Activity, social and sexual behaviour in Red Junglefowl selected for divergent levels of fear of humans.

ABSTRACT: The domesticated phenotype is a set of behavioural, morphological and physiological traits that is common for domesticated species. Previous research has found that selection for tameness only can give rise to correlated selection responses that resemble the domesticated phenotype. It has therefore been suggested that tameness may drive the domesticated phenotype as correlated traits. We selected Red Junglefowl for divergent levels of fear of human for eight generations and assessed possible correlated selection responses in other behaviours in semi-natural settings. Behavioural studies were carried out on birds from generations six to eight, and at different ages, in order to study possible effects on general activity, social behaviour and male courtship behaviour. We found that the diffe

SUBMITTER: Katajamaa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157887 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature