The Biology of High-Altitude Peoples

Herausgeber: Baker, Paul T.; Baker, P. T.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a comprehensive review of our knowledge about the biology of the high-altitude peoples of the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9780521111959
• ISBN-10: 0521111951
• Artikelnr.: 26032667

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword J. S. Weiner
1. IBP high-altitude research: development and strategies P. T. Baker
2. The high-altitude areas of the world and their cultures I. G. Pawson and C. Jest
3. A genetic description of high-altitude populations R. Cruz-Coke
4. Fertility and early growth E. J. Clegg
5. Human growth and development among high-altitude populations A. R. Frisancho
6. Work capacity of high-altitude natives E. R. Buskirk
7. The haematological characteristics of high-altitude populations J. C. Quilici and H. Vergnes
8. The food and nutrition of high-altitude populations E. Picon-Reategui
9. The responses of high-altitude populations to cold and other stresses M. A. Little and J. M. Hanna
10. Biological and physiological characteristics of the high-altitude natives of Tien Shan and the Pamirs M. M. Mirrakhimov
11. The adaptive fitness of high-altitude populations P. T. Baker
Index.