Search Results - "Wroblewski, Emily"
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Two to Tango: Co-evolution of Hominid Natural Killer Cell Receptors and MHC
Published in Frontiers in immunology (19-02-2019)“…Natural killer (NK) cells have diverse roles in hominid immunity and reproduction. Modulating these functions are the interactions between major…”
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Sexually Coercive Male Chimpanzees Sire More Offspring
Published in Current biology (01-12-2014)“…In sexually reproducing animals, male and female reproductive strategies often conflict [1]. In some species, males use aggression to overcome female choice…”
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Factors associated with the diversification of the gut microbial communities within chimpanzees from Gombe National Park
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-08-2012)“…The gastrointestinal tract harbors large and diverse populations of bacteria that vary among individuals and within individuals over time. Numerous internal…”
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Sequences of 95 human MHC haplotypes reveal extreme coding variation in genes other than highly polymorphic HLA class I and II
Published in Genome research (01-05-2017)“…The most polymorphic part of the human genome, the encodes over 160 proteins of diverse function. Half of them, including the and genes, are directly involved…”
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Fitness benefits of coalitionary aggression in male chimpanzees
Published in Behavioral ecology and sociobiology (01-03-2013)“…Coalitionary aggression occurs when at least two individuals jointly direct aggression at one or more conspecific targets. Scientists have long argued that…”
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Reproductive inequality among males in the genus Pan
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (14-08-2023)“…Reproductive inequality, or reproductive skew, drives natural selection, but has been difficult to assess, particularly for males in species with promiscuous…”
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Signature Patterns of MHC Diversity in Three Gombe Communities of Wild Chimpanzees Reflect Fitness in Reproduction and Immune Defense against SIVcpz
Published in PLoS biology (01-05-2015)“…Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules determine immune responses to viral infections. These polymorphic cell-surface glycoproteins bind…”
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Malaria-driven adaptation of MHC class I in wild bonobo populations
Published in Nature communications (23-02-2023)“…The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum causes substantial human mortality, primarily in equatorial Africa. Enriched in affected African populations, the…”
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Impact of simian immunodeficiency virus infection on chimpanzee population dynamics
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-09-2010)“…Like human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), simian immunodeficiency virus of chimpanzees (SIVcpz) can cause CD4+ T cell loss and premature death. Here,…”
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Male dominance rank and reproductive success in chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Published in Animal behaviour (01-04-2009)“…Competition for fertile females determines male reproductive success in many species. The priority of access model predicts that male dominance rank determines…”
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Nomenclature report 2019: major histocompatibility complex genes and alleles of Great and Small Ape and Old and New World monkey species
Published in Immunogenetics (New York) (01-02-2020)“…The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is central to the innate and adaptive immune responses of jawed vertebrates. Characteristic of the MHC are high gene…”
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Barriers to chimpanzee gene flow at the south‐east edge of their distribution
Published in Molecular ecology (01-07-2023)“…Populations on the edge of a species' distribution may represent an important source of adaptive diversity, yet these populations tend to be more fragmented…”
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Sexual dimorphism in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and human age-specific fertility
Published in Journal of human evolution (01-07-2020)“…Across vertebrates, species with intense male mating competition and high levels of sexual dimorphism in body size generally exhibit dimorphism in age-specific…”
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Defining KIR and HLA Class I Genotypes at Highest Resolution via High-Throughput Sequencing
Published in American journal of human genetics (04-08-2016)“…The physiological functions of natural killer (NK) cells in human immunity and reproduction depend upon diverse interactions between killer cell…”
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Genetic and ‘cultural’ similarity in wild chimpanzees
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-02-2011)“…The question of whether animals possess ‘cultures’ or ‘traditions’ continues to generate widespread theoretical and empirical interest. Studies of wild…”
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Correction to: Nomenclature report 2019: major histocompatibility complex genes and alleles of great and small ape and old and new world monkey species
Published in Immunogenetics (New York) (01-02-2020)“…The original version of this article contained a spelling error in the Acknowledgments regarding the name of the funding organisation supporting GM and JAH…”
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Chimpanzee fathers bias their behaviour towards their offspring
Published in Royal Society open science (01-11-2016)“…Promiscuous mating was traditionally thought to curtail paternal investment owing to the potential costs of providing care to unrelated infants. However,…”
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Bonobos Maintain Immune System Diversity with Three Functional Types of MHC-B
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2017)“…Fast-evolving MHC class I polymorphism serves to diversify NK cell and CD8 T cell responses in individuals, families, and populations. Because only chimpanzee…”
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An unusual incident of adoption in a wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) population at Gombe National Park
Published in American journal of primatology (01-10-2008)“…Allomothering and adoption are well documented across primate species. Multiple hypotheses have been proposed to explain the evolution of such behavior…”
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CHIIMP: An automated high‐throughput microsatellite genotyping platform reveals greater allelic diversity in wild chimpanzees
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-08-2018)“…Short tandem repeats (STRs), also known as microsatellites, are commonly used to noninvasively genotype wild‐living endangered species, including African apes…”
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