Bias in behaviour genetics: An ecological perspective

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 369-377

  Van Der Steen, Wim J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behaviour genetics; Ecology; Intelligence; Psychiatric disorder; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ECOLOGY; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0032456612     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001851319274     Document Type: Article

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