Genetics of personalities: No simple answers for complex traits: NEWS and VIEWS

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 624-626

  Tschirren, Barbara ^a   Bensch, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavioural syndromes; DRD4; Great tit Parus major; Novelty seeking

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; PERSONALITY; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENETICS, POPULATION; PASSERIFORMES; PERSONALITY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELITAEA CINXIA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 77749301199     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04519.x     Document Type: Review

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