Genetic compatibility, mate choice and patterns of parentage: Invited review

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1013-1027

  Tregenza, Tom ^a   Wedell, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic incompatibility; Polyandry; Reinforcement; Selfish elements; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; GENETIC COMPATIBILITY; GENETIC VARIANCE; INBREEDING; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALS; DNA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX;

EID: 0033862261     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00964.x     Document Type: Review

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