Mhc polymorphisms fail to explain the heritability of phytohaemagglutinin- induced skin swelling in a wild passerine

Biology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 784-787

  Bonneaud, Camille ^a,b   Sinsheimer, Janet S ^c   Richard, Murielle ^a   Chastel, Olivier ^b   Sorci, Gabriele ^a,d  

^a Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cross fostering; Heritability; House sparrow; Major histocompatibility complex; Phytohaemagglutinin induced skin swelling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PASSERINE; SKIN; WILD POPULATION;

PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 74549118276     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0435     Document Type: Article

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