Human body size and the laws of scaling [[electronic resource] ] : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / / Thomas Samaras, editor

• Pubblicazione: Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Disciplina: 611
• Soggetto topico: Body size; Human ecology; Human evolution
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SamarasThomas T
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why the study of human size is important / Thomas Samaras -- Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of taller human height / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas Samaras -- Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas Samaras -- BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas Samaras -- The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas Samaras -- Long-lived mutant, gene knockout and transgenic mice / Andrzej Bartke -- The evolutionary ecology of body size with special reference to allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Overview of research on giant transgenic mice with emphasis on the brain and aging / C. David Rollo -- Speculations on the evolutionary ecology of Homo sapiens with special reference to body size, allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Birthweight, height, brain size and intellectual ability / Thomas Samaras -- Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas Samaras -- Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas Samaras.
• Titolo autorizzato: Human body size and the laws of scaling
• ISBN: 1-62417-074-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453816603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II