William Muir, Purdue University (IMAGE)

Purdue University

William Muir, Purdue University

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All plants and animals compete for limited resources such as food, mates, sun and territory. William Muir, a Purdue geneticist, has found a quantitative method of determining inherited traits that affect social inactions. Using this information can help breed for less aggressive animals that will be more productive. Muir is shown with Shamu, a domesticated tilapia.

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Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell

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