The application of genomic approaches to ‘obscure model organisms’ (OMOs), meaning species with no prior genomic resources, enables increasingly sophisticated studies of the genomic basis of evolution, acclimatization, and adaptation in real ecological contexts. I consider here ecological questions that can be addressed using OMOs, and indicate optimal sequencing and data-handling solutions for each case. With this I hope to promote the diversity of OMO-based projects that would capitalize on the peculiarities of the natural history of OMOs and could feasibly be completed within the scope of a single PhD thesis.

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神奇的野兽及其排序方法：模糊模式生物的生态基因组学

将基因组学方法应用于“晦涩的模型生物”（OMO）（意味着没有先前的基因组资源的物种）的应用，使得能够在真正的生态环境中对进化，适应和适应的基因组基础进行日益复杂的研究。我在这里考虑可以使用OMO解决的生态问题，并指出每种情况的最佳排序和数据处理解决方案。以此为基础，我希望促进基于OMO的项目的多样性，这些项目将利用OMO的自然历史的特殊性，并可能在单个博士学位论文的范围内完成。