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SUBMITTER: Burger D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5740280 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Burger D D Thomas S S Aepli H H Dreyer M M Fabre G G Marti E E Sieme H H Robinson M R MR Wedekind C C
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20171201 1868
Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have been shown to influence social signalling and mate preferences in many species, including humans. First observations suggest that MHC signalling may also affect female fertility. To test this hypothesis, we exposed 191 female horses (<i>Equus caballus</i>) to either an MHC-similar or an MHC-dissimilar stimulus male around the time of ovulation and conception. A within-subject experimental design controlled for non-MHC-linked male character ...[more]