The University of Queensland

Estimating heritability from twin studies

Grasby, Katrina L., Verweij, Karin J. H., Mosing, Miriam A., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Medland, Sarah E. (2017). Estimating heritability from twin studies. In Robert C. Elston (Ed.), Statistical human genetics: methods and protocols 2nd ed. (pp. 171-194) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-7274-6_9

Is prejudice heritable? Evidence from twin studies

Barlow, Fiona Kate, Sherlock, James and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2016). Is prejudice heritable? Evidence from twin studies. The Cambridge handbook of the psychology of prejudice. (pp. 222-238) edited by Chris G. Sibley and Fiona Kate Barlow. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316161579.010

Personality, evolutionary models of

Haysom, Hannah J., Verweij, Karin J. H. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2015). Personality, evolutionary models of. International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences. (pp. 899-905) edited by James D. Wright. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.25076-9

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

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.

Fractal Analysis: Pitfalls and Revelations in Neuroscience

Jelinek, H. F., Elston, G.N. and Zietsch, B.P. (2005). Fractal Analysis: Pitfalls and Revelations in Neuroscience. Fractals in Biology and Medicine. (pp. 85-94) edited by Gabriele A. Losa, Danilo Merlini and Theo F. Nonnenmacher. Basel: Birkhauser.

Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness

Zietsch, Brendan P. (2024). Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s11097-024-09978-7

The Desirable Dad Hypothesis: Male Same-Sex Attraction as the Product of Selection for Paternal Care via Antagonistic Pleiotropy

Felesina, Thomas and Zietsch, Brendan (2024). The Desirable Dad Hypothesis: Male Same-Sex Attraction as the Product of Selection for Paternal Care via Antagonistic Pleiotropy. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02780-7

Intergenerational transmission of ADHD behaviors: genetic and environmental pathways

Kleppesto, Thomas H., Eilertsen, Espen Moen, van Bergen, Elsje, Sunde, Hans Fredrik, Zietsch, Brendan, Nordmo, Magnus, Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem, Havdahl, Alexandra, Ystrom, Eivind and Torvik, Fartein Ask (2023). Intergenerational transmission of ADHD behaviors: genetic and environmental pathways. Psychological Medicine, 54 (7), 1-9. doi: 10.1017/s003329172300315x

Laughter and ratings of funniness in speed-dating do not support the fitness indicator hypothesis of humour

Wainwright, Henry M., Zhao, Amy A.Z., Sidari, Morgan J., Lee, Anthony J., Roberts, Natalie, Makras, Tiah and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2023). Laughter and ratings of funniness in speed-dating do not support the fitness indicator hypothesis of humour. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45 (1), 75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.09.005

Burt uses a fallacious motte-and-bailey argument to dispute the value of genetics for social science

Zietsch, Brendan P., Abdellaoui, Abdel and Verweij, Karin J H (2023). Burt uses a fallacious motte-and-bailey argument to dispute the value of genetics for social science. The Behavioral and brain sciences, 46 e231. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X22002394

Evidence from millions of births refutes the Trivers-Willard hypothesis in humans

Harper, Kaitlyn T. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2023). Evidence from millions of births refutes the Trivers-Willard hypothesis in humans. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45 (1), 127-128. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.07.002

Objectively measured facial traits predict in-person evaluations of facial attractiveness and prosociality in speed-dating partners

Zhao, Amy A.Z., Harrison, Keagan, Holland, Alexander, Wainwright, Henry M., Ceccato, Jo-Maree, Sidari, Morgan J., Lee, Anthony J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2023). Objectively measured facial traits predict in-person evaluations of facial attractiveness and prosociality in speed-dating partners. Evolution and Human Behavior, 44 (4), 315-323. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.05.001

No evidence that sociosexual orientation moderates effects of conception probability on women’s preferences for male facial masculinity

Lee, Anthony J., Jones, Benedict C., Zietsch, Brendan P., Jern, Patrick, Connolly, Henry and Marcinkowska, Urszula M. (2023). No evidence that sociosexual orientation moderates effects of conception probability on women’s preferences for male facial masculinity. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 10245, 1-6. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37404-6

No evidence that religious celibacy confers inclusive fitness benefits: a comment on: ‘Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits’ Micheletti <i>et al.</i> (2022)

von Pein, Lachlan I., Harper, Kaitlyn T. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2023). No evidence that religious celibacy confers inclusive fitness benefits: a comment on: ‘Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits’ Micheletti et al. (2022). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290 (2001) 20230176. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0176

The role of accurate self-assessments in optimizing mate choice

Harper, Kaitlyn T., Stanley, Fiona, Sidari, Morgan J., Lee, Anthony J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2022). The role of accurate self-assessments in optimizing mate choice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50 (4), 1461672221135955-596. doi: 10.1177/01461672221135955

Elevated Psychiatric Risk in Same-Sex Married Individuals: Large-scale Evidence is Consistent with a Substantial Role of Familial Common Causes

Zietsch, Brendan P. (2022). Elevated Psychiatric Risk in Same-Sex Married Individuals: Large-scale Evidence is Consistent with a Substantial Role of Familial Common Causes. Journal of Sex Research, 60 (5), 1-4. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2022.2134285

Associations between the CADM2 gene, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and self-control: A phenome-wide association study

Arends, Rachel M., Pasman, Joëlle A., Verweij, Karin J.H., Derks, Eske M., Gordon, Scott D., Hickie, Ian, Thomas, Nathaniel S., Aliev, Fazil, Zietsch, Brendan P., van der Zee, Matthijs D., Mitchell, Brittany L., Martin, Nicholas G., Dick, Danielle M., Gillespie, Nathan A., de Geus, Eco J.C., Boomsma, Dorret I., Schellekens, Arnt F.A. and Vink, Jacqueline M. (2021). Associations between the CADM2 gene, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and self-control: A phenome-wide association study. Addiction Biology, 26 (6) e13015, e13015. doi: 10.1111/adb.13015

Author Correction: Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans

Zietsch, Brendan P., Sidari, Morgan J., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Maier, Robert, Långström, Niklas, Guo, Shengru, Beecham, Gary W., Martin, Eden R., Sanders, Alan R. and Verweij, Karin J. H. (2021). Author Correction: Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (9), 1259-1259. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01210-9

Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans

Zietsch, Brendan P., Sidari, Morgan J., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Maier, Robert, Långström, Niklas, Guo, Shengru, Beecham, Gary W., Martin, Eden R., Sanders, Alan R. and Verweij, Karin J. H. (2021). Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (9), 1251-1258. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01168-8

Testing the extreme male brain hypothesis: is autism spectrum disorder associated with a more male-typical brain?

van Eijk, Liza and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2021). Testing the extreme male brain hypothesis: is autism spectrum disorder associated with a more male-typical brain?. Autism Research, 14 (8), 1597-1608. doi: 10.1002/aur.2537

Are Sex Differences in Human Brain Structure Associated With Sex Differences in Behavior?

van Eijk, Liza, Zhu, Dajiang, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Strike, Lachlan T., Lee, Anthony J., Hansell, Narelle K., Thompson, Paul M., de Zubicaray, Greig I., McMahon, Katie L., Wright, Margaret J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2021). Are Sex Differences in Human Brain Structure Associated With Sex Differences in Behavior?. Psychological Science, 32 (8) 095679762199666, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/0956797621996664

Intelligence can be detected but is not found attractive in videos and live interactions

Driebe, Julie C., Sidari, Morgan J., Dufner, Michael, von der Heiden, Juliane M., Bürkner, Paul C., Penke, Lars, Zietsch, Brendan P. and Arslan, Ruben C. (2021). Intelligence can be detected but is not found attractive in videos and live interactions. Evolution and Human Behavior, 42 (6), 507-516. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.05.002

When theory cannot explain data, the theory needs rethinking. Invited replies to: Orzack SH, Hardy ICW. 2021, and Lehtonen J. 2021

Zietsch, Brendan P., Walum, Hasse, Lichtenstein, Paul, Verweij, Karin J. H. and Kuja-Halkola, Ralf (2021). When theory cannot explain data, the theory needs rethinking. Invited replies to: Orzack SH, Hardy ICW. 2021, and Lehtonen J. 2021. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1947) rspb.2021.0304, 20210304. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0304

Response to comment on "Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior"

Ganna, Andrea, Verweij, Karin J. H., Nivard, Michel G., Maier, Robert, Wedow, Robbee, Busch, Alexander S., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Guo, Shengru, Sathirapongsasuti, J. Fah, Lichtenstein, Paul, Lundstrom, Sebastian, Langstrom, Niklas, Auton, Adam, Harris, Kathleen Mullan, Beecham, Gary W., Martin, Eden R., Sanders, Alan R., Perry, John R. B., Neale, Benjamin M. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2021). Response to comment on "Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior". Science, 371 (6536) eaba5693, eaba5693. doi: 10.1126/science.aba5693

For the good of evolutionary psychology, let's reunite proximate and ultimate explanations

Zietsch, Brendan P., Sidari, Morgan J., Murphy, Sean C., Sherlock, James M. and Lee, Anthony J. (2021). For the good of evolutionary psychology, let's reunite proximate and ultimate explanations. Evolution and Human Behavior, 42 (1), 76-78. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.06.009

Why are some people more jealous than others? Genetic and environmental factors

Kupfer, Tom R., Sidari, Morgan J., Zietsch, Brendan P., Jern, Patrick, Tybur, Joshua M. and Wesseldijk, Laura W. (2021). Why are some people more jealous than others? Genetic and environmental factors. Evolution and Human Behavior, 43 (1), 26-33. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.08.002

The Kinsey scale is ill-suited to most sexuality research because it does not measure a single construct

Zietsch, Brendan P. and Sidari, Morgan J. (2020). The Kinsey scale is ill-suited to most sexuality research because it does not measure a single construct. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (44), 27080-27080. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015820117

Region-specific sex differences in the hippocampus

van Eijk, Liza, Hansell, Narelle K., Strike, Lachlan T., Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, de Zubicaray, Greig I., Thompson, Paul M., McMahon, Katie L., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Wright, Margaret J. (2020). Region-specific sex differences in the hippocampus. NeuroImage, 215 116781, 116781. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116781

Nick Martin's contributions to human sexuality research

Verweij, Karin J. H. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2020). Nick Martin's contributions to human sexuality research. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 23 (2), 1-4. doi: 10.1017/thg.2020.42

Preferences for sexually dimorphic body characteristics revealed in a large sample of speed daters

Sidari, Morgan J., Lee, Anthony J., Murphy, Sean C., Sherlock, James M., Dixson, Barnaby J. W. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2020). Preferences for sexually dimorphic body characteristics revealed in a large sample of speed daters. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12 (2), 225-236. doi: 10.1177/1948550619882925

No genetic contribution to variation in human offspring sex ratio: a total population study of 4.7 million births

Zietsch, Brendan P, Walum, Hasse, Lichtenstein, Paul, Verweij, Karin J H and Kuja-Halkola, Ralf (2020). No genetic contribution to variation in human offspring sex ratio: a total population study of 4.7 million births. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 287 (1921) 20192849, 20192849. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2849

Sex differences in misperceptions of sexual interest can be explained by sociosexual orientation and men projecting their own interest onto women

Lee, Anthony J., Sidari, Morgan J., Murphy, Sean C., Sherlock, James M. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2020). Sex differences in misperceptions of sexual interest can be explained by sociosexual orientation and men projecting their own interest onto women. Psychological Science, 31 (2), 095679761990031-192. doi: 10.1177/0956797619900315

Response: Genome studies must account for history

Ganna, Andrea, Verweij, Karin J. H., Nivard, Michel G., Maier, Robert, Wedow, Robbee, Busch, Alexander S., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Guo, Shengru, Sathirapongsasuti, J. Fah, Lichtenstein, Paul, Lundstrom, Sebastian, Langstrom, Niklas, Auton, Adam, Harris, Kathleen Mullan, Beecham, Gary W., Martin, Eden R., Sanders, Alan R., Perry, John R. B., Neale, Benjamin M. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2019). Response: Genome studies must account for history. Science, 366 (6472), 1461-1462. doi: 10.1126/science.aaz8941

No evidence for social genetic effects or genetic similarity among friends beyond that due to population stratification: A reappraisal of Domingue et al (2018)

Yengo, Loic, Sidari, Morgan, Verweij, Karin J. H., Visscher, Peter M., Keller, Matthew C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2019). No evidence for social genetic effects or genetic similarity among friends beyond that due to population stratification: A reappraisal of Domingue et al (2018). Behavior Genetics, 50 (1), 67-71. doi: 10.1007/s10519-019-09979-2

More evidence and context are needed to evaluate the possibility that scent perception is part of the same-sex sexual behavior story

Zietsch, Brendan P. (2019). More evidence and context are needed to evaluate the possibility that scent perception is part of the same-sex sexual behavior story. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50 (6), 2313-2315. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01562-4

Genetic correlates of social stratification in Great Britain

Abdellaoui, Abdel, Hugh-Jones, David, Yengo, Loic, Kemper, Kathryn E., Nivard, Michel G., Veul, Laura, Holtz, Yan, Zietsch, Brendan P., Frayling, Timothy M., Wray, Naomi R., Yang, Jian, Verweij, Karin J. H. and Visscher, Peter M. (2019). Genetic correlates of social stratification in Great Britain. Nature Human Behaviour, 3 (12), 1332-1342. doi: 10.1038/s41562-019-0757-5

Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior

Ganna, Andrea, Verweij, Karin J. H., Nivard, Michel G., Maier, Robert, Wedow, Robbee, Busch, Alexander S., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Guo, Shengru, Sathirapongsasuti, J. Fah, Lichtenstein, Paul, Lundström, Sebastian, Långström, Niklas, Auton, Adam, Harris, Kathleen Mullan, Beecham, Gary W., Martin, Eden R., Sanders, Alan R., Perry, John R. B., Neale, Benjamin M. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2019). Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior. Science, 365 (6456) , eaat7693, eaat7693-+. doi: 10.1126/science.aat7693

Absolute and relative estimates of genetic and environmental variance in brain structure volumes

Strike, Lachlan T., Hansell, Narelle K., Thompson, Paul M., de Zubicaray, Greig I., McMahon, Katie L., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Wright, Margaret J. (2019). Absolute and relative estimates of genetic and environmental variance in brain structure volumes. Brain Structure and Function, 224 (8), 2805-2821. doi: 10.1007/s00429-019-01931-8

A critique of life history approaches to human trait covariation

Zietsch, Brendan P. and Sidari, Morgan J. (2019). A critique of life history approaches to human trait covariation. Evolution and Human Behavior, 41 (6), 527-535. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2019.05.007

Twenty-Five and Up (25Up) Study: A New Wave of the Brisbane Longitudinal Twin Study

Mitchell, Brittany L., Campos, Adrian I., Rentería, Miguel E., Parker, Richard, Sullivan, Lenore, McAloney, Kerrie, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Medland, Sarah E., Gillespie, Nathan A., Scott, Jan, Zietsch, Brendan P., Lind, Penelope A., Martin, Nicholas G. and Hickie, Ian B. (2019). Twenty-Five and Up (25Up) Study: A New Wave of the Brisbane Longitudinal Twin Study. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 22 (03), 154-163. doi: 10.1017/thg.2019.27

Erratum: Reply to Woodley of Menie et al (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2018) 285 (20181427) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0092)

Arslan, Ruben C., Willführ, Kai P., Frans, Emma M., Verweij, Karin J. H., Bürkner, Paul-Christian, Myrskylä, Mikko, Voland, Eckart, Almqvist, Catarina, Zietsch, Brendan P. and Penke, Lars (2018). Erratum: Reply to Woodley of Menie et al (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2018) 285 (20181427) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0092). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285 (1884) 20181427. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1427

Male and female nipples as a test case for the assumption that functional features vary less than nonfunctional byproducts

Kelly, Ashleigh J., Dubbs, Shelli L., Barlow, Fiona Kate and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2018). Male and female nipples as a test case for the assumption that functional features vary less than nonfunctional byproducts. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 4 (4), 344-353. doi: 10.1007/s40750-018-0096-1

A high-powered replication study finds no effect of starting or stopping hormonal contraceptive use on relationship quality

Jern, Patrick, Kärnä, Antti, Hujanen, Janna, Erlin, Tatu, Gunst, Annika, Rautaheimo, Helmi, Öhman, Emilia, Roberts, Craig and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2018). A high-powered replication study finds no effect of starting or stopping hormonal contraceptive use on relationship quality. Evolution and Human Behavior, 39 (4), 373-379. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2018.02.008

Nineteen and Up study (19Up): Understanding pathways to mental health disorders in young Australian twins

Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, O'Callaghan, Victoria, Parker, Richard, Mills, Natalie, Kirk, Katherine M., Scott, Jan, Vinkhuyzen, Anna., Hermens, Daniel F., Lind, Penelope A., Davenport, Tracey A., Burns, Jane M., Connell, Melissa, Zietsch, Brendan P., Scott, James, Wright, Margaret J., Medland, Sarah E., McGrath, John, Martin, Nicholas G., Hickie, Ian B. and Gillespie, Nathan A. (2018). Nineteen and Up study (19Up): Understanding pathways to mental health disorders in young Australian twins. BMJ Open, 8 (3) e018959, 1-13. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018959

Relaxed selection and mutation accumulation are best studied empirically: reply to Woodley of Menie

Arslan, Ruben C., Willführ, Kai P., Frans, Emma M., Verweij, Karin J. H., Bürkner, Paul-Christian, Myrskylä, Mikko, Voland, Eckart, Almqvist, Catarina, Zietsch, Brendan P. and Penke, Lars (2018). Relaxed selection and mutation accumulation are best studied empirically: reply to Woodley of Menie. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 285 (1873) 20180092, 1-3. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0092

Longitudinal Relationships Between Parents' and Children's Behavior Need Not Implicate the Influence of Parental Behavior and May Reflect Genetics: Comment on Waldinger and Schulz (2016)

Sherlock, James M and Zietsch, Brendan P (2017). Longitudinal Relationships Between Parents' and Children's Behavior Need Not Implicate the Influence of Parental Behavior and May Reflect Genetics: Comment on Waldinger and Schulz (2016). Psychological science, 29 (1), 154-157. doi: 10.1177/0956797617717041

Reasons for Caution About the Fraternal Birth Order Effect

Zietsch, Brendan P (2017). Reasons for Caution About the Fraternal Birth Order Effect. Archives of sexual behavior, 47 (1), 47-48. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-1086-2

Reported associations between receptor genes and human sociality are explained by methodological errors and do not replicate

Jern, Patrick, Verweij, Karin J. H., Barlow, Fiona Kate and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2017). Reported associations between receptor genes and human sociality are explained by methodological errors and do not replicate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114 (44), E9185-E9186. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1710880114

Assessing the accuracy of perceptions of intelligence based on heritable facial features

Lee, Anthony J., Hibbs, Courtney, Wright, Margaret J., Martin, Nicholas G., Keller, Matthew C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2017). Assessing the accuracy of perceptions of intelligence based on heritable facial features. Intelligence, 64, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2017.06.002

Older fathers' children have lower evolutionary fitness across four centuries and in four populations

Arslan, Ruben C., Willfuehr, Kai P., Frans, Emma M., Verweij, Karin J. H., Buerkner, Paul-Christian, Myrskylae, Mikko, Voland, Eckart, Almqvist, Catarina, Zietsch, Brendan P. and Penke, Lars (2017). Older fathers' children have lower evolutionary fitness across four centuries and in four populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 284 (1862) 20171562, 20171562. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1562

An all-positive correlation matrix is not evidence of domain-general intelligence

Arden, Rosalind and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2017). An all-positive correlation matrix is not evidence of domain-general intelligence. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40 e197, e197. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X16001990

Facial trustworthiness is associated with heritable aspects of face shape

Lee, Anthony J., Wright, Margaret J., Martin, Nicholas G., Keller, Matthew C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2017). Facial trustworthiness is associated with heritable aspects of face shape. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 3 (4), 351-364. doi: 10.1007/s40750-017-0073-0

Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

Robinson, Matthew R., Kleinman, Aaron, Graff, Mariaelisa, Vinkhuyzen, Anna A. E., Couper, David, Miller, Michael B., Peyrot, Wouter J., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Zietsch, Brendan P., Nolte, Ilja M., van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, Jana V., Snieder, Harold, The LifeLines Cohort Study, Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) consortium, Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Magnusson, Patrik K. E., Iacono, William G., McGue, Matt, North, Kari E., Yang, Jian and Visscher, Peter M. (2017). Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans. Nature Human Behaviour, 1 (1) 0016, 0016. doi: 10.1038/s41562-016-0016

The link between deprivation and its behavioural constellation is confounded by genetic factors

Sherlock, James M. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2017). The link between deprivation and its behavioural constellation is confounded by genetic factors. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40 e343. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17001121

Testing the mate-choice hypothesis of the female orgasm: disentangling traits and behaviours

Sherlock, James M., Sidari, Morgan J., Harris, Emily Ann, Barlow, Fiona Kate and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2016). Testing the mate-choice hypothesis of the female orgasm: disentangling traits and behaviours. Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology, 6 (1), 31562. doi: 10.3402/snp.v6.31562

The association of genetic predisposition to depressive symptoms with non-suicidal and suicidal self-injuries

Maciejewski, Dominique F., Renteria, Miguel E., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Medland, Sarah E., Few, Lauren R., Gordon, Scott D., Madden, Pamela A. F., Montgomery, Grant, Trull, Timothy J., Heath, Andrew C., Statham, Dixie J., Martin, Nicholas G., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Verweij, Karin J. H. (2016). The association of genetic predisposition to depressive symptoms with non-suicidal and suicidal self-injuries. Behavior Genetics, 47 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s10519-016-9809-z

The role of genes and environment in degree of partner self-similarity

Sherlock, James M., Verweij, Karin J. H., Murphy, Sean C., Heath, Andrew C., Martin, Nicholas G. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2016). The role of genes and environment in degree of partner self-similarity. Behavior Genetics, 47 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10519-016-9808-0

Correction: The quantitative genetics of disgust sensitivity (vol 16, pg 43, 2016)

Sherlock, James M., Zietsch, Brendan P., Tybur, Joshua M. and Jern, Patrick (2016). Correction: The quantitative genetics of disgust sensitivity (vol 16, pg 43, 2016). Emotion, 16 (1), 51-51. doi: 10.1037/emo0000141

Individual differences as the output of evolved calibration mechanisms: does the theory make sense in view of empirical observations?

Zietsch, Brendan P. (2016). Individual differences as the output of evolved calibration mechanisms: does the theory make sense in view of empirical observations?. Current Opinion in Psychology, 7, 71-75. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.08.014

The quantitative genetics of disgust sensitivity

Sherlock, James M., Zietsch, Brendan P., Tybur, Joshua M. and Jern, Patrick (2016). The quantitative genetics of disgust sensitivity. Emotion, 16 (1), 43-51. doi: 10.1037/emo0000101

Facial averageness and genetic quality: Testing heritability, genetic correlation with attractiveness, and the paternal age effect

Lee, Anthony J., Mitchem, Dorian G., Wright, Margaret J., Martin, Nicholas G., Keller, Matthew C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2016). Facial averageness and genetic quality: Testing heritability, genetic correlation with attractiveness, and the paternal age effect. Evolution and Human Behavior, 37 (1), 61-66. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.08.003

Pathogen disgust sensitivity and resource scarcity are associated with mate preference for different waist-to-hip ratios, shoulder-to-hip ratios, and body mass index

Lee, Anthony J., Brooks, Robert C., Potter, Katrina J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2015). Pathogen disgust sensitivity and resource scarcity are associated with mate preference for different waist-to-hip ratios, shoulder-to-hip ratios, and body mass index. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36 (6), 480-488. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.07.002

A test of the facultative calibration/reactive heritability model of extraversion

Haysom, Hannah J., Mitchem, Dorian G., Lee, Anthony J., Wright, Margaret J., Martin, Nicholas G., Keller, Matthew C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2015). A test of the facultative calibration/reactive heritability model of extraversion. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36 (5), 414-419. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.03.002

Variation in Women's Preferences Regarding Male Facial Masculinity Is Better Explained by Genetic Differences Than by Previously Identified Context-Dependent Effects

Zietsch, Brendan P., Lee, Anthony J., Sherlock, James M. and Jern, Patrick (2015). Variation in Women's Preferences Regarding Male Facial Masculinity Is Better Explained by Genetic Differences Than by Previously Identified Context-Dependent Effects. Psychological Science, 26 (9), 1440-1448. doi: 10.1177/0956797615591770

No relationship between intelligence and facial attractiveness in a large, genetically informative sample

Mitchem, Dorian G., Zietsch, Brendan P., Wright, Margaret J., Martin, Nicholas G., Hewitt, John K. and Keller, Matthew C. (2015). No relationship between intelligence and facial attractiveness in a large, genetically informative sample. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36 (3), 240-247. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.11.009

Evolutionary behavioral genetics

Zietsch, Brendan P., de Candia, Teresa R. and Keller, Matthew C. (2015). Evolutionary behavioral genetics. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2, 73-80. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2014.09.005

Genetic basis of a cognitive complexity metric

Hansell, Narelle K., Halford, Graeme S., Andrews, Glenda, Shum, David H. K., Harris, Sarah E., Davies, Gail, Franic, Sanja, Christoforou, Andrea, Zietsch, Brendan, Painter, Jodie, Medland, Sarah E., Ehli, Erik A., Davies, Gareth E., Steen, Vidar M., Lundervold, Astri J., Reinvang, Ivar, Montgomery, Grant W., Espeseth, Thomas, Pol, Hilleke E. Hulshoff, Starr, John M., Martin, Nicholas G., Le Hellard, Stephanie, Boomsma, Dorret I., Deary, Ian J. and Wright, Margaret J. (2015). Genetic basis of a cognitive complexity metric. PLoS One, 10 (4) e0123886, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123886

Genetic analysis of human extrapair mating: heritability, between-sex correlation, and receptor genes for vasopressin and oxytocin

Zietsch, Brendan P., Westberg, Lars, Santtila, Pekka and Jern, Patrick (2015). Genetic analysis of human extrapair mating: heritability, between-sex correlation, and receptor genes for vasopressin and oxytocin. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36 (2), 130-136. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.10.001

Did sexual selection shape human music? Testing predictions from the sexual selection hypothesis of music evolution using a large genetically informative sample of over 10,000 twins

Mosing, Miriam A., Verweij, Karin J. H., Madison, Guy, Pedersen, Nancy L., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Ullén, Fredrik (2015). Did sexual selection shape human music? Testing predictions from the sexual selection hypothesis of music evolution using a large genetically informative sample of over 10,000 twins. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36 (5), 359-366. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.02.004

Women's pathogen disgust predicting preference for facial masculinity may be specific to age and study design

Lee, Anthony J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2014). Women's pathogen disgust predicting preference for facial masculinity may be specific to age and study design. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36 (4), 249-255. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.12.001

Testing the prediction from sexual selection of a positive genetic correlation between human mate preferences and corresponding traits

Verweij, Karin J. H., Burri, Andrea V. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2014). Testing the prediction from sexual selection of a positive genetic correlation between human mate preferences and corresponding traits. Evolution and Human Behavior, 35 (6), 497-501. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.06.009

No evidence for genetic assortative mating beyond that due to population stratification

Abdellaoui, Abdel, Verweij, Karin J. H. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2014). No evidence for genetic assortative mating beyond that due to population stratification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111 (40) e4137, E4137-E4137. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1410781111

The association of genotype-based inbreeding coefficient with a range of physical and psychological human traits

Verweij, Karin J. H., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Veijola, Juha, Sebert, Sylvain, Koiranen, Markku, Keller, Matthew C., Jarvelin, Marjo-Ritta and Zietsch, Brendan .P. (2014). The association of genotype-based inbreeding coefficient with a range of physical and psychological human traits. PLoS One, 9 (7) e103102, e103102.1-e103102.6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103102

A multivariate approach to human mate preferences

Lee, Anthony J., Dubbs, Shelli L., Von Hippel, William, Brooks, Robert C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2014). A multivariate approach to human mate preferences. Evolution and Human Behavior, 35 (3), 193-203. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.01.003

Perfect genetic correlation between number of offspring and grandoffspring in an industrialized human population

Zietsch, Brendan P., Kuja-Halkola, Ralf, Wallum, Hasse and Verweij, Karin J. H. (2014). Perfect genetic correlation between number of offspring and grandoffspring in an industrialized human population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111 (3), 1032-1036. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1310058111

Genetic factors that increase male facial masculinity decrease facial attractiveness of female relatives

Lee, Anthony J., Mitchem, Dorian G., Wright, Margaret J., Martin, Nicholas G., Keller, Matthew C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2014). Genetic factors that increase male facial masculinity decrease facial attractiveness of female relatives. Psychological Science, 25 (2), 476-484. doi: 10.1177/0956797613510724

Estimating the sex-specific effects of genes on facial attractiveness and sexual dimorphism

Mitchem, Dorian G., Purkey, Alicia M., Grebe, Nicholas M., Carey, Gregory, Garver-Apgar, Christine E., Bates, Timothy C., Arden, Rosalind, Hewitt, John K., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Keller, Matthew C. (2013). Estimating the sex-specific effects of genes on facial attractiveness and sexual dimorphism. Behavior Genetics, 44 (3), 270-281. doi: 10.1007/s10519-013-9627-5

No direct relationship between human female orgasm rate and number of offspring

Zietsch, Brendan P. and Santtila, Pekka (2013). No direct relationship between human female orgasm rate and number of offspring. Animal Behaviour, 86 (2), 253-255. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.05.011

Correction: Maintenance of variation in human personality: testing evolutionary models by estimating heritability due to common causal variants and investigating the effect of distant inbreeding (vol 66, pg 3238, 2012)

Verweij, K. J. H., Yang, J., Lahti, J., Veijola, J., Hintsanen, M., Pulkki-Raback, L., Heinonen, K., Pouta, A., Pesonen, A. -K., Widen, E., Taanila, A., Isohanni, M., Miettunen, J., Palotie, A., Penke, L., Service, S. K., Heath, A. C., Montgomery, G. W., Raitakari, O., Kaehoenen, M., Viikari, J., Raeikkoenen, K., Eriksson, J. G., Keltikangas-Jaervinen, L., Lehtimaeki, T., Martin, N. G., Jaervelin, M. -R., Visscher, P. M., Keller, M. C. and Zietsch, B. P. (2013). Correction: Maintenance of variation in human personality: testing evolutionary models by estimating heritability due to common causal variants and investigating the effect of distant inbreeding (vol 66, pg 3238, 2012). Evolution, 67 (5), 1537-1537. doi: 10.1111/evo.12095

Human facial attributes, but not perceived intelligence, are used as cues of health and resource provision potential

Lee, Anthony J., Dubbs, Shelli L., Kelly, Ashleigh J., von Hippel, William, Brooks, Robert C. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2013). Human facial attributes, but not perceived intelligence, are used as cues of health and resource provision potential. Behavioral Ecology, 24 (3), 779-787. doi: 10.1093/beheco/ars199

The genetic correlation between height and IQ: shared genes or assortative mating?

Keller, Matthew C., Garver-Apgar, Christine E., Wright, Margaret J., Martin, Nicholas G., Corley, Robin P., Stallings, Michael C., Hewitt, John K. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2013). The genetic correlation between height and IQ: shared genes or assortative mating?. PLoS Genetics, 9 (4) e1003451, e1003451.1-e1003451.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003451

Confusion in the science of evolution and orgasm: a reply to Wallen, Myers and Lloyd

Zietsch, Brendan P. and Santtila, Pekka (2012). Confusion in the science of evolution and orgasm: a reply to Wallen, Myers and Lloyd. Animal Behaviour, 84 (5), E5-E7. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.08.016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 optimism and its relationship to mental and self-rated health: A study of aging twins

Mosing, Miriam A., Zietsch, Brendan P., Shekar, Sri N., Wright, Margaret J. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2009). Genetic and environmental influences on optimism and its relationship to mental and self-rated health: A study of aging twins. Behavior Genetics, 39 (6), 597-604. doi: 10.1007/s10519-009-9287-7

Shared aetiology of risky sexual behaviour and adolescent misconduct : Genetic and environmental influences

Verweij, K. J. H., Zietsch, B. P., Bailey, J. M. and Martin, N. G. (2009). Shared aetiology of risky sexual behaviour and adolescent misconduct : Genetic and environmental influences. Genes, Brain And Behavior, 8 (1), 107-113. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2008.00456.x

Genetic factors predisposing to homosexuality may increase mating success in heterosexuals

Zietsch, Brendan P., Morley, Katherine I., Shekar, Sri N., Verweij, Karin J. H., Keller, Matthew C., Macgregor, Stuart, Wright, Margaret J., Bailey, J. Michael and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Genetic factors predisposing to homosexuality may increase mating success in heterosexuals. Evolution and Human Behavior, 29 (6), 424-433. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2009.07.002

Genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in attidues toward homosexuality: An Australian twin study

Verweji, Karin J. H., Shekar, Sri N., Zietsch, Brendan P., Eaves, Lindon J., Bailey, J. Michael, Boomsma, Dorret I. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in attidues toward homosexuality: An Australian twin study. Behavior Genetics, 38 (3), 257-265. doi: 10.1007/s10519-008-9200-9

Common and specific genetic influences on EEG power bands delta, theta, alpha, and beta

Zietsch, Brendan P., Hansen, Jonathan L., Hansell, Narelle K, Geffen, Gina M., Martin, Nicholas G. and Wright, Margaret J. (2007). Common and specific genetic influences on EEG power bands delta, theta, alpha, and beta. Biological Psychology, 75 (2), 154-164. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.01.004

Specializations of the granular prefrontal cortex of primates: Implications for cognitive processing

Elston, Guy N., Benavides-Piccione, Ruth, Elston, Alejandra, Zietsch, Bendan, DeFelipe, Javier, Manger, Paul, Casagrande, Vivien and Kaas, Jon H. (2006). Specializations of the granular prefrontal cortex of primates: Implications for cognitive processing. Anatomical Record Part A-Discoveries In Molecular Cellular And Evolutionary Biology, 288A (1), 26-35. doi: 10.1002/ar.a.20278

Fractal analysis as a tool for studying specialization in neuronal structure: The study of the evolution of the primate cerebral cortex and human intellect

Elston, G.N. and Zietsch, B. (2005). Fractal analysis as a tool for studying specialization in neuronal structure: The study of the evolution of the primate cerebral cortex and human intellect. Advances in Complex Systems, 8 (2&3), 217-227. doi: 10.1142/S0219525905000476

Fractal analysis of pyramidal cells in the visual cortex of the galago (Otolemur garnetti): Regional variation in dendritic branching patterns between visual areas

Zietsch, B and Elston, GN (2005). Fractal analysis of pyramidal cells in the visual cortex of the galago (Otolemur garnetti): Regional variation in dendritic branching patterns between visual areas. Fractals-complex Geometry Patterns And Scaling In Nature And Society, 13 (2), 83-90. doi: 10.1142/S0218348X05002829

Insights from the largest genetic study of sexual orientation

Ganna, A., Beecham, G., Day, F., Martin, E., Meier, R., Neale, B., Nivard, M., Perry, J., Sanders, A., Verweij, K., Wedow, R. and Zietsch, B. (2019). Insights from the largest genetic study of sexual orientation. 51st Conference of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) in conjunction with the European Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics (EMPAG), Milan, Italy, 16-19 June, 2018. London, United Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group.

Results from the largest genetic study of sexual orientation

Wedow, Robbee, Abdellaoui, Abdel, Beecham, Gary, Day, Felix, Ganna, Andrea, Guo, Shengru, Maier, Robert, Martin, Eden, Neale, Benjamin, Nivard, Michel, Perry, John, Sanders, Alan, Verweij, Karin and Zietsch, Brendan (2018). Results from the largest genetic study of sexual orientation. 48th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association (BGA), Boston, Massachusetts, 20-23 June 2018 . New York, NY, United States: Springer.

Reproductive success versus fitness: testing the genetic correlation between number of children and grandchildren in a range of preindustrial societies

Zietsch, Brendan, Abdellaoui, Abdel, Bailey, Drew, Walker, Robert and Verweij, Karin (2017). Reproductive success versus fitness: testing the genetic correlation between number of children and grandchildren in a range of preindustrial societies. 47th Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association (BGA), Oslo Norway, Jun 28-Jul 01, 2017. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

The role of genes and environment in degree of partner self-similarity

Sherlock, James, Verweij, Karin, Murphy, Sean, Heath, Andrew, Martin, Nicholas and Zietsch, Brendan (2016). The role of genes and environment in degree of partner self-similarity. 46th Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Brisbane Australia, Jun 20-23, 2016. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Facial averageness and genetic quality: testing heritability, genetic correlation with attractiveness, and the paternal age effect

Zietsch, Brendan, Lee, Anthony, Mitchem, Dorian, Wright, Margaret, Martin, Nicholas and Keller, Matthew (2016). Facial averageness and genetic quality: testing heritability, genetic correlation with attractiveness, and the paternal age effect. 46th Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Brisbane Australia, 20-23 June, 2016. New York, NY, United States: Springer.

Are there genetic influences unique to second generation reproductive success?

Zietsch, Brendan, Kuja-Halkola, Ralf, Walum, Hasse and Verweij, Karin (2014). Are there genetic influences unique to second generation reproductive success?. 44th Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Charlottesville Va, Jun 18-21, 2014. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Estimating the sex-specific effects of genes on facial attractiveness and sexual dimorphism

Mitchem, Dorian, Purkey, Alicia, Grebe, Nicholas, Carey, Greg, Garver-Apgar, Christine, Bates, Timothy, Arden, Rosalind, Hewitt, John, Medland, Sarah, Martin, Nick G., Zietsch, Brendan and Keller, Matthew (2013). Estimating the sex-specific effects of genes on facial attractiveness and sexual dimorphism. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Marseille France, Jun 28-Jul 02, 2013. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Genetic analysis of male and female twins does not support 'indirect benefits' account of masculine male face shape

Zietsch, Brendan, Lee, Anthony, Mitchem, Dorian, Wright, Margaret, Martin, Nicholas and Keller, Matthew (2013). Genetic analysis of male and female twins does not support 'indirect benefits' account of masculine male face shape. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Marseille France, 28 June-02 July 2013. New York, NY United States: Springer New York LLC. doi: 10.1007/s10519-013-9623-9

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.

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

Zietsch, Brendan and Verweij, Karin (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. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Edinburgh Scotland, Jun 22-25, 2012. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

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.

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.

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

Investigating the association between sexual orientation and mental health via endophenotypes neuroticism and psychoticism: A twin study

Zietsch, Brendan P., Verweij, Karin J. H., Bailey, J. Michael, Wright, Margaret J. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2009). Investigating the association between sexual orientation and mental health via endophenotypes neuroticism and psychoticism: A twin study. 39th Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Mineapolis Mn, Jun 17-20, 2009. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Shared etiology of risky sexual behaviour and adolescent misconduct: Genetic and environmental influences

Verweij, K. J. H., Zietsch, B. P., Bailey, J. M. and Martin, N. G. (2009). Shared etiology of risky sexual behaviour and adolescent misconduct: Genetic and environmental influences. 39th Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Mineapolis Mn, Jun 17-20, 2009. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Fractal analysis: Pitfalls and revelations in neuroscience

Jelinek, HF, Elston, N and Zietsch, B (2005). Fractal analysis: Pitfalls and revelations in neuroscience. 4th International Symposium on Fractals in Biology and Medicine, Ascona Switzerland, Mar 10-13, 2004. BASEL: BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG. doi: 10.1007/3-7643-7412-8_8

The genetic etiology of human sexuality

Brendan Zietsch (2009). The genetic etiology of human sexuality. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.