Early imprinting in wild and game-farm mallards (Anas platyrhynchos): Genotype and arousal
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
By: K.M. Cheng, R.N. Shoffner, R.E. Phillips, and L.J. Shapiro
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Abstract
Early imprinting was studied under laboratory conditions in five lines of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) with different degrees of wildness obtained through pedigreed breeding. Data were analyzed by the least squares method. Wild ducklings imprinted better than game-farm (domesticated) ducklings, and heterosis was demonstrated to exist in imprinting traits. Nonadditive genetic variations and genotype-environmental interactions are discussed as possible causes for the heterosis observed. Differences in imprinting between genetic lines are attributed, at least partly, to differences in arousal level during the ducklings' first exposure to the imprinting stimulus.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Early imprinting in wild and game-farm mallards (Anas platyrhynchos): Genotype and arousal |
| Series title | Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology |
| DOI | 10.1037/h0077615 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 929 |
| Last page | 938 |
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