Influence of major histocompatibility complex genotype on mating success in a free-ranging reptile population

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1662, 2009, Pages 1695-1704

  Miller, Hilary C ^a   Moore, Jennifer A ^a   Nelson, Nicola J ^a   Daugherty, Charles H ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Major histocompatibility complex class I; Mate choice; Reptile; Sphenodon punctatus; Tuatara

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MATE CHOICE; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPTILE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE;

AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LIZARDS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 66349123919     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1840     Document Type: Article

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