Human biogeography [[electronic resource] /] / Alexander H. Harcourt |
Autore | Harcourt A. H (Alexander H.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Human geography
Physical anthropology Biogeography |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology books
beginning of mankind biology and anthropology biology and geography climate change cultural diversity earth and humans earth sciences ecology experts evolution of man evolution of mankind evolution evolutionary anthropologist geography human anatomy human cultures human distribution human diversity human evolution human interaction human origins human physiology human population human primate human species physical anthropology population density primates and apes |
ISBN |
1-280-11389-8
9786613520739 0-520-95177-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Biogeography and Humans: An Introduction -- 2. Origins and Dispersal -- 3. Climate, and Hominin Evolution and Dispersal -- 4. Barriers to Movement -- 5. How Are We Adapted to Our Environment? -- 6. Use of Area -- 7. A Biogeography of Human Diet and Drugs -- 8. We Affect Our Biogeography -- 9. Other Species Affect Our Biogeography -- 10. We Affect Other Species' Biogeography -- References -- General Index -- Author Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789946703321 |
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Parasites [[electronic resource] ] : tales of humanity's most unwelcome guests / / Rosemary Drisdelle |
Autore | Drisdelle Rosemary <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 pages) |
Disciplina | 591.6/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Parasites
Parasitology |
Soggetto non controllato |
amoebae
biology evolution biology crime scenes disgust easy to read engaging entomology evolution exploration food and water global attitudes human cultures human history invaders invisible life living tissues man versus nature microbiology mites natural history nonfiction organisms parasites parasitology role of parasites roundworms science nature scientific scientists social history sociological taboos tapeworms terrorism threats and danger war |
ISBN |
9786612697685
1-282-69768-4 0-520-94578-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Introduction -- 1. Ambush -- 2. Market of Peril -- 3. Drinking-Water Advisory -- 4. Illegal Aliens -- 5. Parasites in Control -- 6. In the House of Mirrors -- 7. The Parasite Felonies -- 8. Emerging Parasites -- 9. Parasite Extinction -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected bibliography and additional reading -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786715003321 |
Drisdelle Rosemary <1959->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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