title: [Does the selection of fox for tame and aggressive behavior changes their ability to focus attention, and training the motor skills?].
abstract: Foxes long time selected for tame and aggressive behavior were compared on ability to focus attention on the object of food reinforcement. Attenuation of this behavior and rate of training for motor skills also has been examined. Maximal duration of eye focusing was significantly higher in aggressive foxes, in comparison with tame ones. Our experiments allowed divide the group of tame foxes into two subgroups "calm" and "emotional", on the base of emotionality and motor activity during tests. Features of behavior of these two subgroups steadily differed in all tests. "Calm" tame foxes at the extinction test continued the trained skill longer than "emotional" and aggressive ones. Tame foxes were more successful than aggressive in the training for motor skills. The possible reasons of the data obtained are discussed.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mukhamedshina
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kharlamova
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Trut
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005589:Foxes; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012641:Selection, Genetic