Quantitative genetics—the statistical study of the inheritance of traits within a population—
has become an important tool for studying the evolution of behavior in the last decade …

Principles of Behavioral Genetics provides an introduction to the fascinating science that
aims to understand how our genes determine what makes us tick. It presents a …

This chapter has 3 main purposes: to review the methods and findings of contemporary
human behavior genetics; to survey factors that maintain genetic variation, including the …

Highlights•We describe a research paradigm at the intersection of evolutionary psychology
and behavioral genetics.•Genetically informative designs can answer evolutionary …

Behavior genetics is an interdisciplinary area combining the behavioral sciences and
genetics. The study of behavior genetics has become increasingly important as we see …

Provides an introduction to the book, emphasizing the role of genetic research in the
postgenomic era. The major beneficiary of this era will be research on complex traits that are …

The controversy that swirled around behavioural genetics research during the 1970s has
largely faded. During the 1980s and especially the 1990s, the behavioural sciences became …

Developmental behavioral genetics is the study of genetic and environmental influences on
individual differences in behavioral development. The interdiscipline offers exciting …

Recent years have seen an increase in studies that associate genomic loci with behavioral
variation both within and across animal species. Ryan York compiles and analyzes over …

Genetic fixity and developmental rigidity of behavior may be advantageous where the
environment is uniform in space and stable in time, and in organisms with short life spans …