Haemosporidian infection in captive masked bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi), an endangered subspecies of the northern bobwhite quail

Molecular and immunogenetic analysis of

Molecular and immunogenetic analysis of major histocompatibility haplotypes in northern bobwhite enable direct identification of corresponding haplotypes in an endangered subspecies, the masked bobwhite

✍ Beth M. Drake; Ronald M. Goto; Marcia M. Miller; George F. Gee; W. Elwood Briles 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 196 KB 👁 2 views

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a group of genetic loci coding for haplotypes that have been associated with fitness traits in mammals and birds. Such associations suggest that MHC diversity may be an indicator of overall genetic fitness of endangered or threatened species. The MHC hap