Drift rather than selection dominates MHC class II allelic diversity patterns at the biogeographical range scale in natterjack toads Bufo calamita.

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Published in PLoS One on June 17, 2014

Authors

Inga Zeisset1, Trevor J C Beebee2

Author Affiliations

1: School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom; School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.
2: School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.

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