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Evolution of vulnerability : implications for sex differences in health and development / / David C. Geary
| Evolution of vulnerability : implications for sex differences in health and development / / David C. Geary |
| Autore | Geary David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Academic Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.42 |
| Soggetto topico |
Health surveys
Risk assessment Risk management Sex factors in disease Work environment |
| ISBN |
0-12-801747-3
0-12-801562-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Evolution of Vulnerability: Implications for Sex Differences in Health and Development; Copyright; Contents; Preface ; Chapter 1: Vulnerability; The Value Added by an Evolutionary Perspective; Nonhuman Vulnerabilities; Human Vulnerabilities; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Vulnerability; Sexual Selection; Compete for or Choose Among Mates?; Rate of Reproduction; Operational Sex Ratio; Male-Male Competition; Physical Competition; Behavioral Competition; Brain and Cognitive Competition; Female Choice; Female-Female Competition and Male Choice
Reversed Sex RolesFemale-Female Competition and Social Selection; Male Choice; Expression of Condition-Dependent Traits; Genetic Variance and Inbreeding Depression; Parasites and Immunocompetence; Nutritional and Social Stressors; Toxins; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Condition-Dependent Traits in Birds and Fish; Birds; Organization of Reviews; Physical Traits; Color; Types of Color Signals; Conditional Dependent Signals; Takeaway Message; Size; Takeaway Message; Behavioral Traits; Takeaway Message; Brain and Cognitive Traits; Takeaway Message; Fish; Physical Traits; Color; Size; Behavioral Traits ConclusionChapter 4: Condition-Dependent Traits in Arthropods and Mammals; Arthropods; Physical Traits; Color; Size; Behavioral Traits; Mammals; Physical Traits; Color; Size; Behavioral Traits; Scent; Behavior; Brain and Cognitive Traits; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Sexual Selection and Human Vulnerability; Vulnerability in Boys and Men; Physical Traits; Behavioral Traits; Brain and Cognitive Traits; Folk Psychology; Folk Physics; Brain; Vulnerability in Girls and Women; Physical Traits; Behavioral Traits; Brain and Cognitive Traits; Decoding Nonverbal Behavior and Facial Expressions; Language Theory of Mind and Person SchemaBrain; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Human Vulnerability for Physical and Behavioral Traits; Physical Vulnerabilities; Skeletal Development; Height; Pelvic Development; Muscle Mass and Fat Reserves; Physical Fitness and Activity; Facial Features and Skin Attractiveness; Scent and Health; Behavioral Vulnerabilities; Children's Play; Social Behavior; Social Signals; Risk Taking and Emotional Composure; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Human Vulnerability for Brain and Cognitive Traits; Cognitive Vulnerabilities; Folk Psychology; Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition; Language Folk PhysicsNatural Stressors; Toxins; Testosterone and Antiandrogen Therapy; Brain vulnerabilities; Threat Detection and Emotion Regulation; Amygdala, Hippocampus, and Trauma; Men's Condition-Dependent Hippocampus; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Implications for Human Health and Development; Defining and Assessing Well-being and Vulnerability; Assessing Vulnerability in Preschool Children; Assessing Vulnerability in School-Age Children and Adolescents; Assessing Vulnerability in Adults; Defining Stressors; Are All Natural Stressors Equal?; Toxins; Conclusion; References; Species Index for Tables Author Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797335803321 |
Geary David
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| Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Academic Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution of vulnerability : implications for sex differences in health and development / / David C. Geary
| Evolution of vulnerability : implications for sex differences in health and development / / David C. Geary |
| Autore | Geary David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Academic Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.42 |
| Soggetto topico |
Health surveys
Risk assessment Risk management Sex factors in disease Work environment |
| ISBN |
0-12-801747-3
0-12-801562-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Evolution of Vulnerability: Implications for Sex Differences in Health and Development; Copyright; Contents; Preface ; Chapter 1: Vulnerability; The Value Added by an Evolutionary Perspective; Nonhuman Vulnerabilities; Human Vulnerabilities; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Vulnerability; Sexual Selection; Compete for or Choose Among Mates?; Rate of Reproduction; Operational Sex Ratio; Male-Male Competition; Physical Competition; Behavioral Competition; Brain and Cognitive Competition; Female Choice; Female-Female Competition and Male Choice
Reversed Sex RolesFemale-Female Competition and Social Selection; Male Choice; Expression of Condition-Dependent Traits; Genetic Variance and Inbreeding Depression; Parasites and Immunocompetence; Nutritional and Social Stressors; Toxins; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Condition-Dependent Traits in Birds and Fish; Birds; Organization of Reviews; Physical Traits; Color; Types of Color Signals; Conditional Dependent Signals; Takeaway Message; Size; Takeaway Message; Behavioral Traits; Takeaway Message; Brain and Cognitive Traits; Takeaway Message; Fish; Physical Traits; Color; Size; Behavioral Traits ConclusionChapter 4: Condition-Dependent Traits in Arthropods and Mammals; Arthropods; Physical Traits; Color; Size; Behavioral Traits; Mammals; Physical Traits; Color; Size; Behavioral Traits; Scent; Behavior; Brain and Cognitive Traits; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Sexual Selection and Human Vulnerability; Vulnerability in Boys and Men; Physical Traits; Behavioral Traits; Brain and Cognitive Traits; Folk Psychology; Folk Physics; Brain; Vulnerability in Girls and Women; Physical Traits; Behavioral Traits; Brain and Cognitive Traits; Decoding Nonverbal Behavior and Facial Expressions; Language Theory of Mind and Person SchemaBrain; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Human Vulnerability for Physical and Behavioral Traits; Physical Vulnerabilities; Skeletal Development; Height; Pelvic Development; Muscle Mass and Fat Reserves; Physical Fitness and Activity; Facial Features and Skin Attractiveness; Scent and Health; Behavioral Vulnerabilities; Children's Play; Social Behavior; Social Signals; Risk Taking and Emotional Composure; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Human Vulnerability for Brain and Cognitive Traits; Cognitive Vulnerabilities; Folk Psychology; Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition; Language Folk PhysicsNatural Stressors; Toxins; Testosterone and Antiandrogen Therapy; Brain vulnerabilities; Threat Detection and Emotion Regulation; Amygdala, Hippocampus, and Trauma; Men's Condition-Dependent Hippocampus; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Implications for Human Health and Development; Defining and Assessing Well-being and Vulnerability; Assessing Vulnerability in Preschool Children; Assessing Vulnerability in School-Age Children and Adolescents; Assessing Vulnerability in Adults; Defining Stressors; Are All Natural Stressors Equal?; Toxins; Conclusion; References; Species Index for Tables Author Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811681503321 |
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Geary David
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| Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : Academic Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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