Geary, David C.,

Evolution of vulnerability : implications for sex differences in health and development / David C. Geary. - x, 433 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Vulnerability -- Sexual selection and the evolution of vulnerability -- Condition-dependent traits in birds and fish -- Condition-dependent traits in arthropods and mammals -- Sexual selection and human vulnerability -- Human vulnerability for physical and behavioral traits -- Human vulnerability for brain and cognitive traits -- Implications for human health and development.

9780128015629 0128015624

2015937714

101672022 DNLM


Health surveys.
Risk assessment.
Risk management.
Sex factors in disease.
Biological Evolution
Sex Factors
Disease Susceptibility
Health Status Disparities
Sex Characteristics
Health surveys.
Risk assessment.
Risk management.
Sex factors in disease.

HM1101 / GEA 2015