Domestication affects exploratory behaviour of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) during the transition to pelleted food.

Genetic selection for body size during domestication of animal species can inadvertently affect a number of physiological and behavioural traits. The pace-of-life syndrome (POLS) hypothesis predicts that domestication in an artificial environment lacking predators and providing abundant resources pr...

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Main Authors: Tamás Molnár, Adrienn Csuvár, Ildikó Benedek, Marcell Molnár, Péter Kabai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5942806?pdf=render