MHC studies in nonmodel vertebrates: What have we learned about natural selection in 15 years?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-377

  Bernatchez, Louis ^a   Landry, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fitness; Local adaptation; Mate choice; MHC; Pathogen resistance; Population differentiation; Selection

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MIGRATION; NATURAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MODELS, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS); VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037884727     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00531.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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