Article
Direct and correlated responses to bidirectional selection for dustbathing activity in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 1992
Gerken M, Petersen J
Abstract excerpt
Bidirectional selection was conducted for dustbathing activity in male Japanese quail over 17 generations. The response to selection was slightly asymmetrical, due mainly to scale effects and a threshold imposing discontinuity on the visible expression of dustbathing in the low line. Correlated responses to selection were found for latency to dustbathe, duration, intensity, and incidence of nonbathers. In...
Topics
- Animals
- Coturnix
- Grooming
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Selection, Genetic
- Social Environment