Genetic and environmental contributions to humor styles: A replication study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-47

  Vernon, Philip A ^a   Martin, Rod A ^a   Schermer, Julie Aitken ^a   Cherkas, Lynn F ^b   Spector, Tim D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 39449117389     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.1.44     Document Type: Article

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