Behavioral Genetics of the Mouse: Volume 1, Genetics of Behavioral Phenotypes (Cambridge Handbooks in Behavioral Genetics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107034817 ISBN 13: 9781107034815

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

A comprehensive review of the current state of our knowledge on the inheritance of normal behaviour in the laboratory mouse.

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About the Authors

Wim E. Crusio is a Research Director at the French National Research Council (CNRS). With over 35 years experience in mouse behavioral neurogenetics and the phenotyping of mouse behavior, his recent interests cover mouse models of depression, autism and Fragile X Syndrome.

Frans Sluyter is an expert in (wild) house mouse behavior and neurogenetics. His interests range from aggression, addiction, depression and (stress) coping strategies to gene expression profiles and consciousness.

Robert Gerlai has held numerous positions in academia, biotechnology and the pharmaceutical research industry and is currently a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto. He studies biological and genetic mechanisms of behavior using reverse and forward genetic and psychopharmacological methods in mice and zebrafish.

Susanna Pietropaolo is currently a researcher at the French National Research Council (CNRS). She is an expert in the behavioral analysis of the laboratory mouse, with a special interest in inter-specific social behaviors. Her recent research focuses on mouse models of social dysfunction, including autism and Fragile X Syndrome.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107034817
• ISBN 13: 9781107034815
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 357
• Editor: Crusio Wim E., Sluyter Frans, Gerlai Robert T., Pietropaolo Susanna