Sequence-based evidence for major histocompatibility complex-disassortative mating in a colonial seabird

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1726, 2011, Pages 153-162

  Juola, Frans A ^a   Dearborn, Donald C ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic compatibility; Immunocompetence; Inbreeding avoidance; Major histocompatibility complex; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AMINO ACID; COLONY STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; MATE CHOICE; PATERNITY; POLYMORPHISM; POLYPLOIDY; SEABIRD;

EID: 81855196017     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0562     Document Type: Article

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