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Human-directed social behaviour in dogs shows significant heritability.

Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Apr 2015

Persson M E, Roth L S V, Johnsson M, Wright D, Jensen P

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Through domestication and co-evolution with humans, dogs have developed abilities to attract human attention, e.g. in a manner of seeking assistance when faced with a problem solving task. The aims of this study were to investigate within breed variation in human-directed contact seeking in dogs and to estimate its genetic basis. To do this, 498 research beagles, bred and kept under standardized conditions, were...

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PMID: 25703740
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12194

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