Behavioural changes as a correlated response to selection.

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Lines of mice have been selected for up to 50 generations on the following traits: high body weight, low body weight, high fat content or low fat content. The lines selected for high or low body weight differ by a factor of 2.5 and those selected for high or low fat content differ by a factor of five, both traits measured in 10 week old males. A set of behavioural traits was measured to ascertain whether this...

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