Evidence for the ‘Good Genes’ Model: Association of MHC Class II DRB Alleles with Ectoparasitism and Reproductive State in the Neotropical Lesser Bulldog Bat, Noctilio albiventris

MHC class II DRB diversity, selection pattern and population structure in a neotropical bat species, Noctilio albiventris

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Composition of Human Skin Microbiota Affects Attractiveness to Malaria Mosquitoes

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Plasma testosterone levels decrease after activation of skin immune system in a free-ranging mammal

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Genomic architecture of MHC-linked odorant receptor gene repertoires among 16 vertebrate species

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Evolution of Vertebrate Hemostatic and Inflammatory Control Mechanisms in Blood-Feeding Arthropods

(2010) Ben J. Mans   Journal of Innate Immunity

Do not log-transform count data

(2010) Robert B. O’Hara et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Females prefer the scent of outbred males: good-genes-as-heterozygosity?

(2009) Petteri Ilmonen et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The role of saliva in tick feeding

(2009) Ivo et al.   Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark

smogd: software for the measurement of genetic diversity

(2009) NICHOLAS G. CRAWFORD   Molecular Ecology Resources

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) heterozygote superiority to natural multi-parasite infections in the water vole (Arvicola terrestris)

(2009) M.K Oliver et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Costly major histocompatibility complex signals produced only by reproductively active males, but not females, must be validated by a 'maleness signal' in three-spined sticklebacks

(2009) M. Milinski et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Generalized linear mixed models: a practical guide for ecology and evolution

(2009) Benjamin M. Bolker et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems

(2009) Alain F. Zuur et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Immune activation suppresses plasma testosterone level: a meta-analysis

(2008) J. J. Boonekamp et al.   Biology Letters

Elevated reproductive effort increases blood parasitaemia and decreases immune function in birds: a meta-regression approach

(2008) Sarah C. L. Knowles et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Coevolutionary relationship between helminth diversity and MHC class II polymorphism in rodents

(2008) J. GOÜY DE BELLOCQ et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Variation in Ectoparasite Load Reflects Life History Traits in the Lesser Mouse-eared Bat Myotis blythii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Western Iran

(2008) Mozafar Sharifi et al.   JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY

Intraspecific patterns of ectoparasite abundances on Paraguayan bats: effects of host sex and body size

(2008) Steven J. Presley et al.   JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY

Sex biases in parasitism of neotropical bats by bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae)

(2008) Bruce D. Patterson et al.   JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY

GSTand its relatives do not measure differentiation

(2008) LOU JOST   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

How do ectoparasitic nycteribiids locate their bat hosts?

(2008) S. I. LOURENÇO et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Major histocompatibility complex-regulated odortypes: Peptide-free urinary volatile signals

(2008) Jae Kwak et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR