House sparrows do not exhibit a preference for the scent of potential partners with different MHC-I diversity and genetic distances

MHC genes play a fundamental role in immune recognition of pathogens and parasites. Therefore, females may increase offspring heterozygosity and genetic diversity by selecting males with genetically compatible or heterozygous MHC. In birds, several studies suggest that MHC genes play a role in mate...

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Autores principales: Amo, Luisa, Amo de Paz, Guillermo, Kabbert, Johanna, Machordom, Annie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9770374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36542616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278892

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9770374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36542616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278892

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