Principles of genetics by Gardner, Eldon J. (Eldon John), 1909-1989

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Mendelian genetics -- Cell mechanics -- Sex determination and sex linkage -- Genetic material: properties and replication -- Structure and replication of eukaryotic chromosomes -- Linkage, crossing-over, and chromosome mapping -- Recombination in bacteria -- Transposable genetic elements -- Gene expression -- Mutation -- Genetic fine structure: classical genetics -- Genetic fine structure: gene cloning and sequencing -- Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes -- Regulation of gene expression and development in eukaryotes -- Genetic control of the immune response -- Genetic control of cell division: oncogenes and protooncogenes -- Variations in chromosome structure -- Variations in chromosome number -- Extrachromosomal inheritance -- Quantitative genetics -- Population and evolutionary genetics -- Genetics of behavior -- Genetic engineering and the future.…”


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Biology and Political Behavior : the Brain, Genes and Politics - The Cutting Edge. by Somit, Albert

Table of Contents: “…; a model of actions and norms: an integrated evolutionary perspective on normative ethics and human behavior; the biopolitics of primates; measuring social and political phenotypes; political science and behavior genetics: rethinking foundational assumptions.…”
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Recent advances in the use of drosophila in neurobiology and neurodegeneration

Table of Contents: “…Atkinson -- Attention in drosophila / Bruno van Swinderen -- The roles of fruitless and doublesex in the control of male courtship / Brigitte Dauwalder -- Circadian plasticity : from structure to behavior / Lia Frenkel and María Fernanda Ceriani -- Learning and memory in drosophila : behavior, genetics and neural systems / Lily Kahsai and Troy Zars -- Studying sensorimotor processing with physiology in behaving drosophila / Johannes D. …”


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Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents

Table of Contents: “…Neurobiology / Vasa and Pine -- Behavioral inhibition / Hirshfeld-Becker, Biederman, and Rosenbaum -- Social development -- Behavioral genetics / Eley and Gregory -- Assessment / Grego and Morris -- Generalized anxiety disorder / Flannery-Schroeder -- Social phobia / Beldel, Morris, and Turner -- Separation anxiety disorder / Silverman and Dick-Niederhauser -- Panic disorder / Ollendick, Birmaher, and Mattis -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder / March, Franklin, Leonard, and Foa -- Posttraumatic stress disorder / McKnight, Compton, and March -- Specific phobias / King, Muris, and Ollendick -- Selective mutism / Freeman, Garcia, Miller, Dow, and Leonard -- Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy / D'Eramo and Francis -- Pharmacotherapy / Stein and Seedat -- Combined medication and psychosocial treatments: an evidence-based medicine approach / Compton, McKnight, and March -- Prevention strategies / Barrett and Turner.…”
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The neuropsychology of individual differences

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the neuropsychology of individual differences : contributions of behavioral genetics / Philip A. Vernon -- Neuropsychology of language and reading development / Marion I.S. …”


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After Darwin genetics, eugenics, and the human genome

Table of Contents: “…After Darwin (4:53) -- Pros and Cons of Eugenics (4:23) -- Stigma of Eugenics (3:48) -- Genetic Counseling (3:45) -- Mystery of Life (6:36) -- Human Genome Project (4:39) -- Mutations of DNA (5:33) -- Race and Racism (2:20) -- Separate but Equal? (4:40) -- Behavioral Genetics (3:12) -- Questions for Behavioral Geneticists (4:03) -- Bio-Tech Industry (2:53) -- Cloning (3:49) -- Genetics and Insurance (2:52) -- Human Cost (3:46) -- China (3:08) -- China's Policy (5:45) -- Egg Donors (4:36) -- Fertility Technology (3:42) -- Economics and Eugenics (4:18) -- Cost and Care (1:46) -- Engineering Chromosomes (6:29)…”
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After Darwin : genetics, eugenics, and the human genome

Table of Contents: “…After Darwin (4:53) -- Pros and Cons of Eugenics (4:23) -- Stigma of Eugenics (3:48) -- Genetic Counseling (3:45) -- Mystery of Life (6:36) -- Human Genome Project (4:39) -- Mutations of DNA (5:33) -- Race and Racism (2:20) -- Separate but Equal? (4:40) -- Behavioral Genetics (3:12) -- Questions for Behavioral Geneticists (4:03) -- Bio-Tech Industry (2:53) -- Cloning (3:49) -- Genetics and Insurance (2:52) -- Human Cost (3:46) -- China (3:08) -- China's Policy (5:45) -- Egg Donors (4:36) -- Fertility Technology (3:42) -- Economics and Eugenics (4:18) -- Cost and Care (1:46) -- Engineering Chromosomes (6:29)…”
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The developmental psychopathology of anxiety

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Contributors; 1 An Introduction to the Developmental Psychopathology of Anxiety; 2 Developmental Variations in the Prevalence and Manifestation of Anxiety Disorders; 3 Contributions of Behavioral Genetics Research: Quantifying Genetic, Shared Environmental and Nonshared Environmental Influences; 4 Temperamental Influences on the Development of Anxiety Disorders; 5 Anxiety Sensitivity; 6 Control and the Development of Negative Emotion; 7 The Role of Glucocorticoids in Anxiety Disorders: A Critical Analysis.…”
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Reading Development and Difficulties Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice

Table of Contents: “…Effective Prevention and Intervention for Word-Level Reading Difficulties -- Section III: Biological Perspectives -- Chapter 9. Behavior-Genetic Studies of Literacy Development: A Commentary for Professionals in Psychology and Education -- Chapter 10. …”
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Educational Neuroscience. by Mareschal, Denis

Table of Contents: “…-- Quantitative Genetics for Education -- Molecular Genetics for Education -- Cross-Cultural Behavioral Genetic Research -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5: Research Methods in Educational Psychology -- Different Types of Approach to Educational Research…”
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The general factor of intelligence : how general is it?

Table of Contents: “…Detterman -- The theory of biological intelligence : history and a critical appraisal / Douglas Wahlsten -- The case for general intelligence : a behavioral genetic perspective / Stephen A. Petrill -- Other than g : the value of persistence / Elena L. …”
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Understanding and Preventing Violence Vol. 2 : Biobehavioral Influences. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""Understanding and Preventing Violence""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""An Overview of Biological Influences on Violent Behavior""; ""GENETIC MECHANISMS""; ""STUDIES OF HUMANS""; ""STUDIES OF ANIMALS""; ""NEUROCHEMICAL MECHANISMS""; ""ENDOCRINE MECHANISMS AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR""; ""Steroids""; ""Other Hormones""; ""NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND RECEPTORS""; ""Dopamine""; ""Norepinephrine""; ""Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine)""; ""Gamma-Aminobutyric Acidâ€?…”
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Suicide : phenomenology and neurobiology

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Epidemiology of Suicide -- Treatment Emergent suicidal ideation and behavior -- The predictive utility of the CSSR -- Clinical Endophenotypes and Stress-Diathesis -- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as Risk Factors for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors -- Genetics risk factors in Suicide -- Is Suicide Clinically Preventable? …”
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Educational Neuroscience by Mareschal, Denis

Table of Contents: “…-- Quantitative Genetics for Education -- Molecular Genetics for Education -- Cross-Cultural Behavioral Genetic Research -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5: Research Methods in Educational Psychology -- Different Types of Approach to Educational Research…”
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Problems and methods in longitudinal research : stability and change

Table of Contents: “…Statistical and conceptual models of 'turning points' in developmental processes / Andrew Pickles and Michael Rutter -- Qualitative analyses of individal differences in intraindividual change : examples from cognitive development / Eberhard Schröder, Wolfgang Edelstein and Siegfried Hoppe-Graff -- Application of correspondence analysis to a longitudinal study of cognitive development / Jacques Lautrey and Philippe Cibois -- Event-history models in social mobility research / Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Alfred Hamerle and Karl Ulrich Mayer -- Behavioral genetic concepts in longitudinal analyses / Nancy L. …”


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Ethical issues in modern medicine : contemporary readings in bioethics

Table of Contents: “…Research Ethics -- The Ethics of Randomized Clinical Trials -- Deprivation and Less Than the Best Standard of Care -- Emerging Technologies: -- Behavioral Genetics -- Enhancing Humans and Remaking Nature -- Neuroethics…”

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The personality puzzle by Funder, David Charles

Table of Contents: “…The study of the person -- The science of personality : methods and assessment -- Personality research methods -- Assessment, effect size, and ethics -- How people differ : the trait approach -- Personality traits, situations, and behavior -- Personality judgment -- Using personality traits to understand behavior -- Personality stability, development, and change -- The mind and the body : biological approaches to personality -- The anatomy and physiology of personality -- The inheritance of personality : behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology -- The hidden world of the mind : the psychoanalytic approach -- Basics of psychoanalysis -- Psychoanalysis after Freud : neo-Freudians, object relations, and current research -- Experience and awareness : humanistic and cross-cultural psychology -- Experience, existence, and the meaning of life : humanistic and positive psychology -- Cultural variation in experience, behavior, and personality -- What personality does : learning, thinking, feeling, and knowing -- Learning to be a person : behaviorism and the social learning theories -- Personality processes : perception, thought, motivation, and emotion -- The self : what you know about you -- Personality, mental health, and physical health -- Epilogue: looking back and looking ahead.…”


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The handbook of criminological theory

Table of Contents: “…; "Evolutionary criminology"; "Biological criminology"; "Behavior genetics"; "Molecular genetics"; "Neurocriminology"; "The current focus."…”
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Conceptual breakthroughs in ethology and animal behavior by Breed, Michael D.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 50,000 years before present : the dawn of human evolution -- 12,000 years before present : domestication -- 1623 : social behavior -- 1700s : classifying life -- 1729 : biological clocks -- 1800s : birds in their natural setting -- 1800s : the great explorers -- 1859 : Darwin and behavior -- 1859 : Darwin and social insects -- 1882 : George Romanes and the birth of comparative psychology -- 1894 : Morgan's canon -- 1914 : Sensory physiology and behavior -- 1938 : Skinner and learning -- 1940 : orientation -- 1941 : bat echolocation -- 1947 : the evolution of clutch size -- 1948 : cognitive maps -- 1948 : hormones and behavior -- 1948 : information theory -- 1953 : the chasm between ethology and comparative psychology -- 1954 : life history phenomena -- 1954 : zeitgebers (time-givers) for biological clocks -- 1956 : the Coolidge effect -- 1957 : psychophysical laws -- 1960 : motivation and drive -- 1963 : the four questions -- 1964 : dopamine and reward reinforcement -- 1964 : inclusive fitness and the evolution of altruism -- 1965 : Harry Harlow and social isolation in monkeys -- 1967 : island biogeography -- 1968 : tool use -- 1969 : territoriality and habitat choice -- 1970 : sperm competition -- 1971 : behavioral genetics -- 1971 : reciprocal altruism -- 1971 : selfish herds -- 1973 : episodic memory -- 1973 : game theory -- 1973 : the many eyes hypothesis -- 1973 : the Red Queen -- 1973 : animal conflict -- 1974 : Caenorhabditis elegans behavioral genetics -- 1974 : standardizing behavioral observation methods -- 1974 : parent-offspring conflict -- 1975 : group selection -- 1975 : sociobiology -- 1975 : the handicap principle -- 1976 : marginal value theorem -- 1977 : self-medication -- 1977 : the evolution of mating systems -- 1978 : animal models for depression -- 1978 : theory of mind -- 1980 : dispersal -- 1980 : semantic communication -- 1980 : the risk paradigm -- 1981 : prisoner's dilemma -- 1981 : producers and scroungers -- 1982 : the Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis -- 1982 : the hippocampus and navigation -- 1983 : reproductive skew -- 1985 : an animal model for anxiety -- 1988 : brood parasitism -- 1990 : fear -- 1990 : the challenge hypothesis -- 1991 : pain in animals -- 1991 : receiver psychology -- 1992 : working memory -- 1994 : ecosystem engineers -- 1996 : conservation behavior -- 1996 : the molecular basis of learning -- 1998 : self-organization of social systems -- 1998 : gaze following -- 1999 : multimodal communication -- 2000 : emotion and the brain -- 2000 : social amoebas and their genomes -- 2002 : social networks -- 2004 : behavioral syndromes -- personality in animals -- 2004 : maternal epigenetics -- 2004 : public and private information -- 2014 : keystone individuals.…”
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Sibling relationships : their causes and consequences

Table of Contents: “…Cicirelli -- Siblings, behavioral genetics, and competence / Robert Plomin, Beth Manke, and Alison Pike -- Adult sibling relationships : racial and ethnic comparisons / Agnes Riedmann and Lynn White -- Personality and sibling relationships / Wyndol Furman and Richard P. …”


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