Balancing selection on CDH2 may be related to the behavioral features of the Belgian Malinois.

The Belgian Malinois (BM) is an excellent working dog that typically shows a circling behavior when placed in a confined space. Moreover, individuals showing moderate running in circles (one kind of obsessive compulsive behavior) in confined spaces typically show better work performance compared to...

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Main Authors: Xue Cao, David M Irwin, Yan-Hu Liu, Lu-Guang Cheng, Lu Wang, Guo-Dong Wang, Ya-Ping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4193869?pdf=render