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Influence of MHC on sibling discrimination in Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus (L.).
Journal of chemical ecology - 1 Apr 2002
Olsén K H, Grahn M, Lohm J
Abstract excerpt
The preference of juvenile Arctic char [Salvelinus alpinus (L.)] for odors from siblings and nonsiblings with different major histocompability complex class II (MHC) genotypes was studied in two-choice fluviarium tests. In the first part of the study, test fish demonstrated no preference for water scented by a sibling with a MHC genotype different from its own versus water scented by a MHC identical nonsibling....
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