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Major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in sand lizards

Olsson, M ; Madsen, Thomas LU ; Nordby, J ; Wapstra, E ; Ujvari, Beata LU and Wittsell, H (2003) In Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences 270(suppl. 2). p.254-256
Abstract
In mice and man, females prefer males with a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genotype different to their own. We tested whether this phenomenon also occurs in the Swedish sand lizard (Lacerta agilis). Females in a laboratory experiment preferred to associate with odour samples obtained from more distantly related males at the MHC class 1 loci. Data on free-ranging lizards suggest that associations between males and females are non-random with respect to MHC genotype. However, male spatial distribution and mobility during the mating season suggest that the non-random pairing process in the wild may also be driven by corresponding genetic benefits to males pairing with less related females.
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Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences
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270
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suppl. 2
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254 - 256
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1471-2954
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10.1098/rsbl.2003.0079
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  author       = {{Olsson, M and Madsen, Thomas and Nordby, J and Wapstra, E and Ujvari, Beata and Wittsell, H}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Royal Society Publishing}},
  series       = {{Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences}},
  title        = {{Major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in sand lizards}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4465720/624641.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1098/rsbl.2003.0079}},
  volume       = {{270}},
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