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MHC class II-assortative mate choice in European badgers (Meles meles).

Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2015

Sin Yung Wa, Annavi Geetha, Newman Chris, Buesching Christina, Burke Terry, Macdonald David W, Dugdale Hannah L

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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a crucial role in the immune system, and in some species, it is a target by which individuals choose mates to optimize the fitness of their offspring, potentially mediated by olfactory cues. Under the genetic compatibility hypothesis, individuals are predicted to choose mates with compatible MHC alleles, to increase the fitness of their offspring. Studies of...

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PMID: 25913367
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13217

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