Sex differences : development and evolutionary strategies /

Osteoporosis is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this disease. Some of the topics covered include basic biology, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, preclinical issues, experimental medicine, management, and therapeutics. Written by renowned experts in this field, this book is a...

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Main Authors: Mealey, Linda, 1955
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: San Diego :
Publication Dates: 2000.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124874602
Summary: Osteoporosis is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this disease. Some of the topics covered include basic biology, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, preclinical issues, experimental medicine, management, and therapeutics. Written by renowned experts in this field, this book is a must-have for the researcher, the academic clinician, or anyone in the field of bone biology.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xix, 480 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-462) and index.
ISBN: 9780080541136
0080541135
9780124874602
0124874606
Index Number: QP81
CLC: R167
Contents: Front Cover; Sex Differences: Development and Evolutionary Strategies; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface for Student Readers: Why Another Book on Sex Differences?; Part I: Theory; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Sexual Differentiation; Chapter 3. Evolution of Sex and Sex Differences; Chapter 4. Sex as a Life-History Strategy; Part II: Nonhuman Systems; Chapter 5. Male Strategies and Tactics; Chapter 6. Female Strategies and Tactics; Chapter 7. Mating Systems; Part III: Human Systems; Chapter 8. The Human Animal; Chapter 9. Women's Strategies and Tactics.