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Good vs complementary genes for parasite resistance and the evolution of mate choice.

BMC evolutionary biology - 19 Nov 2004

Howard R Stephen, Lively Curtis M

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BACKGROUND: Female mate choice may be adaptive when males exhibit heritable genetic variation at loci encoding resistance to infectious disease. The Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis predicts that females should assess the genetic quality of males by monitoring traits that indicate health and vigor (condition-dependent choice, or CD). Alternatively, some females may employ a more direct method of screening and select mates...

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PMID: 15555062
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-4-48
PMCID: PMC543473

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