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SUBMITTER: Kalbe M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2664370 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kalbe Martin M Eizaguirre Christophe C Dankert Ilka I Reusch Thorsten B H TB Sommerfeld Ralf D RD Wegner K Mathias KM Milinski Manfred M
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20090301 1658
Individual diversity at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is predicted to be optimal at intermediate rather than at maximal levels. We showed previously in sticklebacks that an intermediate MHC diversity is predominant in natural populations and provides maximal resistance in experimental multiple parasite infections in the laboratory. However, what counts ultimately is the lifetime reproductive success (LRS). Here, we measured LRS of six laboratory-bred sib-groups-to minimize the influ ...[more]