ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2009
Cryptic preference for MHC-dissimilar females in male red junglefowl, Gallus gallus.
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- Sequential male mate choice under sperm competition risk.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology · 2014Article
- Delineating the roles of males and females in sperm competition.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2013Article
- Cryptic female choice favours sperm from major histocompatibility complex-dissimilar males.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2013Article
- Crozier's paradox revisited: maintenance of genetic recognition systems by disassortative mating.BMC evolutionary biology · 2013Review
- Female mediation of competitive fertilization success in Drosophila melanogaster.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2013Article
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- Cryptic female preference for genetically unrelated males is mediated by ovarian fluid in the guppy.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2011Article
- Characterization and locus-specific typing of MHC class I genes in the red-billed gull (Larus scopulinus) provides evidence for major, minor, and nonclassical loci.Immunogenetics · 2011Article
- Female house sparrows "count on" male genes: experimental evidence for MHC-dependent mate preference in birds.BMC evolutionary biology · 2011Article
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Abstract
An increasing number of studies test the idea that females increase offspring fitness by biasing fertilization in favour of genetically compatible partners; however, few have investigated or controlled for corresponding preferences in males. Here, we experimentally test whether male red junglefowl, Gallus gallus, prefer genetically compatible females, measured by similarity at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a key gene complex in vertebrate immune function. Theory predicts that because some degree of MHC heterozygosity favours viability, individuals should prefer partners that carry MHC alleles different from their own. While male fowl showed no preference when simultaneously presented with an MHC-similar and an MHC-dissimilar female, they showed a 'cryptic' preference, by allocating more sperm to the most MHC-dissimilar of two sequentially presented females. These results provide the first experimental evidence that males might respond to the MHC similarity of a female through differential ejaculate expenditure. By revealing that cryptic male behaviours may bias fertilization success in favour of genetically compatible partners, this study demonstrates the need to experimentally disentangle male and female effects when studying preferences for genetically compatible partners.
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