Evo-Devo of Child Growth

Treatise on Child Growth and Human Evolution

Ze'ev Hochberg (Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)

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English

Wiley-Blackwell
28 December 2011

Human growth & development

Working with principles from the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo), this fascinating work offers a new approach to analyzing child growth and development, examining each stage and transition in detail, from fetal development to preadulthood. Based on the author's in-depth review of the current literature and his own observations as a pediatric endocrinologist, the book demonstrates how the transitions between human life history phases represent unique periods of evolutionary adaptive response to the environment. In addition, the author explains why an understanding of these transition periods enables us to better understand the sequence and mechanisms of child growth as well as to better diagnose child growth disorders.

Logically organized and clearly written, Evo-Devo of Child Growth:

Sets a solid foundation of principles such as evolutionary thinking in medicine and child growth, life history theory, and heterochrony and allometry

Examines the relationship between child growth and the theory of life history

Applies evo-devo theory to fetal growth, infancy, childhood, juvenility, adolescence, and preadulthood

Explores the trade-offs and adaptive phenotypic plasticity during transition periods

Explains the role of life history theory in understanding and diagnosing growth disorders such as Down syndrome, Noonan syndrome, and Silver-Russell syndrome

In addition to the author's own analysis and observations, this book also features notes from leading clinicians and evolutionary biologists, offering additional perspectives on the relationship between evo-devo and child growth and development.

Evo-Devo of Child Growth provides a new perspective for evolutionary biologists to understand the phases and transitions of child growth. Moreover, it offers a new approach to help clinicians to better understand and diagnose a broad range of child growth disorders.

By: Ze'ev Hochberg (Israel Institute of Technology Israel)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 262mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 599g
ISBN: 9781118027165
ISBN 10: 1118027167
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 December 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Ze'ev Hochberg, MD, PhD, is a practicing pediatric endocrinologist at the Rambam Medical Center and a professor of pediatric and endocrinology at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. A former president of the prestigeous European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, Dr. Hochberg is currently Editor-in-Chief of the series Yearbook of Pediatric Endocrinology, and the Series Editor of Practical Algorithms in Pediatric Subspecialties. He has over 35 years of experience writing for publication, with works including monographs, books, and over 220 peer-reviewed?basic scientific and clinical?articles.

Reviews for Evo-Devo of Child Growth: Treatise on Child Growth and Human Evolution

It will be a valuable addition to the libraries ofmedical schools that have added evolutionary biology to theircurricula. (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1June 2013) You would certainly understand the process better afterreading this treatise, and maybe it may help you develop your ownconcepts of this fascinating phenomenon. (EuropeanSociety for Paediatric Endocrinology, 2012)