Toll-like receptor variation in the bottlenecked population of the Seychelles warbler: computer simulations see the ‘ghost of selection past’ and quantify the ‘drift debt’

Genetic differences in ChTLR15 gene polymorphism and expression involved inSalmonella entericanatural and artificial infection respectively, of Chinese native chicken breeds, with a focus on sexual dimorphism

(2016) Y. Hu et al.   AVIAN PATHOLOGY

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

(2016) Danielle Gilroy et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

The Evolution of Innate Immune Genes: Purifying and Balancing Selection on β-Defensins in Waterfowl

(2016) Joanne R. Chapman et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Landscape-scale variation in an anthropogenic factor shapes immune gene variation within a wild population

(2016) Catalina Gonzalez-Quevedo et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The impact of conservation-driven translocations on blood parasite prevalence in the Seychelles warbler

(2016) Eleanor A. Fairfield et al.   Scientific Reports

Drift, not selection, shapes toll-like receptor variation among oceanic island populations

(2015) Catalina Gonzalez-Quevedo et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

DIYABC v2.0: a software to make approximate Bayesian computation inferences about population history using single nucleotide polymorphism, DNA sequence and microsatellite data

(2014) Jean-Marie Cornuet et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Balancing Selection Is the Main Force Shaping the Evolution of Innate Immunity Genes

(2014) A. Ferrer-Admetlla et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Spatial patterns of neutral and functional genetic variations reveal patterns of local adaptation in raccoon (Procyon lotor) populations exposed to raccoon rabies

(2014) Christopher J. Kyle 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

Genetic drift outweighs natural selection at toll-like receptor (TLR) immunity loci in a re-introduced population of a threatened species

(2013) Catherine E. Grueber et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

TLR15 Is Unique to Avian and Reptilian Lineages and Recognizes a Yeast-Derived Agonist

(2012) A. C. Boyd et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Evidence for selection at cytokine loci in a natural population of field voles (Microtus agrestis)

(2012) ANDREW K. TURNER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

MHC diversity, malaria and lifetime reproductive success in collared flycatchers

(2012) JACEK RADWAN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Telomere length and dynamics predict mortality in a wild longitudinal study

(2012) Emma L. B. Barrett et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Genetic variation in Toll-like receptors and disease susceptibility

(2012) Mihai G Netea et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Variation at Innate Immunity Toll-Like Receptor Genes in a Bottlenecked Population of a New Zealand Robin

(2012) Catherine E. Grueber et al.   PLoS One

Gene-Gene Interaction and Functional Impact of Polymorphisms on Innate Immune Genes in Controlling Plasmodium falciparum Blood Infection Level

(2012) Madhumita Basu et al.   PLoS One

Can balancing selection on MHC loci counteract genetic drift in small fragmented populations of black grouse?

(2012) Tanja M. Strand et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Signatures of positive selection in Toll-like receptor (TLR) genes in mammals

(2011) Helena Areal et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Toll-like receptors in bony fish: From genomics to function

(2011) Yniv Palti   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

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

Molecular Evolution of the Toll-Like Receptor Multigene Family in Birds

(2011) M. Alcaide et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Drift and selection influence geographic variation at immune loci of prairie-chickens

(2011) JENNIFER L. BOLLMER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

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

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

Disentangling the roles of natural selection and genetic drift in shaping variation at MHC immunity genes

(2011) JOLENE T. SUTTON et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Rapid evolution of disease resistance is accompanied by functional changes in gene expression in a wild bird

(2011) C. Bonneaud et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The blood parasite Haemoproteus reduces survival in a wild bird: a medication experiment

(2010) J. M.-d. l. Puente et al.   Biology Letters

Avian toll-like receptors

(2010) Robert Brownlie et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

In vitro tests of natural allelic variation of innate immune genes (avian β-defensins) reveal functional differences in microbial inhibition

(2010) O. HELLGREN et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Chicken TLR21 Is an Innate CpG DNA Receptor Distinct from Mammalian TLR9

(2010) A. M. Keestra et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

On the relative roles of selection and genetic drift in shaping MHC variation

(2010) MIGUEL ALCAIDE   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The role of pattern-recognition receptors in innate immunity: update on Toll-like receptors

(2010) Taro Kawai et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

How pathogens drive genetic diversity: MHC, mechanisms and misunderstandings

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

The erratic mitochondrial clock: variations of mutation rate, not population size, affect mtDNA diversity across birds and mammals

(2009) Benoit Nabholz et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Simulation of Genes and Genomes Forward in Time

(2009) Antonio Carvajal-Rodriguez   CURRENT GENOMICS

Recognition of viral nucleic acids in innate immunity

(2009) Mitsutoshi Yoneyama et al.   REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Extinction debt: a challenge for biodiversity conservation

(2009) Mikko Kuussaari et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Statistical Power Analysis of Neutrality Tests Under Demographic Expansions, Contractions and Bottlenecks With Recombination

(2008) A. Ramirez-Soriano et al.   GENETICS

Natural selection in the TLR-related genes in the course of primate evolution

(2008) Toshiaki Nakajima et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

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

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

Lifetime reproductive success is maximized with optimal major histocompatibility complex diversity

(2008) M. Kalbe et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A new theory of MHC evolution: beyond selection on the immune genes

(2008) C. van Oosterhout   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The interaction of parasites and resources cause crashes in a wild mouse population

(2007) Amy B. Pedersen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Genetic adaptation to captivity in species conservation programs

(2007) RICHARD FRANKHAM   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY