Title: Human biology: an introduction to human evolution, variation, growth, and adaptability, 3rd edition.

POPLINE Document Number: 201449

Author(s):

Harrison GA
Tanner JM
Pilbeam DR
Baker PT

Source citation:

Oxford, England, Oxford University Press, 1988. xv, 568 p. (Oxford Science Publications.)

Abstract:

This textbook deals with the nature, origins, development, and causes of human variety, and with the biological organization of past and present human populations. It is divided into 4 sections. These cover some general principles of evolutionary theory, the principle of the Primates, the fossil evidence for human evolution, aspects of Primate behavior, the principles of human genetics as applied to population studies, systematic descriptions of human variation, the nature of human growth and the factors which determine it , varieties of human physique and other constitutional traits, and the ecology of human populations, considered especially in terms of adaptation processes. The book is intended primarily for students of human biology, biological anthropology, human sciences, and medicine, but it should continue to be of value also to everyone interested in the population biology of man.

Keywords:

Biology
Genetics, Population
Growth
Population
Ecology
Hormones
Nutrition
Diseases
Modernization
Genetics
Child Development
Environment
Endocrine System
Physiology
Health
Social Change