Genetics of Sexual Differentiation and Sexually Dimorphic Behaviors

Hot topics on the genetics of sexual differentiation from leading international scientists

Daisuke Yamamoto (Edited by)

9780120176601, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 11 October 2007

286 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.58 kg

The field of genetics is rapidly evolving and new medical breakthroughs are occuring as a result of advances in knowledge of genetics. Advances in Genetics continually publishes important reviews of the broadest interest to geneticists and their colleagues in affiliated disciplines.

1. Genetic Control of Sex Differences in C. elegans Neurobiology and Behavior
2. The Neural and Genetic Substrates of Sexual Behavior in Drosophila
3. Sexual Differentiation of the Vocal Control System of Birds
4. Gene Regulation as a Modulator of Social Prefernce in Voles
5. Genetic Basis for MHC-dependent Mate Choice
6. Molecular Biology of Peptide Pheromone Production and Reception in Mice
7. Environmental Programming of Phenotypic Diversity in Female Reproductive Strategies
8. Genomic Imprinting and the Evolution of Sex Differences in Mammalian Reproductive Strategies
9. Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior: Hormones vs Genes

Subject Areas: DNA & Genome [PSAK1], Genetics [non-medical PSAK], Animals & society [JFFZ]