Human biology
an evolutionary and biocultural perspective
2nd ed.
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Word Count
215,750 words, Guess
Page Count
863 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24852754M
- ISBN-139780470179642
- OCLC Control Number722842021
- Library of Congress Control Number2011013752
Classifications
- DDC599.9
- LCCGN60 .H82 2011
Description
"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"-- "The book covers all the major areas of human biology: Genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. All chapters are authored by leading experts in the field. Extensively rewritten by the four authors working in close collaboration for consistent style and format, the new edition of this best-selling book also features 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"--
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- Human biology: an evolutionary and biocultural perspective
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