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Human Adaptability
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Abstract
Adaptation and adaptability are central issues in human population biology and biological anthropology. They are the processes by which relationships between humans and their environments are established and maintained. This volume charts developments in the study of human adaptation and adaptability at the population level in both theoretical and methodological terms. It represents a unique evaluation by the leading researchers in the field, offers a unique review of adaptability studies, and identifies future directions for the study of human population biology in a changing world.
Oxford University PressOxford
Title: Human Adaptability
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Abstract
Adaptation and adaptability are central issues in human population biology and biological anthropology.
They are the processes by which relationships between humans and their environments are established and maintained.
This volume charts developments in the study of human adaptation and adaptability at the population level in both theoretical and methodological terms.
It represents a unique evaluation by the leading researchers in the field, offers a unique review of adaptability studies, and identifies future directions for the study of human population biology in a changing world.
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