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Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation (Hardcover, New)
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Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation (Hardcover, New)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
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Skin colour is perhaps the most decisive and abused physical
characteristic of humankind. This book presents a multidisciplinary
overview of how and why human populations vary so markedly in their
skin colour. The biological aspects of the pigment cell and its
production of melanin are reviewed. The functions of melanin in the
skin, brain, eye and ear are considered, and the common clinical
abnormalities of pigmentation, such as albinism, are described and
illustrated. Detailed reflectance data from worldwide surveys of
skin colour are also presented. The historical and contemporary
background of the phenomenon is explored in relation to the
so-called 'colour problem' in society. Finally, the possible
evolutionary forces which shape human pigmentation are assessed.
This fascinating account will be of interest to graduate students
and researchers of biological anthropology, anatomy, physiology and
dermatology, as well as medical practitioners.
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