TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - No evidence for a Y chromosomal effect on alternative behavioral strategies in mice
JO  - Behavior genetics
A1  - Sluyter, F.
A1  - Bult, A.
A1  - Lynch, C. B.
A1  - Meeter, F.
A1  - Van Oortmerssen, G. A.
SP  - 477
EP  - 482
VL  - 27
IS  - 5
N2  - This study takes the first step toward testing a Y chromosomal effect on both aggression and thermoregulatory nest-building behavior in mouse lines either bidirectionally selected for short (SAL) and long (LAL) attack latency or high (HIGH) and low (LOW) nest-building behavior. Using reciprocal crosses between SAL and LAL, and between HIGH and LOW, we found no indications for Y chromosomal effects on thermoregulatory nest-building behavior. As for aggression, we confirmed earlier studies on SAL and LAL, i.e., the origin of the Y chromosome influences attack latency, i.e., aggression. However, we did not find indications for a Y chromosomal effect on aggression in the HIGH and LOW lines. Since aggression and nest-building behavior have been shown to be characteristic parameters of two fundamentally different behavioral strategies, the present data underline the improbability of Y chromosomal genes underlying the genetic architecture of alternative behavioral strategies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-8244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -