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MHC genotype and male ornamentation: genetic evidence for the Hamilton-Zuk model.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Mar 1996
von Schantz T, Wittzell H, Göransson G, Grahn M, Persson K
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an immunologically important cluster of highly variable genes that is known to affect fitness in domesticated mammals and birds. Spur length of male pheasants in southern Sweden correlates with male viability, female mate choice, and offspring surviva...
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