MHC variation, mate choice and natural selection: The scent of evolution

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-480

  Capittini, Cristina ^a   Martinetti, Miryam ^b   Cuccia, Mariaclara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mate choice; MHC; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 63449135527     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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