Evolving Human Nutrition
Evolving Human Nutrition

Author: Stanley J. Ulijaszek

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-10-18

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 1139788965

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While most of us live our lives according to the working week, we did not evolve to be bound by industrial schedules, nor did the food we eat. Despite this, we eat the products of industrialization and often suffer as a consequence. This book considers aspects of changing human nutrition from evolutionary and social perspectives. It considers what a 'natural' human diet might be, how it has been shaped across evolutionary time and how we have adapted to changing food availability. The transition from hunter-gatherer and the rise of agriculture through to the industrialisation and globalisation of diet are explored. Far from being adapted to a 'Stone Age' diet, humans can consume a vast range of foodstuffs. However, being able to eat anything does not mean that we should eat everything, and therefore engagement with the evolutionary underpinnings of diet and factors influencing it are key to better public health practice.

Peoples of the Pacific
Peoples of the Pacific

Author: Paul D'Arcy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-05-15

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 1351912259

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Presenting the history of the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands from first colonization until the spread of European colonial rule in the later 19th century, this volume focuses specifically on Pacific Islander-European interactions from the perspective of Pacific Islanders themselves. A number of recorded traditions are reproduced as well as articles by Pacific Island scholars working within the academy. The nature of Pacific History as a sub-discipline is presented through a sample of key articles from the 1890s until the present that represent the historical evolution of the field and its multidisciplinary nature. The volume reflects on how the indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific Islands have a history as dynamic and complex as that of literate societies, and one that is more retrievable through multidisciplinary approaches than often realized.

Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence
Bioarchaeological and Forensic Perspectives on Violence

Author: Debra L. Martin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-03-13

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1139868004

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Every year, there are over 1.6 million violent deaths worldwide, making violence one of the leading public health issues of our time. And with the 20th century just behind us, it's hard to forget that 191 million people lost their lives directly or indirectly through conflict. This collection of engaging case studies on violence and violent deaths reveals how violence is reconstructed from skeletal and contextual information. By sharing the complex methodologies for gleaning scientific data from human remains and the context they are found in, and complementary perspectives for examining violence from both past and contemporary societies, bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology prove to be fundamentally inseparable. This book provides a model for training forensic anthropologists and bioarchaeologists, not just in the fundamentals of excavation and skeletal analysis, but in all subfields of anthropology, to broaden their theoretical and practical approach to dealing with everyday violence.

Reproduction and Adaptation
Reproduction and Adaptation

Author: C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-01-13

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1139494309

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In the space of one generation major changes have begun to take place in the field of human reproduction. A rapid increase in the control of fertility and the understanding and treatment of sexual health issues have been accompanied by an emerging threat to reproductive function linked to increasing environmental pollution and dramatic changes in lifestyle. Organised around four key themes, this book provides a valuable review of some of the most important recent findings in human reproductive ecology. Major topics include the impact of the environment on reproduction, the role of physical activity and energetics in regulating reproduction, sexual maturation and ovulation assessment and demographic, health and family planning issues. Both theoretical and practical issues are covered, including the evolution and importance of the menopause and the various statistical methods by which researchers can analyse characteristics of the menstrual cycle in field studies.

Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris
Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris

Author: Liza M. Veiga

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-04-11

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1107354684

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The neotropical primate family Pitheciidae consists of four genera Cacajao (uacaris), Callicebus (titis), Chiropotes (bearded sakis) and Pithecia (sakis), whose 40+ species display a range of sizes, social organisations, ecologies and habitats. Few are well known and the future survival of many is threatened, yet pitheciines have been little studied. This book is the first to review the biology of this fascinating and diverse group in full. It includes fossil history, reviews of the biology of each genus and, among others, specific treatments of vocalisations and foraging ecology. These studies are integrated into considerations of current status and future conservation requirements on a country-by-country basis for each species. A state-of-the-art summary of current knowledge, Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris is a collective effort from all the major researchers currently working on these remarkable animals.

The Evolutionary Biology of Human Body Fatness
The Evolutionary Biology of Human Body Fatness

Author: Jonathan C. K. Wells

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 0521884209

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Integrates medical and evolutionary data on the role of body fat in human biology, including the current obesity epidemic.

The Monkeys of Stormy Mountain
The Monkeys of Stormy Mountain

Author: Jean-Baptiste Leca

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-01-19

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 0521761859

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Reviews the most important topics in current primatology using research on the long-studied Arashiyama population of Japanese macaques.

Monkeys on the Edge
Monkeys on the Edge

Author: Agustín Fuentes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-04-14

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1139500414

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Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) have a wide geographical distribution and extensively overlap with human societies across southeast Asia, regularly utilizing the edges of secondary forest and inhabiting numerous anthropogenic environments, including temple grounds, cities and farmlands. Yet despite their apparent ubiquity across the region, there are striking gaps in our understanding of long-tailed macaque population ecology. This timely volume, a key resource for primatologists, anthropologists and conservationists, underlines the urgent need for comprehensive population studies on common macaques. Providing the first detailed look at research on this underexplored species, it unveils what is currently known about the population of M. fascicularis, explores the contexts and consequences of human-macaque sympatry and discusses the innovative programs being initiated to resolve human-macaque conflict across Asia. Spread throughout the book are boxed case studies that supplement the chapters and give a valuable insight into specific field studies on wild M. fascicularis populations.