Genetic selection for avoidance behavior in the rat

1 July 1979

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Behavior Genetics

Vol. 9 (4) , 309-316
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01068209

Abstract

Long-Evans rats were selectively bred for over 20 generations using two behavioral criteria: (1) limited responding to the warning signal during ten pretest trials and (2) either good or poor avoidance behavior during 60 avoidance training trials in a two-way shuttlebox. The results suggest that avoidance behavior in the rat is a heritable characteristic that may be selected independently of activity level.

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