Abstract
Personality traits can be favoured by both natural and artificial selection, if they result in
increased fitness or productivity, and therefore play an important role in both wild and domestic
populations. Here, we review how personality traits affect and are affected by natural
and artificial selection by focusing on studies from both wild and domestic bird populations.
Further, we will also explore how artificial selection affects personality and fitness traits in a
domestic population. We will use the great tit (Parus major) and the laying hen (Gallus gallus
domesticus) as our model species. When comparing the studies on behaviour genetics in great
tits and laying hens, it is fascinating to see that two fields of study that seem quite far apart
have so much in common.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetic Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Leipzig, Germany, 1-6 August 2010 |
Pages | 99 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | 9th World Congress on Genetic Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Leipzig, Germany - Duration: 1 Aug 2010 → 6 Aug 2010 |
Conference
Conference | 9th World Congress on Genetic Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Leipzig, Germany |
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Period | 1/08/10 → 6/08/10 |