Early Duplication of a Single MHC IIB Locus Prior to the Passerine Radiations

New data from basal Australian songbird lineages show that complex structure of MHC class II β genes has early evolutionary origins within passerines

(2016) Shandiya Balasubramaniam et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Avian β-defensin variation in bottlenecked populations: the Seychelles warbler and other congeners

(2016) Danielle Gilroy et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

The effects of recombination, mutation and selection on the evolution of theRp1resistance genes in grasses

(2015) Agathe Jouet et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Patterns of evolution of MHC class II genes of crows (Corvus) suggest trans-species polymorphism

(2015) John A. Eimes et al.   PeerJ

Critical review of NGS analyses for de novo genotyping multigene families

(2014) Jackie Lighten et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Episodic Positive Selection in the Evolution of Avian Toll-Like Receptor Innate Immunity Genes

(2014) Catherine E. Grueber et al.   PLoS One

Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

(2014) E. D. Jarvis et al.   SCIENCE

Extraordinary MHC class II B diversity in a non-passerine, wild bird: the Eurasian CootFulica atra(Aves: Rallidae)

(2014) Miguel Alcaide et al.   Ecology and Evolution

BEAST 2: A Software Platform for Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis

(2014) Remco Bouckaert et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes

(2013) R Pyron et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

EVALUATING PATTERNS OF CONVERGENT EVOLUTION AND TRANS-SPECIES POLYMORPHISM AT MHC IMMUNOGENES IN TWO SYMPATRIC STICKLEBACK SPECIES

(2013) Tobias L. Lenz et al.   EVOLUTION

Characterization of MHC class II B polymorphism in bottlenecked New Zealand saddlebacks reveals low levels of genetic diversity

(2013) Jolene T. Sutton et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

454 sequencing reveals extreme complexity of the class II Major Histocompatibility Complex in the collared flycatcher

(2011) Magdalena Zagalska-Neubauer et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Spectrum of MHC Class II Variability in Darwin's Finches and Their Close Relatives

(2011) A. Sato et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Gene conversion rapidly generates major histocompatibility complex diversity in recently founded bird populations

(2011) LEWIS G. SPURGIN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

jMHC: software assistant for multilocus genotyping of gene families using next-generation amplicon sequencing

(2011) MICHAŁ T. STUGLIK et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Double indexing overcomes inaccuracies in multiplex sequencing on the Illumina platform

(2011) Martin Kircher et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A 454 multiplex sequencing method for rapid and reliable genotyping of highly polymorphic genes in large-scale studies

(2010) Maxime Galan et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Selection, trans-species polymorphism, and locus identification of major histocompatibility complex class IIβ alleles of New World ranid frogs

(2010) Karen M. Kiemnec-Tyburczy et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Extensive MHC Class II B Gene Duplication in a Passerine, the Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

(2010) Jennifer L. Bollmer et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Adaptive Divergence of Ancient Gene Duplicates in the Avian MHC Class II  

(2010) R. Burri et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Evolutionary Patterns of MHC Class II B in Owls and Their Implications for the Understanding of Avian MHC Evolution

(2008) Reto Burri et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION