmid;I Nanda;M Guttenbach;C Steinlein

  • The duck genome and transcriptome provide insight into an avian influenza virus reservoir species

    Yinhua Huang;Yinhua Huang;Yingrui Li;David W Burt;Hualan Chen

  • Biodiversity of 52 chicken populations assessed by microsatellite typing of DNA pools

    Jossi Hillel;Martien A.M. Groenen;Michèle Tixier-Boichard;Abraham B. Korol

  • Species difference in ANP32A underlies influenza A virus polymerase host restriction

    Jason S. Long;Efstathios S. Giotis;Olivier Moncorgé;Rebecca Frise

  • Localization of Friedreich ataxia phenotype with selective vitamin E deficiency to chromosome 8q by homozygosity mapping.

    C Ben Hamida;N Doerflinger;S Belal;C Linder

  • A New Chicken Genome Assembly Provides Insight into Avian Genome Structure

    Wesley C. Warren;La Deana W. Hillier;Chad Tomlinson;Patrick Minx

  • Mapping of a novel gene for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to chromosome 11.

    C Hengstenberg;J S Beckmann;P Guicheney

  • A first-generation microsatellite linkage map of the Japanese quail.

    B. B. Kayang;A. Vignal;M. Inoue-Murayama;M. Miwa

  • Second report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2005

    Michael Schmid;I. Nanda;H. Hoehn;M. Schartl

  • A radiation hybrid map of 506 STS markers spanning human chromosome 11.

    M.R. James;M.R. James;C.W. Richard;J.-J. Schott;C. Yousry

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédérique Pitel
Frédérique Pitel INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Catherine Beaumont
Catherine Beaumont INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
David Gourichon
David Gourichon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans Wageningen University & Research
Francis Minvielle
Francis Minvielle INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Christophe Klopp
Christophe Klopp INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Cécile Arnould
Cécile Arnould Oniris - École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation, Nantes-Atlantique
David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland
Christine Leterrier
Christine Leterrier Centre Val de Loire

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