Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex genetic divergence as a bet-hedging strategy in the atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1727, 2012, Pages 379-386

  Evans, Melissa L ^a   Dionne, Mélanie ^a,c   Miller, Kristina M ^b   Bernatchez, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fitness; Genetic quality; Major histocompatibility complex; Mate choice; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FITNESS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; NATURAL SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SALMONID; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 82955229519     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0909     Document Type: Article

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