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under increasing physiological stress (indexed
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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">MHC, health, color, and reproductive success in sand lizards</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Olsson, Mats</span> and <span class="person_name">Madsen, Thomas</span> and <span class="person_name">Wapstra, Erik</span> and <span class="person_name">Silverin, Bengt</span> and <span class="person_name">Ujvari, Beata</span> and <span class="person_name">Wittzell, Hakan</span> (2005) <xhtml:em>MHC, health, color, and reproductive success in sand lizards.</xhtml:em> Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 58 . pp. 289-294. ISSN 0340-5443</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2196/1/mhc_health_color.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2196/1/mhc_health_color.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />313Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input accept-charset="utf-8" value="2741" name="docid" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0921-y">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0921-y</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">“Good genes” are genetic elements that contribute
to lifetime reproductive success, regardless of an individual’s
additional genotype. Their existence is debated,
and most work has targeted their viability benefits to the
offspring of choosy females. In the present study, we analyze
a case of potential good genes effects in adult male
sand lizards (Lacerta agilis). We show that males with a
particular RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism)
MHC genotype (O-males), as opposed to those
that lack this genetic element (NO-males), have less ectoparasites
under increasing physiological stress (indexed
by baseline corticosterone level), and are not constrained
by parasites at production of status coloration. Furthermore,
O-males are more successful at mate acquisition and
guard their partners longer. Ultimately, they have a higher
genetic reproductive success as assigned by microsatellites.
</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">“Good genes” . Reproductive success .
Lacerta agilis</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270201.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270200 Genetics > 270201 Gene Expression</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2196</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Dr Erik Wapstra</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">16 Oct 2007 12:18</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2196;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=2196">item control page</a></p>
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