Human body size and the laws of scaling : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / Thomas Samaras, editor ; with contributions by Andrzej Bartke, C. David Rollo.

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Další autoři: Samaras, Thomas T., Bartke, Andrzej, Rollo, Christopher David, 1948-
Médium: Kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2007.
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505 0 |a Why the study of human size is important / Thomas T. Samaras -- Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas T. Samaras -- Advantages of taller human height / Thomas T. Samaras -- Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas T. Samaras -- Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas T. Samaras -- BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas T. Samaras -- The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas T. 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 T. Samaras -- Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas T. Samaras -- Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas T. Samaras. 
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