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Lifetime reproductive success is maximized with optimal major histocompatibility complex diversity

Individual diversity at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is predicted to be optimal at intermediate rather than at maximal levels. We showed previously in sticklebacks that an intermediate MHC diversity is predominant in natural populations and provides maximal resistance in experimental m...

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Autores principales: Kalbe, Martin, Eizaguirre, Christophe, Dankert, Ilka, Reusch, Thorsten B.H., Sommerfeld, Ralf D., Wegner, K. Mathias, Milinski, Manfred
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19033141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1466