Parasite-mediated evolution of the functional part of the MHC in primates

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 184-195

  Garamszegi, L Z ^a   Nunn, C L ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balancing selection; Helminths; Host parasite coevolution; Immune defence; Immunogenetics; Parasitism; Phylogenetic comparative methods

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BODY MASS; COEVOLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MUTATION; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; PRIMATE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; EXON; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENETIC DRIFT; GEOGRAPHY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NEMATODA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATES;

PRIMATES; VERMES;

EID: 78650250240     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02156.x     Document Type: Article

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