Diversity in the Toll-Like Receptor Genes of the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus).
The African penguin, Spheniscus demersus, is listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to the drastic reduction in population numbers over the last 20 years. To date, the only studies on immunogenetic variation in penguins have been conducted on the major histocompatibility...
Main Authors: | Desiré Lee Dalton, Elaine Vermaak, Marli Roelofse, Antoinette Kotze |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5070850?pdf=render |
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