ANTH 243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey, Long Bone, Alloparenting
14 Sep 2016
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Undernutrition more often a result of allocations than scarcity of food. Mild childhood growth spurt is the end of childhood and the beginning of juvenile. Small increase at 7-8 years and the growth velocity dips during juvenile. Juvenile growth is the slowest rate of growth. Sexual maturation is delayed compared to other mammals. Mean height of maya in guatemala is lower than that of those in usa and the. Adolescent growth spurt has rapid increase in growth velocity. Typical 2 years later in boys than girls. Dramatic growth in long bone length, vertebrae, skull and facial bones, heart and lungs. Slow transition from independent sub adults to fully functional adults. Long transition period between puberty and adulthood (5-8 years) Life history: sequence of events related to survival and reproduction that occur from birth through death. Field in evolutionary biology that explains the timing of these events as a product of natural selection.
