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Table 1 Sample information and MHC allelic diversity

From: New data from basal Australian songbird lineages show that complex structure of MHC class II β genes has early evolutionary origins within passerines

Family

Species

Species prefix

NA (range)

Nloci

Nps

Climacteridae

Brown treecreeper Climacteris picumnus

Clpi

30 (8–17)

9

0

Melphagidae

Yellow-tufted honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops

Lime

39 (11–14)

7

2

 

White-plumed honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus

Lipe

19 (6–11)

6

0

 

Fuscous honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus

Lifu

24 (6–10)

5

1

Maluridae

Superb fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus

Macy

33 (2–14)

7

2

Pardalotidae

Spotted pardalote Pardalotus punctatus

Papu

26 (5–11)

6

3

 

Striated pardalote Pardalotus striatus

Past

39 (7–13)

7

1

  1. NA - total number of alleles per species; range - range of alleles detected in individuals of each species; Nloci – putative number of loci per species; Nps - number of pseudoalleles