Desynchronising male and female reproductive seasonality: Dynamics of male MHC-independent olfactory attractiveness in sticklebacks

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-336

  Sommerfeld, R D ^a   Boehm, T ^b   Milinski, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mate choice; MHC; Olfaction; Pheromones; Signalling

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; OLFACTORY CUE; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; TELEOST;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 60249088417     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2008.9522515     Document Type: Article

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