Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective, Second Edition

Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective, Second Edition

Editor(s): Sara Stinson, Barry Bogin, Dennis O'Rourke

Published Online: 6 APR 2012 01:36PM EST

Print ISBN: 9780470179642

Online ISBN: 9781118108062

DOI: 10.1002/9781118108062

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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.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–x)

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      Color Plates (pages c1–c4)

  3. Part I: Introduction

    1. Chapter 1

      Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective (pages 1–22)

      Sara Stinson, Barry Bogin, Dennis O'Rourke and Rebecca Huss-Ashmore

    2. Chapter 2

      History of Human Biology in the United States of America (pages 23–50)

      Francis E. Johnston and Michael A. Little

  4. Part II: Heredity and Patterned Human Variation

    1. Chapter 3

      An Introduction to Genetics (pages 51–98)

      Mark L. Weiss and Justin Tackney

    2. Chapter 4

      Genetics, Geography, and Human Variation (pages 99–142)

      Dennis O'Rourke and Jake Enk

    3. Chapter 5

      Quantitative Variation and Genetics (pages 143–173)

      Lyle W. Konigsberg

  5. Part III: Human Adaptability

    1. Chapter 6

      Human Adaptation to Climate: Temperature, Ultraviolet Radiation, and Altitude (pages 175–250)

      Cynthia M. Beall, Nina G. Jablonski and A. Theodore Steegmann

    2. Chapter 7

      Human Nutritional Evolution (pages 251–324)

      William R. Leonard

    3. Chapter 8

      Human Energetics (pages 325–384)

      J. Josh Snodgrass

  6. Part IV: Human Biology and Health

    1. Chapter 9

      The Epidemiology of Human Disease (pages 385–457)

      Lisa Sattenspiel and Karen Slonim

    2. Chapter 10

      Stress and Human Biology (pages 459–512)

      Gillian H. Ice and Gary D. James

  7. Part V: The Human Life Course

    1. Chapter 11

      Evolution of the Human Life Cycle (pages 513–586)

      Barry Bogin and B. Holly Smith

    2. Chapter 12

      Growth Variation: Biological and Cultural Factors (pages 587–635)

      Sara Stinson

    3. Chapter 13

      Aging, Senescence, and Human Variation (pages 637–692)

      Douglas E. Crews and Gillian H. Ice

  8. Part VI: Population Dynamics

    1. Chapter 14

      Demography Part 1: Mortality and Migration (pages 693–755)

      Timothy B. Gage, Sharon N. Dewitte and James W. Wood

    2. Chapter 15

      Demography Part 2: Population Growth and Fertility Regulation (pages 757–803)

      Peter T. Ellison, Barry Bogin and Mary T. O'rourke

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      Glossary (pages 805–831)

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      Index (pages 833–863)

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