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Selection for reduced fear in red junglefowl changes brain composition and affects fear memory

Brain size reduction is a common trait in domesticated species when compared to wild conspecifics. This reduction can happen through changes in individual brain regions as a response to selection on specific behaviours. We selected red junglefowl for 10 generations for diverging levels of fear towar...

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Autores principales: Katajamaa, Rebecca, Jensen, Per
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32968523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200628