Coadaptation of the chemosensory system with voluntary exercise behavior in mice.

Ethologically relevant chemical senses and behavioral habits are likely to coadapt in response to selection. As olfaction is involved in intrinsically motivated behaviors in mice, we hypothesized that selective breeding for a voluntary behavior would enable us to identify novel roles of the chemosen...

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Main Authors: Quynh Anh Thi Nguyen, David Hillis, Sayako Katada, Timothy Harris, Crystal Pontrello, Theodore Garland, Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241758