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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Hochberg, Z. Evo-devo of child growth. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012 (DLC) 2011037214 |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Z Hochberg |
| ISBN: | 9781118156124 1118156129 9781118156148 1118156145 |
| OCLC Number: | 769189345 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 235 p.) |
| Contents: | Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contributor page; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; A. EVOLUTIONARY THINKING IN MEDICINE; B. EVO-DEVO; C. LIFE-HISTORY THEORY; D. EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE IN CHILD GROWTH AND MATURATION; E. CHILD GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT; F. HETEROCHRONY AND ALLOMETRY; G. ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY IN LIFE HISTORY; 2 CHILD GROWTH AND THE THEORY OF LIFE HISTORY; A. LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; B. TRANSITIONS BETWEEN LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; C. DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY AND ADAPTATION; D. CULTURAL ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT; E. ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY OF ATTACHMENT BEHAVIORS. |
| Responsibility: | Zeev Hochberg. |
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Abstract:
Working with principles from the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo), this fascinating work offers a new approach to analyzing child growth and development, examining each stage and transition in detail, from fetal development to preadulthood.
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"You would certainly understand the process better after reading this treatise, and maybe it may help you develop your own concepts of this fascinating phenomenon." ( European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology , 2012) Read more...
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