In this volume the knowledge of working capacity in tropical populations is reviewed in a series of illustrative papers. Editor(s): Collins, K. J.; Roberts, Derek F. Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Capacity for Work in the Tropics: 26 (Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series, Series Number 26)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521118638
ISBN 13: 9780521118637
Binding: Soft cover
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Working capacity is the physiological key to understanding man's ability, in technically less advanced communities, to exploit his environment, and hence to understanding his role in the ecological balance. In this volume the knowledge of working capacity in tropical populations is reviewed in a series of illustrative papers. Topics cover the measurement of working capacity in populations: the functional consequences of malnutrition; growth, size and muscular efficiency; ethnic differences in working capacity; energy; expenditure and endemic disease; and energy flow in tropical ecosystems. These papers and their ensuing discussions lead to a series of recommendations on studies to be incorporated in the Decade of the Tropics research programme of the International Union of Biological Sciences.

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Seventeen papers measure working capacity in tropical populations by analyzing the functional consequences of malnutrition, growth and muscular efficiency as well as the influence of ethnic differences, endemic diseases and energy flow.

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