Short copy number variations potentially associated with tonic immobility responses in newly hatched chicks.

INTRODUCTION: Tonic immobility (TI) is fear-induced freezing that animals may undergo when confronted by a threat. It is principally observed in prey species as defence mechanisms. In our preliminary research, we detected large inter-individual variations in the frequency and duration of freezing be...

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Main Authors: Hideaki Abe, Kenji Nagao, Miho Inoue-Murayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3839970?pdf=render