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Feather chemicals contain information about the major histocompatibility complex in a highly scented seabird

Mate choice informed by the immune genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) may provide fitness benefits including offspring with increased immunocompetence. Olfactory cues are considered the primary mechanism organisms use to evaluate the MHC of potential mates, yet this idea has receive...

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Autores principales: Jennings, Sarah L., Hoover, Brian A., Wa Sin, Simon Yung, Ebeler, Susan E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9130785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35611538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0567