Pathogen burden, co-infection and major histocompatibility complex variability in the European badger (Meles meles)
Pathogen-mediated selection is thought to maintain the extreme diversity in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, operating through the heterozygote advantage, rare-allele advantage and fluctuating selection mechanisms. Heterozygote advantage (i.e. recognizing and binding a wider range o...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34835/1/Pathogen%20burden%2C%20co-infection%20and%20major%20histocompatibility%20complex%20variability%20in%20the%20European%20badger%20%28Meles%20meles%29.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34835/ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.12917/abstract |
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