MHC-dependent survival in a wild population: Evidence for hidden genetic benefits gained through extra-pair fertilizations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3444-3455

  Brouwer, Lyanne ^a,b,c   Barr, Iain ^a   Van De Pol, Martijn ^c   Burke, Terry ^d   Komdeur, Jan ^e   Richardson, David S ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f NATURE SEYCHELLES   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

mark recapture survival analysis; mate choice; MHC class I; pathogens; Seychelles warbler; viability selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SONGBIRDS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77955367852     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04750.x     Document Type: Article

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