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MHC Class II Supertypes Affect Survival and Lifetime Reproductive Success in a Migratory Songbird.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2024
Canal David, Roved Jacob, Lara Antonio, Camacho Carlos, Potti Jaime, Santoro Simone
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a critical role in the immune response against pathogens. Its high polymorphism is thought to be mainly the consequence of host-pathogen co-evolution, but elucidating the mechanism(s) driving MHC evolution remains challenging for natural populations. We investigated the diversity of MHC class II genes in a wild population of pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca and...
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