Human body size and the laws of scaling : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Samaras, Thomas T., Bartke, Andrzej, Rollo, Christopher David, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2007.
Temas:
Body size.
Human ecology.
Human evolution.
Biometry.
Ecology.
Body Size > physiology
Aging > physiology
Biometry
Ecology
Body Constitution
Constitution corporelle.
Écologie humaine.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Biométrie.
Écologie.
human ecology.
biometrics.
ecology.
MEDICAL > Anatomy.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Body size
Human ecology
Human evolution
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why the study of human size is important / Thomas T. Samaras
  • Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas T. Samaras
  • Advantages of taller human height / Thomas T. Samaras
  • Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas T. Samaras
  • Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas T. Samaras
  • BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas T. Samaras
  • The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas T. Samaras
  • Long-lived mutant, gene knockout and transgenic mice / Andrzej Bartke
  • The evolutionary ecology of body size with special reference to allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo
  • Overview of research on giant transgenic mice with emphasis on the brain and aging / C. David Rollo
  • Speculations on the evolutionary ecology of Homo sapiens with special reference to body size, allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo
  • Birthweight, height, brain size and intellectual ability / Thomas T. Samaras
  • Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas T. Samaras
  • Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas T. Samaras.

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