Animal Behavior & CognitionProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewed
Major histocompatibility complex class IIB disassortative mate choice in a genetically monogamous seabird
Lucie Thel, Maxime Pineaux, Léa Ribeiro…·Sarah Leclaire
The paper examines whether MHC class IIB dissimilarity influences mate choice and divorce in black-legged kittiwakes, finding dissimilar pairing in males but not females and no link to divorce probability.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2025.1265