The fragile wisdom: an evolutionary view on women's biology and health
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Main Author: Jasienska, Grazyna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2013
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
If reproductive hormones are so important, why is there so much variation? -- Coevolution of biology and culture : agriculture and selection for high levels of estrogens -- You are what you eat -- as a fetus -- The French paradox : did child welfare reduce the risk of heart disease? -- Intergenerational echoes of slavery -- The price of reproduction -- The ultimate test of costs of reproduction : life span -- Evolutionary past and modern diet -- Evolution and physical activity -- Evolutionary trade-offs and culture -- Fallacies of philanthropy -- Fixing genes versus fixing lifestyles
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (317 p.)
ISBN:9780674067196
0674067193
9780674047129
0674047125

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