Avian blood parasite richness decreases with major histocompatibility complex class I loci number.

Vincze, Orsolya; Loiseau, Claire; Giraudeau, Mathieu

Vincze, Orsolya; Loiseau, Claire; Giraudeau, Mathieu.

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Vincze O; CREEC, MIVEGEC, UMR IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Loiseau C; CREES Centre for Research on the Ecology and Evolution of Disease, Montpellier, France.
Giraudeau M; Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, 2 Rue Olympe de Gouges, FR-17000 La Rochelle, France.

Biol Lett ; 17(8): 20210253, 2021 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34343440

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Haemosporida; Parasites; Animals; Birds/genetics; Genetic Variation; Haemosporida/genetics; Major Histocompatibility Complex/genetics

Key words

comparative analyses; copy number variation; haemosporidians; major histocompatibility complex diversity; parasite richness; pathogen-mediated selection

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parasites / Haemosporida Type of study: Qualitative_research Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Biol Lett Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: France

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