Gene-Environment Interplay
- 1st Edition, Volume 77 - August 30, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Maria B. Sokolowski
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 7 6 8 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 7 6 9 7 - 3
The field of genetics is rapidly evolving, and new medical breakthroughs are occurring as a result of advances in knowledge gained from genetics reasearch. This thematic volume of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe field of genetics is rapidly evolving, and new medical breakthroughs are occurring as a result of advances in knowledge gained from genetics reasearch. This thematic volume of Advances in Genetics looks at Socio-Genetics.
- Includes methods for testing with ethical, legal, and social implications
Geneticists, molecular biologists, neurobiologists
- Series Page
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Social Influences on Circadian Rhythms and Sleep in Insects
- I Introduction
- II The Circadian System of Insects
- III Social Influences on Circadian Rhythms in Insects
- IV Sleep
- V Social Influences on Sleep in Insects
- VI Conclusions
- Chapter 2 Interplay Between Social Experiences and the Genome: Epigenetic Consequences for Behavior
- I Epigenetic Mechanisms and Development
- II Epigenetic Impact of Social Experiences
- III Role of Epigenetics in Shaping Social Behavior
- IV Conclusions and Future Directions
- Chapter 3 One, Two, and Many—A Perspective on What Groups of Drosophila melanogaster Can Tell Us About Social Dynamics
- I Introduction
- II The Behavioral Effects of Social Context
- III System-Level and Network Approaches to Social Context
- IV Conclusion
- Chapter 4 The Circadian Clock of the Fly: A Neurogenetics Journey Through Time
- I Introduction
- II The Molecular Components of the Clock
- III Entrainment
- IV Which Clock Is It Anyway?
- V Conclusions
- Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 77
- Published: August 30, 2012
- No. of pages (Hardback): 144
- No. of pages (eBook): 144
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123876874
- eBook ISBN: 9780123876973
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