Immunocompetence and heterozygosity in the mussel Mytilus edulis

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 377-382

  Carissan Lloyd, Florence M M ^a   Pipe, Richard K ^b   Beaumont, Andy R ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FITNESS; HETEROZYGOSITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MENAI STRAIT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 1942502238     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404009312h     Document Type: Article

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