Behavioral Genetics
- ISBN-10
- 1464148457
- ISBN-13
- 9781464148453
- Series
- Behavioral Genetics
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 560
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-09-24
- Publisher
- Macmillan Higher Education
- Authors
- Robert Plomin, John C. DeFries, Valerie S. Knopik
Description
For over four decades, Behavioral Genetics has explored the crossroads where psychology and genetics meet, advancing step by step with this dynamic area of research as new discoveries emerge. The new Sixth Edition takes its place as the clearest, most up-to-date overview of human and animal behavioral genetics available, introducing students to the field’s underlying principles, defining experiments, recent advances, and ongoing controversies.
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Other editions
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- 2003-05-22
- 282 pages
- Ebook
- Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
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- 2002-07-01
- 224 pages
- Paperback
- Johns Hopkins University Press
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