Colonizing the world in spite of reduced MHC variation

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1438-1447

  Gangoso, L ^a   Alcaide, M ^b   Grande, J M ^c   Munoz J ^a   Talbot, S L ^d   Sonsthagen, S A ^d   Sage, G K ^d   Figuerola, J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive potential; Falco genus; Immunity; MHC diversity; Pathogen mediated selection

Indexed keywords

ARMS RACE; COLONIZATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNITY; NATURAL SELECTION; PATHOGEN; PERSISTENCE; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RAPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FALCONIFORMES; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PSEUDOGENE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FALCONIFORMES; GENETIC VARIATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PSEUDOGENES; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84862260803     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02529.x     Document Type: Article

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