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New perspectives on mate choice and the MHC.

Heredity - 1 Sept 1998

Jordan W C, Bruford M W

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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 species, including humans, indicates that MHC-based mate choice is not restricted to the genus Mus. However, its...

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PMID: 9800367
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6884280

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