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| Aggression | |
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| Evolutionary Aspects of Aggression: The Importance of Sexual Selection | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sexual Selection | |
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| Mating Systems | |
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| When to Fight and When to Flee | |
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| Case Studies: Sexual Dimorphism | |
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| Humans and the Mammalian Pattern | |
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| Acknowledgment | |
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| References | |
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| Signaling Aggression | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Bird Song Signals Aggressive Intentions: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick | |
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| Visual Displays Signal Aggressive Intent in Cephalopods: The Sweet Smell of Success | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Self-Structuring Properties of Dominance Hierarchies: A New Perspective | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Animal Models | |
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| Factors Affecting Dominance Relationships in Pairs of Animals | |
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| Formation of Dominance Relationships and Dominance Hierarchies in Groups | |
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| A New Approach to Explaining the Formation of Linear Hierarchies: Behavioral Processes | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Neurogenomic Mechanisms of Aggression in Songbirds | |
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| Aggression in Context | |
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| Hormonal Mechanisms of Aggression | |
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| Transcriptional Activity and Neural Mechanisms of Aggression in Birds | |
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| A Natural Model Uniting Social Behavior, Hormones, and Genetics | |
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| Future Directions | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Genetics of Aggression in Voles | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Prairie Vole Model | |
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| Neural Correlates | |
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| Neural Circuitry | |
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| Neurochemical Regulation of Selective Aggression | |
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| Molecular Genetics of Selective Aggression | |
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| Drug-induced Aggression | |
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| Conclusions and Future Directions | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Neurochemistry of Human Aggression | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Serotonin | |
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| Dopamine | |
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| Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline) | |
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| GABA | |
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| Peptides | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Human Aggression Across the Lifespan: Genetic Propensities and Environmental Moderators | |
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| Heritability of Aggression: Twin and Adoption Studies | |
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| G � E Interaction in Aggressive Behavior | |
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| Specific Genes for Aggressive Behavior: Findings from Molecular Genetic Studies | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Perinatal Risk Factors in the Development of Aggression and Violence | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Neurobiological and Psychophysiological Systems Involved in the Regulation of Aggression and Violence | |
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| Perinatal Factors Related to the Development of Aggression | |
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| Genetic Contributions | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Neurocriminology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Psychodynamic Theories | |
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| Neuroimaging | |
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| Neuropsychological Testing | |
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| Psychophysiological Evidence | |
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| Genetics | |
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| Nongenetic Risk Factors | |
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| The Limitations and Potential of Neurocriminology | |
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| Modifiable Risk Factor Interventions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |