Fine-scale population epigenetic structure in relation to gastrointestinal parasite load in red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 4256-4273

  Wenzel, Marius A ^a   Piertney, Stuart B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; epigenetics; genotype environment association; host parasite interactions; induced phenotypes; methylation sensitive AFLP

Indexed keywords

AVES; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; TETRAONIDAE; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS TENUIS;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GALLIFORMES; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INDUCED PHENOTYPES; METHYLATION-SENSITIVE AFLP; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INDUCED PHENOTYPES; METHYLATION-SENSITIVE AFLP;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GALLIFORMES; GENETICS, POPULATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARASITE LOAD; SCOTLAND; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 84906944156     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12833     Document Type: Article

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