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Aggression

Volume 75

By: Robert Huber (Editor), Danika L. Bannasch (Editor), Patricia Brennan (Editor)

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Hardcover | 16 November 2011 | Edition Number 1

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Genes interact with the environment, experience, and biology of the brain to shape an animal's behavior. This latest volume in Advances in Genetics, organized according to the most widely used model organisms, describes the latest genetic discoveries in relation to neural circuit development and activity.

Explores the latest topics in neural circuits and behavior research in zebrafish, drosophila, C.elegans, and mouse models
Includes methods for testing with ethical, legal, and social implications
Critically analyzes future prospects

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Contributors	p. ix
Aggression	p. 1
Evolutionary Aspects of Aggression: The Importance of Sexual Selection	p. 7
Introduction	p. 8
Sexual Selection	p. 9
Mating Systems	p. 12
When to Fight and When to Flee	p. 13
Case Studies: Sexual Dimorphism	p. 16
Humans and the Mammalian Pattern	p. 20
Acknowledgment	p. 20
References	p. 21
Signaling Aggression	p. 23
Introduction	p. 24
Bird Song Signals Aggressive Intentions: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick	p. 31
Visual Displays Signal Aggressive Intent in Cephalopods: The Sweet Smell of Success	p. 37
Acknowledgments	p. 44
References	p. 44
Self-Structuring Properties of Dominance Hierarchies: A New Perspective	p. 51
Introduction	p. 52
Definitions	p. 53
Animal Models	p. 55
Factors Affecting Dominance Relationships in Pairs of Animals	p. 58
Formation of Dominance Relationships and Dominance Hierarchies in Groups	p. 63
A New Approach to Explaining the Formation of Linear Hierarchies: Behavioral Processes	p. 70
Conclusion	p. 74
Acknowledgments	p. 75
References	p. 75
Neurogenomic Mechanisms of Aggression in Songbirds	p. 83
Aggression in Context	p. 84
Hormonal Mechanisms of Aggression	p. 87
Transcriptional Activity and Neural Mechanisms of Aggression in Birds	p. 95
A Natural Model Uniting Social Behavior, Hormones, and Genetics	p. 103
Future Directions	p. 109
Acknowledgments	p. 110
References	p. 110
Genetics of Aggression in Voles	p. 121
Introduction	p. 122
The Prairie Vole Model	p. 122
Neural Correlates	p. 125
Neural Circuitry	p. 127
Neurochemical Regulation of Selective Aggression	p. 128
Molecular Genetics of Selective Aggression	p. 136
Drug-induced Aggression	p. 136
Conclusions and Future Directions	p. 138
Acknowledgments	p. 140
References	p. 141
The Neurochemistry of Human Aggression	p. 151
Introduction	p. 152
Serotonin	p. 152
Dopamine	p. 157
Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline)	p. 159
GABA	p. 160
Peptides	p. 162
Conclusion	p. 162
References	p. 162
Human Aggression Across the Lifespan: Genetic Propensities and Environmental Moderators	p. 171
Heritability of Aggression: Twin and Adoption Studies	p. 174
G × E Interaction in Aggressive Behavior	p. 197
Specific Genes for Aggressive Behavior: Findings from Molecular Genetic Studies	p. 203
Conclusions	p. 205
References	p. 207
Perinatal Risk Factors in the Development of Aggression and Violence	p. 215
Introduction	p. 216
The Neurobiological and Psychophysiological Systems Involved in the Regulation of Aggression and Violence	p. 217
Perinatal Factors Related to the Development of Aggression	p. 227
Genetic Contributions	p. 238
Conclusions	p. 242
References	p. 243
Neurocriminology	p. 255
Introduction	p. 256
Psychodynamic Theories	p. 257
Neuroimaging	p. 258
Neuropsychological Testing	p. 262
Psychophysiological Evidence	p. 263
Genetics	p. 266
Nongenetic Risk Factors	p. 269
The Limitations and Potential of Neurocriminology	p. 272
Modifiable Risk Factor Interventions	p. 273
Conclusion	p. 274
References	p. 274
Index	p. 285
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