Human adaptation: a fuctional interpretation / A Frisancho

Priinciples and definitions in the study of human adaptation.-Thermoregulation and acclimation to heat stress.-Acclimatization to heat stress: native and non-native population.-Thermoregulation and acclimation to cold stress.-Acclimatization to cold environments: native population.-Acclimatization and habituation to severe cold stresss: Asiatic divers and whites.-Biological responses, acclimatization to solar radiation, and evolution of population skin color differences.-Biological effects and responses to high-altitude hypoxia.-Functional adaptation to hight altitude.-Prenatal and postnatal growth and development at high altitude.-Altitude pathophysiology, athletic performance, and cross-acclimatization.-Functional responses to experimental starvation and chronic undernutrition of adults.-Influence of protein-calorie malnutrition and chronic undernutrition on human growth.-Westernization of dietary habits and disease expression.-