Testing mate choice and overdominance at MH in natural families of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Tentelier, C., Barroso‐Gomila, O., Lepais, O., Manicki, A., Romero‐Garmendia, I., Jugo, B. M.
• Other Authors: UPV/EHU, UPPA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13260; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfb.13260; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.13260

This study aimed to test mate choice and selection during early life stages on major histocompatibility ( MH ) genotype in natural families of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar spawners and juveniles, using nine microsatellites to reconstruct families, one microsatellite linked to an MH class I gene and o...