02533nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10683324 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060807s2007 nyuad sb 001 0 eng d 2006025818 1600214088 1600213189 9781600214080 9781624170744 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)839301797 QM24 .S26 2007eb 611 22 Human body size and the laws of scaling [electronic resource] : physiological, performance, growth, longevity and ecological ramifications / Thomas Samaras, editor. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2007. x, 381 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Why the study of human size is important / Thomas Samaras -- Human scaling and the body mass index / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of taller human height / Thomas Samaras -- Advantages of shorter human height / Thomas Samaras -- Body height and its relation to chronic disease and longevity / Thomas Samaras -- BMI and weight: their relation to diabetes, CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality / Thomas Samaras -- The obesity epidemic, birthweight, rapid growth and superior nutrition / Thomas Samaras -- Long-lived mutant, gene knockout and transgenic mice / Andrzej Bartke -- The evolutionary ecology of body size with special reference to allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Overview of research on giant transgenic mice with emphasis on the brain and aging / C. David Rollo -- Speculations on the evolutionary ecology of Homo sapiens with special reference to body size, allometry and survivorship / C. David Rollo -- Birthweight, height, brain size and intellectual ability / Thomas Samaras -- Impact of body size on resources, pollution, the environment and economics / Thomas Samaras -- Final remarks on human size, scaling and ecological implications / Thomas Samaras. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Body size. Human ecology. Human evolution. Electronic books. local Samaras, Thomas T. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10683324 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 13975 13975