Human Adaptation and Accommodation

Name: Human Adaptation and Accommodation
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ISBN: 9780472095117

ISBN-10: 0472095110

ISBN-13: 9780472095117

Edition: 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Andres Roberto Frisancho

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Book details

List price: $94.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 8/24/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.60" tall
Weight: 2.948
Language: English




The Study of Human Adaptation



Principles of Temperature Regulation



Acclimation and Acclimatization to Hot Climates: Native and Nonnative Populations



Thermoregulation and Acclimation to Cold Stress



Acclimatization to Cold Environments: Native and Nonnative Populations



Biological Responses, Acclimatization to Solar Radiation, and Evolution of Population Skin Color Differences



Evolution of Population Skin Color Differences



Respiratory Function and Gas Exchange in the Lungs and Tissues



Cardiovascular System



Biological Effects and Tolerance to High Altitude



Adult Acclimatization, Developmental Acclimatization, and the High-Altitude Native



Prenatal and Postnatal Growth and Development at High Altitude



Accommodation to the Energy Demands of Pregnancy



Accommodation to the Energy Demands of Lactation



Accommodation to Acute and Chronic Malnutrition During Growth



Accommodation to Experimental Starvation and Chronic Undernutrition



Accommodation to Industrialization of Dietary Habits and Disease Expression



Obesity: Accommodation and Adaptation to Variability In Dietary Supply


App. A. Conversion Factors for Measurements Used In the Biological Sciences


App. B. Conversion Factors


App. C. Glossary


Index