Cis-regulatory sequence variation and association with Mycoplasma load in natural populations of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 655-666

  Backström, Niclas ^a,b   Shipilina, Daria ^a   Blom, Mozes P K ^a,c   Edwards, Scott V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Association mapping; Cis regulatory element; Expression; House finch; Mycoplasma gallisepticum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876571433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.484     Document Type: Article

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