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Decoupling of Behavioral Trait Correlation Across Life Stages in Two Holometabolous Insects.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 2017
Matsumura Kentarou, Fuchikawa Taro, Miyatake Takahisa
Abstract excerpt
Many animal behaviors have a genetic base, and behavioral traits often correlate with one another. In this study, we tested for a behavioral correlation between tonic immobility and walking distance in the larval and adult stages independently of two holometabolous insects. We confirmed a negative correlation of traits between strains in adults of both the species; however, we did not find it in larvae of either...
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