Human Variation (eBook, ePUB)

From the Laboratory to the Field
Redaktion: Mascie-Taylor, C. G. Nicholas; Ulijaszek, Stanley; Yasukouchi, Akira

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 317
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040206171
• Artikelnr.: 72583186

Autorenporträt

C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor, Akira Yasukouchi, Stanley Ulijaszek

Inhaltsangabe

Factors and Forces Influencing Human Variation. Genetics of Body Weight and
Obesity. Diversity of Human Adaptability to Environments: A Physiological
Anthropology Perspective. Tissue and Cell Adaptability to Physical and
Chemical Factors. Human Adaptation to Natural and Artificial Light:
Variation in Circadian Photosensitivity. Effect of Environmental Light on
Human Gastrointestinal Activity: From Laboratory Study to Fieldwork. Cold
Tolerance and Lifestyle in Modern Society. Human Adaptability to Emotional
and Intellectual Mental Stresses. Impact of Pollution on Physiological
Systems: Taking Science from the Laboratory to the Field.Bridging the Gap
between Laboratory Trials and the Reality of the Human in Context.
Geography, Migration, Climate, and Environmental Plasticity as Contributors
to Human Variation. From a History of Anthropometry to Anthropometric
History. Growth and Maturation: Interactions and Sources of Variation. Bone
Health and Body Composition Measurement in Older People: Challenges Imposed
by Variability. Research Designs and Statistical Methods in Both Laboratory
and Field Settings. Impact of Natural Environmental Stressors on
Physiological and Morphological Processes: Methodological Approaches in the
Field and Laboratory.