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2012

Journal Article

Evidence for genetic variation in human mate preferences for Sexually Dimorphic Physical Traits

Verweij, Karin J. H., Burri, Andrea V. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2012). Evidence for genetic variation in human mate preferences for Sexually Dimorphic Physical Traits. Plos One, 7 (11 Article No.e49294) e49294, e49294-1-e49294-4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049294

Evidence for genetic variation in human mate preferences for Sexually Dimorphic Physical Traits

2012

Conference Publication

Behavioural genetic analyses of mate preferences and preferred traits: Testing models of mate choice and sexual selection

Verweij, Karin, Burri, Andrea and Zietsch, Brendan (2012). Behavioural genetic analyses of mate preferences and preferred traits: Testing models of mate choice and sexual selection. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Edinburgh Scotland, Jun 22-25, 2012. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Behavioural genetic analyses of mate preferences and preferred traits: Testing models of mate choice and sexual selection

2012

Journal Article

Maintenance of genetic variation in human personality: testing evolutionary models by estimating heritability due to common causal variants and investigating the effect of distant inbreeding

Verweij, Karin J. H., Yang, Jian, Lahti, Jari, Veijola, Juha, Hintsanen, Mirka, Pulkki-Raback, Laura, Heinonen, Kati, Pouta, Anneli, Pesonen, Anu-Katriina, Widen, Elisabeth, Taanila, Anja, Isohanni, Matti, Miettunen, Jouko, Palotie, Aarno, Penke, Lars, Service, Susan K., Heath, Andrew C., Montgomery, Grant W., Raitakari, Olli, Kahonen, Mika, Viikari, Jorma, Raikkonen, Katri, Eriksson, Johan G., Keltikangas-Jarvinen, Liisa, Lehtimaki, Terho, Martin, Nicholas G., Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Visscher, Peter M., Keller, Matthew C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2012). Maintenance of genetic variation in human personality: testing evolutionary models by estimating heritability due to common causal variants and investigating the effect of distant inbreeding. Evolution, 66 (10), 3238-3251. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01679.x

Maintenance of genetic variation in human personality: testing evolutionary models by estimating heritability due to common causal variants and investigating the effect of distant inbreeding

2012

Journal Article

Heritability of preferences for multiple cues of mate quality in humans

Zietsch, Brendan P., Verweij, Karin J. H. and Burri, Andrea V. (2012). Heritability of preferences for multiple cues of mate quality in humans. Evolution, 66 (6), 1762-1772. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01546.x

Heritability of preferences for multiple cues of mate quality in humans

2012

Journal Article

No association of candidate genes with cannabis use in a large sample of Australian twin families

Verweij, Karin J. H., Zietsch, Brendan P., Liu, Jimmy Z., Medland, Sarah E., Lynskey, Michael T., Madden, Pamela A. F., Agrawal, Arpana, Montgomery, Grant W., Heath, Andrew C. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2012). No association of candidate genes with cannabis use in a large sample of Australian twin families. Addiction Biology, 17 (3), 687-690. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00320.x

No association of candidate genes with cannabis use in a large sample of Australian twin families

2012

Journal Article

Do shared etiological factors contribute to the relationship between sexual orientation and depression?

Zietsch, B. P., Verweij, K. J. H., Heath, A. C., Madden, P. A. F., Martin, N. G., Nelson, E. C. and Lynskey, M. T. (2012). Do shared etiological factors contribute to the relationship between sexual orientation and depression?. Psychological Medicine, 42 (3), 521-532. doi: 10.1017/S0033291711001577

Do shared etiological factors contribute to the relationship between sexual orientation and depression?

2012

Book Chapter

Estimating heritability from twin studies

Verweij, Karin J. H., Mosing, Miriam A., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Medland, Sarah E. (2012). Estimating heritability from twin studies. Statistical human genetics: methods and protocols. (pp. 151-170) edited by Robert C. Elston, Jaya M. Satagopan and Shuying Sun. New York, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-555-8_9

Estimating heritability from twin studies

2011

Journal Article

Experimental evidence that women's mate preferences are directly influenced by cues of pathogen prevalence and resource scarcity

Lee, Anthony J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2011). Experimental evidence that women's mate preferences are directly influenced by cues of pathogen prevalence and resource scarcity. Biology Letters, 7 (6), 892-895. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0454

Experimental evidence that women's mate preferences are directly influenced by cues of pathogen prevalence and resource scarcity

2011

Conference Publication

The genetic etiology of cannabis use

Verweij, Karin, Medland, Sarah, Lynskey, Michael, Zietsch, Brendan, Heath, Andrew, Boomsma, Dorret and Martin, Nicholas G. (2011). The genetic etiology of cannabis use. 41st Annual Meeting of the Behaviour-Genetics-Association, Newport Ri, Jun 06-09, 2011. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

The genetic etiology of cannabis use

2011

Journal Article

Genetic analysis of orgasmic function in twins and siblings does not support the by-product theory of female orgasm

Zietsch, Brendan P. and Santtila, Pekka (2011). Genetic analysis of orgasmic function in twins and siblings does not support the by-product theory of female orgasm. Animal Behaviour, 82 (5), 1097-1101. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.08.002

Genetic analysis of orgasmic function in twins and siblings does not support the by-product theory of female orgasm

2011

Journal Article

Female orgasm rates are largely independent of other traits: Implications for "female orgasmic disorder" and evolutionary theories of orgasm

Zietsch, Brendan P., Miller, Geoffrey F., Bailey, J. Michael and Martin, Nicholas G. (2011). Female orgasm rates are largely independent of other traits: Implications for "female orgasmic disorder" and evolutionary theories of orgasm. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 8 (8), 2305-2316. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02300.x

Female orgasm rates are largely independent of other traits: Implications for "female orgasmic disorder" and evolutionary theories of orgasm

2011

Journal Article

Variation in human mate choice: Simultaneously investigating heritability, parental influence, sexual imprinting, and assortative mating

Zietsch, Brendan P., Verweij, Karin J. H., Heath, Andrew C. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2011). Variation in human mate choice: Simultaneously investigating heritability, parental influence, sexual imprinting, and assortative mating. The American Naturalist, 177 (5), 605-616. doi: 10.1086/659629

Variation in human mate choice: Simultaneously investigating heritability, parental influence, sexual imprinting, and assortative mating

2011

Journal Article

Predicting sensation seeking from dopamine genes: Use and misuse of genetic prediction

Powell, Joseph E. and Zietsch, Brendan P (2011). Predicting sensation seeking from dopamine genes: Use and misuse of genetic prediction. Psychological Science, 22 (3), 413-415. doi: 10.1177/0956797610397669

Predicting sensation seeking from dopamine genes: Use and misuse of genetic prediction

2011

Journal Article

Sexual orientation and psychiatric vulnerability: A twin study of neuroticism and psychoticism

Zietsch, Brendan P., Verweij, Karin J. H., Bailey, J. Michael, Wright, Margaret J. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2011). Sexual orientation and psychiatric vulnerability: A twin study of neuroticism and psychoticism. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40 (1), 133-142. doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9508-4

Sexual orientation and psychiatric vulnerability: A twin study of neuroticism and psychoticism

2011

Book Chapter

Explanations for elevated psychiatric vulnerability in nonheterosexuals: Environmental stressors, genetics, and the HPA and HPG axes

Zietsch, Brendan P. (2011). Explanations for elevated psychiatric vulnerability in nonheterosexuals: Environmental stressors, genetics, and the HPA and HPG axes. Psychiatric Disorders: Worldwide Advances. (pp. 277-300) edited by Toru Uehara. Rijeka, Croatia: Intech Open Access.

Explanations for elevated psychiatric vulnerability in nonheterosexuals: Environmental stressors, genetics, and the HPA and HPG axes

2010

Journal Article

A genome-wide association study of Cloninger’s temperament scales: Implications for the evolutionary genetics of personality

Verweij, Kjh, Zietsch, BP, Medland, SE, Gordon, SD, Benyamin, B, Nyholt, DR, McEvoy, BP, Sullivan, PF, Heath, AC, Madden, PAF, Henders, AK, Montgomery, GW, Martin, NG and Wray, NR (2010). A genome-wide association study of Cloninger’s temperament scales: Implications for the evolutionary genetics of personality. Biological Psychology, 85 (2), 306-317. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.07.018

A genome-wide association study of Cloninger’s temperament scales: Implications for the evolutionary genetics of personality

2010

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental influences on cannabis use initiation and problematic use: A meta-analysis of twin studies

Verweij, Karin J. H., Zietsch, Brendan P., Lynskey, Michael T., Medland, Sarah E., Neale, Michael C., Martin, Nicholas G., Boomsma, Dorret I. and Vink, Jacqueline M. (2010). Genetic and environmental influences on cannabis use initiation and problematic use: A meta-analysis of twin studies. Addiction, 105 (3), 417-430. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02831.x

Genetic and environmental influences on cannabis use initiation and problematic use: A meta-analysis of twin studies

2010

Conference Publication

Examining the relationship between sexual orientation and depression: overlapping genetic and early environmental influences

Verweij, Kjh, Zietsch, BP, Lynskey, MT, Heath, AC and Martin, NG (2010). Examining the relationship between sexual orientation and depression: overlapping genetic and early environmental influences. 40th Annual Meeting of Behavior-Genetics-Association, Pennsylvania PA, MAY, 2009.

Examining the relationship between sexual orientation and depression: overlapping genetic and early environmental influences

2010

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental influences on risky sexual behaviour and its relationship with personality

Zietsch, B. P., Verweij, K. J. H., Bailey, J. M., Wright, M. J. and Martin, N. G. (2010). Genetic and environmental influences on risky sexual behaviour and its relationship with personality. Behavior Genetics, 40 (1), 12-21. doi: 10.1007/s10519-009-9300-1

Genetic and environmental influences on risky sexual behaviour and its relationship with personality

2010

Conference Publication

Psychiatric vulnerability in nonheterosexuals

Zietsch, B. P., Verweij, K. J. H., Bailey, J. M., Wright, M. J. and Martin, N. G. (2010). Psychiatric vulnerability in nonheterosexuals. The 40th Annual Behavior Genetics Association meeting, Seoul, Korea, 2-5 June 2010. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/s10519-010-9392-7

Psychiatric vulnerability in nonheterosexuals