Microsatellite and major histocompatibility complex variation in an endangered rattlesnake, the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)

Neutral and selective processes shape MHC gene diversity and expression in stocked brook charr populations (Salvelinus fontinalis)

(2014) Fabien C. Lamaze et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Parasite load and MHC diversity in undisturbed and agriculturally modified habitats of the ornate dragon lizard

(2014) Jacek Radwan et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Critical review of NGS analyses for de novo genotyping multigene families

(2014) Jackie Lighten et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Recent novel approaches for population genomics data analysis

(2014) Kimberly R. Andrews et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

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

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

Variation in MHC class II B genes in marbled murrelets: implications for delineating conservation units

(2013) C. Vásquez-Carrillo et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

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

MHC genotyping of non-model organisms using next-generation sequencing: a new methodology to deal with artefacts and allelic dropout

(2013) Simone Sommer et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Ongoing Health Assessment and Prevalence ofChrysosporiumin the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)

(2013) Matthew C. Allender et al.   COPEIA

The influence of landscape on gene flow in the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus c. catenatus): insight from computer simulations

(2013) Michelle F. DiLeo et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Nonparallelism in MHCIIβ diversity accompanies nonparallelism in pathogen infection of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) species pairs as revealed by next-generation sequencing

(2013) Scott A. Pavey et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

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

MHC class II DQB diversity in the Japanese black bear, Ursus thibetanus japonicus

(2012) Yoshiki Yasukochi 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

Inbreeding, body condition, and heterozygosity-fitness correlations in isolated populations of the endangered eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus c. catenatus)

(2012) H. Lisle Gibbs et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Large-scale MHC class II genotyping of a wild lemur population by next generation sequencing

(2012) Elise Huchard et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Low Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I (MHC I) Variation in the European Bison (Bison bonasus)

(2012) Wiesław Babik et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Selection Maintains MHC Diversity through a Natural Population Bottleneck

(2012) M. K. Oliver et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

MHC diversity, malaria and lifetime reproductive success in collared flycatchers

(2012) JACEK RADWAN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Comparison of 454 pyrosequencing methods for characterizing the major histocompatibility complex of nonmodel species and the advantages of ultra deep coverage

(2012) Rebekah A. Oomen et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Harnessing genomics for delineating conservation units

(2012) W. Chris Funk et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

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

Genetic Analysis and Captive Breeding Program Design for the Eastern MassasaugaSistrurus catenatus catenatus

(2012) Jesse W. Ray et al.   Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

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

How closely does genetic diversity in finite populations conform to predictions of neutral theory? Large deficits in regions of low recombination

(2011) R Frankham   HEREDITY

Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Markers in Conservation Biology

(2011) Beata Ujvari et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

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

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

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

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

(2011) JOLENE T. SUTTON 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

Full length MHC IIβ exon 2 primers for salmonids: a new resource for next generation sequencing

(2011) Scott A. Pavey et al.   Conservation Genetics Resources

pegas: an R package for population genetics with an integrated-modular approach

(2010) E. Paradis   BIOINFORMATICS

Trapped in the extinction vortex? Strong genetic effects in a declining vertebrate population

(2010) Donald Blomqvist et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY 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

Similarity of contemporary and historical gene flow among highly fragmented populations of an endangered rattlesnake

(2010) JAMES E. CHIUCCHI et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Genetic diversity and differentiation at MHC genes in island populations of tuatara (Sphenodon spp.)

(2010) HILARY C. MILLER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

MHC gene copy number variation in Tasmanian devils: implications for the spread of a contagious cancer

(2010) H. V. Siddle et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

How pathogens drive genetic diversity: MHC, mechanisms and misunderstandings

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

Does reduced MHC diversity decrease viability of vertebrate populations?

(2009) Jacek Radwan et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

BLAST+: architecture and applications

(2009) Christiam Camacho et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

(2009) Scott Glaberman et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

A quantitative review of heterozygosity-fitness correlations in animal populations

(2009) J. R. CHAPMAN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

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

(2009) WIESŁAW BABIK et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Methods for MHC genotyping in non-model vertebrates

(2009) W. BABIK   Molecular Ecology Resources

Reduced MHC variation in a threatened tuatara species

(2008) H. C. Miller et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

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

To what extent do microsatellite markers reflect genome-wide genetic diversity in natural populations?

(2008) ÜLO VÄLI et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Population fragmentation and major histocompatibility complex variation in the spotted suslik,Spermophilus suslicus

(2008) ALEKSANDRA BIEDRZYCKA et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Contrasting patterns of variation in MHC loci in the Alpine newt

(2008) W. BABIK et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

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

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

Synergies among extinction drivers under global change

(2008) B BROOK et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The Population Genetics of dN/dS

(2008) Sergey Kryazhimskiy et al.   PLoS Genetics