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Handbook of Behavior Genetics

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Editors:
  1. Yong-Kyu Kim

    1. University of Georgia, Athens, USA

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  • Covers the most current issues in behavior genetics such as schizophrenia, autism, alcoholism, smoking, and drug abuse and the role that behavior genetics play in these behaviors

  • Features contributions from behavior geneticists and psychologists who share their latest empirical findings

  • Utilizes the latest molecular techniques and methodologies that students can apply to future research

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History of Behavior Genetics

      • John C. Loehlin
      Pages 3-11

  3. Quantitative Methods and Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Biometrical Models in Behavioral Genetics

      • Michael C. Neale
      Pages 15-33

    3. QTL Methodology in Behavior Genetics

      • Stacey S. Cherny
      Pages 35-45

    4. Multivariate Genetic Analysis

      • Danielle Posthuma
      Pages 47-59

    5. Models of Human Behavior: Talking to the Animals

      • Gene S. Fisch
      Pages 61-77

  4. Genetics of Cognition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Twin Studies of General Mental Ability

      • Nancy L. Segal, Wendy Johnson
      Pages 81-99

    3. Behavioral Genetic Investigations of Cognitive Aging

      • Deborah Finkel, Chandra A. Reynolds
      Pages 101-112

    4. The Genetics and Environments of Reading: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective

      • Sara A. Hart, Stephen A. Petrill
      Pages 113-123

    5. Behavior-Genetic and Molecular Studies of Disorders of Speech and Language: An Overview

      • Elena L. Grigorenko
      Pages 125-135

    6. Human Brain Volume: What’s in the Genes#

      • Jiska S. Peper, Marcel P. Zwiers, Dorret I. Boomsma, Reneacute S. Kahn, Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol
      Pages 137-157

    7. Cognition in Rodents

      • Christopher Janus, Michael J. Galsworthy, David P. Wolfer, Hans Welzl
      Pages 159-174

    8. Neurogenetic Analysis and Cognitive Functions in Trisomy 21

      • Pierre L. Roubertoux, Michéle Carlier
      Pages 175-185

    9. Evolution of Complex Acoustic Signals in Drosophila Species

      • Anneli Hoikkala, Dominique Mazzi
      Pages 187-196

    10. Drosophila Model of Alzheimer’s Amyloidosis

      • Koichi Iijima, Kanae Iijima-Ando, Yi Zhong
      Pages 197-206

  5. Genetics of Personality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207
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    2. Genotype–Environment Correlation and Family Relationships

      • Jennifer A. Ulbricht, Jenae M. Neiderhiser
      Pages 209-221
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Keywords

About this book

Behavior Genetics is an interdisciplinary area combining behavioral sciences and genetics.  The study of behavior genetics has become increasingly important as we see growth spurts in finding genes involved in complex behaviors following on advances in molecular genetic techniques. This domain has now become a vast common ground for scientists from very diverse fields including psychology, psychiatry, neurology, endocrinology, biochemistry, neuroimaging, and genetics. However, there are not many textbooks or references to which students in behavior genetics can access for their research and class. The purpose of this handbook is to offer research guides to the studies of genetic and environmental influences on a variety of complex behaviors in humans and animals. Unlike previous behavior genetics textbooks, this handbook will discuss current research and topics of interest to psychologists, psychiatrists, and geneticists. Utilizing methodologies and theories commonly used in behavior genetics, each chapter will begin with an overview of the selected topic; current research and issues will be intensively reviewed; and we will direct future research on the topic at the end of the end of the chapter. So the handbook will integrate many of the basic issues of the Behavior Genetics and will enhance our understanding in many fields. Therefore, this handbook will provide future research endeavors for the next 10 years. Throughout this handbook the editor will collaborate with contributors who are internationally well known in the field. The Behavior Genetics Association members and the Behavior Genetics Editorial Advisory Board will be invited to review the manuscripts of this handbook.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“To write the 34 chapters, Dr. Kim is to be congratulated on assembling a team of the leading behavior geneticists currently working in the field. … this is an important contribution to behavior genetics reference literature and is certainly useful for behavior geneticists wanting a readily accessible survey of any topic it covers. Among the striking features of this handbook are the quality of the historical introductions and the high level of scholarship in the chapters. We expect this handbook will be widely used.”­­­ (John K. Hewitt, Marty Hahn and Christina Hewitt, Behavior Genetics, Vol. 40, May, 2010)

“The handbook of behavior genetics (HBG) includes a diverse and fairly comprehensive compilation of chapters on topics ranging from human behavioral laterality to animal models of aggression. … HBG an excellent companion text for undergraduate and graduate courses on behavior genetics, recommended reading for scientists seeking an introduction to the research area and a fine reference for the seasoned behavior genetics investigator. … Overall, HBG is good reading for the novice and the aficionado … .” (Arpana Agrawal, Frontiers in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics, April, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Georgia, Athens, USA

    Yong-Kyu Kim

About the editor

Dr. Yong-Kyu Kim is currently an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Georgia. Dr. Kim has been an editorial board member of Behavior Genetics since 2002 (currently he is one of the Associate Editors) and is a very active member of the Behavior Genetics Association, which is the society affiliated with the journal.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Behavior Genetics

  • Editors: Yong-Kyu Kim

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76727-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-76726-0Published: 01 April 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6747-3Published: 24 June 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-76727-7Published: 25 March 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 564

  • Number of Illustrations: 97 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Human Genetics, Psychiatry, Biological Psychology

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