Publisher's Synopsis
This study draws together experimental research in molecular and quantitative genetics, neurobiology, and developmental psychology. Contributors examine current theory and research methods in developmental behaviour genetics and suggest productive directions for future research. They accomplish their goals by focusing on three interdisciplinary themes: integration of development in the study of behaviour; the role of genes in the construction of the nervous system; and the role of natural selection as a shaping force in developing behaviour. To integrate interdisciplinary methods into the study of behaviour, many of the chapters deal directly with methodological and quantitative issues. In doing so, the interactive roles of genes, environment and development are given detailed study and placed within the context of current evolutionary thinking.
