Selective breeding for isolation-induced intermale aggression in mice: Associated responses and environmental influences

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 477-488

  Sandnabba, N Kenneth ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aggression; cathecholamines; crossbreeding; early experience; exploratory activity; genetic correlation; heritability; maternal aggression; mouse; olfaction; predatory aggression; selective breeding; serotonin; sexual behavior; testosterone; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; Y CHROMOSOME;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029909743     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02359752     Document Type: Conference Paper

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