Developmental Behavior Genetics Neural, Biometrical, and Evolutionary Approaches

by Hahn, Martin E.; Hewitt, John K.; Henderson, Norman D.; Benno, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780195054460
• ISBN10: 0195054466
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-04-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Behavior genetics, the study of how genes regulate developmental changes in behavior, draws together experimental research in molecular and quantitative genetics, neurobiology, and developmental psychology. This new volume includes contributions from leading experts who bring readers the benefit of their experience in many diverse areas by examining current theory and methods and by suggesting directions for future research. The book takes a unique interdisciplinary approach, focusing on the integration of development into the study of behavior, the role of genes in the construction of the nervous system, and the role of natural selection in shaping developing behaviors. Many chapters deal directly with methodological and quantitative issues, providing detailed study of the interactive roles of genes, environment, and development, and placing them within the context of current evolutionary thinking.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Integrative Approaches to the Study of behavior

The Challenge of Developmental Behavior Genetics

A Contextual History of Behavior Genetics

Developmental Behavior Genetics: Contributions from the Louisville Twin Study

Dual Genesis and the Puzzle of Aggressive Mediation

Approaches to the Study of Genetic Influence on Developing Social Behaviors

Genetic Approaches to the Developing Nervous System

Genetic Studies of Brain Development

Genetic and Molecular Analysis of the Nervous System Development and Behavior in Drosophila

Development of the Nervous System: Genetics, Epigenetics, and Phylogenetics

Evolution of Brain and Body Size: Genetic and Maternal Influences

Biometrical Approaches to Evolution and Behavioral Development

Inheritance and the Evolution of Behavioral Ontogenies

Genetic Analysis as a Route to Understanding the Evolution of Animal Behavior: Examples Using the Diallel Cross

Changes in Genetic Control During Learning, Development and Aging

What Can Adoption Studies Tell Us About Cognitive Development

Approaches to the Quantitative Genetic Modelling of Development and Age-Related Changes, Lindon Eaves et al. PART IV: Integration Themes and Future Directions

Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Neurobehavioral Phenotypes

Genetics as a Framework for the Study of Behavioral Development

Issues of Integration

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