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Human biology : an evolutionary and biocultural perspective / ed. by Sara Stinson ...

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012Edition: 2. edDescription: X, 863 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780470179642
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online-Ausg.: No title DDC classification:
  • 599.9 23
  • SOC002020
RVK: RVK: WH 8908LOC classification:
  • GN60
Contents:
Summary: "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"--Summary: "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"--Call number: Grundsignatur: 2012 E 985(2)PPN: PPN: 65926806X
Holdings
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Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd med 1.6 Lesesaal Naturwissenschaften (LSN) 2012 E 985(2) Available 51390740090
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