Human biology an evolutionary and biocultural perspective /
"The book covers all the major areas of human biology: Genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. All chapters are authored by leading experts in the field. Extensively rewritten by the four authors working...
| Other Authors: | Stinson, Sara., Bogin, Barry., O'Rourke, Dennis H., Ebooks Corporation. |
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley-Blackwell,
[2012]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 863 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: |
Ebook Library (EBL)
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Introduction.
- Chapter 1.
- Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective /
- Sara Stinson, Barry Bogin, Dennis O'Rourke, and Rebecca Huss-Ashmore
- Chapter 2.
- History of Human Biology in the United States of America /
- Francis E. Johnston and Michael A. Little
- Heredity and Patterned Human Variation
- Chapter 3.
- An Introduction to Genetics /
- Mark Weiss and Justin Tackney
- Chapter 4.
- Genetics, Geography, and Human Variation /
- Dennis O'Rourke and Jake Enk.
- Chapter 5.
- Quantitative Variation and Genetics /
- Lyle Konigsberg
- Human Adaptability
- Chapter 6.
- Human Adaptation to Climate: Temperature, Ultraviolet Radiation and Altitude /
- Cynthia M. Beall, Nina Jablonski, and A. Theordore Steegmann, Jr.
- Chapter 7.
- Evolution of Human Nutrition /
- William R. Leonard.
- Chapter 8.
- Human Energetics /
- J. Josh Snodgrass
- Human Biology and Health.
- Chapter 9.
- Epidemiology of Human Disease /
- Lisa Sattenspiel and Karen Slonim.
- Chapter 10.
- Stress and Human Biology /
- Gillian H. Ice and Gary D. James.
- Human Life Course.
- Chapter 11.
- Evolution of the Human Life Cycle /
- Barry Bogin and B. Holly Smith.
- Chapter 12.
- Growth Variation: Biological and Cultural Factors /
- Sara Stinson.
- Chapter 13.
- Aging, Senescence and Human Variation /
- Douglas E. Crews and Gillian Ice.
- Population Dynamics.
- Chapter 14.
- Demography, Part 1: Mortality and Migration /
- Timothy B. Gage, Sharon N. DeWitte, and James W. Wood.
- Chapter 15.
- Demography, Part 2: Population Growth and Fertility Regulation /
- Peter T. Ellison, Barry Bogin, and Mary O'Rourke.