Human Biology An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective

About this book

This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. Written by four expert authors working in close collaboration, this second edition has been thoroughly updated to provide undergraduate and graduate students with two new chapters: one on race and culture and their ties to human biology, and the other a concluding summary chapter highlighting the integration and intersection of the topics covered in the book.

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective (Sara Stinson, Barry Bogin, Dennis O'Rourke, and Rebecca Huss-Ashmore)
Chapter 2. History of Human Biology in the United States of America (Francis E. Johnston and Michael A. Little)

Heredity and Patterned Human Variation
Chapter 3. An Introduction to Genetics (Mark Weiss and Justin Tackney)
Chapter 4. Genetics, Geography, and Human Variation (Dennis O'Rourke and Jake Enk)
Chapter 5. Quantitative Variation and Genetics (Lyle Konigsberg)

Human Adaptability
Chapter 6. Human Adaptation to Climate: Temperature, Ultraviolet Radiation and Altitude (Cynthia M. Beall, Nina Jablonski, and A. Theordore Steegmann, Jr.)
Chapter 7. Evolution of Human Nutrition (William R. Leonard)
Chapter 8. Human Energetics (J. Josh Snodgrass)

Human Biology and Health
Chapter 9. The Epidemiology of Human Disease (Lisa Sattenspiel and Karen Slonim)
Chapter 10. Stress and Human Biology (Gillian H. Ice and Gary D. James)

The Human Life Course
Chapter 11. Evolution of the Human Life Cycle (Barry Bogin and B. Holly Smith)
Chapter 12. Growth Variation: Biological and Cultural Factors (Sara Stinson)
Chapter 13. Aging, Senescence and Human Variation (Douglas E. Crews and Gillian Ice)

Population Dynamics
Chapter 14. Demography, Part 1: Mortality and Migration( Timothy B. Gage, Sharon N. DeWitte, and James W. Wood)
Chapter 15. Demography, Part 2: Population Growth and Fertility Regulation (Peter T. Ellison, Barry Bogin, and Mary O'Rourke)

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