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

Females prefer good genes: MHC-associated mate choice in wild and captive tuco-tucos

(2012) Ana Paula Cutrera et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

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

MHC diversity, malaria and lifetime reproductive success in collared flycatchers

(2012) JACEK RADWAN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

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

Female house sparrows "count on" male genes: experimental evidence for MHC-dependent mate preference in birds

(2011) Matteo Griggio et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Depleted genetic variation of the European ground squirrel in Central Europe in both microsatellites and the major histocompatibility complex gene: implications for conservation

(2011) Štěpánka Říčanová et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

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

(2011) Maria Strandh et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Defining the Turkey MHC: identification of expressed class I- and class IIB-like genes independent of the MHC-B

(2011) Kent M. Reed et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Characterisation of class II B MHC genes from a ratite bird, the little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii)

(2011) Hilary C. Miller et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Occurrence of extra-pair paternity is connected to social male's MHC-variability in the scarlet rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

(2011) Marta Promerová et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

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

Evaluation of two approaches to genotyping major histocompatibility complex class I in a passerine-CE-SSCP and 454 pyrosequencing

(2011) MARTA PROMEROVÁ et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system

(2011) Bastiaan Star et al.   NATURE

Variation in MHC genotypes in two populations of house sparrow (Passer domesticus) with different population histories

(2011) Åsa Alexandra Borg et al.   Ecology and Evolution

A mitogenomic perspective on the ancient, rapid radiation in the Galliformes with an emphasis on the phasianidae

(2010) Yong-Yi Shen et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

MATE CHOICE FOR NONADDITIVE GENETIC BENEFITS CORRELATE WITH MHC DISSIMILARITY IN THE ROSE BITTERLING (RHODEUS OCELLATUS)

(2010) Muna Agbali et al.   EVOLUTION

Are large wattles related to particular MHC genotypes in the male pheasant?

(2010) Mariella Baratti et al.   GENETICA

Genetic structure and contrasting selection pattern at two major histocompatibility complex genes in wild house mouse populations

(2010) D Čížková et al.   HEREDITY

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

(2010) Lee D. Chaves et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Ancestral polymorphism in exon 2 of bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) MHC class II B genes

(2010) J. A. ANMARKRUD et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

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

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

MHC-dependent survival in a wild population: evidence for hidden genetic benefits gained through extra-pair fertilizations

(2010) LYANNE BROUWER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Odour signals major histocompatibility complex genotype in an Old World monkey

(2010) J. M. Setchell et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

New Algorithms and Methods to Estimate Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies: Assessing the Performance of PhyML 3.0

(2010) Stéphane Guindon et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Does reduced MHC diversity decrease viability of vertebrate populations?

(2009) Jacek Radwan et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

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

(2009) John A. Eimes et al.   GENETICA

Extremely high MHC class I variation in a population of a long-distance migrant, the Scarlet Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

(2009) M. Promerová et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Is the peacock’s train an honest signal of genetic quality at the major histocompatibility complex?

(2009) M. L. HALE et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Defining the Turkey MHC: Sequence and Genes of the B Locus

(2009) L. D. Chaves et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Condition-dependent mate choice and a reproductive disadvantage for MHC-divergent male tiger salamanders

(2009) DAVID H. BOS et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

MHC-based mate choice combines good genes and maintenance of MHC polymorphism

(2009) C. EIZAGUIRRE et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Methods for MHC genotyping in non-model vertebrates

(2009) W. BABIK   Molecular Ecology Resources

Influence of major histocompatibility complex genotype on mating success in a free-ranging reptile population

(2009) H. C Miller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A phylogenetic supertree of the fowls (Galloanserae, Aves)

(2009) Soo Hyung Eo et al.   ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA

Isolation and characterization of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II B genes in the Barn owl (Aves: Tyto alba)

(2008) Reto Burri et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Evolutionary history of an MHC gene in two leporid species: characterisation of Mhc-DQA in the European brown hare and comparison with the European rabbit

(2008) Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Single locus typing of MHC class I and class II B loci in a population of red jungle fowl

(2008) K. Worley et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Extensive polymorphism and geographical variation at a positively selected MHC class II B gene of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

(2008) MIGUEL ALCAIDE et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Compatibility counts: MHC-associated mate choice in a wild promiscuous primate

(2007) N. Schwensow et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES