Book contents
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background to the Study of Human Growth
- 2 Basic Principles of Human Growth
- 3 The Evolution of Human Growth
- 4 Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
- 5 Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
- 6 Genetic and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Human Growth
- 7 What Makes People Grow?
- 8 A Biocultural View of Human Growth
- Glossary
- References
- Index
3 - The Evolution of Human Growth
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2020
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background to the Study of Human Growth
- 2 Basic Principles of Human Growth
- 3 The Evolution of Human Growth
- 4 Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
- 5 Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
- 6 Genetic and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Human Growth
- 7 What Makes People Grow?
- 8 A Biocultural View of Human Growth
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
The vertebrate, mammalian, and primate patterns of growth are compared with the human differences in pattern. Human uniqueness in brain development and the adolescent growth spurt require novel biology and a special philosophy for human development.
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- Patterns of Human Growth , pp. 143 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020