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Balancing selection on CDH2 may be related to the behavioral features of the Belgian Malinois.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Cao Xue, Irwin David M, Liu Yan-Hu, Cheng Lu-Guang, Wang Lu, Wang Guo-Dong, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
The Belgian Malinois (BM) is an excellent working dog that typically shows a circling behavior when placed in a confined space. Moreover, individuals showing moderate running in circles (one kind of obsessive compulsive behavior) in confined spaces typically show better work performance compared to those without the circling behavior or to those with a serious circling behavior (which can be defined as an...
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