Human evolutionary biology / edited by Michael P. Muehlenbein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Muehlenbein, Michael P., 1976- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution.

Human biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 624 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wide-ranging and inclusive, this text provides an invaluable review of an expansive selection of topics in human evolution, variation and adaptability for professionals and students in biological anthropology, evolutionary biology, medical sciences and psychology. The chapters are organized around four broad themes, with sections devoted to phenotypic and genetic variation within and between human populations, reproductive physiology and behavior, growth and development, and human health from evolutionary and ecological perspectives. An introductory section provides readers with the historical, theoretical and methodological foundations needed to understand the more complex ideas presented later. Two hundred discussion questions provide starting points for class debate and assignments to test student understanding.

Contents:

Evolutionary theory / Douglas J. Futuyma

The study of human adaptation / A. Roberto Frisancho

History of the study of human biology / Michael A. Little

Genetics in human biology / Robert J. Meier and Jennifer A. Raff

Demography / James Holland Jones

History, methods, and general applications of anthropometry in human biology / Noël Cameron and Laura L. Jones

Energy expenditure and body composition : history, methods, and inter-relationships / Peter S.W. Davies and Alexia J. Murphy

Evolutionary endocrinology / Richard G. Bribiescas and Michael P. Muehlenbein

Ethical considerations for human biology research / Trudy R. Turner

Commentary : a primer on human subjects applications and informed consents / Michael P. Muehlenbein

Body size and shape : climatic and nutritional influences on human body morphology / William R. Leonard and Peter T. Katzmarzyk

Human adaptation to high altitude / Tom D. Brutsaert

Skin coloration / Nina G. Jablonski

Classic markers of human variation / Robert J. Meier

DNA markers of human variation / Michael E. Steiper

Ten facts about human variation / Jonathan Marks

The evolution and endocrinology of human behavior : a focus on sex differences and reproduction / Peter B. Gray

Human mate choice / David P. Schmitt

Mate choice, the major histocompatibility complex, and offspring viability / Claus Wedekind and Guillaume Evanno

Why women differ in ovarian function : genetic polymorphism, developmental conditions, and adult lifestyle / Grazyna Jasienska

Pregnancy and lactation / Ivy L. Pike and Lauren A. Milligan

Male reproduction : physiology, behavior, and ecology / Michael P. Muehlenbein and Richard G. Bribiescas

Evolution of human growth / Barry Bogin

Variation in human growth patterns due to environmental factors / Stanley J. Ulijaszek

Evolutionary biology of hormonal responses to social challenges in the human child / Mark V. Flinn

Human biology, energetics, and the human brain / Benjamin C. Campbell

Embodied capital and extra-somatic wealth in human evolution and human history / Jane B. Lancaster and Hillard S. Kaplan

Evolutionary medicine, immunity, and infections disease / Michael P. Muehlenbein

Complex chronic diseases in evolutionary perspective / S. Boyd Eaton

Evolutionary medicine and the causes of chronic disease / Paul W. Ewald

Beyond feast-famine : brain evolution, human life history, and the metabolic syndrome / Christopher W. Kuzawa

Human longevity and senescence / Douglas E. Crews and James A. Stewart

Evolutionary psychiatry : mental disorders and behavioral evolution / Brant Wenegrat

Industrial pollutants and human evolution / Lawrence M. Schell

Acculturation and health / Thomas W. McDade and Colleen H. Nyberg.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-08823-5

1-139-79353-5

1-139-78215-0

1-139-77916-8

0-511-78119-9

1-139-77612-6

1-107-25397-7

1-283-71590-2

1-139-77764-5

OCLC:

818817541