Limited diversity associated with duplicated class II MHC-DRB genes in the red squirrel population in the United Kingdom compared with continental Europe

The red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) population in the United Kingdom has declined over the last century and is now on the UK endangered species list. This is the result of competition from the eastern grey squirrel ( S. carolinensis ) which was introduced in the 19th century. However, recent evide...

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Published in:	Conservation genetics Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 1171 - 1182
Main Authors:	Ballingall, Keith T., McIntyre, Angeline, Lin, Zhenzhen, Timmerman, Naomi, Matthysen, Erik, Lurz, Peter W.W., Melville, Lynsey, Wallace, Amy, Meredith, Anna L., Romeo, Claudia, Wauters, Lucas A., Sainsbury, Anthony W., McInnes, Colin J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-10-2016 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Animal diseases Animal Genetics and Genomics Animal populations Biodiversity Biomedical and Life Sciences Conservation Biology/Ecology Disease resistance Ecology Endangered species Evolutionary Biology Genetic diversity Homozygosity Immune response Life Sciences Plant Genetics and Genomics Population decline Population genetics Research Article Rodents Sciurus vulgaris British Isles ANE, Europe Red squirrel Disease UK Diversity Squirrelpox virus MHC Population
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