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The evolutionary ecology of the major histocompatibility complex.

Heredity - 1 Jan 2006

Piertney S B, Oliver M K

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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has become a paradigm for how selection can act to maintain adaptively important genetic diversity in natural populations. Here, we review the contribution of studies on the MHC in non-model species to our understanding of how selection affects MHC diversity, emphasising how ecological and ethological processes influence the tempo and mode of evolution at the MHC, and...

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PMID: 16094301
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800724

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