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Comparative Study
. 1979 Jul;9(4):309-16.
doi: 10.1007/BF01068209.

Genetic selection for avoidance behavior in the rat

F R Brush, J C Froehlich, P C Sakellaris
Comparative Study

Genetic selection for avoidance behavior in the rat

F R Brush et al. Behav Genet. 1979 Jul.

Abstract

Long-Evans rats were selectively bred for over 20 generations using two behavioral criteria: (1) limited responding to the warning signal during ten pretest trials and (2) either good or poor avoidance behavior during 60 avoidance training trials in a two-way shuttlebox. The results suggest that avoidance behavior in the rat is a heritable characteristic that may be selected independently of activity level.

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