Genetically-determined abnormal behavior in dogs: Results of behavioral tests |
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Authors: | Oddist D. Murphree Roscoe A. Dykman John E. Peters |
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Affiliation: | 1. Neuropsychiatric Laboratory, North Little Rock Veterans Administration Hospital, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Abstract: | Starting with relatively stable and with very timid purebred pointer stock, we have accumulated data on exploratory activity, reactions to a loud noise, and reactions to friendly and threatening humans which demonstrate clear-cut strain differences. These differences appear as early as 2 months on some tests, and later at early maturity on others. A general factor of fear or timidity explains most of the atypical behavior of the unstable animals. Further, the consistency of results over three generations of offspring suggests a relatively simple mode of autosomal inheritance. |
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