Sexual selection explains more functional variation in the mammalian major histocompatibility complex than parasitism.

Winternitz, J C; Minchey, S G; Garamszegi, L Z; Huang, S; Stephens, P R; Altizer, S

Winternitz, J C; Minchey, S G; Garamszegi, L Z; Huang, S; Stephens, P R; Altizer, S.

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Winternitz JC; Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. jcwinternitz@gmail.com

Proc Biol Sci ; 280(1769): 20131605, 2013 Oct 22.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23966643

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Major Histocompatibility Complex; Mammals/physiology; Mating Preference, Animal; Polymorphism, Genetic; Animals; Mammals/genetics; Mammals/microbiology; Mammals/parasitology; Species Specificity

Key words

major histocompatibility complex; mate choice; meta-analysis; parasite richness; parasite-mediated selection; phylogenetic comparative methods

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Polymorphism, Genetic / Mating Preference, Animal / Major Histocompatibility Complex / Mammals Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Animals Language: En Year: 2013 Type: Article

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