Human body size and the laws of scaling physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications /
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| Rannpháirtithe: | |
| Formáid: | Leictreonach Ríomhleabhar |
| Teanga: | Béarla |
| Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: |
Hauppauge, N.Y. :
Nova Science Publishers,
c2007.
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| Ábhair: | |
| Rochtain ar líne: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
| Clibeanna: |
Níl clibeanna ann, Bí ar an gcéad duine le clib a chur leis an taifead seo!
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Clár na nÁbhar:
- Why the study of human size is important / Thomas Samaras
- Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas Samaras
- Advantages of taller human height / Thomas Samaras
- Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas Samaras
- Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas Samaras
- BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas Samaras
- The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas 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 Samaras
- Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas Samaras
- Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas Samaras.