Banded mongooses discriminate relatedness and MHC diversity in unfamiliar conspecifics

Schubert, Nadine; Stober, Carolin; Born, Maibrit; Mwanguhya, Francis; Businge, Robert; Kyabulima, Solomon; Mwesige, Kenneth; Cant, Michael A; Nichols, Hazel; Winternitz, Jamie C

doi:10.1093/beheco/araf144

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Banded mongooses discriminate relatedness and MHC diversity in unfamiliar conspecifics

Nadine Schubert

, Carolin Stober, Maibrit Born, Francis Mwanguhya, Robert Businge, Solomon Kyabulima, Kenneth Mwesige, Michael A Cant

, Hazel Nichols

, Jamie C Winternitz

Behavioral Ecology, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Start page: araf144

Swansea University Author: Hazel Nichols

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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/beheco/araf144

Published in:	Behavioral Ecology
ISSN:	1045-2249 1465-7279
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Banded mongooses discriminate relatedness and MHC diversity in unfamiliar conspecifics

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