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ArticleEcology and evolution2020

Genetic drift and bottleneck do not influence diversity in Toll-like receptor genes at a small spatial scale in a Himalayan passerine.

Mridula Nandakumar, Farah Ishtiaq

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mridula NandakumarCentre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-7200
Farah IshtiaqCentre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6762-7014
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic diversity is important for long-term viability of a population. Low genetic diversity reduces persistence and survival of populations and increases susceptibility to diseases. Comparisons of the neutral markers with functional loci such as immune genes [Toll-like receptors; TLR] can provide useful insights into evolutionary potential of a species and how the diversity of pathogens and selection pressures on their hosts are directly linked to their environment. In this study, we compare genetic diversity in neutral (eleven microsatellite loci) and adaptive (seven TLR loci) loci to determine genetic variation in a nonmigratory western Himalayan passerine, the black-throated tit (

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Aegithalos concinnusAegithalos niveogularisBottleneckgenetic variationmicrosatellitespathogen‐mediated selectiontoll‐like receptorswestern Himalaya

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