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Domestication-related variation in social preferences in chickens is affected by genotype on a growth QTL.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Apr 2013
Wirén A, Wright D, Jensen P
Abstract excerpt
A growth-related QTL on chicken chromosome 1 has previously been shown to influence domestication behaviour in chickens. In this study, we used Red Junglefowl (RJF) and White Leghorn (WL) as well as the intercross between them to investigate whether stress affects the way birds allocate their time between familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics in a social preference test ('social support seeking'), and how this is...
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