Human Evolutionary Biology

Herausgeber: Muehlenbein, Michael P.

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Produktbeschreibung

A wide-ranging and inclusive text focusing on topics in human evolution and the understanding of modern human variation and adaptability.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 636
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 1574g
• ISBN-13: 9780521705103
• ISBN-10: 052170510X
• Artikelnr.: 29570968

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Part I. Theory and Methods: 1. Evolutionary theory Douglas J.
Futuyma; 2. The study of human adaptation A. Roberto Frisancho; 3. History
of the study of human biology Michael A. Little; 4. Genetics in human
biology Robert J. Meier and Jennifer A. Raff; 5. Demography James Holland
Jones; 6. History, methods, and general applications of anthropometry in
human biology Noel Cameron and Laura L. Jones; 7. Energy expenditure and
body composition: history, methods and inter-relationships Peter S. W.
Davies and Alexia J. Murphy; 8. Evolutionary endocrinology Richard G.
Bribiescas and Michael P. Muehlenbein; 9. Ethical considerations for human
biology research Trudy R. Turner; Commentary: a primer on human subjects
applications and informed consents Michael P. Muehlenbein; Part II.
Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation: 10. Body size and shape: climatic and
nutritional influences on human body morphology William Leonard and Peter
T. Katzmarzyk; 11. Human adaptation to high altitude Tom D. Brutsaert; 12.
Skin coloration Nina G. Jablonski; 13. Classic markers of human variation
Robert J. Meier; 14. DNA markers of human variation Michael E. Steiper; 15.
Ten facts about human variation Jonathan Marks; 16. The evolution and
endocrinology of human behavior: a focus on sex differences and
reproduction Peter B. Gray; Part III. Reproduction: 17. Human mate choice
David P. Schmitt; 18. Mate choice, the major histocompatibility complex,
and offspring viability Claus Wedekind and Guillaume Evanno; 19. Why women
differ in ovarian function: genetic polymorphism, developmental conditions
and adult lifestyle Grazyna Jasienska; 20. Pregnancy and lactation Ivy L.
Pike and Lauren A. Milligan; 21. Male reproduction: physiology, behavior
and ecology Michael P. Muehlenbein and Richard G. Bribiescas; Part IV.
Growth and Development: 22. Evolution of human growth Barry Bogin; 23.
Variation in human growth patterns due to environmental factors Stanley J.
Ulijaszek; 24. Evolutionary biology of hormonal responses to social
challenges in the human child Mark V. Flinn; 25. Human biology, energetics
and the human brain Benjamin C. Campbell; 26. Embodied capital and
extra-somatic wealth in human evolution and human history Jane B. Lancaster
and Hillard S. Kaplan; Part V. Health and Disease: 27. Evolutionary
medicine, immunity and infectious disease Michael P. Muehlenbein; 28.
Complex chronic diseases in evolutionary perspective S. Boyd Eaton; 29.
Evolutionary medicine and the causes of chronic disease Paul W. Ewald; 30.
Beyond feast-famine: brain evolution, human life history and the metabolic
syndrome Christopher W. Kuzawa; 31. Human longevity and senescence Douglas
E. Crews and James A. Stewart; 32. Evolutionary psychiatry: mental
disorders and behavioral evolution Brant Wenegrat; 33. Industrial
pollutants and human evolution Lawrence M. Schell; 34. Acculturation and
health Thomas W. McDade and Colleen H. Nyberg; Index.