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MHC, parasites and antler development in red deer: no support for the Hamilton & Zuk hypothesis.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Mar 2016

Buczek M, Okarma H, Demiaszkiewicz A W, Radwan J

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The Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis proposes that the genetic benefits of preferences for elaborated secondary sexual traits have their origins in the arms race between hosts and parasites, which maintains genetic variance in parasite resistance. Infection, in turn, can be reflected in the expression of costly sexual ornaments. However, the link between immune genes, infection and the expression of secondary sexual...

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PMID: 26687843
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12811

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