Functional implications of Major Histocompatibility (MH) variation using estuarine fish populations

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1016-1029

  Cohen, Sarah ^a   Tirindelli, Joëlle ^a   Gomez Chiarri, Marta ^b   Nacci, Diane ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750964662     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icl044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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