Human Biology : An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective.

Intro -- HUMAN BIOLOGY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PART I: INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective -- CHAPTER 2: History of Human Biology in the United States of America -- PART II: HEREDITY AND PATTERNED HUMAN VARIATION -- CHAPTER 3: An Introduction to Genetics -- CHAPTER 4: Genetics, Geography, and Human Variation -- CHAPTER 5: Quantitative Variation and Genetics -- PART III: HUMAN ADAPTABILITY -- CHAPTER 6: Human Adaptation to Climate: Temperature, Ultraviolet Radiation, and Altitude -- CHAPTER 7: Human Nutritional Evolution -- CHAPTER 8: Human Energetics -- PART IV: HUMAN BIOLOGY AND HEALTH -- CHAPTER 9: The Epidemiology of Human Disease -- CHAPTER 10: Stress and Human Biology -- PART V: THE HUMAN LIFE COURSE -- CHAPTER 11: Evolution of the Human Life Cycle -- CHAPTER 12: Growth Variation: Biological and Cultural Factors -- CHAPTER 13: Aging, Senescence, and Human Variation -- PART VI: POPULATION DYNAMICS -- CHAPTER 14: Demography Part 1: Mortalityand Migration -- CHAPTER 15: Demography Part 2: Population Growth and Fertility Regulation -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX -- Color Plates.

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