The arc of life : evolution and health across the life course / Grazyna Jasienska, Diana S. Sherry, Donna J. Holmes, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jasienska, Grazyna, editor.

Sherry, Diana S., editor.

Holmes, Donna J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution--Health aspects.

Human evolution.

Life cycle, Human--Physiological aspects.

Life cycle, Human.

Human physiology.

Reproductive health.

Physical anthropology.

Evolution (Biology)--Health aspects.

Evolution (Biology).

Physical Description:

viii, 199 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2017]

Contents:

1. Introduction: Evolutionary medicine and life history theory / Donna J. Holmes and Grazyna Jasienska

2. Intergenerational memories of past nutritional deprivation : the phenotypic inertia model / Christopher W. Kuzawa and Ruby L. Fried

3. Modeling developmental plasticity in human growth : buffering the past or predicting the future? / Jonathan C.K. Wells and Rufus A. Johnstone

4. Development of human sociosexual behavior / Peter B. Gray and Matthew H. McIntyre

5. Evolutionary perspectives on teen motherhood : how young is too young? / Karen L. Kramer

6. Health, evolution, and reproductive strategies in men: new hypotheses and directions / Richard G. Bribiescas and Erin E. Burke

7. Immunity, hormones, and life history trade-offs / Michael P. Muehlenbein, Sean P. Prall, and Hidemi Nagao Peck

8. Thyroid disorders at midlife : an evolutionary perspective / Lynnette Leidy Sievert

9. Women's health in the post-menopausal age / Donna J. Holmes

10. Costs of reproduction, health, and life span in women / Grazyna Jasienska

11. From novel to extreme : contemporary environments and physiologic dysfunction / Diana S. Sherry.

Notes:

"This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Verso of title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1493940368

9781493940363

OCLC:

946461330