Jill B. Becker is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. S. Marc Breedlove is Barnett Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience at Michigan State University. David Crews is Ashbel Smith Professor of Zoology and Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Margaret M. McCarthy is Associate Professor of Physiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Behavorial endocrinology
2nd edition
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- Nombre de pages776
- PrésentationBroché
- Poids1.615 kg
- Dimensions20,2 cm × 25,3 cm × 4,0 cm
- ISBN0-262-52321-3
- EAN9780262523219
- Date de parution02/08/2002
- ÉditeurMIT Press (The)
Résumé
This popular behavioral endocrinology text provides detailed information on what hormones are, how they affect cells, and how such effects can alter the behavior of animals, including humans. Presenting a broad continuum of levels of analysis, from molecular to evolutionary, the book discusses how genes work, the structure of cells, the interactions of endocrine organs, the behavior of individuals, the structure of social hierarchies, and the evolution of mating systems. This second edition, while inaintaining the strengths of the first edition, has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent developments in genetics and molecular biology and related social concerns. It contains four new chapters: on the use of molecular biology techniques in behavioral endocrinology, on psychoneuroimmunology on hormonal influences on sen-sorimonitor function, and on cognitive function in nonhuman animals.