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Does reduced MHC diversity decrease viability of vertebrate populations?

Jacek Radwan, Auteur ; Aleksandra Biedrzycka, Auteur ; Wieslaw Babik, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (143(3) MAR 2010)

Loss of genetic variation may render populations more vulnerable to pathogens due to inbreeding depression and depletion of variation in genes responsible for immunity against parasites. Here we review the evidence for the significance of variat[...]

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An evaluation of two potential risk factors, MHC diversity and host density, for infection by an invasive nematode Ashworthius sidemi in endangered European bison (Bison bonasus)

Jacek Radwan, Auteur ; Aleksander W. Demiaszkiewicz, Auteur ; Rafal Kowalczyk, Auteur ; Jacek Lachowicz, Auteur ; Agata Kawalko, Auteur ; Jan M. Wojcik, Auteur ; Anna M. Pyziel, Auteur ; Wieslaw Babik, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (143(9) SEP 2010)

Parasites are thought to increase the risk of host extinction, but their dynamics in endangered species have not been well investigated. The free-living European bison population in Bialowieza Forest has recently been massively invaded by a bloo[...]

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