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Sexual selection and the differential effect of polyandry by Collet, Julie, Richardson, David S, Worley, Kirsty, Pizzari, Tommaso

“…In principle, widespread polyandry (female promiscuity) creates potential for sexual selection in males both before and after copulation. However, the way…”
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Sperm competition dynamics: ejaculate fertilising efficiency changes differentially with time by Pizzari, Tommaso, Worley, Kirsty, Burke, Terry, Froman, David P

“…A fundamental challenge in evolutionary biology is to resolve the mechanisms that maintain paternity a hypervariable fitness component. Because females are…”
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Cryptic preference for MHC-dissimilar females in male red junglefowl, Gallus gallus by Gillingham, Mark A.F, Richardson, David S, Løvlie, Hanne, Moynihan, Anna, Worley, Kirsty, Pizzari, Tom

“…prefer genetically compatible females, measured by similarity at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a key gene complex in vertebrate immune function…”
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Cryptic female choice favours sperm from major histocompatibility complex-dissimilar males by Løvlie, Hanne, Gillingham, Mark A. F., Worley, Kirsty, Pizzari, Tommaso, Richardson, David S.

“…Cryptic female choice may enable polyandrous females to avoid inbreeding or bias offspring variability at key loci after mating. However, the role of these…”
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The measure and significance of Bateman's principles by Collet, Julie M., Dean, Rebecca F., Worley, Kirsty, Richardson, David S., Pizzari, Tommaso

“…Bateman's principles explain sex roles and sexual dimorphism through sex-specific variance in mating success, reproductive success and their relationships…”
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MHC heterozygosity and survival in red junglefowl by Worley, Kirsty, Collet, Julie, Spurgin, Lewis G, Cornwallis, Charlie, Pizzari, Tommaso, Richardson, David S

“…Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) form a vital part of the vertebrate immune system and play a major role in pathogen resistance. The…”
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Male Reproductive Senescence Causes Potential for Sexual Conflict over Mating by Dean, Rebecca, Cornwallis, Charlie K., Løvlie, Hanne, Worley, Kirsty, Richardson, David S., Pizzari, Tommaso

“…The realization that senescence, age-dependent declines in survival and reproductive performance [1–4], pervades natural populations has brought its…”
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The measure and significance of Bateman's principles by Collet, Julie M., Dean, Rebecca F., Worley, Kirsty, Richardson, David S., Pizzari, Tommaso

“…Bateman's principles explain sex roles and sexual dimorphism through sex-specific variance in mating success, reproductive success and their relationships…”
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Cryptic female choice favours sperm from major histocompatibility complex-dissimilar males by Løvlie, Hanne, Gillingham, Mark A. F., Worley, Kirsty, Pizzari, Tommaso, Richardson, David S.

“…Cryptic female choice may enable polyandrous females to avoid inbreeding or bias offspring variability at key loci after mating. However, the role of these…”
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MHC heterozygosity and survival in red junglefowl: MHC AND SURVIVAL IN JUNGLEFOWL by WORLEY, KIRSTY, COLLET, JULIE, SPURGIN, LEWIS G., CORNWALLIS, CHARLIE, PIZZARI, TOMMASO, RICHARDSON, DAVID S.

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MHC heterozygosity and survival in red junglefowl by Worley, Kirsty, Collet, Julie, Spurgin, Lewis G, Cornwallis, Charlie, Pizzari, Tommaso, Richardson, David S

“…Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) form a vital part of the vertebrate immune system and play a major role in pathogen resistance. The…”
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Low MHC DRB class II diversity in the mountain goat: past bottlenecks and possible role of pathogens and parasites by Mainguy, Julien, Worley, Kirsty, Côté, Steeve D, Coltman, David W

“…Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are the most polymorphic in vertebrates and code for molecules playing a central role in pathogen resistance. We…”
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Characterization of 29 polymorphic artiodactyl microsatellite markers for the mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) by MAINGUY, JULIEN, LLEWELLYN, AMY S., WORLEY, KIRSTY, CÔTÉ, STEEVE D., COLTMAN, DAVID W.

“…We report the results of a cross‐species amplification test of 156 bovine, ovine and cervid microsatellite markers in a wild population of mountain goats,…”
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Evolutionary genetics of neutral and immune related loci in north american thinhorn sheep (ovis dalli spp) by Worley, Kirsty

“…The regulation of genetic variation in natural populations is via both neutral and selective processes. Signatures of the neutral processes of drift and gene…”
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