Maintaining functional major histocompatibility complex diversity under inbreeding: The case of a selfing vertebrate

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1749, 2012, Pages 5004-5013

  Ellison, A ^a   Allainguillaume, J ^b   Girdwood, S ^a   Pachebat, J ^a   Peat, K M ^a   Wright, P ^c   Consuegra, S ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Kryptolebias marmoratus; MHC; Mixed mating; Outcrossing; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AUTOGAMY; CYPRINID; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; OUTCROSSING; PARASITE INFESTATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK;

EID: 84869104761     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1929     Document Type: Article

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