Working on ecologically interesting species is a powerful way to link patterns of variation from genes/genomes to organism level traits to the selective forces shaping it. To facilitate this, having a chromosome-level genome assembly is very helpful. In this paper we outline how this is an attainable goal. We provide a step-by-step guide for investigators that work on ecologically exciting species, but do not have a vast computational background.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.13176
Matzkin Lab 