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Major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in sand lizards

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posted on 2023-05-16, 16:09 authored by Olsson, M, Madsen, T, Nordby, J, Erik WapstraErik Wapstra, Ujvari, B, Wittsell, H
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. Biological Sciences

Volume

270

Pagination

S254-S256

ISSN

0962-8452

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London

Place of publication

UK

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Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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