Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective

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.

Keywords: human biological variability, human genetics, human health, human genetic variation, biocultural perspective, human disease, human demographics, human populations, Biological Anthropology, Evolutionary Biology, Biological Anthropology, Evolutionary Biology