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Genetics and the behavior of domestic animals / / edited by Temple Grandin, Mark J. Deesing
| Genetics and the behavior of domestic animals / / edited by Temple Grandin, Mark J. Deesing |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 485 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 591.5 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Domestic animals - Behavior
Domestic animals - Genetics |
| ISBN | 0-12-405508-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Behavioral Genetics and Animal Science; Introduction; Genetics Shapes Behavior; Genetic Effects of Domestication; Basic Genetic Mechanisms; SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms); Repeats; CNVs (Copy Number Variations); Jumping Genes; Coding DNA; Non-Coding DNA, Also Called Regulatory DNA; Exome; RNA Transcriptome; De Novo Mutations; Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs); Haplotypes; Epigenetics; Lamarckism; Brain Genetics More Complex Than Other Traits
A Brief Historical Review of Animal Behavior StudyBehaviorism; Instincts Versus Learning; Ethology; Ethology and Behaviorism Provide Tools to Study Emotions and Behaviors; Neuroscience and Behavior; Emotional Systems Motivate Behavior; Confusion of Emotional Systems May Confound Studies; Genetics and Emotional Systems; Interactions Between Genetics and Experience; Interactions Between Instinctual Hardwired Behavior and Experience; The Paradox of Novelty; Reaction to Novelty; Genetic Factors and the Need for Novelty; Temperament is Not Just About Fear Species Differences in Emotional Reactions to Similar TestsBiological Basis of Fear; Fearfulness and Instinct; Nervous System Reactivity Changed by the Environment; Taming Does Not Change Nervous System Reactivity; Domestic Versus Wild; Neoteny; Overselection for Specific Traits; Overselection in Livestock; Links Between Different Traits; Transgenic Mice; Random Factors; Conclusions; References; 2 Behavioral Genetics and Animal Domestication; Definition of Domestication; The Domesticated Phenotype; Evolutionary Mechanisms in Domestication; Genetic Mechanisms in Domestication; Selection Artificial SelectionRelaxed Selection; Natural Selection; Inbreeding; Drift; Genetic Architecture of Domestication; What Types of Mutations Cause the Domestic Phenotype?; Copy Number Variation; Mapping Genes for Behavior-Top Down Approaches; Pedigree Studies and Heritability Analysis; Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) and Association Mapping; Selective Sweep Mapping; Mapping Genes for Behavior-Bottom-Up Approaches; Effects of Specific Mutations; Social Aggregation in C. Elegans; Foraging in Drosophila Larvae and Apis mellifera; Pigmentation and Behavior; Neurotransmitters and Social Behavior Different Means to the Same EndsEpigenetics; Epigenetic Changes and Long-Time Behavior Modifications; Epigenetic Changes in Domestication; Closing Remarks; References; 3 How Studying Interactions Between Animal Emotions, Cognition, and Personality Can Contribute to Improve Farm Animal Welfare; Introduction; Do Animals Feel Emotions?; What is the Nature of Animal Sentience? What is an Emotion? What is Stress?; Fear and Anxiety; Diversity of Fear-Eliciting Events; Diversity in Fear-Related Responses; Various Ways of Assessing Fear and Anxiety A Need for a Refined and Structured Methodology in Fear Studies |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786726803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genetics and the behavior of domestic animals / / edited by Temple Grandin, Mark J. Deesing
| Genetics and the behavior of domestic animals / / edited by Temple Grandin, Mark J. Deesing |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 485 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 591.5 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Domestic animals - Behavior
Domestic animals - Genetics |
| ISBN | 0-12-405508-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Behavioral Genetics and Animal Science; Introduction; Genetics Shapes Behavior; Genetic Effects of Domestication; Basic Genetic Mechanisms; SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms); Repeats; CNVs (Copy Number Variations); Jumping Genes; Coding DNA; Non-Coding DNA, Also Called Regulatory DNA; Exome; RNA Transcriptome; De Novo Mutations; Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs); Haplotypes; Epigenetics; Lamarckism; Brain Genetics More Complex Than Other Traits
A Brief Historical Review of Animal Behavior StudyBehaviorism; Instincts Versus Learning; Ethology; Ethology and Behaviorism Provide Tools to Study Emotions and Behaviors; Neuroscience and Behavior; Emotional Systems Motivate Behavior; Confusion of Emotional Systems May Confound Studies; Genetics and Emotional Systems; Interactions Between Genetics and Experience; Interactions Between Instinctual Hardwired Behavior and Experience; The Paradox of Novelty; Reaction to Novelty; Genetic Factors and the Need for Novelty; Temperament is Not Just About Fear Species Differences in Emotional Reactions to Similar TestsBiological Basis of Fear; Fearfulness and Instinct; Nervous System Reactivity Changed by the Environment; Taming Does Not Change Nervous System Reactivity; Domestic Versus Wild; Neoteny; Overselection for Specific Traits; Overselection in Livestock; Links Between Different Traits; Transgenic Mice; Random Factors; Conclusions; References; 2 Behavioral Genetics and Animal Domestication; Definition of Domestication; The Domesticated Phenotype; Evolutionary Mechanisms in Domestication; Genetic Mechanisms in Domestication; Selection Artificial SelectionRelaxed Selection; Natural Selection; Inbreeding; Drift; Genetic Architecture of Domestication; What Types of Mutations Cause the Domestic Phenotype?; Copy Number Variation; Mapping Genes for Behavior-Top Down Approaches; Pedigree Studies and Heritability Analysis; Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) and Association Mapping; Selective Sweep Mapping; Mapping Genes for Behavior-Bottom-Up Approaches; Effects of Specific Mutations; Social Aggregation in C. Elegans; Foraging in Drosophila Larvae and Apis mellifera; Pigmentation and Behavior; Neurotransmitters and Social Behavior Different Means to the Same EndsEpigenetics; Epigenetic Changes and Long-Time Behavior Modifications; Epigenetic Changes in Domestication; Closing Remarks; References; 3 How Studying Interactions Between Animal Emotions, Cognition, and Personality Can Contribute to Improve Farm Animal Welfare; Introduction; Do Animals Feel Emotions?; What is the Nature of Animal Sentience? What is an Emotion? What is Stress?; Fear and Anxiety; Diversity of Fear-Eliciting Events; Diversity in Fear-Related Responses; Various Ways of Assessing Fear and Anxiety A Need for a Refined and Structured Methodology in Fear Studies |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817364503321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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