Article

Variety matters: adaptive genetic diversity and parasite load in two mouse opossums from the Brazilian Atlantic forest

2010-10-01

Abstract excerpt

The adaptive potential of a species to a changing environment and in disease defence is primarily based on genetic variation. Immune genes, such as genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), may thereby be of particular importance. In marsupials, however, there is very little knowledge about natural levels and functional importance of MHC polymorphism, despite their key role in the mammalian evolution. I...

Topics

Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.

Identifiers and source

Literature Corpus work: 64240eb4-8c21-531e-945f-03f0f4285368
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0093-9

Open publication

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest

Variety matters: adaptive genetic diversity and parasite load in two mouse opossums from the Brazilian Atlantic forestDOI 10.1007/s10592-010-0093-9Read

Selection, diversity and evolutionary patterns of the MHC class II DAB in free-ranging Neotropical marsupials.Semantic proximity Read

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

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

Insights into the complex associations between MHC class II DRB polymorphism and multiple gastrointestinal parasite infestations in the striped mouse.Semantic proximity Read

MHC variation, multiple simultaneous infections and physiological condition in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum.Semantic proximity Read

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

The functional importance of sequence versus expression variability of MHC alleles in parasite resistance.Semantic proximity Read

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

Evidence of MHC class I and II influencing viral and helminth infection via the microbiome in a non-human primateSemantic proximity Read

The ecology of immune state in a wild mammal, Mus musculus domesticus.Semantic proximity Read

Evolution of MHC-DRB class II polymorphism in the genus Apodemus and a comparison of DRB sequences within the family Muridae (Mammalia: Rodentia).Semantic proximity Read

Shared evolutionary origin of major histocompatibility complex polymorphism in sympatric lemurs.Semantic proximity Read