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Haplotype structure, adaptive history and associations with exploratory behaviour of the DRD4 gene region in four great tit (Parus major) populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2013
Mueller Jakob C, Korsten Peter, Hermannstaedter Christine, Feulner Thomas, Dingemanse Niels J, Matthysen Erik, van Oers Kees, van Overveld Thijs, Patrick Samantha C, Quinn John L, Riemenschneider Matthias, Tinbergen Joost M, Kempenaers Bart
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The assessment of genetic architecture and selection history in genes for behavioural traits is fundamental to our understanding of how these traits evolve. The dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene is a prime candidate for explaining genetic variation in novelty seeking behaviour, a commonly assayed personality trait in animals. Previously, we showed that a single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 3 of this gene is...
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