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Female house sparrows "count on" male genes: experimental evidence for MHC-dependent mate preference in birds

BACKGROUND: Females can potentially assess the quality of potential mates using their secondary sexual traits, and obtain "good genes" that increase offspring fitness. Another potential indirect benefit from mating preferences is genetic compatibility, which does not require extravagant or...

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Auteurs principaux: Griggio, Matteo, Biard, Clotilde, Penn, Dustin J, Hoi, Herbert
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2011
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044665/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21320306
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-44
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