Inheritance and breeding of the waltzing mutant in the musk shrew (Suncus murinus, Insectivora) characterized by the circling and head-shaking behaviors.

doi:10.1538/expanim1978.41.2_123

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Inheritance and breeding of the waltzing mutant in the musk shrew (Suncus murinus, Insectivora) characterized by the circling and head-shaking behaviors.

Jikken dobutsu. Experimental animals - 1 Apr 1992

Ohno T, Ishikawa A, Yamagata T, Namikawa T, Tomita T

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A behavioral mutant was found in the laboratory-bred musk shrew (Suncus murinus). The affected shrews were characterized by the behaviors of tight circling in both directions and frequent head shaking in horizontal. They could definitely be identified by at least day 10 after birth. These abnorma...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Breeding
Female
Genes, Recessive
Head
Male
Movement
Mutation
Reproduction
Shrews

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