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Table 1 Paired comparisons of MHC variation between within-pair males and nearest unpaired mates

From: Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) complementarity in the Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)

 

n

Within-pair mates

Unpaired mates

t value

p value

Male diversity

44

6.159 ± 0.184

5.864 ± 0.180

1.067

0.292

 Total number of alleles

Similarity to the female

44

0.648 ± 0.021

0.5618 ± 0.023

3.111

0.003*

 Proportion of alleles shared

 Amino acid distance

44

0.115 ± 0.0017

0.126 ± 0.0019

− 2.076

0.044*

  1. Comparisons were made between within-pair mates and nearest unpaired mates (male diversity) and between the similarity estimates for the female and each type of male (similarity to the female). *Significant with p < 0.05
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