No selection on immunological markers in response to a highly virulent pathogen in an Arctic breeding bird

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 765-773

  Legagneux, Pierre ^a   Berzins, Lisha L ^b   Forbes, Mark ^c   Harms, Naomi Jane ^d   Hennin, Holly L ^e   Bourgeon, Sophie ^f   Gilchrist, H G ^g   Bêty, Joël ^a   Soos, Catherine ^d,g   Love, Oliver P ^e   Foster, Jeffrey T ^h   Descamps, Sébastien ^f   Burness, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^f NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^g ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^h NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian cholera; Clutch size; Common eider (Somateria mollissima); Immune traits; Natural selection; Pasteurella multocida

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906718672     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12180     Document Type: Article

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