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Parasite-mediated heterozygote advantage in an outbred songbird population.

Biology letters - 22 Mar 2005

MacDougall-Shackleton Elizabeth A, Derryberry Elizabeth P, Foufopoulos Johannes, Dobson Andrew P, Hahn Thomas P

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Coevolution with parasites is thought to maintain genetic diversity in host populations. However, while there are sound theoretical reasons to expect heterozygosity and parasite resistance to be related, this pattern has generally been shown only in inbred laboratory and island populations. This leaves doubt as to whether parasite-mediated selection for genetic diversity is in fact a general process. Here we show...

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PMID: 17148140
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0264
PMCID: PMC2034675

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