How do major histocompatibility complex genes influence odor and mating preferences?

Advances in Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue , 1998, Pages 411-436

  Penn, Dustin ^a   Potts, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HABITUATION; HEREDITY; LEARNING; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MATING; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031841345     PISSN: 00652776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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