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1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) Working with principles from the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo), this fascinating work offers a new approach to analyzing child growth and development, examining each stage and transition in detail, from fetal development to preadulthood. Based on the author's in-depth review of the current literature and his own observations as a pediatric endocrinologist, the book demonstrates how the transitions between human life history phases represent unique periods of evolutionary adaptive response to the environment. In addition, the author explains why an understanding o. Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contributor page; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; A. EVOLUTIONARY THINKING IN MEDICINE; B. EVO-DEVO; C. LIFE-HISTORY THEORY; D. EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE IN CHILD GROWTH AND MATURATION; E. CHILD GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT; F. HETEROCHRONY AND ALLOMETRY; G. ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY IN LIFE HISTORY; 2 CHILD GROWTH AND THE THEORY OF LIFE HISTORY; A. LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; B. TRANSITIONS BETWEEN LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; C. DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY AND ADAPTATION; D. CULTURAL ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT; E. ADAPTIVE PLASTICITY OF ATTACHMENT BEHAVIORS. Zeev Hochberg. Includes bibliographical references and index. Child development Children Growth Human evolution HEALTH & FITNESS Children's Health MEDICAL Pediatrics Child development Children Growth Human evolution RJ131 .H595 2012eb 618.92 SCI027000 Hochberg, Z. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2012 (DLC) 2011037214 9781118156124 1118156129 9781118156148 1118156145 1118027167 9781118027165 9781118156155 1118156153 333241 MIL AE4E9344-4595-41E7-9D3D-FCFCAF6FCABC OverDrive, Inc. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118156155 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118156155 E7B 110912 20171115122458.0 ocn769189345 eng