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short) is crossed with a St. Bernard having a large body 

 and long legs. Some of the hybrids had the very short legs 

 and also the large body, so that the body dragged on the 



Figure 57. Result of a cross between long-legged and short-legged 

 dogs. Parents above: A, Basset hound; B, German shepherd dog. 

 Descendants (F2) below: diverse combinations, some with long legs, 

 some with short legs. After Stockard, The Physical Basis of Person- 

 ality (1931)- 



ground (figure 58). Such a combination appears definitely 

 disadvantageous. 



In some cases the disharmony shows itself in the com- 

 bination of diverse types of behavior. Davenport ^^ de- 

 scribes a cross of the White Leghorn fowl, which lays 

 eggs continuously and does not brood the eggs nor take 



