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" Infection, Polymorphism and Evolution "
edited by W.D. Hamilton, J.C. Howard.
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775505
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edited by W.D. Hamilton, J.C. Howard.
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Infection, Polymorphism and Evolution\ edited by W.D. Hamilton, J.C. Howard.
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1996
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(136 pages)
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9400900775
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: 9401065233
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: 9789400900776
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: 9789401065238
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Parasites, clonal diversity and sexual reproduction. Models of plant-pathogen co-evolution. The evolutionary advantage of sex: evidence from a perennial grass. Costly resistances sometimes lead to cheap signals in parasite-driven sexual selection. Variability and transmission in social insect-parasite systems. Immunology, sexual selection and behaviour. Genetic variability and the evolution of virulence among retroviruses. Gene-for-gene recognition in plant-pathogen interaction. MHC polymorphism, parasites and speciation. Natural selection at the MHC loci of vertebrates. MHC-based mating preferences, inbreeding, auto-immunity and infectious disease. Human leukocyte antigens and natural selection by malaria.
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Resulting from a Royal Society discussion meeting, this volume presents a short review of the topic of parasite-host co-evolution. Current thinking on evolution in parasites, viruses and other pathogens is discussed.
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Ecology.
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Human genetics.
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Life sciences.
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QL757.E358 1996
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J C Howard
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W D Hamilton
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