Variation in MHC genotypes in two populations of house sparrow (Passer domesticus) with different population histories

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-159

  Borg, Åsa Alexandra ^a   Pedersen, Sindre Andre ^a   Jensen, Henrik ^a   Westerdahl, Helena ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; MHC variation; Microsatellites; Passer domesticus

Indexed keywords

PASSER DOMESTICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84872608867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.13     Document Type: Article

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