Human-mediated species dispersal across the Mediterranean stretches back at least 10,000
years and has left an indelible stamp on present-day biodiversity. Believed to be a …

Infectious diseases play an important role in wildlife population dynamics by altering
individual fitness, but detecting disease-driven natural selection in free-ranging populations …

Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are involved in acquired immunity in
vertebrates. Only a few studies have investigated the fitness consequences of MHC gene …

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology,
including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology …

Simple Summary Genetic diversity in wildlife is a matter of growing concern in contexts
related to disease transmission and human health. Tuberculosis is a zoonotic disease with …

Several individual, environmental and parasitic factors can influence the impacts of
parasites on host's fitness and on host's ability to transmit these parasites to new hosts …

Abstract Introduction The Ovar-DRB1 gene, a crucial element of the Major Histocompatibility
Complex (MHC) Class II region, initiates adaptive immunity by presenting antigens to T …

Coinfections of two or more parasites within one host are more of a rule than an exception in
nature. Interactions between coinfecting parasites can greatly affect their abundance and …

The mechanisms underlying the domestication process have already been well explained.
Starting with Belyaev's pioneering experiment on silver foxes, which showed that selection …

A study was carried out to detect Babesia and Theileria spp. in native sheep of Andhra
Pradesh, south India and determine the association of Ovar-DRB1 alleles with resistance …