Species Locus/Region Genotyping method Phenotypic traits Fitness Component Conclusion Study
Soay sheep (Ovis aries)
DRB
MHC-linked Microsatellite
Strongyle faecal egg count
Juvenile Survival
Two alleles associated with both survival and resistance to intestinal nematodes*
(Paterson, Wilson et al. 1998)
Bank vole (Myodes glareolus)
DRB
454 NGS
Babesia ssp.
Survival
A specific allele associated with both decreased parasite load and increased survival*
(Kloch, Baran et al. 2012)
Yellow throat (Geothlypis trichas)
Class II
454 NGS
Malaria
Survival
Allele number associated with increased survival while a specific allele associated with resistance to malaria‡
(Dunn, Bollmer et al. 2013)
Great tit (Parus major)
Class I
454 NGS
Malaria
Survival and lifetime reproductive success
A specific MHC supertype associated with both quantitative resistance to malaria and increased lifetime reproductive success*
(Sepil, Lachish et al. 2013, Sepil, Lachish et al. 2013)
Collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
Class II
454 NGS
Malaria
Survival and lifetime reproductive success
No associations between MHC and prevalence of malaria, nor lifetime reproductive success*
(Radwan, Zagalska-Neubauer et al. 2012)