Low MHC variation in the polar bear: Implications in the face of Arctic warming?
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Date Issued
2013Subject Terms
HISTOLOGYARCTIC
PATHOLOGY
CLIMATE
POLAR BEARS
GENETICS
DISTRIBUTION
BIOGEOGRAPHY
BIODIVERSITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
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Animal ConservationVolume
16Issue
6Start page
671End page
683
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https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12045Abstract
Animals in the Arctic have low pathogen diversity but with rapid climate warming, this is expected to change. One insidious consequence of climate change is exposure of Arctic species to new pathogens derived from more southern species expanding their range northward. To assess potential vulnerability of polar bears to disease exposure, we examined genetic variation in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) loci (part of immune system) in Canadian polar bears and found low genetic diversity, consistent with long?standing exposure to low pathogen/parasite loads....Type
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Copyright 2013 The Zoological Society of Londonae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
doi:10.1111/acv.12045
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