Abstract Background The duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is one of the principal natural hosts of
influenza A virus (IAV), harbors almost all subtypes of IAVs and resists to many IAVs which …

B2 haplotype major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has been extensively reported to
confer resistance to various avian diseases. But its peptide-binding motif is unknown, and …

Background Energy and time allocation in seabirds differ between consecutive stages of
breeding given various requirements of particular phases of the reproductive period. Theses …

Micropolymorphism significantly shapes the peptide-binding characteristics of major
histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) molecules, affecting the host's resistance to …

Island endemic birds account for the majority of extinct vertebrates in the past few centuries.
To date, the evolutionary characteristics of island endemic bird's is poorly known. In this …

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) multigene family encodes key pathogen‐
recognition molecules of the vertebrate adaptive immune system. Hyper‐polymorphism of …

AmpliSAS and AmpliHLA are tools for automatic genotyping of MHC genes from high-
throughput sequencing data. AmpliSAS is designed specifically to analyze amplicon …

Maintenance and activation of the immune system incur costs, not only in terms of substrates
and energy but also via collateral oxidative damage to host cells or tissues during immune …

This chapter explores the intriguing utilization of avian models in biomedical research,
particularly in genetics, developmental biology, neuroscience, immunology, and infectious …

La selección sexual desempeña un papel evolutivo fundamental en muchas especies. En
las aves la selección intersexual la realizan principalmente las hembras durante el periodo …