ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2012
Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex genetic divergence as a bet-hedging strategy in the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
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- MHC-dependent mate choice is linked to a trace-amine-associated receptor gene in a mammal.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Cryptic female choice enhances fertilization success and embryo survival in chinook salmon.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2016Article
- Female major histocompatibility complex type affects male testosterone levels and sperm number in the horse (Equus caballus).Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2015Article
- Genetic and phenotypic changes in an Atlantic salmon population supplemented with non-local individuals: a longitudinal study over 21 years.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2015Article
- Host-parasite interactions and the evolution of nonrandom mating.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2014Article
- Multiple paternity does not depend on male genetic diversity.Animal behaviour · 2014Article
- Divergent allele advantage at MHC-DRB through direct and maternal genotypic effects and its consequences for allele pool composition and mating.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2013Article
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Abstract
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-dependent mating preferences have been observed across vertebrate taxa and these preferences are expected to promote offspring disease resistance and ultimately, viability. However, little empirical evidence linking MHC-dependent mate choice and fitness is available, particularly in wild populations. Here, we explore the adaptive potential of previously observed patterns of MHC-dependent mate choice in a wild population of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Québec, Canada, by examining the relationship between MHC genetic variation and adult reproductive success and offspring survival over 3 years of study. While Atlantic salmon choose their mates in order to increase MHC diversity in offspring, adult reproductive success was in fact maximized between pairs exhibiting an intermediate level of MHC dissimilarity. Moreover, patterns of offspring survival between years 0+ and 1+, and 1+ and 2+ and population genetic structure at the MHC locus relative to microsatellite loci indicate that strong temporal variation in selection is likely to be operating on the MHC. We interpret MHC-dependent mate choice for diversity as a likely bet-hedging strategy that maximizes parental fitness in the face of temporally variable and unpredictable natural selection pressures.
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