The major histocompatibility complex and mating preferences in wild house mice (Mus domesticus)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 630-634

  Eklund, Amy ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Major histocompatibility complex; Mating preference; Mus domesticus

Indexed keywords

FOSTERING; HOUSE MOUSE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MATE CHOICE;

MUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 0031437455     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.6.630     Document Type: Article

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