New perspectives on mate choice and the MHC.

doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6884280

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New perspectives on mate choice and the MHC.

Heredity - 1 Sept 1998

Jordan W C, Bruford M W

Abstract excerpt

A long series of studies on mice have shown that mate choice decisions can be made on the basis of individual genotype at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which accords well with the importance of immunocompetence in some theories of sexual selection. Recent work on other vertebrate sp...

Topics

Animals
Female
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Hormones
Humans
Learning
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Male
Mice
Selection, Genetic
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Social Behavior

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