Male transmission ratio distortion supports MHC-linked cryptic female choice in the lesser kestrel (Aves: Falconidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1467-1473

  Alcaide, Miguel ^a,b   Rodríguez, Airam ^a   Negro, Juan José ^a   Serrano, David ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunogenetics; Lesser kestrels; MHC; Post copulatory selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARRAY; COPULATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HERITABILITY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI; FALCONIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 84867683073     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1401-9     Document Type: Article

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