TY  - JOUR
AU  - Leclaire Sarah, van Dongen Wouter F. D.
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird.
JO  - Scientific reports
SP  - 6920
VL  - 4
PB  - Nature Publishing Group
KW  - Alleles
KW  - Amino Acid Sequence
KW  - Animals
KW  - Avian Proteins
KW  - Avian Proteins: chemistry
KW  - Avian Proteins: genetics
KW  - Charadriiformes
KW  - Charadriiformes: physiology
KW  - Female
KW  - Genetic Variation
KW  - Grooming
KW  - Histocompatibility Antigens
KW  - Histocompatibility Antigens: chemistry
KW  - Histocompatibility Antigens: genetics
KW  - Male
KW  - Mating Preference
KW  - Animal
KW  - Molecular Sequence Data
KW  - Odors
KW  - Scent Glands
KW  - Scent Glands: secretion
KW  -
N2  - Animals are known to select mates to maximize the genetic diversity of their offspring in order to achieve immunity against a broader range of pathogens. Although several bird species preferentially mate with partners that are dissimilar at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), it remains unknown whether they can use olfactory cues to assess MHC similarity with potential partners. Here we combined gas chromatography data with genetic similarity indices based on MHC to test whether similarity in preen secretion chemicals correlated with MHC relatedness in the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), a species that preferentially mates with genetically dissimilar partners. We found that similarity in preen secretion chemicals was positively correlated with MHC relatedness in male-male and male-female dyads. This study provides the first evidence that preen secretion chemicals can encode information on MHC relatedness and suggests that odor-based mechanisms of MHC-related mate choice may occur in birds.
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06920
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ID  - LeclaireSarah2014
ER  -