The oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of Canis familaris from Canis lupus
Previous research in canids has revealed both group (dog versus wolf) and individual differences in object choice task (OCT) performance. These differences might be explained by variation in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene, as intranasally administered oxytocin has recently been shown to improve p...
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ftunivcordoba:oai:helvia.uco.es:10396/14539 2023-05-15T15:50:32+02:00 The oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of Canis familaris from Canis lupus Lee Oliva, Jessica Wong, Yen T. Rault, Jean-Loup Appleton, Belinda Lill, Alan 2016 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10396/14539 eng eng Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal http://www.uco.es/ucopress/ojs/index.php/pet/index 2445-2874 http://hdl.handle.net/10396/14539 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Pet Behaviour Science 2, 1-15 (2016) Dog Gene Object Oxytocin Wolf info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftunivcordoba 2023-03-22T00:25:38Z Previous research in canids has revealed both group (dog versus wolf) and individual differences in object choice task (OCT) performance. These differences might be explained by variation in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene, as intranasally administered oxytocin has recently been shown to improve performance on this task by domestic dogs. This study looked at microsatellites at various distances from the OXTR gene to determine whether there was an association between this gene and: i) species (dog/wolf) and ii) good versus bad OCT performers. Ten primer sets were designed to amplify 10 microsatellites that were identified at various distances from the canine OXTR gene. We used 94 (52 males, 42 females) blood samples from shelter dogs, 75 (33 males, 42 females) saliva samples from pet dogs and 12 (6 males, 6 females) captive wolf saliva samples to carry out our analyses. Significant species differences were found in the two markers closest to the OXTR gene, suggesting that this gene may have played an important part in the domestic dogs’ evolution from the wolf. However, no significant, meaningful differences were found in microsatellites between good versus bad OCT performers, which suggests that other factors, such as different training and socialisation experiences, probably impacted task performance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Helvia - Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Córdoba |
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Previous research in canids has revealed both group (dog versus wolf) and individual differences in object choice task (OCT) performance. These differences might be explained by variation in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene, as intranasally administered oxytocin has recently been shown to improve performance on this task by domestic dogs. This study looked at microsatellites at various distances from the OXTR gene to determine whether there was an association between this gene and: i) species (dog/wolf) and ii) good versus bad OCT performers. Ten primer sets were designed to amplify 10 microsatellites that were identified at various distances from the canine OXTR gene. We used 94 (52 males, 42 females) blood samples from shelter dogs, 75 (33 males, 42 females) saliva samples from pet dogs and 12 (6 males, 6 females) captive wolf saliva samples to carry out our analyses. Significant species differences were found in the two markers closest to the OXTR gene, suggesting that this gene may have played an important part in the domestic dogs’ evolution from the wolf. However, no significant, meaningful differences were found in microsatellites between good versus bad OCT performers, which suggests that other factors, such as different training and socialisation experiences, probably impacted task performance. |
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Lee Oliva, Jessica Wong, Yen T. Rault, Jean-Loup Appleton, Belinda Lill, Alan |
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Lee Oliva, Jessica Wong, Yen T. Rault, Jean-Loup Appleton, Belinda Lill, Alan |
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The oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of Canis familaris from Canis lupus |
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The oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of Canis familaris from Canis lupus |
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The oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of Canis familaris from Canis lupus |
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The oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of Canis familaris from Canis lupus |
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The oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of Canis familaris from Canis lupus |
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oxytocin receptor gene, an integral piece of the evolution of canis familaris from canis lupus |
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Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal |
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2016 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10396/14539 |
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Pet Behaviour Science 2, 1-15 (2016) |
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http://www.uco.es/ucopress/ojs/index.php/pet/index 2445-2874 http://hdl.handle.net/10396/14539 |
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