Thesis
The secret in their MHC: variation and selection in a free living population of great tits
- Abstract:
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Understanding the genetic basis of fitness differences has been a major goal for evolutionary biologists over the last two decades. Although there are many studies investigating how natural selection can promote local adaptation, few have succeeded to find the link between genotype and fitness of the phenotype. Polymorphic genes of the major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) are excellent candidates for such associations as they are a central component of the vertebrate immune syst...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2012
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:7438
- Deposit date:
- 2013-10-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Sepil, I; Irem Sepil (unless otherwise stated in the thesis)
- Copyright date:
- 2012
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