Chemical composition of preen wax reflects major histocompatibility complex similarity in songbirds

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The perfume of reproduction in birds: Chemosignaling in avian social life

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Chemical fingerprints encode mother–offspring similarity, colony membership, relatedness, and genetic quality in fur seals

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Preen secretions encode information on MHC similarity in certain sex-dyads in a monogamous seabird

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Uropygial gland volatiles facilitate species recognition between two sympatric sibling bird species

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Associating microbiome composition with environmental covariates using generalized UniFrac distances

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MHC VARIATION IS RELATED TO A SEXUALLY SELECTED ORNAMENT, SURVIVAL, AND PARASITE RESISTANCE IN COMMON YELLOWTHROATS

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Major histocompatibility complex class II compatibility, but not class I, predicts mate choice in a bird with highly developed olfaction

(2012) M. Strandh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Intraspecific preen oil odor preferences in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis)

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UCHIME improves sensitivity and speed of chimera detection

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Role of Testosterone in Stimulating Seasonal Changes in a Potential Avian Chemosignal

(2011) Danielle J. Whittaker et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Semiochemical compounds of preen secretion reflect genetic make-up in a seabird species

(2011) S. Leclaire et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Songbird chemosignals: volatile compounds in preen gland secretions vary among individuals, sexes, and populations

(2010) Danielle J. Whittaker et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

MHC-mediated local adaptation in reciprocally translocated Chinook salmon

(2010) Melissa L. Evans et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Use of TLC-FID and GC-MS/FID to examine the effects of migratory state, diet and captivity on preen wax composition in White-throated Sparrows Zonotrichia albicollis

(2010) RAYMOND H. THOMAS et al.   IBIS

Extensive MHC Class II B Gene Duplication in a Passerine, the Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

(2010) Jennifer L. Bollmer et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Microbiome Profiling by Illumina Sequencing of Combinatorial Sequence-Tagged PCR Products

(2010) Gregory B. Gloor et al.   PLoS One

Parental investment amplifies effects of genetic complementarity on growth rates in song sparrows, Melospiza melodia

(2009) Dominique A. Potvin et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Condition-dependent mate choice and a reproductive disadvantage for MHC-divergent male tiger salamanders

(2009) DAVID H. BOS et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Influence of major histocompatibility complex genotype on mating success in a free-ranging reptile population

(2009) H. C Miller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The underestimated role of olfaction in avian reproduction?

(2008) Jacques Balthazart et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Major histocompatibility complex-regulated odortypes: Peptide-free urinary volatile signals

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