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Heritabilities and co-variation among cognitive traits in red junglefowl.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 26 Sept 2018
Sorato Enrico, Zidar Josefina, Garnham Laura, Wilson Alastair, Løvlie Hanne
Abstract excerpt
Natural selection can act on between-individual variation in cognitive abilities, yet evolutionary responses depend on the presence of underlying genetic variation. It is, therefore, crucial to determine the relative extent of genetic versus environmental control of these among-individual differences in cognitive traits to understand their causes and evolutionary potential. We investigated heritability of...
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