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Heterozygosity–fitness correlation at the major histocompatibility complex despite low variation in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

Crucial for the long‐term survival of wild populations is their ability to fight diseases. Disease outbreaks can lead to severe population size reductions, which makes endangered and reintroduced species especially vulnerable. In vertebrates, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays an impor...

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Autores principales: Brambilla, Alice, Keller, Lukas, Bassano, Bruno, Grossen, Christine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5979623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29875807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12575