The evolution of the major histocompatibility complex in birds

BioScience

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 423-431

  Hess, Christopher M ^a   Edwards, Scott V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0036241218     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0423:TEOTMH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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