Human variability and plasticity
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521018555
Date de publication :
22 août 2005
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
397 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Most animals are capable of altering their biology or behaviour to respond plastically to changes in their environment. Humans are perhaps the most plastic of all species, and this book examines how human variability is affected by such factors as starvation, disease, child growth and migration.