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

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

	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	44	6.159 ± 0.184	5.864 ± 0.180	1.067	0.292
Similarity to the female	44	0.648 ± 0.021	0.5618 ± 0.023	3.111	0.003*
Proportion of alleles shared	44	0.648 ± 0.021	0.5618 ± 0.023	3.111	0.003*
Amino acid distance	44	0.115 ± 0.0017	0.126 ± 0.0019	− 2.076	0.044*

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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