New perspectives on mate choice and the MHC

Heredity

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-133

  Jordan, W C ^a   Bruford, M W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Major histocompatibility complex; Mate choice; MHC; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENOME ORGANIZATION; GENOTYPE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MATING SYSTEM; MUS;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VARIATION (GENETICS); VERTEBRATES;

MUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032144140     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6884281     Document Type: Short Survey

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