Heritability and phenotypic correlations of behaviour and dominance rank of Japanese quail
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Thirteen behavioral acts of hatchling Japanese quail were analyzed to determine whether they are heritable acts. Results showed no correlation between dominance rank and hatchling behavior or hatchling body size but indicated a strong addictive genetic variance in both males and females. The dominance rank in female adults was highly heritable while dominance rank in male adults had only low heritability. Moreover, dominance ranking during adulthood had no correlation with the dominance ranking of juveniles.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1996
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The role of queen pheromones in social insects: queen control or queen signal?
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An experiment exploring the role of queen pheronomes in social insects was conducted. Results indicate that true pheromonal control, manipulation and control through chemical means, is not conclusively proven. Rather, control is established by physical aggression against all competitors. Pheromonal control has an unknown effect on the fitness of workers. Pheromones could be used as signals of the workers fitness.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1993
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Subordinates explore but dominants profit: resource competition in high Arctic barnacle goose flocks
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A new study investigates whether social dominance affects the foraging strategies of individuals in a flock of moulting, non-breeding barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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