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| Title |
Sex-specific selection for MHC variability in Alpine chamois
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-12-20 |
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| Authors |
Helmut Schaschl, Franz Suchentrunk, David L Morris, Hichem Ben Slimen, Steve Smith, Walter Arnold |
| Abstract |
In mammals, males typically have shorter lives than females. This difference is thought to be due to behavioural traits which enhance competitive abilities, and hence male reproductive success, but impair survival. Furthermore, in many species males usually show higher parasite burden than females. Consequently, the intensity of selection for genetic factors which reduce susceptibility to pathogens may differ between sexes. High variability at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes is believed to be advantageous for detecting and combating the range of infectious agents present in the environment. Increased heterozygosity at these immune genes is expected to be important for individual longevity. However, whether males in natural populations benefit more from MHC heterozygosity than females has rarely been investigated. We investigated this question in a long-term study of free-living Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), a polygynous mountain ungulate. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Austria | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Croatia | 1 | 1% |
| Serbia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 63 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 46 | 67% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 May 2012.
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