MHC-mediated mate choice increases parasite resistance in salmon

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1641, 2008, Pages 1397-1403

  Consuegra, Sofia ^a,b   Garcia De Leaniz, Carlos ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compatible genes; Good genes; Major histocompatibility complex; Mate choice; Parasite resistance; Salmon

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOOD GENES HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MATE CHOICE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SALMONID; SPAWNING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANISAKIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BREEDING METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SPAWNING; WILD TYPE;

ANISAKIS; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 43249083028     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0066     Document Type: Article

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