Social discrimination in Japanese quail Coturnix japonica chicks genetically selected for low or high social reinstatement motivation
| Autor: | Jean-Michel Faure, Jones Rb, Andrew D. Mills |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Social discrimination
biology Coturnix japonica 05 social sciences 0402 animal and dairy science Zoology Captivity 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science Social preferences Social relation Quail Developmental psychology Behavioral Neuroscience biology.animal 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Animal Science and Zoology 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology 10. No inequality Psychology Social motivation |
| Zdroj: | Behavioural Processes. 36:117-124 |
| ISSN: | 0376-6357 |
| Popis: | Japanese quail chicks of two lines genetically selected for low levels of social reinstatement behaviour (LSR) or high levels of social reinstatement behaviour (HSR) were housed in groups of three. The approach/avoidance tendencies of an individual chick from each group towards a familiar cagemate and a stranger from another group placed at opposite ends of a runway were measured at 7 days of age. Quail chicks of both genetic lines preferentially approached, spent longer near, and showed shorter mean distances from the cagemate than the stranger. Irrespective of stimulus type, the HSR quail generally showed shorter approach latencies, spent longer within 15 cm of the goal boxes, made more entries into these areas, and travelled further during the test than did their LSR counterparts. These findings demonstrated that Japanese quail chicks, of two genetic lines reared in small groups, successfully discriminated between familiar cagemates and strangers. They also suggest that there are no straightforward relationships between underlying social motivation and social preferences. |
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