Human Evolutionary BiologyMichael P. Muehlenbein 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
Contributors | 1990 |
Preface | 1992 |
Theory and Methods | 1994 |
Evolutionary Theory | 1996 |
The Study of Human Adaptation | 2010 |
History of the Study of Human Biology | |
Genetics in Human Biology | |
Demography | |
Mate Choice the Major Histocompatibility Complex and Offspring Viability | |
Why Women Differ in Ovarian Function Genetic Polymorphism Developmental Conditions and Adult Lifestyle | |
Pregnancy and Lactation | |
Male Reproduction Physiology Behavior and Ecology | |
Growth and Development | |
Evolution of Human Growth | |
Variation in Human Growth Patterns due to Environmental Factors | |
Evolutionary Biology of Hormonal Responses to Social Challenges in the Human Child | |
History Methods and General Applications of Anthropometry in Human Biology | |
Energy Expenditure and Body Composition History Methods and Interrelationships | |
Evolutionary Endocrinology | |
Ethical Considerations for Human Biology Research | |
Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation | |
Body Size and Shape Climatic and Nutritional Influences on Human Body Morphology | |
Human Adaptation to High Altitude | |
Skin Coloration | |
Classic Markers of Human Variation | |
DNA Markers of Human Variation | |
Ten Facts about Human Variation | |
The Evolution and Endocrinology of Human Behavior a Focus on Sex Differences and Reproduction | |
Reproduction | |
Human Mate Choice | |
Human Biology Energetics and the Human Brain | |
Embodied Capital and Extrasomatic Wealth in Human Evolution and Human History | |
Health and Disease | |
Evolutionary Medicine Immunity and Infectious Disease | |
Complex Chronic Diseases in Evolutionary Perspective | |
Evolutionary Medicine and the Causes of Chronic Disease | |
Beyond FeastFamine Brain Evolution Human Life History and the Metabolic Syndrome | |
Human Longevity and Senescence | |
Evolutionary Psychiatry Mental Disorders and Behavioral Evolution | |
Industrial Pollutants and Human Evolution | |
Acculturation and Health | |
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