The genetic contribution to canine personality.

doi:10.1111/j.1601-183X.2005.00155.x

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The genetic contribution to canine personality.

Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Apr 2006

Saetre P, Strandberg E, Sundgren P-E, Pettersson U, Jazin E, Bergström T F

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The domestic dog may be exceptionally well suited for behavioral genetic studies owing to its population history and the striking behavior differences among breeds. To explore to what extent and how behavioral traits are transmitted between generations, heritabilities and genetic correlations for behavioral traits were estimated in a cohort containing over 10,000 behaviorally tested German shepherd and Rottweiler...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Cohort Studies
Dogs
Female
Genetic Variation
Male
Pedigree
Personality
Phenotype
Principal Component Analysis
Reference Standards
Sex Factors
Species Specificity
Statistics as Topic
Temperament

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PMID: 16594977
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2005.00155.x

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