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

Isolation and characterization of major histocompatibility complex class II B genes in cranes

(2015) Tetsuo I. Kohyama et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

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

(2015) John A. Eimes et al.   PeerJ

Species- and sex-specific connectivity effects of habitat fragmentation in a suite of woodland birds

(2014) J. Nevil Amos et al.   ECOLOGY

PCR-based isolation of multigene families: lessons from the avian MHC class IIB

(2014) R. Burri et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Evolution of MHC class I genes in the endangered loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) revealed by 454 amplicon sequencing

(2013) Victor A Stiebens et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

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

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

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

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

Fine-scale effects of habitat loss and fragmentation despite large-scale gene flow for some regionally declining woodland bird species

(2012) Katherine A. Harrisson et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

The global diversity of birds in space and time

(2012) W. Jetz et al.   NATURE

jModelTest 2: more models, new heuristics and parallel computing

(2012) Diego Darriba et al.   NATURE METHODS

MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space

(2012) Fredrik Ronquist et al.   SYSTEMATIC 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

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

(2011) Hilary C. Miller et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

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

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

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

Gene duplication and fragmentation in the zebra finch major histocompatibility complex

(2010) Christopher N Balakrishnan et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

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

Characterisation of MHC class II DRB genes in the northern tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri)

(2010) Claus Oppelt 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

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

Improving Marginal Likelihood Estimation for Bayesian Phylogenetic Model Selection

(2010) Wangang Xie et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Analysis of chickens for recombination within the MHC (B-complex)

(2010) Karsten Skjødt et al.   TISSUE ANTIGENS

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

Structure and Evolution of a New Avian MHC Class II B Gene in a Sub-Antarctic Seabird, the Thin-Billed Prion (Procellariiformes: Pachyptila belcheri)

(2009) Mónica C. Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

New generation sequencers as a tool for genotyping of highly polymorphic multilocus MHC system

(2009) WIESŁAW BABIK et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

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

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