Human Biology

This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. Written by four expert authors working in close collaboration, this second edition has been thoroughly updated to provide undergraduate and graduate students with two new chapters: one on race and culture and their ties to human biology, and the other a concluding summary chapter highlighting the integration and intersection of the topics covered in the book.

This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. Written by four expert authors working in close collaboration, this second edition has been thoroughly updated to provide undergraduate and graduate students with two new chapters: one on race and culture and their ties to human biology, and the other a concluding summary chapter highlighting the integration and intersection of the topics covered in the book.

PREFACE viiCONTRIBUTORS ixPART I INTRODUCTION 11. Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective3Sara Stinson, Barry Bogin, Dennis O'Rourke, and RebeccaHuss-Ashmore2. History of Human Biology in the United States of America23Francis E. Johnston and Michael A. LittlePART II HEREDITY AND PATTERNED HUMAN VARIATION 513. An Introduction to Genetics 53Mark L. Weiss and Justin Tackney4. Genetics, Geography, and Human Variation 99Dennis O'Rourke and Jake Enk5. Quantitative Variation and Genetics 143Lyle W. KonigsbergPART III HUMAN ADAPTABILITY 1756. Human Adaptation to Climate: Temperature, UltravioletRadiation, and Altitude 177Cynthia M. Beall, Nina G. Jablonski, and A. Theodore SteegmannJr.7. Human Nutritional Evolution 251William R. Leonard8. Human Energetics 325J. Josh SnodgrassPART IV HUMAN BIOLOGY AND HEALTH 3859. The Epidemiology of Human Disease 387Lisa Sattenspiel and Karen Slonim10. Stress and Human Biology 459Gillian H. Ice and Gary D. JamesPART V THE HUMAN LIFE COURSE 51311. Evolution of the Human Life Cycle 515Barry Bogin and B. Holly Smith12. Growth Variation: Biological and Cultural Factors 587Sara Stinson13. Aging, Senescence, and Human Variation 637Douglas E. Crews and Gillian H. IcePART VI POPULATION DYNAMICS 69314. Demography Part 1: Mortality and Migration 695Timothy B. Gage, Sharon N. DeWitte, and James W. Wood15. Demography Part 2: Population Growth and FertilityRegulation 757Peter T. Ellison, Barry Bogin, and Mary T.O'RourkeGLOSSARY 805INDEX 833