Human evolutionary biology

Contents: Evolutionary theory / Douglas J. Futuyma -- The study of human adaptation / A. Roberto Frisancho -- History of the study of human biology / Michael A. Little -- Genetics in human biology / Robert J. Meier and Jennifer A. Raff -- Demography / James Holland Jones -- History, methods, and general applications of anthropometry in human biology / Noël Cameron and Laura L. Jones -- Energy expenditure and body composition : history, methods, and inter-relationships / Peter S.W. Davies and Alexia J. Murphy -- Evolutionary endocrinology / Richard G. Bribiescas and Michael P. Muehlenbein -- Ethical considerations for human biology research / Trudy R. Turner -- Commentary : a primer on human subjects applications and informed consents / Michael P. Muehlenbein -- Body size and shape : climatic and nutritional influences on human body morphology / William R. Leonard and Peter T. Katzmarzyk -- Human adaptation to high altitude / Tom D. Brutsaert -- Skin coloration / Nina G. Jablonski -- Classic markers of human variation / Robert J. Meier -- DNA markers of human variation / Michael E. Steiper -- Ten facts about human variation / Jonathan Marks -- The evolution and endocrinology of human behavior : a focus on sex differences and reproduction / Peter B. Gray -- Human mate choice / David P. Schmitt -- Mate choice, the major histocompatibility complex, and offspring viability / Claus Wedekind and Guillaume Evanno -- Why women differ in ovarian function : genetic polymorphism, developmental conditions, and adult lifestyle / Grazyna Jasienska -- Pregnancy and lactation / Ivy L. Pike and Lauren A. Milligan -- Male reproduction : physiology, behavior, and ecology / Michael P. Muehlenbein and Richard G. Bribiescas -- Evolution of human growth / Barry Bogin -- Variation in human growth patterns due to environmental factors / Stanley J. Ulijaszek -- Evolutionary biology of hormonal responses to social challenges in the human child / Mark V. Flinn -- Human biology, energetics, and the human brain / Benjamin C. Campbell -- Embodied capital and extra-somatic wealth in human evolution and human history / Jane B. Lancaster and Hillard S. Kaplan -- Evolutionary medicine, immunity, and infections disease / Michael P. Muehlenbein -- Complex chronic diseases in evolutionary perspective / S. Boyd Eaton -- Evolutionary medicine and the causes of chronic disease / Paul W. Ewald -- Beyond feast-famine : brain evolution, human life history, and the metabolic syndrome / Christopher W. Kuzawa -- Human longevity and senescence / Douglas E. Crews and James A. Stewart -- Evolutionary psychiatry : mental disorders and behavioral evolution / Brant Wenegrat -- Industrial pollutants and human evolution / Lawrence M. Schell -- Acculturation and health / Thomas W. McDade and Colleen H. Nyberg.