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Genes and Behaviour - Beyond Nature-Nurture (Hardcover)
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Genes and Behaviour - Beyond Nature-Nurture (Hardcover)
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Provides a broad snapshot of recent findings showing how the
environment and genes influence behavior The great debate of nature
versus nurture rages on -- but our understanding of the genetic
basis of many behaviors has expanded over the last decade, and
there is now very good evidence showing that seemingly complex
behaviours can have relatively simple genetic underpinnings, but
also that most behaviours have very complicated genetic and
environmental architecture. Studies have also clearly shown that
behaviors, and other traits, are influenced not just by genes and
the environment, but also by the statistical interaction between
the two. This book aims to end the nature versus nurture argument
by showing that behaviors are nature and nurture and the
interaction between the two, and by illustrating how single genes
can explain some of the variation in behaviors even when they are
seemingly complex. Genes and Behaviour: Beyond Nature-Nurture puts
to rest the nature versus nurture dichotomy, providing an
up-to-date synopsis of where we are, how far we've come and where
we are headed. It considers the effects of a dual-inheritance of
genes and culture, and genes and social environment, and highlights
how indirect genetic effects can affect the evolution of behavior.
It also examines the effect of non-self genes on the behavior of
hosts, shines a light on the nature and nurturing of animal minds
and invites us to embrace all the complexity nature and nurture
generates, and more. Explores exciting new findings about behavior
and where we go from here Features contributions by top scholars of
the subject Seeks to end the nature versus nurture debate forever
Genes and Behaviour: Beyond Nature-Nurture is a unique, and
eye-opening read that will appeal to Ph.D. Students, post-doctoral
fellows, and researchers in evolution and behavior. Additionally,
the book will also be of interest to geneticists, sociologists and
philosophers.
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