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Table 1 Results of the full model (n = 41 males) showing effect of scaled body condition, ornamentation and number of MHCIIB amino acid variants on male pairing status

From: Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex complementarity in a strictly monogamous bird, the grey partridge (Perdix perdix)

Predictor

Estimate

SE

z value

p

Intercept

−0.072

0.345

−0.209

0.835

Scaled body condition

0.034

0.382

0.089

0.929

Horseshoe area

0.251

0.391

0.643

0.520

Mean red spot area

0.492

0.434

1.135

0.257

Red spot chroma

0.856

0.428

2.000

0.046

Amino acid variants number

0.022

0.350

0.064

0.949

  1. Significant values are marked in bold (p < 0.05). The pairing status was coded as follows: 0 – unpaired, 1 – paired males
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Frontiers in Zoology

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