Antagonistic pathogen-mediated selection favours the maintenance of innate immune gene polymorphism in a widespread wild ungulate
E. Quemere, P. Hessenauer, M. Galan, M. Fernandez, J. Merlet, Y. Chaval, A. J. M. Hewison, N. Morellet, H. Verheyden, E. Gilot Fromont, N. Charbonnel
The study investigates how pathogen-mediated selection maintains innate immune gene polymorphism in roe deer, finding antagonistic effects of Toxoplasma and Chlamydia on Tlr2 polymorphism.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology