The end of behavioral genetics?

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 284-296

  McGue, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eugenics; Galton; Gene environment interplay; Natural experiments; Twin and adoption research

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL GENETICS; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; TWINS;

ADOPTION; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EUGENICS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS;

EID: 77953292765     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-010-9354-0     Document Type: Review

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