Balancing selection on MHC class I in wild brown trout Salmo trutta

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1357-1374

  O'Farrell, B ^a   Dennis, C ^a   Benzie, J A ^a   Mcginnity, P ^a,b   Carlsson, J ^a   de Eyto, E ^b   Coughlan, J P ^a   Igoe, F ^c   Meehan, R ^d   Cross, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d Talamh Ireland Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fish; Genetic diversity; Isolated populations; Major histocompatibility complex; Variation

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; TROUT;

ANIMALS; GENES, MHC CLASS I; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SELECTION, GENETIC; TROUT;

SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 84865982790     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03421.x     Document Type: Article

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