Low MHC DRB class II diversity in the mountain goat: Past bottlenecks and possible role of pathogens and parasites

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 885-891

  Mainguy, Julien ^a   Worley, Kirsty ^b   Côté, Steeve D ^a   Coltman, David W ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic drift; Latitude; Major histocompatibility complex (MHC); Pathogens and parasites; Wild ungulates

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GOAT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; UNGULATE;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OREAMNOS; OREAMNOS AMERICANUS; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547132540     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9243-5     Document Type: Article

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