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Author Gluckman, Peter D., author.

Title Principles of evolutionary medicine / Peter Gluckman, Alan Beedle, Tatjana Buklijas, Felicia Low, and Mark Hanson.

Publication Info. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

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Edition Second edition.
Description 1 online resource : illustrations (colour)
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
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online resource cr rdacarrier
Summary This is the first integrated and comprehensive textbook to explain the principles of evolutionary biology from a medical perspective and to focus on how medicine and public health might utilise evolutionary biology.
Note This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 25, 2016).
Contents Cover; Principles of Evolutionary Medicine; Copyright; Contents; PART 1 Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology ; 1 Introduction ; 1.1 What is disease? ; 1.2 What evolution is: fundamental principles ; 1.3 Time ; 1.4 Constraints ; 1.5 We are not alone ; 1.6 Culture and gene- culture coevolution
1.7 How evolutionary arguments fit alongside other biological perspectives 1.8 Evolution and medicine ; Key points ; 2 Evolutionary theory ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 What does evolutionary theory explain? ; 2.3 How does evolution work?
2.4 Areas of debate and the limitations of the adaptationist argument 2.5 Conclusion ; Key points ; 3 The molecular basis of variation and inheritance ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Genes and disease ; 3.3. The molecular basis of human genetic variation
3.4 Factors affecting genetic variation 3.5 Single-gene or Mendelian disorders; 3.6 No single genes for common diseases ; 3.7 Epigenetic mechanisms as a cause of variation ; 3.8 Non-genetic inheritance; 3.9 Conclusion ; Key points ; 4 Evolution and development ; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Development: pre- ordained or plastic? 4.3 Is development important to evolution? ; 4.4 Developmental plasticity ; 4.5 Responses to environmental cues during development ; 4.6 Epigenetic processes and development ; 4.7 Learning and instinct ; 4.8 The evolution of novelty
Subject Medicine -- Philosophy.
Human evolution.
Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation.
Evolution (Biology)
Medical genetics.
Medical personnel.
Biology.
Life sciences.
Physical sciences.
Biological Evolution
Genetics, Medical
Genetic Phenomena
Genetics
Medicine
Biological Phenomena
Health Occupations
Biology
Phenomena and Processes
Disciplines and Occupations
Biological Science Disciplines
Natural Science Disciplines
Philosophy, Medical
Health Personnel
Health Workforce.
Médecine -- Philosophie.
Êtres humains -- Évolution.
Étiologie.
Évolution (Biologie)
Génétique médicale.
Personnel médical.
Biologie.
Sciences de la vie.
Sciences physiques.
evolution.
biology.
biological sciences.
physical sciences.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Atlases.
MEDICAL -- Essays.
MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
Physical sciences
Medical personnel
Medical genetics
Life sciences
Evolution (Biology)
Biology
Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation
Human evolution
Medicine -- Philosophy
Added Author Beedle, Alan, author.
Buklijas, Tatjana, author.
Low, Felicia, author.
Hanson, Mark A., author.
Other Form: Print version: 9780199663927
ISBN 9780191823206 (electronic bk.)
0191823201 (electronic bk.)
9780191083396 (electronic bk.)
0191083399 (electronic bk.)
9780199663927
0199663920
9780199663934
0199663939
Standard No. AU@ 000059224337
AU@ 000060915308

 
    
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