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Essentials of Biological Anthropology (Selected Chapters)

Editors: Bláha P., Susanne Ch., Rebato E.

Karolinum Press 2007,  first edition 

ISBN: 978-80-246-1338-3

Content

1.  How to define Anthropology (Susanne)
2.  Evolution
2. 1. The Evolution of Mankind  (Šmahel)
2. 2. Fundamental Principles of Human Heredity with Focus to Basic Methods Investigating Transmission of Genetic Traits (Marván)
2. 3. Genetics of Human Population (Susanne)
2. 4. Biodemography (Peña)
2. 5. On the Concept of Race the Human Diversity (Rebato)

3.  From Growth to Senescence
3. 1.  Child Growth and Development (Bláha&Sedlak)
3. 2.  Onthogenetic development of the man (Sedlak&Bláha)
3. 3.  The Endocrine Regulation of  Growth and Development (Sedlak&Bláha)
3. 4.  Biological Age (Sedlak)
3. 5.  Anthropology and Nutrition (Marrodán)
3. 6.  The secular Trend in physical Anthropology (Rebato)
3. 7.  Senescence, Ageing Populations and old Age (Bernis)

4.  Anthropology and Society
4. 1. Heritability of the anthropometric Traits (Rebato&Salces)
4. 2. Variability of the Human Genome and its Applications in Judicial Medicine (Mazura)
4. 3. Anthropology and Health (Vígnerová&Bláha)

5.  Applied Anthropology
5. 1. Functional and Ergonomic Anthropology (Bláha)                   
5. 2. Criminalistic Anthropology
5. 3. Clinical Anthropology (Šmahel)
5. 4. Applied in Obesitology (Bláha)                   
5. 5. BMI and Matiegka’s equations (Bláha)    

Authors

Bernis Cristina, Prof., Ph.D.
Automonous University of Madrid, Department of Biology (Anthropology), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
cristina.bernis@uam.es

Bláha Pavel, Assoc. prof., RNDr., Ph.D.
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Anthropology and Human Genetics
Viničná 7, 128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic
blaha@natur.cuni.cz

Eliášová Hana, RNDr., PhD.
Institute of Criminalisticof Police Czech Republic, Bartolomějská 12, 100 00 Praha1, Czech Republic
hanaeliasova@atlas.cz

Marrodán Dolores M., Prof.
Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Department of  Zoology and Physical Anthropology.   Jose Antonio Novais 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
marrodan@bio.uam.es

Marván Richard, Mgr.
Centre of Biomedical Informatics, Pod Vodárenskou věží 2, 182 07 Praha 8 Czech Republic
r.marvan@seznam.cz

Mazura Ivan, Assoc. prof. RNDr., Ph.D.
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Anthropology and Human Genetics
Viničná 7, 128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic
i.mazura@seznam.cz

Peña José A., MD, PhD, BSc
University of Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology Apdo. 644 080 Bilbao, Spain
joseangel.pena@ehu.es

Rebato Esther M., Prof., Dr., Ph.D.
University of Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology Apdo. 644 080 Bilbao, Spain
esther.rebato@ehu.es

Salces Inciar B., Assoc. prof., Dr.
University of Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology Apdo. 644 080 Bilbao, Spain
itziar.salcez@ehu.es

Sedlak Petr, RNDr., Ph.D.
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Anthropology and Human Genetics
Viničná 7, 128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic
petr.sedlak-uk-prf@seznam.cz

Susanne Charles, Prof., Dr.
Free University Brussels, Laboratory of Anthropogenetics, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
scharles@vub.ac.be

Šmahel Zbyněk, Prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Anthropology and Human Genetics
Viničná 7, 128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic
smahel@natur.cuni.cz

Vignerová Jana , Ing. Ph.D.
National Institute of Public Health, Dept. of Biostatistics and Informatics
Šrobárova 48, 100 42 Praha 10, Czech  Republic
jvig@szu.cz