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Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird
Animals are known to select mates to maximize the genetic diversity of their offspring in order to achieve immunity against a broader range of pathogens. Although several bird species preferentially mate with partners that are dissimilar at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), it remains unkn...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25370306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06920 |
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author | Leclaire, Sarah van Dongen, Wouter F. D. Voccia, Steeve Merkling, Thomas Ducamp, Christine Hatch, Scott A. Blanchard, Pierrick Danchin, Étienne Wagner, Richard H. |
author_facet | Leclaire, Sarah van Dongen, Wouter F. D. Voccia, Steeve Merkling, Thomas Ducamp, Christine Hatch, Scott A. Blanchard, Pierrick Danchin, Étienne Wagner, Richard H. |
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description | Animals are known to select mates to maximize the genetic diversity of their offspring in order to achieve immunity against a broader range of pathogens. Although several bird species preferentially mate with partners that are dissimilar at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), it remains unknown whether they can use olfactory cues to assess MHC similarity with potential partners. Here we combined gas chromatography data with genetic similarity indices based on MHC to test whether similarity in preen secretion chemicals correlated with MHC relatedness in the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), a species that preferentially mates with genetically dissimilar partners. We found that similarity in preen secretion chemicals was positively correlated with MHC relatedness in male-male and male-female dyads. This study provides the first evidence that preen secretion chemicals can encode information on MHC relatedness and suggests that odor-based mechanisms of MHC-related mate choice may occur in birds. |
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spelling | pubmed-42202752014-11-06 Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird Leclaire, Sarah van Dongen, Wouter F. D. Voccia, Steeve Merkling, Thomas Ducamp, Christine Hatch, Scott A. Blanchard, Pierrick Danchin, Étienne Wagner, Richard H. Sci Rep Article Animals are known to select mates to maximize the genetic diversity of their offspring in order to achieve immunity against a broader range of pathogens. Although several bird species preferentially mate with partners that are dissimilar at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), it remains unknown whether they can use olfactory cues to assess MHC similarity with potential partners. Here we combined gas chromatography data with genetic similarity indices based on MHC to test whether similarity in preen secretion chemicals correlated with MHC relatedness in the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), a species that preferentially mates with genetically dissimilar partners. We found that similarity in preen secretion chemicals was positively correlated with MHC relatedness in male-male and male-female dyads. This study provides the first evidence that preen secretion chemicals can encode information on MHC relatedness and suggests that odor-based mechanisms of MHC-related mate choice may occur in birds. Nature Publishing Group 2014-11-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4220275/ /pubmed/25370306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06920 Text en Copyright © 2014, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder in order to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Leclaire, Sarah van Dongen, Wouter F. D. Voccia, Steeve Merkling, Thomas Ducamp, Christine Hatch, Scott A. Blanchard, Pierrick Danchin, Étienne Wagner, Richard H. Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird |
title | Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird |
title_full | Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird |
title_fullStr | Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird |
title_full_unstemmed | Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird |
title_short | Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird |
title_sort | preen secretions encode information on mhc similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25370306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06920 |
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