title: Origins of behavior genetics: the role of the Jackson laboratory.
abstract: The field of behavior genetics as an entity developed during the middle of the twentieth century. Developments at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine played an important role in this process. The role included an important conference, education and training, research, and publications, included Thompson and Fuller's (1960) Behavior Genetics, the book that is often credited with establishing the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2250, USA. dewsbury@ufl.edu
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dewsbury
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001877:Books / Q000266:history; D004285:Dogs; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008603:Mental Health / Q000266:history; D014495:Universities