MHC class I variation associates with parasite resistance and longevity in tropical pythons

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1973-1978

  Madsen, T ^a,b   Ujvari, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Longevity; Major histocompatibility complex; Parasite resistance; Python

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; LONGEVITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SNAKE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COCCIDIA; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LONGEVITY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BOIDAE; EUCOCCIDIIDA; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GENETIC VARIATION; LONGEVITY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HEPATOZOON; PYTHONIDAE;

EID: 33750009813     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01158.x     Document Type: Article

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