Extensive polymorphism and geographical variation at a positively selected MHC class II B gene of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2652-2665

  Alcaide, Miguel ^a   Edwards, Scott V ^b   Negro, Juan J ^a   Serrano, David ^a   Tella, José L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive variation; Balancing selection; Bird of prey; Conservation genetics; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FALCONIFORMES; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FALCONIFORMES; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI; RAPTORES;

EID: 44249122817     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03791.x     Document Type: Article

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