Human Variation
eBook - PDF

Human Variation

From the Laboratory to the Field

  1. 317 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Human Variation

From the Laboratory to the Field

About this book

The transition in anthropological and biomedical research methods over the past 50 years, from anthropometric and craniometric measurements to large-scale microarray genetic studies has resulted in continued revision of opinions and ideas relating to the factors and forces that drive human variation. Human Variation: From the Laboratory to the Field

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Yes, you can access Human Variation by C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor,Akira Yasukouchi,Stanley Ulijaszek in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781420084740
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Contributors
  5. Chapter 1. Factors and Forces Influencing Human Variation
  6. Chapter 2. Genetics of Body Weight and Obesity
  7. Chapter 3. Diversity of Human Adaptability to Environments: A Physiological Anthropology Perspective
  8. Chapter 4. Tissue and Cell Adaptability to Physical and Chemical Factors
  9. Chapter 5. Human Adaptation to Natural and Artificial Light: Variation in Circadian Photosensitivity
  10. Chapter 6. Effect of Environmental Light on Human Gastrointestinal Activity: From Laboratory Study to Fieldwork
  11. Chapter 7. Cold Tolerance and Lifestyle in Modern Society
  12. Chapter 8. Human Adaptability to Emotional and Intellectual Mental Stresses
  13. Chapter 9. Impact of Pollution on Physiological Systems: Taking Science from the Laboratory to the Field
  14. Chapter 10. Bridging the Gap between Laboratory Trials and the Reality of the Human in Context
  15. Chapter 11. Geography, Migration, Climate, and Environmental Plasticity as Contributors to Human Variation
  16. Chapter 12. From a History of Anthropometry to Anthropometric History
  17. Chapter 13. Growth and Maturation: Interactions and Sources of Variation
  18. Chapter 14. Bone Health and Body Composition Measurement: Challenges Imposed by Variability
  19. Chapter 15. Research Designs and Statistical Methods in Both Laboratory and Field Settings
  20. Chapter 16. Impact of Natural Environmental Stressors on Physiological and Morphological Processes: Methodological Approaches in the Field and Laboratory
  21. Index
  22. Back cover