Human Variability and Plasticity |
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| Editor:
| Mascie-Taylor, C. G. Nicholas
Bogin, Barry |
| Contribution by:
| Mascie-Taylor, C. G. Nicholas
Foley, R. A.
Jablonski, Nina
Little, Michael
Strier, Karen
Weiss, Kenneth M. |
| Foreword by:
| Harrison, G. A. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-45399-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $222.95 |
Book Description:
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Most animals are capable of altering their biology or behaviour to respond plastically to changes in their environment. Humans are perhaps the most plastic of all species, and this book examines how human variability is affected by such factors as starvation, disease, child growth and migration.
Most animals are capable of altering their biology or behaviour to respond plastically to changes in their environment. Humans are perhaps the most plastic of all species, and this book examines how human variability is affected by such factors as starvation, disease, child growth and migration.