Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II polymorphism and paternity in the monogamous Hypogeomys antimena, the endangered, largest endemic Malagasy rodent

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1259-1272

  Sommer, S ^a,b   Tichy, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypogeomys antimena; Madagascar; MHC; Paternity; Polymorphism; SSCP

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENTIA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HYPOGEOMYS ANTIMENA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033178433     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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