Are large wattles related to particular MHC genotypes in the male pheasant?

Genetica

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 657-665

  Baratti, Mariella ^a   Ammannati, Martina ^b   Magnelli, Claudia ^b   Massolo, Alessandro ^c   Dessì Fulgheri, Francesco ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CE SSCP; Good genes; Hamilton Zuk hypothesis; MHC; Ornaments; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMB; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; GENE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; COMB AND WATTLES; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEX FACTORS;

PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77951979230     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9440-5     Document Type: Article

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