Book contents
- Much Like Us
- Much Like Us
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Typical Human, Typical Animal?
- Chapter 2 Ginger Boris Doesn’t Like to Be Alone
- Chapter 3 Cats Are Happy When They’re Playing
- Chapter 4 Nature Versus Nurture
- Chapter 5 Clever Dogs and Ingenious Ravens
- Chapter 6 Animal Personalities
- Chapter 7 Altruistic Squirrels and Egotistical Lions
- Chapter 8 Animals Like Us
- Bibliography
Chapter 4 - Nature Versus Nurture
Genes, Environment, and Behaviour: New Answers to an Old Question
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 April 2022
- Much Like Us
- Much Like Us
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Typical Human, Typical Animal?
- Chapter 2 Ginger Boris Doesn’t Like to Be Alone
- Chapter 3 Cats Are Happy When They’re Playing
- Chapter 4 Nature Versus Nurture
- Chapter 5 Clever Dogs and Ingenious Ravens
- Chapter 6 Animal Personalities
- Chapter 7 Altruistic Squirrels and Egotistical Lions
- Chapter 8 Animals Like Us
- Bibliography
Summary
Questions over the origin of behaviour have troubled science and society for generations. For one, does behaviour arise from instinct, or learning? What role do genes play in behavioural development? How important is environment? Much research has been done on this topic, and there is even more speculation. In recent years, however, new methods from genetic engineering have revealed exciting new answers to the old riddle. But let’s start at the beginning.
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- Much Like UsWhat Science Reveals about the Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviour of Animals, pp. 57 - 80Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022