Studies on wild house mice. V. Aggression in lines selected for attack latency and their Y-chromosomal congenics.

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Studies on wild house mice. V. Aggression in lines selected for attack latency and their Y-chromosomal congenics.

Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 1994

Van Oortmerssen G A, Sluyter F

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Congenic lines were made for the Y chromosome between aggressive and nonaggressive lines of house mice, which were previously established by artificial selection in wild mice for short attack latencies (SAL line) and long attack latencies (LAL line). The aggressiveness of the males in successive...

Topics

Aggression
Agonistic Behavior
Animals
Animals, Wild
Arousal
Female
Genotype
Male
Mice
Reaction Time
Selection, Genetic
Y Chromosome

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