The role of major histocompatibility complex diversity in vigour of fish males (Abramis brama L.) and parasite selection

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 525-538

  Ottová, Eva ^a   Šimková, Andrea ^a   Morand, Serge ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

DAB genes; MHC polymorphism; Parasite driven selection; Sexual ornamentation

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CYPRINID; GENE EXPRESSION; GOOD GENES HYPOTHESIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NATURAL SELECTION; ORNAMENTATION; PARASITE INFESTATION; VIGOR;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; CRUSTACEA; DACTYLOGYRUS; ERGASILUS; METAZOA; MONOGENEA;

EID: 33847195062     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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