Heterozygosity at neutral and immune loci is not associated with neonatal mortality due to microbial infection in Antarctic fur seals

Heterozygosity at neutral and immune loci is not associated with neonatal mortality due to microbial infection in Antarctic fur seals

Abstract Numerous studies have reported correlations between the heterozygosity of genetic markers and fitness. These heterozygosity–fitness correlations (HFCs) play a central role in evolutionary and conservation biology, yet their mechanistic basis remains open to debate. For example, fitness asso...

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Main Authors: Vivienne Litzke, Meinolf Ottensmann, Jaume Forcada, Louise Heitzmann, Joseph Ivan Hoffman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
heterozygosity–fitness correlation (HFC)
bacterial infection
inbreeding
pinniped
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5317

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