Disentangling the role of MHC-dependent 'good genes' and 'compatible genes' in mate-choice decisions of three-spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus under semi-natural conditions

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2122-2142

  Lenz, T L ^a   Eizaguirre, C ^a,b   Scharsack, J P ^a,c   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 MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Major histocompatibility complex; Parasite resistance; Reproduction; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GRANULOCYTE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; GENOTYPE; GRANULOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; SMEGMAMORPHA;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 72549089396     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02410.x     Document Type: Article

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