Females prefer good genes: MHC-associated mate choice in wild and captive tuco-tucos

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 847-856

  Cutrera, Ana Paula ^a   Fanjul, María Sol ^a   Zenuto, Roxana Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ctenomys talarum; Female choice; Genetic compatibility; Good genes; Major histocompatibility complex; Subterranean rodent

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AMINO ACID; CAPTIVE POPULATION; GOOD GENES HYPOTHESIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; WILD POPULATION;

CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS TALARUM; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84857053181     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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