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Evo-devo of child growth : treatise on child growth and human evolution /
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-de...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Wiley-Blackwell,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118156124 1118156129 9781118156148 1118156145 1118027167 9781118027165 9781118156155 1118156153 1283332418 9781283332415 9786613332417 6613332410 |