MHC-based mate choice combines good genes and maintenance of MHC polymorphism

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3316-3329

  Eizaguirre, C ^a,b   Yeates, S E ^a,c   Lenz, T L ^a   Kalbe, M ^a   Milinski, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female mate choice; Good genes; Major histocompatibility complex; MHC polymorphism; Optimality; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PARASITOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SMEGMAMORPHA;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; GYRODACTYLUS;

EID: 68149147158     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04243.x     Document Type: Article

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