Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation

Name: Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521020206
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Autor: Ashley H. Robins

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Skin colour is perhaps the most decisive and abused physical characteristic of humankind. This book...

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Autor

Ashley H. Robins

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydáno

2005

Stránek

268

EAN

9780521020206

ISBN

0521020204

Enbook ID

02018105

Vydavatel

Cambridge University Press

Hmotnost

403

Rozměry

151 x 228 x 17

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Skin colour is perhaps the most decisive and abused physical characteristic of humankind. This book presents a multidisciplinary overview of how and why human populations vary so markedly in their skin colour. The biological aspects of the pigment cell and its production of melanin are reviewed. The functions of melanin in the skin, brain, eye and ear are considered, and the common clinical abnormalities of pigmentation, such as albinism, are described and illustrated. Detailed reflectance data from worldwide surveys of skin colour are also presented. The historical and contemporary background of the phenomenon is explored in relation to the so-called 'colour problem' in society. Finally, the possible evolutionary forces which shape human pigmentation are assessed. This fascinating account will be of interest to graduate students and researchers of biological anthropology, anatomy, physiology and dermatology, as well as medical practitioners.

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