Original title: Association between louse abundance and MHC II supertypes in Galápagos mockingbirds
Authors: VLČEK, Jakub
Document type: Rigorous theses
Year: 2022
Language: eng
Abstract: In this thesis I describe association between abundance of ectoparasitic lice and supertypes of major histocompatibility complex in mockingbirds of Galápagos islands. I report a significant association between several supertypes and the lice abundance. Lice abundance was correlated also with heterocyte to lymphocyte ratio, an immunogenetic index reflecting rate of immune stress. This scientific contribution is valuable, because ectoparasite abundance in birds was rarely contrasted to MHC and other immune indices.
Keywords: ectoparasite; genes; immunity; major histocompatibility complex
Citation: VLČEK, Jakub. Association between louse abundance and MHC II supertypes in Galápagos mockingbirds. České Budějovice, 2022. rigorózní práce (RNDr.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Přírodovědecká fakulta

Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Original record: http://www.jcu.cz/vskp/70320

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