Are there ubiquitous parasite-driven major histocompatibility complex selection mechanisms in gray mouse lemurs?

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 519-537

  Schwensow, Nina ^a   Eberle, Manfred ^b   Sommer, Simone ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lemur; Madagascar; Major histocompatibility complex; Microsatellites; Nematode resistance; Parasite driven selection

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AMINO ACID; ANTIGEN; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NEMATODE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PRIMATE;

MADAGASCAR;

LEMUR; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77954028306     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9411-9     Document Type: Article

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