Organization of motor and posture patterns in paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis): environmental and genetic components of phenotypical correlation structures.

doi:10.1007/BF02197289

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Organization of motor and posture patterns in paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis): environmental and genetic components of phenotypical correlation structures.

Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 1995

Gerlai R, Crusio W E

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Paradise fish exhibit complex, environment-specific behavioral responses which consist of behavioral elements (motor and posture patterns) appearing in a typical, correlated manner. The genetic and environmental components underlying these phenotypical correlations have not been comprehensively i...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Fishes
Inbreeding
Male
Motor Activity
Phenotype
Posture
Social Environment

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