Article
Association between DRD4 gene polymorphism and personality variation in great tits: a test across four wild populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2010
Korsten Peter, Mueller Jakob C, Hermannstädter Christine, Bouwman Karen M, Dingemanse Niels J, Drent Piet J, Liedvogel Miriam, Matthysen Erik, van Oers Kees, van Overveld Thijs, Patrick Samantha C, Quinn John L, Sheldon Ben C, Tinbergen Joost M, Kempenaers Bart
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) have been related to individual variation in novelty-seeking or exploratory behaviour in a variety of animals, including humans. Recently, the human DRD4 orthologue was sequenced in a wild bird, the great tit (Parus major) and a single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 3 of this gene (SNP830) was shown to be associated with variation in exploratory behaviour of...
Topics
- Animals
- Exploratory Behavior
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Passeriformes
- Personality
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Receptors, Dopamine D4