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Production Red chickens were selectively bred on the basis of having shown prolonged or brief immobility reactions at 21 days of age. After only one generation, there was sufficient separation between offspring to conclude that tonic immobility has an unusually large heritability component. Results were discussed in terms of their implications for an evolutionary model of animal hypnosis.
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Gallup, G.G. Genetic influence on tonic immobility in chickens. Animal Learning & Behavior 2, 145–147 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199142
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