| Description |
1 online resource (x, 381 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
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 |
| Notes |
"Nova Biomedical"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Body size.
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Human ecology.
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Human evolution.
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Biometry.
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Ecology.
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Body Size -- physiology
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Aging -- physiology
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Biometry
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Ecology
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Body Constitution
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human ecology.
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biometrics.
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ecology.
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MEDICAL -- Anatomy.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Ecology
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Biometry
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Body size
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Human ecology
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Human evolution
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Samaras, Thomas T
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Bartke, Andrzej
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Rollo, Christopher David, 1948-
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| ISBN |
9781624170744 |
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1624170749 |
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