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The evolving female : a life-history perspective / / Mary Ellen Morbeck, Alison Galloway, and Adrienne L. Zihlman, editors
| The evolving female : a life-history perspective / / Mary Ellen Morbeck, Alison Galloway, and Adrienne L. Zihlman, editors |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Disciplina | 573.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MorbeckMary Ellen <1945->
GallowayAlison <1953-> ZihlmanAdrienne L |
| Soggetto topico |
Human evolution
Women - Evolution Females - Physiology Women's studies - Biographical methods |
| ISBN |
1-282-75309-6
9786612753091 1-4008-2206-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- What Is Life History? -- Part I: Perspectives on Life-History Studies -- 1. Life History, the Individual, and Evolution / Morbeck, Mary Ellen -- 2. Changing Views of Female Life Histories / Fedigan, Linda Marie -- Part II: Natural History and Life-History Studies: The Mammals -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Mammal -- 3. Sea Lions, Life History, and Reproduction / Ono, Kathryn -- 4. Life History and Reproductive Success of Female Northern Elephant Seals / Reiter, Joanne -- Part III: Natural History and Life-History Studies: The Primates -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Primate -- 5. Social Relationships and Life Histories of Primates / Smuts, Barbara B. -- 6. Development of Sex Differences in Nonhuman Primates / Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Mariko -- 7. The Social Life of Female Japanese Monkeys / McDonald Pavelka, Mary S. -- 8. Natural History of Apes: Life-History Features in Females and Males / Zihlman, Adrienne L. -- Part IV: Anatomy, Physiology, and Variation: The Catarrhines -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Catarrhine -- 9. Reading Life History in Teeth, Bones, and Fossils / Morbeck, Mary Ellen -- 10. The Cost of Reproduction and the Evolution of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis / Galloway, Alison -- 11. The Biological Origins of Adipose Tissue in Humans / Pond, Caroline M. -- 12. Female Primates: Fat or Fit? / McFarland, Robin -- Part V: Women in Human Societies -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Human -- 13. Women's Bodies, Women's Lives: An Evolutionary Perspective / Zihlman, Adrienne L. -- 14. Sex Differences in Human Populations: Change through Time / Borgognini Tarli, Silvana M. / Repetto, Elena -- 15. Growing Up Female in a Farmer Community and a Forager Community / Morelli, Gilda A. -- 16. Institutional, Evolutionary, and Demographic Contexts of Gender Roles: A Case Study of !Kung Bushmen / Draper, Patricia -- 17. Women's Work and Energetics: A Case Study from Nepal / Panter-Brick, Catherine -- 18. Flexibility and Paradox: The Nature of Adaptation in Human Reproduction / Vitzthum, Virginia J. -- Part VI: Life History, Females, and Evolution -- Introduction: Life History, Females, and Evolution -- 19. Social Intelligence and Sexual Reproduction: Evolutionary Strategies / Jolly, Alison -- 20. Life History, Females, and Evolution: A Commentary / McLeod, Beverly -- Literature Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814820903321 |
| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The evolving female : a life-history perspective / / Mary Ellen Morbeck, Adrienne Zihlman, Alison Galloway
| The evolving female : a life-history perspective / / Mary Ellen Morbeck, Adrienne Zihlman, Alison Galloway |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [1996] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Disciplina |
573.2
591.38 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human evolution - Evolution
Women - Physiology Females - Biographical methods Women's studies |
| ISBN |
1-282-75309-6
9786612753091 1-4008-2206-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- What Is Life History? -- Part I: Perspectives on Life-History Studies -- 1. Life History, the Individual, and Evolution / Morbeck, Mary Ellen -- 2. Changing Views of Female Life Histories / Fedigan, Linda Marie -- Part II: Natural History and Life-History Studies: The Mammals -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Mammal -- 3. Sea Lions, Life History, and Reproduction / Ono, Kathryn -- 4. Life History and Reproductive Success of Female Northern Elephant Seals / Reiter, Joanne -- Part III: Natural History and Life-History Studies: The Primates -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Primate -- 5. Social Relationships and Life Histories of Primates / Smuts, Barbara B. -- 6. Development of Sex Differences in Nonhuman Primates / Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Mariko -- 7. The Social Life of Female Japanese Monkeys / McDonald Pavelka, Mary S. -- 8. Natural History of Apes: Life-History Features in Females and Males / Zihlman, Adrienne L. -- Part IV: Anatomy, Physiology, and Variation: The Catarrhines -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Catarrhine -- 9. Reading Life History in Teeth, Bones, and Fossils / Morbeck, Mary Ellen -- 10. The Cost of Reproduction and the Evolution of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis / Galloway, Alison -- 11. The Biological Origins of Adipose Tissue in Humans / Pond, Caroline M. -- 12. Female Primates: Fat or Fit? / McFarland, Robin -- Part V: Women in Human Societies -- Introduction: What It Means to Be a Human -- 13. Women's Bodies, Women's Lives: An Evolutionary Perspective / Zihlman, Adrienne L. -- 14. Sex Differences in Human Populations: Change through Time / Borgognini Tarli, Silvana M. / Repetto, Elena -- 15. Growing Up Female in a Farmer Community and a Forager Community / Morelli, Gilda A. -- 16. Institutional, Evolutionary, and Demographic Contexts of Gender Roles: A Case Study of !Kung Bushmen / Draper, Patricia -- 17. Women's Work and Energetics: A Case Study from Nepal / Panter-Brick, Catherine -- 18. Flexibility and Paradox: The Nature of Adaptation in Human Reproduction / Vitzthum, Virginia J. -- Part VI: Life History, Females, and Evolution -- Introduction: Life History, Females, and Evolution -- 19. Social Intelligence and Sexual Reproduction: Evolutionary Strategies / Jolly, Alison -- 20. Life History, Females, and Evolution: A Commentary / McLeod, Beverly -- Literature Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785156503321 |
| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [1996] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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