The evolution of mating preferences and major histocompatibility complex genes

American Naturalist

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-164

  Penn, Dustin J ^a   Potts, Wayne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterozygote advantage; Host parasite coevolution; Inbreeding avoidance; Kin recognition; Red Queen; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; IMMUNITY; KIN RECOGNITION; MATE CHOICE; RED QUEEN HYPOTHESIS; RODENT;

MUS;

EID: 0033036460     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303166     Document Type: Article

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