About the Authors

Jonatan Blais

Affiliations Département de Biologie, Québec-Océan, Université Laval, Quebec, Québec, Canada, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Sevilla, Spain, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Ciro Rico

Affiliation Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Sevilla, Spain

Cock van Oosterhout

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Joanne Cable

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

George F. Turner

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Louis Bernatchez

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Louis.Bernatchez@bio.ulaval.ca

Affiliation Département de Biologie, Québec-Océan, Université Laval, Quebec, Québec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LB GT JB CR. Performed the experiments: JB. Analyzed the data: JB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CR. Wrote the paper: LB GT JB CR Cv JC. Other: Provided parasitological expertise in parasite collection and identification: JC. Contributed theoretical and analytical discussions on interpretation of MHC evolution: Cv.