A longitudinal observational study in a wild meerkat population investigates the pattern of pathogen-mediated selection and provides evidence of an arms race between immune genes and pathogens.
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Huang, W. Red Queen dynamics shape host immunogenetic diversity. Nat Ecol Evol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02841-1
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