This unit is concerned with the nature, development and causes of human variation from an evolutionary perspective, developing many of the integrative themes of Level 2 human biology. It encompasses human structure and development, population biology, ecology and genetics. <br/><br/>Topics covered include the further study of growth and development; the population biology of human disease; secular trends and the impact of modernisation; population variation and affinities and sex differences, social organisation and other life history traits as mediating factors between environment and individual. A series of laboratory sessions focus on the measurement of human anthropometric and genetic... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Silvana Gaudieri
