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MHC class I diversity predicts non-random mating in Chinese alligators (Alligator sinensis)

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has several important roles in kin recognition, pathogen resistance and mate selection. Research in fish, birds and mammals has suggested that individuals optimise MHC diversity, and therefore offspring fitness, when choosing mates. In reptiles, however, it...

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Autores principales: Han, Qun-Hua, Sun, Ru-Na, Yang, Hai-Qiong, Wang, Zhen-Wei, Wan, Qiu-Hong, Fang, Sheng-Guo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6781117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30670843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41437-018-0177-8