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Genetic influences on response to novel objects and dimensions of personality in Papio baboons.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2015
Johnson Zachary, Brent Linda, Alvarenga Juan Carlos, Comuzzie Anthony G, Shelledy Wendy, Ramirez Stephanie, Cox Laura, Mahaney Michael C, Huang Yung-Yu, Mann J John, Kaplan Jay R, Rogers Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Behavioral variation within and between populations and species of the genus Papio has been studied extensively, but little is known about the genetic causes of individual- or population-level differences. This study investigates the influence of genetic variation on personality (sometimes referred to as temperament) in baboons and identifies a candidate gene partially responsible for the variation in that...
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