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The importance of immune gene variability (MHC) in evolutionary ecology and conservation.

Sommer S.

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Neutral versus adaptive genetic variation in parasite resistance: importance of major histocompatibility complex supertypes in a free-ranging primate.

Schwensow N, Fietz J, Dausmann KH, Sommer S.

Heredity. 2007 Sep;99(3):265-77. Epub 2007 May 23.PMID: 17519969 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

MHC studies in nonmodel vertebrates: what have we learned about natural selection in 15 years?

Bernatchez L, Landry C.

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MHC diversity and the association to nematode parasitism in the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis).

Meyer-Lucht Y, Sommer S.

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The role of infectious disease, inbreeding and mating preferences in maintaining MHC genetic diversity: an experimental test.

Potts WK, Manning CJ, Wakeland EK.

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The nature of selection on the major histocompatibility complex.

Apanius V, Penn D, Slev PR, Ruff LR, Potts WK.

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The evolutionary ecology of the major histocompatibility complex.

Piertney SB, Oliver MK.

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Mating patterns in seminatural populations of mice influenced by MHC genotype.

Potts WK, Manning CJ, Wakeland EK.

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MHC class II DRB variability and parasite load in the striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) in the Southern Kalahari.

Froeschke G, Sommer S.

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Diverse MHC IIB allele repertoire increases parasite resistance and body condition in the Long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus).

Lenz TL, Wells K, Pfeiffer M, Sommer S.

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Clinal variation in MHC diversity with temperature: evidence for the role of host-pathogen interaction on local adaptation in Atlantic salmon.

Dionne M, Miller KM, Dodson JJ, Caron F, Bernatchez L.

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Pathogens as potential selective agents in the wild.

Dionne M.

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Parasite mediated homogenizing selection at the MHC in guppies.

Fraser BA, Neff BD.

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Diversifying selection on MHC class I in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus).

Loiseau C, Richard M, Garnier S, Chastel O, Julliard R, Zoorob R, Sorci G.

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Gene duplication, allelic diversity, selection processes and adaptive value of MHC class II DRB genes of the bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus.

Axtner J, Sommer S.

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Correlated evolution of nucleotide substitution rates and allelic variation in Mhc-DRB lineages of primates.

Garamszegi LZ, de Groot NG, Bontrop RE.

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Selection at the MHC class IIB locus across guppy (Poecilia reticulata) populations.

Fraser BA, Ramnarine IW, Neff BD.

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Effects of habitat fragmentation and changes of dispersal behaviour after a recent population decline on the genetic variability of noncoding and coding DNA of a monogamous Malagasy rodent.

Sommer S.

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Does intra-individual major histocompatibility complex diversity keep a golden mean?

Woelfing B, Traulsen A, Milinski M, Boehm T.

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Speciation accelerated and stabilized by pleiotropic major histocompatibility complex immunogenes.

Eizaguirre C, Lenz TL, Traulsen A, Milinski M.

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