Genetic correlation between resting metabolic rate and exploratory behaviour in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) Careau, V., Thomas, D., Pelletier, F., Turki, L., Landry, F., Garant, D. and Reale, D. 2011, Genetic correlation between resting metabolic rate and exploratory behaviour in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), Journal of evolutionary biology, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 2153-2163, doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02344.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Genetic correlation between resting metabolic rate and exploratory behaviour in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) Author(s) Careau, V. Thomas, D. Pelletier, F. Turki, L. Landry, F. Garant, D. Reale, D. Journal name Journal of evolutionary biology Volume number 24 Issue number 10 Start page 2153 End page 2163 Total pages 11 Publisher Wiley Place of publication London, England Publication date 2011-10 ISSN 1010-061X 1420-9101 Keyword(s) basal metabolic rate energy expenditure genetic covariance heritability inbreeding muroids permanent environment effect personality respirometry temperament Summary According to the ‘pace-of-life’ syndrome hypothesis, differences in resting metabolic rate (RMR) should be genetically associated with exploratory behaviour. A large number of studies reported significant heritability for both RMR and exploratory behaviour, but the genetic correlation between the two has yet to be documented. We used a quantitative genetic approach to decompose the phenotypic (co)variance of several metabolic and behavioural measures into components of additive genetic, common environment and permanent environment variance in captive deer mice. We found significant additive genetic variance for two mass-independent metabolic measures (RMR and the average metabolic rate throughout the respirometry run) and two behavioural measures (time spent in centre and distance moved in a novel environment). We also detected positive additive genetic correlation between mass-independent RMR and distance moved (rA = 0.78 ± 0.23). Our results suggest that RMR and exploratory behaviour are functionally integrated traits in deer mice, providing empirical support for one of the connections within the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis. Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02344.x Field of Research 059999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970105 Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Wiley Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30056098 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 19 Sep 2013, 13:01:57 EST Thu, 19 Sep 2013, 15:23:38 EST Fri, 20 Sep 2013, 11:09:23 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 18:22:29 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 19:04:01 EST Wed, 18 Nov 2015, 06:28:00 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 49 times in TR Web of Science Cited 47 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 59 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 19 Sep 2013, 13:01:57 EST

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