Human biology : an introduction to human evolution, variation, growth, and adaptability /
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988. |
| Description: | xv, 568 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford science publications |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1025287 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Human Evolution
- 1. Studying Human Evolution
- 2. Patterns of Evolution
- 3. Primates
- 4. Primate Evolution
- 5. Hominid Evolution
- Part 2. Human Genetics and Variation
- 6. Molecular and Mendelian Genetics
- 7. Quantitative Variation
- 8. Population Genetics--Mating Systems
- 9. Population Genetics--Gene Frequency Changes
- 10. Population Variation in Qualitative Traits (Proteins)
- 11. Population Variation in Qualitative Traits (Blood Groups and Others)
- 12. Population Variation in Quantitative Traits
- 13. Anthropological Genetics and the Peoples of the World
- Part 3. Human Growth and Constitution
- 14. The Human Growth Curve
- 15. The Adolescent Growth Spurt and Development Age
- 16. Hormonal, Genetic, and Environmental Factors Controlling Growth
- 17. Physical and Psychological Development
- 18. Analysis and Classification of Physique
- 19. Physique and its Relationship to Function, Disease, and behavior
- Part 4. Human Adaptability
- 20. Human Ecology and Human Adaptability
- 21. The Physical Environment
- 22. Nutritional Stress
- 23. Infectious Disease
- 24. Modernization and Human Biological Responses
