Female house sparrows "count on" male genes: experimental evidence for MHC-dependent mate preference in birds

BACKGROUND: Females can potentially assess the quality of potential mates using their secondary sexual traits, and obtain "good genes" that increase offspring fitness. Another potential indirect benefit from mating preferences is genetic compatibility, which does not require extravagant or...

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Autores principales: Griggio, Matteo, Biard, Clotilde, Penn, Dustin J, Hoi, Herbert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21320306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-44

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21320306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-44

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