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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.