Male mate choice relies on major histocompatibility complex class I in a sex-role-reversed pipefish

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 929-938

  Roth, O ^a   Sundin, J ^b   Berglund, A ^b   Rosenqvist, G ^c   Wegner, K M ^d  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immune defence; Major histocompatibility complex; Mutual mate choice; Parasite; Parental care

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FISH; GENE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; OLFACTORY CUE; PARENTAL CARE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

SYNGNATHUS TYPHLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SMEGMAMORPHA;

EID: 84899625382     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12365     Document Type: Article

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