Books > Social sciences > Psychology
|
Not currently available
Theoretical Advances in Behavior Genetics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979)
Loot Price: R1,631
Discovery Miles 16 310
|
|
Theoretical Advances in Behavior Genetics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979)
Series: NATO Science Series D:, 2
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
The intention of this paper is to review the evidence support ing
the major thesis that a knowledge of genetic architecture within a
species gives clues to the evolution of behavior. To this end, a
study of some of the origins of this idea, both within genetics and
psychology, will be embarked upon, together with a review of the
experimental evidence supportive of it. This review will
concentrate on behavioral phenotypes, though not to the exclusion
of other, usually morphological, character on which the original
enunciation of the proposition was based. Essentially, the
rationale is disarmingly simple. The study of the gene action
governing a behavioral or other characteristic, by revealing the
genetic architecture of the organism or species, indicates the
forces of natural selection which have moulded the genetic
architecture in the way that it is observed today. Thus natural
selection leaves its imprint on the genome and it is argued that a
sophisticated analysis of that genome in turn allows an inferential
statement about the nature of those forces. It will be at once
apparent that the substructure for this type of argument is that of
Darwinian evolutionary theory, which is so widely and so
pervasively accepted in contemporary biology that it seems hardly
necessary to argue its case."
General
Imprint: |
Springer
|
Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
Series: |
NATO Science Series D:, 2 |
Release date: |
November 2011 |
First published: |
1979 |
Editors: |
Joseph R Royce
• Leendert P. Mos
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
722 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979 |
ISBN-13: |
978-9400985780 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
General
|
LSN: |
9400985789 |
Barcode: |
9789400985780 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.