Evaluating the existence and benefit of major histocompatibility complex‐based mate choice in an isolated owl population
Abstract
How mate preferences evolve in the first place has been a major conundrum for sexual selection. Some hypotheses explaining this assume fitness benefit derived from subsequent generations. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)‐based mate choice is a representative example of the mate choice that is associated with such trans‐generational mechanisms. To provide evidences for fitness benefit of MHC‐based mate choice, previous studies assessed…..
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Article Information:
Sawada A., Ando H., Takagi M., Evaluating the existence and benefit of major histocompatibility complex‐based mate choice in an isolated owl population. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, April 13, 2020.
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13629
