Article
Three new recessive behavior mutants in the domestic pigeon.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 1994
Hollander W F, Mangile R J
Abstract excerpt
Descriptions and breeding tests are reported for three new mutants producing uncoordinated behavior in the domestic pigeon, Columba livia. They were discovered by fanciers separately and have been named "erratic," "wobbly," and "crazy." The affected birds can survive and breed in cages, with some difficulty. All have shown simple autosomal recessive inheritance, and at least "erratic" and "crazy" are not alleles....
Topics
- Animals
- Arousal
- Behavior, Animal
- Columbidae
- Female
- Flight, Animal
- Genes, Recessive
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Motor Skills
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Sexual Behavior, Animal