MHC influences infection with parasites and winter survival in the root vole Microtus oeconomus

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 635-653

  Kloch, Agnieszka ^a   Baran, Kamil ^a   Buczek, Mateusz ^a   Konarzewski, Marek ^b   Radwan, Jacek ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Babesia; Infection; MHC; Microtus oeconomus; Next generation sequencing; Parasites; Survival

Indexed keywords

GASTROENTERITIS; HEMOPARASITE; HETEROZYGOSITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMORPHISM; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 84875393211     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-012-9611-1     Document Type: Article

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