| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (colour) |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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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? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Medicine -- Philosophy.
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Human evolution.
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Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Medical genetics.
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Medical personnel.
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Biology.
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Life sciences.
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Physical sciences.
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evolution. |
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biology. |
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biological sciences. |
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physical sciences. |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism. |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference. |
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Atlases. |
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MEDICAL -- Essays. |
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice. |
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy. |
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Physical sciences |
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Medical personnel |
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Medical genetics |
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Life sciences |
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Evolution (Biology) |
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Biology |
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Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation |
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Human evolution |
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Medicine -- Philosophy |
| Added Author |
Beedle, Alan, author.
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Buklijas, Tatjana, author.
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Low, Felicia, author.
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Hanson, Mark A., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780199663927 |
| ISBN |
9780191823206 (electronic bk.) |
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0191823201 (electronic bk.) |
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9780191083396 (electronic bk.) |
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0191083399 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199663927 |
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0199663920 |
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9780199663934 |
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0199663939 |
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