New Books Talk about Diseases And Health
November 13, 2008 by Jack
Publishing items: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2008
Version of: 2nd ed
Collection: medical chart
Description:In this second edition of a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, the editors integrate a completely new set of contributions from leading researchers in the field to describe the latest research in evolutionary medicine. The book continues to adopt a broad approach to the subject, drawing on medically relevant research from evolutionary genetics, human behavioral ecology, evolutionary microbiology (especially experimental evolution of virulence and resistance), and the evolution of aging and degenerative disease. The book is intended for a broad audience that includes medical students, graduate students in biological sciences, medical and biological educators, medical and biological researchers, and medical practitioners. It will also interest general readers, and an effort has been made to reduce jargon and introduce technical terms as much as possible. Koella is affiliated with the Department of Biological Sciences at Imperial College London. Stearns is affiliated with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.
