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Female choice for genetic complementarity in birds: a review.

Genetica - 1 Sept 2008

Mays Herman L, Albrecht Tomas, Liu Mark, Hill Geoffrey E

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Data from avian species have played a prominent role in developing and testing theories of female mate choice. One of the most prominent models of sexual selection, the "good genes" model, emphasizes the indirect benefits of female preferences for male ornaments as indicators of a potential sire's additive genetic quality. However, there is growing interest in non-additive sources of genetic quality and mate...

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PMID: 17973192
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-007-9219-5

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