Evo-devo of child growth :
Hochberg, Z.
Evo-devo of child growth : treatise on child growth and human evolution / Zeev Hochberg. - Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2012. - 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contributor page; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; A. EVOLUTIONARY THINKING IN MEDICINE; B. EVO-DEVO; C. LIFE-HISTORY THEORY; D. EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE IN CHILD GROWTH AND MATURATION; E. CHILD GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT; F. HETEROCHRONY AND ALLOMETRY; G. ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY IN LIFE HISTORY; 2 CHILD GROWTH AND THE THEORY OF LIFE HISTORY; A. LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; B. TRANSITIONS BETWEEN LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; C. DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY AND ADAPTATION; D. CULTURAL ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT; E. ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY OF ATTACHMENT BEHAVIORS.
Working with principles from the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo), this fascinating work offers a new approach to analyzing child growth and development, examining each stage and transition in detail, from fetal development to preadulthood. Based on the author's in-depth review of the current literature and his own observations as a pediatric endocrinologist, the book demonstrates how the transitions between human life history phases represent unique periods of evolutionary adaptive response to the environment. In addition, the author explains why an understanding o.
9781118156124 1118156129 9781118156148 1118156145 1118027167 9781118027165 9781118156155 1118156153
9786613332417
333241 MIL AE4E9344-4595-41E7-9D3D-FCFCAF6FCABC OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Child development.
Children--Growth.
Human evolution.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Children's Health.
MEDICAL--Pediatrics.
Child development.
Children--Growth.
Human evolution.
Electronic books.
RJ131 / .H595 2012eb
618.92
Evo-devo of child growth : treatise on child growth and human evolution / Zeev Hochberg. - Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2012. - 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contributor page; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; A. EVOLUTIONARY THINKING IN MEDICINE; B. EVO-DEVO; C. LIFE-HISTORY THEORY; D. EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE IN CHILD GROWTH AND MATURATION; E. CHILD GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT; F. HETEROCHRONY AND ALLOMETRY; G. ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY IN LIFE HISTORY; 2 CHILD GROWTH AND THE THEORY OF LIFE HISTORY; A. LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; B. TRANSITIONS BETWEEN LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; C. DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY AND ADAPTATION; D. CULTURAL ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT; E. ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY OF ATTACHMENT BEHAVIORS.
Working with principles from the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo), this fascinating work offers a new approach to analyzing child growth and development, examining each stage and transition in detail, from fetal development to preadulthood. Based on the author's in-depth review of the current literature and his own observations as a pediatric endocrinologist, the book demonstrates how the transitions between human life history phases represent unique periods of evolutionary adaptive response to the environment. In addition, the author explains why an understanding o.
9781118156124 1118156129 9781118156148 1118156145 1118027167 9781118027165 9781118156155 1118156153
9786613332417
333241 MIL AE4E9344-4595-41E7-9D3D-FCFCAF6FCABC OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Child development.
Children--Growth.
Human evolution.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Children's Health.
MEDICAL--Pediatrics.
Child development.
Children--Growth.
Human evolution.
Electronic books.
RJ131 / .H595 2012eb
618.92