Biological Anthropology and Aging : Perspectives on Human Variation Over the Life Span

Bok av Douglas E Crews
Using models traditionally unique to anthropological research, this volume explores evolutionary, cross-cultural, physiological, environmental, and pathological influences on variation in human ageing. Presenting a broad evolutionary perspective in examining human life span and life history at the population level, the book also emphasizes human phenotypic plasticity as the key to understanding human biological ageing.