Human Senescence by Douglas E Crews
Much research on the biology of senescence is on cell-lines, nematodes or fruit flies, that are only of peripheral relevance to the problems encountered in humans. Human Senescence is a text which reviews the evolutionary biology of human senescence and life span, and the evolutionarily recent development of late-life survival. It examines how human patterns of and variability in growth and development have altered later life survival probabilities and competencies, and how survival during mid-life contributes to senescent dysfunction and alteration. Discussing possibilities of further extending human life span, it gives a better understanding of how humans came to senesce as slowly as we do over our lifespan. Bringing together gerontological, anthropological and biocultural research, it explores human variation in chronic disease, senescence and life span as outcomes of early life adaptation and the success of humankind's sociocultural evolution. It is a benchmark publication for all interested in how and why we age.-
Hunter-Gatherer Adaptation and Resilience
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Evaluating Evidence in Biological Anthropology
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Primate Research and Conservation in the Anthropocene
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Neanderthals and Modern Humans
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Bioarchaeology
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Macaque Societies
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Primates Face to Face
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Neandertal Skeletal Anatomy
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Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris
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The Monkeys of Stormy Mountain
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The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Pelvis
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Monkeys on the Edge
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The Evolutionary Biology of Human Body Fatness
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Studies in Forensic Biohistory
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Reproduction and Adaptation
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Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology
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Between Biology and Culture
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Anthropological Perspectives on Tooth Morphology
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African Genesis
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Simulating Human Origins and Evolution
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Methods in Human Growth Research
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Feeding Ecology in Apes and Other Primates
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Patterns of Growth and Development in the Genus Homo
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Human Biologists in the Archives
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Primate and Human Evolution
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Seasonality in Primates
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Human Biology of Afro-Caribbean Populations
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Consanguinity in Context
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The Genetics of African Populations in Health and Disease
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The Backbone of Europe
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Health Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
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Human Paleobiology
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Fossil Primates
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The Foragers of Point Hope
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Primate Dentition
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The First Boat People
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Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia
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Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence
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Variability in Human Fertility
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Biological Aspects of Human Migration
Douglas E. Crews is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and School of Public Health at the Ohio State University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521571739 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521571731 |
| Title | Human Senescence |
| Author | Douglas E Crews |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Biological And Evolutionary Anthropology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2003-12-11 |
| Number of pages | 302 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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