Different ornaments signal male health and MHC variation in two populations of a warbler

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1584-1595

  Whittingham, Linda A ^a   Freeman Gallant, Corey R ^b   Taff, Conor C ^c   Dunn, Peter O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

compatibility; extra pair mating; good genes; indirect genetic benefits; malaria; sexual selection; warbler

Indexed keywords

GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; DNA SEQUENCE; FEATHER; GENETICS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SONGBIRD;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; FEATHERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 84925431397     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13130     Document Type: Article

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