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Depauperate major histocompatibility complex variation in the endangered reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi).
Immunogenetics - 1 May 2020
Williams Steven Tyler, Haas Carola A, Roberts James H, Taylor Sabrina S
Abstract excerpt
Reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) populations began decreasing dramatically in the 1900s. Contemporary populations are small, isolated, and may be susceptible to inbreeding and reduced adaptive potential because of low genetic variation. Genetic variation at immune genes is especially important as it influences disease susceptibility and adaptation to emerging infectious pathogens, a central...
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