MHC gene configuration variation in geographically disparate populations of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 529-533

  Bowen, L ^a   Aldridge, B M ^b   Delong, R ^c   Melin, S ^c   Godinez, C ^d   Zavala, A ^d   Gulland, F ^e   Lowenstine, L ^a   Stott, J L ^a   Johnson, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^d Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Mexico   (Mexico)

^e THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

California sea lion; Class II MHC; DRB; Gulf of California; Pacific Ocean; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAL; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; ECOLOGY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENETICS, POPULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA LIONS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 33645058436     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02612.x     Document Type: Article

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