Human Evolutionary Biology

Michael P. Muehlenbein is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington.

A wide-ranging and inclusive text focusing on topics in human evolution and the understanding of modern human variation and adaptability.

Preface; Part I. Theory and Methods: 1. Evolutionary theory Douglas J. Futuyma; 2. The study of human adaptation A. Roberto Frisancho; 3. History of the study of human biology Michael A. Little; 4. Genetics in human biology Robert J. Meier and Jennifer A. Raff; 5. Demography James Holland Jones; 6. History, methods, and general applications of anthropometry in human biology Noel Cameron and Laura L. Jones; 7. Energy expenditure and body composition: history, methods and inter-relationships Peter S. W. Davies and Alexia J. Murphy; 8. Evolutionary endocrinology Richard G. Bribiescas and Michael P. Muehlenbein; 9. Ethical considerations for human biology research Trudy R. Turner; Commentary: a primer on human subjects applications and informed consents Michael P. Muehlenbein; Part II. Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation: 10. Body size and shape: climatic and nutritional influences on human body morphology William Leonard and Peter T. Katzmarzyk; 11. Human adaptation to high altitude Tom D. Brutsaert; 12. Skin coloration Nina G. Jablonski; 13. Classic markers of human variation Robert J. Meier; 14. DNA markers of human variation Michael E. Steiper; 15. Ten facts about human variation Jonathan Marks; 16. The evolution and endocrinology of human behavior: a focus on sex differences and reproduction Peter B. Gray; Part III. Reproduction: 17. Human mate choice David P. Schmitt; 18. Mate choice, the major histocompatibility complex, and offspring viability Claus Wedekind and Guillaume Evanno; 19. Why women differ in ovarian function: genetic polymorphism, developmental conditions and adult lifestyle Grazyna Jasienska; 20. Pregnancy and lactation Ivy L. Pike and Lauren A. Milligan; 21. Male reproduction: physiology, behavior and ecology Michael P. Muehlenbein and Richard G. Bribiescas; Part IV. Growth and Development: 22. Evolution of human growth Barry Bogin; 23. Variation in human growth patterns due to environmental factors Stanley J. Ulijaszek; 24. Evolutionary biology of hormonal responses to social challenges in the human child Mark V. Flinn; 25. Human biology, energetics and the human brain Benjamin C. Campbell; 26. Embodied capital and extra-somatic wealth in human evolution and human history Jane B. Lancaster and Hillard S. Kaplan; Part V. Health and Disease: 27. Evolutionary medicine, immunity and infectious disease Michael P. Muehlenbein; 28. Complex chronic diseases in evolutionary perspective S. Boyd Eaton; 29. Evolutionary medicine and the causes of chronic disease Paul W. Ewald; 30. Beyond feast-famine: brain evolution, human life history and the metabolic syndrome Christopher W. Kuzawa; 31. Human longevity and senescence Douglas E. Crews and James A. Stewart; 32. Evolutionary psychiatry: mental disorders and behavioral evolution Brant Wenegrat; 33. Industrial pollutants and human evolution Lawrence M. Schell; 34. Acculturation and health Thomas W. McDade and Colleen H. Nyberg; Index.