Contrasting evolutionary histories of MHC class I and class II loci in grouse—effects of selection and gene conversion

A molecular genetic time scale demonstrates Cretaceous origins and multiple diversification rate shifts within the order Galliformes (Aves)

(2015) R. Will Stein et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Differential introgression and effective size of marker type influence phylogenetic inference of a recently divergent avian group (Phasianidae: Tympanuchus)

(2015) Stephanie J. Galla et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Genetic restoration of a threatened population of greater prairie-chickens

(2014) Zachary W. Bateson et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Contribution of Mutation, Recombination, and Gene Conversion to Chicken Mhc-B Haplotype Diversity

(2014) K. Hosomichi et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Ultra-deep Illumina sequencing accurately identifies MHC class IIb alleles and provides evidence for copy number variation in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

(2014) Jackie Lighten et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Sexual selection and the evolutionary dynamics of the major histocompatibility complex

(2014) M. Jan Ejsmond et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

Evolutionary history of black grouse major histocompatibility complex class IIB genes revealed through single locus sequence-based genotyping

(2013) Tanja Strand et al.   BMC GENETICS

MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0

(2013) Koichiro Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

MHC Class IIB Exon 2 Polymorphism in the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Is Shaped by Selection, Recombination and Gene Conversion

(2013) Marta Promerová et al.   PLoS One

Duplication and population dynamics shape historic patterns of selection and genetic variation at the major histocompatibility complex in rodents

(2013) Jamie C. Winternitz et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Major histocompatibility complex class I evolution in songbirds: universal primers, rapid evolution and base compositional shifts in exon 3

(2013) Miguel Alcaide et al.   PeerJ

Geneious Basic: An integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data

(2012) M. Kearse et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Evolution of major histocompatibility complex class I and class II genes in the brown bear

(2012) Katarzyna Kuduk et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Characterization and 454 pyrosequencing of Major Histocompatibility Complex class I genes in the great tit reveal complexity in a passerine system

(2012) Irem Sepil et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Sequencing of the core MHC region of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) and comparative genomics of the galliform MHC

(2012) Biao Wang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genetic diversity of MHC class I loci in six non-model frogs is shaped by positive selection and gene duplication

(2012) K M Kiemnec-Tyburczy et al.   HEREDITY

Greater prairie chickens have a compact MHC-B with a single class IA locus

(2012) J. A. Eimes et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Colonizing the world in spite of reduced MHC variation

(2012) L. GANGOSO et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

MHC diversity, malaria and lifetime reproductive success in collared flycatchers

(2012) JACEK RADWAN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The IMGT/HLA database

(2012) James Robinson et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Social and extra-pair mating in relation to major histocompatibility complex variation in common yellowthroats

(2012) J. L. Bollmer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Detecting Individual Sites Subject to Episodic Diversifying Selection

(2012) Ben Murrell et al.   PLoS Genetics

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

Adaptive molecular evolution of the Major Histocompatibility Complex genes, DRA and DQA, in the genus Equus

(2011) Pauline L Kamath et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Characterization of MHC class I and II genes in a subantarctic seabird, the blue petrel, Halobaena caerulea (Procellariiformes)

(2011) Maria Strandh et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Rapid loss of MHC class II variation in a bottlenecked population is explained by drift and loss of copy number variation

(2011) J. A. EIMES et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

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

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

Interspecific hybridization increases MHC class II diversity in two sister species of newts

(2011) KRYSTYNA NADACHOWSKA-BRZYSKA 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

Datamonkey 2010: a suite of phylogenetic analysis tools for evolutionary biology

(2010) W. Delport et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

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

Haplotype variation, recombination, and gene conversion within the turkey MHC-B locus

(2010) Lee D. Chaves 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

Chapter 10: Rapid Evolution in Lekking Grouse: Implications for Taxonomic Definitions

(2010) Sara J. Oyler-McCance et al.   ORNITHOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

How pathogens drive genetic diversity: MHC, mechanisms and misunderstandings

(2010) L. G. Spurgin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

DnaSP v5: a software for comprehensive analysis of DNA polymorphism data

(2009) P. Librado et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Mhc class II diversity and balancing selection in greater prairie-chickens

(2009) John A. Eimes et al.   GENETICA

The Power of the Methods for Detecting Interlocus Gene Conversion

(2009) S. P. Mansai et al.   GENETICS

Trans-species polymorphism of the Mhc class II DRB-like gene in banded penguins (genus Spheniscus)

(2009) Eri F. Kikkawa et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Selection, diversity and evolutionary patterns of the MHC class II DAB in free-ranging Neotropical marsupials

(2008) Yvonne Meyer-Lucht et al.   BMC GENETICS

Simple approach to reduce PCR artefact formation leads to reliable genotyping of MHC and other highly polymorphic loci — Implications for evolutionary analysis

(2008) Tobias L. Lenz et al.   GENE

Historical and contemporary selection of teleost MHC genes: did we leave the past behind?

(2008) K. M. Wegner   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

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